laui Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 Hi, and the Hold page on fms? Its working? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron Posted September 14 Author Report Share Posted September 14 8 minutes ago, laui said: Hi, and the Hold page on fms? Its working? Thank you This update is intended to be a foundation from which to continue improvements on the IXEG. XP12 broke a lot of stuff and "band-aids" weren't going to get it done. Towards that end, some answers to recurring questions..which will be regurgitated elsewhere at release. Operational functionality is the same as V11 currently. (i.e. no change to FMS) Last 9 months were spent in 'repair' of areas broken in V12 and getting back to baseline. Plan going forward is to focus on 4 areas (in no particular order). FMS/vnav FMOD sounds New 3D exterior. Mac ARM suppport The above items will take a while. We'll begin work on this immediately, indeed already in process. Any cargo, 400/500 variants takes a back seat to the items above, if at all. Minimal demand. Unsure the time frame for ARM support. I myself deal with this and run Rosetta currently. we understand many MAC users may not find this acceptable until ARM support. We're on it. A new 3D exterior will be provided one day. When so, the old liveries won't work; however, folks can still use the old 3D exterior if desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judeb Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 21 hours ago, mjrhealth said: Thats about the price of 1 beer in Perth West Australia OK, that's Expensive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexaeglir Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 (edited) This is fantastic news :). Just in time for the week-end. I loved this plane in XP-11 and am glad it is finally ready for XP12. I am stoked about all the changes and the hard work they have put into it. Also happy that this also will open the door for continued development in the future. Can't wait Edited September 14 by alexaeglir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleurenf Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 On 9/13/2023 at 8:49 PM, Medway said: Shows 84.99 now, used to be 74.99 I believe. From sales page: EGPWS terrain display Weather radar system with tilt, showing X-Plane´s precipitation, ground returns, allows overscanning Hmm, that equates to around $140.00 in Australian currency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrhealth Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 4 hours ago, judeb said: OK, that's Expensive! Isnt actually that price but its more expensive there than anywhere else in the country. And you do notice it when you buy your first one. Good for those trying to get off alcohol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axmiha Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Is it Friday already? Oh, shoot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenijek Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 7 hours ago, judeb said: ОК, это дорого! For $15 you can buy a briquette box of good beer, it’s expensive Sorry for the offtopic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deceiver Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Where I am, it's been the 15th for 17.5 hrs. I'm ready for this to release now so I can start my weekend 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spreilly Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 On 9/13/2023 at 7:04 AM, Cameron said: We don't have any changes with regards to that, and being fully transparent, nothing has even started. That's a very long way out (if at all)! Appreciate the response! Sorry for constantly pinging this question, this is probably the best 737 Classic rendition since the days of the Wilco 737 PIC and to see all of the 737 Classics brought to life would be a dream. It's one of the few addons I'm actively thinking about and hoping for the extra variants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkyler Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 @spreilly a bit of of background about this whole variant thing. The ability to upgrade our work and make variants is very much tied to both the toolchain we use to develop the IXEG, as well as our 'techniques'. Like anything else, we get better over time at what we do and how we do things and the tools we use evolve as well. In the beginning (2010), we used Blender 2.49, a software quite difficult to make changes in. Also, we wrote our own exporting scripts to leverage emerging X-Plane tech. So after some time, we have this enormous amount of data/assets in a software format that is aging (like every software title). Fast forward a bit in the future and Blender 2.8 releases.....that was such a major....really major paradigm shift in organization of 3D assets....that it changed everything and we set about converting all our work to that format. Blender 2.49 was being abandoned by all. That was a really really laborious and long process that you guys didn't see any change from from ..it was our own challenge to keep the IXEG poised for the future. Even thinking about variants at this point wasn't an option. Fast forward a bit more...we get everything into Blender 2.8, things settle down for a year or so, I work on the MU2, which handles...count em....6 variants... and then X-Plane 12 drops. *sigh...here we go again. and so for the better part of a year, we start this process of integrating everything into X-Plane 12 format. On top of that, I'm swapping out lots of code for more "template" code, getting ready to start some new products also and we've just been building this 'infrastructure' on top of Blender 2.8+ (now 3.6) and XP12 for quite a long time. So....we still have to catch up on all that FMS stuff, still have to make the swap to FMOD and redo the 3D exterioro to keep the IXEG 'up with the times'....and after ALL that, then we can think about variants. BUT....best we can tell, we are in a technical place to do so. Its