Cameron Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 Captains, SkyMaxx Pro is now available in the store! Enjoy, and thanks for joining us in the pre-release party if you did! 2 Quote
BWolf7 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) deleted Edited July 12, 2016 by asdfkjl Quote
geofa Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 I've used up two of my 3 downloads and the two times I went to install it (windows) it gives me an error message: "There has been an error. Installer payload initialization failed. This is likely due to an incomplete or corrupt downloaded file." Quote
Cameron Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Posted November 24, 2013 "There has been an error. Installer payload initialization failed. This is likely due to an incomplete or corrupt downloaded file." Hey, Geof, First, we're always happy to reset these downloads, so no worries there. Use the contact form on XA if you ever need that. As for the error you are receiving, I rarely see this one, but when I do it's on Windows and usually solved by using an alternate unzip solution. Let me know if that works out for you. Out of curiosity, what did you use to just unzip, and what are you running OS wise? Quote
geofa Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) Never mind-it appears I had to unzip it outside the folder and not run within 7zip-thanks for the quick support! Edited November 24, 2013 by Geofa Quote
Cameron Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Posted November 24, 2013 Never mind-it appears I had to unzip it outside the folder and not run within it.... Ah, yes, that was going to be the next suggestion. Glad you got it figured out! Quote
skiflyzander Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 Hm, Thought I read that performance was better with skymaxx, performance is way worse for me. Quote
Hueyman Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 First, we're always happy to reset these downloads, so no worries there. Use the contact form on XA if you ever need that. Err... I had a bad experience one asking for the Oahu link to be reset ... I actually had to re-pay for it ( which I didn't do of course ) Back on topic same here worse perfs for me too, maybe I have to play with values a little bit Quote
Cameron Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Posted November 24, 2013 Err... I had a bad experience one asking for the Oahu link to be reset ... I actually had to re-pay for it ( which I didn't do of course ) RealScenery products do not qualify. This is well known. All other products are free of charge for link re-activation, and always have been. This is nothing new for years now. Quote
Cameron Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Posted November 24, 2013 Hm, Thought I read that performance was better with skymaxx, performance is way worse for me. Sorry, I didn't see this post! Okay, first thing you should do is open up the UI. Grab the manual here if you haven't. Please mess with your config settings. We purposefully put crepuscular rays at a relatively high level, which can be demanding on GPU. I would start with this one toned down, and adjust from there until you find your happy spot. There's a lot of options to get you where you want, but I can tell you without doubt from a cloud/sky to cloud/sky comparison minus the rays with default X-Plane, SkyMaxx wins on performance for me every single time. Quote
skiflyzander Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 Cameron, To keep from littering this topic with support questions, is there a support thread for SkyMaxx somewhere? Quote
Cameron Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Posted November 24, 2013 Cameron, To keep from littering this topic with support questions, is there a support thread for SkyMaxx somewhere? Sure! Go here. Quote
P3R Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 Amazing, great work on this addon 2 Quote
cabnz1 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 Yay - I will be purchasing it when I get home from work tonight. Cheers, Craig 1 Quote
marcc Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 Got it!! All I can say right now is: Awwwweeeesoooommeee!!!!!! 1 Quote
john82088 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 I just purchased and all I can say is Wow!!! Great job and this is exactly what XPlane 10 needed! John Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD 2 Quote
JohnMAXX Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 This makes me happy guys! Im glad you are enjoying SMP..... Quote
whiskeyportal Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 Well, product looks amazing on the previews and I bought it not paying attention that it is 64bit only, and I'm running 32 bit only sim computer. So my question is; will there be a 32 bit version? Quote
marcc Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 Some more feedback: First it's still awwwweeeesoooommeee!!!!!! I'm so happy that I can run SkyMaxx Pro, because I have a rather weak PC.And yes, overall better frames than with the default cloud system.And I highly appreciate the overcast setting ''low'', this gives me exactly what I want,a solid cloud layer, which is easy on fps.Also to see the clouds move and change their shape is pure awesomeness.Not to forget the great skycolors! Simply put,SkyMaxx is a Must Have! Cheers,Marcus Quote
Cameron Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Posted November 24, 2013 Well, product looks amazing on the previews and I bought it not paying attention that it is 64bit only, and I'm running 32 bit only sim computer. So my question is; will there be a 32 bit version?We do not plan 32-bit, but please do further explain your need for 32-bit. Ears are open! Quote
whiskeyportal Posted November 25, 2013 Report Posted November 25, 2013 I was asking because I haven't upgraded my system to 64 bit yet Quote
Cameron Posted November 25, 2013 Author Report Posted November 25, 2013 I was asking because I haven't upgraded my system to 64 bit yetUnderstood!There's no better time than now! (semi joking) Quote
Tom Knudsen Posted November 25, 2013 Report Posted November 25, 2013 Feel kinda an urge to buy this, just to inspect the skycolors John, btw congratsSent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote
vadimka28-79 Posted November 25, 2013 Report Posted November 25, 2013 I am interested in 32-bit version, because the network I fly to ivao and there have not yet made the flight in 64-bit versions 1 Quote
redpiper Posted November 25, 2013 Report Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) I am interested in 32-bit version, because the network I fly to ivao and there have not yet made the flight in 64-bit versionsSorry I was wrong :-( No 32 yet I guess. Didn't do my research before popping off. I'm sorry. Edited November 25, 2013 by redpiper Quote
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