JARdesigns a320

[Ryan M.]

New release!

 

http://store01.prostores.com/servlet/x-planestore/Detail?no=436

[Patrik Hedström]

Not bad at all...how ever what type of bs is it to release only the windows version? I say they should have waited t'ill they where all done.

 

Oh and: WTF (O.O) its 35$?

Edited December 24, 2012 by Erik Winter

[Michael_Chang]

trust me erik, it's a good download

[Patrik Hedström]

trust me erik, it's a good download

Oh I bet it is if you like extreamly complex planes. For a bonus I can't buy it yet even if I wanted to because I have a MacBook Pro 2011.

[brownsen]

There does not seem to be a manual included in the download.

[Patrik Hedström]

There does not seem to be a manual included in the download.

Oh boy...

[clavel9]

 

Edited December 24, 2012 by merisi

[Patrik Hedström]

 

 

 

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[clavel9]

Messed up my last post, but in reply to Erik, if it's of any help, I'm running the FJS 727 at 35-40 fps on my late-2011 MBP. If anyone here has both, perhaps they could post a comparison. My frame-rates are with HDR off. 

[Patrik Hedström]

Messed up my last post, but in reply to Erik, if it's of any help, I'm running the FJS 727 at 35-40 fps on my late-2011 MBP. If anyone here has both, perhaps they could post a comparison. My frame-rates are with HDR off. 

What does HDR mean?

[Nicola_M]

$35 is about right for most payware aircraft now, give or take $10.  The exception to the rule is things like the CRJ, where you pay more - but you get a lot more for your money.

[tkyler]

What does HDR mean?

 

HDR (High Dynamic Range) rendering is a user-settable rendering mode within x-plane that provides advanced shader features and effects like blurred engine exhaust, night lighting and atmospheric effects.   It is also called "deferred rendering" which is terminology more meaningful to the programmers than the end users.  So for simplicity, when we say, "HDR", we mean we have the fancy rendering effects turned on in the renderings settings of x-plane.  Using HDR requires a "DX-11 compliant" video card so not all computers can use the HDR mode.   Basically if you have a modern video card, it will support HDR, but how much you can squeeze out of it performance wise is dependent on the card and a matter of trial and error playing with x-plane options.  HDR usually eats up some FPS when it is turned on....at least during the day.  Night lighting performance is usually better.

 

Tom K

Laminar/IXEG

 

 

trust me erik, it's a good download

I'm sure the download is great to you Michael, but a lot of people aren't you, particularly Mac users.  A lot of products have a history of being rushed out the door come Christmas time in order to snag those Christmas sales.  X-Plane is guilty of it last year and incomplete or hastily done products are not uncommon at the org there this time of year.    As long as such shortcomings are disclosed, then of course that's fine and buyers can make informed decisions but personally, I think it makes x-plane add-on development look amateurish in the eyes of folks eyeballing x-plane as a purchase.  Just exercise buyer beware and read the print so you know what your are or are not getting.

 

TomK

Laminar / IXEG

Edited December 24, 2012 by tkyler

[brownsen]

Manual:

There does not seem to be a specific one included that for example explains how to update the nav data.

Instead they have stolen official Airbus documentation and posted it on the following site:

Http://www.airbus320neo.com

Wasn't able to load the plane yet due to christmas celebrations. So cannot tell you how well it is implemented.

But the missing manual and the stolen FCOM leaves a bitter taste already.

[Nicola_M]

I can only say - if their website is anything to go by - had they produced a manual it would probably be grammatical gibberish. Uploading Airbus stuff was probably the easiest option for them. Not the best idea, but.

[niebieski]

A lot of products have a history of being rushed out the door come Christmas time in order to snag those Christmas sales.  X-Plane is guilty of it last year and incomplete or hastily done products are not uncommon at the org there this time of year.    As long as such shortcomings are disclosed, then of course that's fine and buyers can make informed decisions but personally, I think it makes x-plane add-on development look amateurish in the eyes of folks eyeballing x-plane as a purchase.  Just exercise buyer beware and read the print so you know what your are or are not getting.

 

Couldn't agree more!

[karingka]

They're russian, they don't speak English fluently.

 

 

The plane looks awesome, my condolences to mac and windows users.

 

Will buy soon, 35$ is cheap for a plane like this.

[Nicola_M]

That's what I meant. Their English manual would be a whole heap more intelligible than my Russian one

[karingka]

Got it.

 

 

Of course, this doesn't excuse the fact that a comprehensible manual would indeed - and should - be part of any payware package, but I think the language aspect plays a big part here.

 

 

But I've watched their tutorials and they seem to be easy enough to follow, which is good!

[larjeet]

HDR (High Dynamic Range) rendering is a user-settable rendering mode within x-plane that provides advanced shader features and effects like blurred engine exhaust, night lighting and atmospheric effects.   It is also called "deferred rendering" which is terminology more meaningful to the programmers than the end users.  So for simplicity, when we say, "HDR", we mean we have the fancy rendering effects turned on in the renderings settings of x-plane.  Using HDR requires a "DX-11 compliant" video card so not all computers can use the HDR mode.   Basically if you have a modern video card, it will support HDR, but how much you can squeeze out of it performance wise is dependent on the card and a matter of trial and error playing with x-plane options.  HDR usually eats up some FPS when it is turned on....at least during the day.  Night lighting performance is usually better.

 

Tom K

Laminar/IXEG

 

Tom Just wondering you say that HDR requires an DX11 capable card I was under the impression that Xplane only used OpenGL whats up

[Orcair]

Wait why are they CFM56 engines? The neo is LEAP-X or P&W GTF.....

 

However it could be the new A320oeos which come with "sharklets".

Edited December 25, 2012 by Orcair

[Patrik Hedström]

I was asking my self the same question. This is NOT a Airbus A320NEO but just a regular CFM56 powered Airbus A320 with Sharklets. I call this false publisity.

[Ryan M.]

That is what it is. 

[Patrik Hedström]

That is what it is. 

But its sold as a Airbus A320NEO and its  NOT a  NEO so it does not (or should not) have the Airbus A320NEO range.

[Ryan M.]

Big deal, range issues. That probably isn't a highly noticable factor. 

[Patrik Hedström]

Big deal, range issues. That probably isn't a highly noticable factor. 

For me it would be.