not that we don't want to...we just have 'the priority list' based on many years of customer input. I know this stuff takes a while, but in my quiet moments, I remind myself that I've been flight simming since 1981...still do it, its a lifelong hobby, most of the 'IXEG type' customers are probably the same...and I should just keep on moving. I'd like the variants in at some point...even those old mechnical ADIs / HSIs. Fingers crossed we'll get there. -TomK 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkyler Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 For those inevitably wondering when this will drop...and not seeing the previous post....FYI 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spreilly Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 27 minutes ago, tkyler said: @spreilly a bit of of background about this whole variant thing. The ability to upgrade our work and make variants is very much tied to both the toolchain we use to develop the IXEG, as well as our 'techniques'. Like anything else, we get better over time at what we do and how we do things and the tools we use evolve as well. In the beginning (2010), we used Blender 2.49, a software quite difficult to make changes in. Also, we wrote our own exporting scripts to leverage emerging X-Plane tech. So after some time, we have this enormous amount of data/assets in a software format that is aging (like every software title). Fast forward a bit in the future and Blender 2.8 releases.....that was such a major....really major paradigm shift in organization of 3D assets....that it changed everything and we set about converting all our work to that format. Blender 2.49 was being abandoned by all. That was a really really laborious and long process that you guys didn't see any change from from ..it was our own challenge to keep the IXEG poised for the future. Even thinking about variants at this point wasn't an option. Fast forward a bit more...we get everything into Blender 2.8, things settle down for a year or so, I work on the MU2, which handles...count em....6 variants... and then X-Plane 12 drops. *sigh...here we go again. and so for the better part of a year, we start this process of integrating everything into X-Plane 12 format. On top of that, I'm swapping out lots of code for more "template" code, getting ready to start some new products also and we've just been building this 'infrastructure' on top of Blender 2.8+ (now 3.6) and XP12 for quite a long time. So....we still have to catch up on all that FMS stuff, still have to make the swap to FMOD and redo the 3D exterioro to keep the IXEG 'up with the times'....and after ALL that, then we can think about variants. BUT....best we can tell, we are in a technical place to do so. Its not that we don't want to...we just have 'the priority list' based on many years of customer input. I know this stuff takes a while, but in my quiet moments, I remind myself that I've been flight simming since 1981...still do it, its a lifelong hobby, most of the 'IXEG type' customers are probably the same...and I should just keep on moving. I'd like the variants in at some point...even those old mechnical ADIs / HSIs. Fingers crossed we'll get there. -TomK Fantastic response! Love it when developers share the same motivations as the customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevNG Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Good morning for the US! I'm patiently waiting on the other side here in western eurasia . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmbaviator Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Whats the ETA ( UTC ) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthBelan Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 7 minutes ago, cmbaviator said: Whats the ETA ( UTC ) ? Go back about three posts above yours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulva Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 (edited) Isn't today September 15 ??? It's already 6 p.m. here ;-) Edited September 15 by Bulva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjbnsadf22234 Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 8 hours ago, Deceiver said: Where I am, it's been the 15th for 17.5 hrs. I'm ready for this to release now so I can start my weekend They're sleeping in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThorBrasil Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 @Cameron Will old buyers receive the discount automatically at the time of purchase or will it be a coupon that we will receive in the email? Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkyler Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 @ThorBrasil It will be a discount code to be sent on via e-mail. -tk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulva Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 ...I don't think I ever got any email. What should I do then ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pils Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 5 minutes ago, Bulva said: ...I don't think I ever got any email. What should I do then ??? Probably not sent yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbietp1 Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 (edited) Currently flying a 734 down to Buenos Aires in the real world, looking forward to getting home to fly the updated 733/734 on XP! Edited September 15 by robbietp1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThorBrasil Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 13 minutes ago, tkyler said: @ThorBrasil It will be a discount code to be sent on via e-mail. -tk Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axalotl Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Gleich 19:00 Uhr und noch immer nicht Online. Sind wir hier in Deutschland wiedermal die Deppen? Eins steht fest das war mein letztes X-Avitation Produkt. Gruß Norbert B. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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