Whats up with NorCal

[mikced]

Been a while since we heard from you regarding the release of NorCal. Just out of curiosity and a very humble and hopefully relevant question. Why wasn't the setup/download tool worked on while the scenery was actually on the drawing board or even later while it was created. That way perhaps it would have been out much quicker. Just a thought.

Hope to get my hands on NorCal soon

Mike   

[MaidenFan]

Same here, the scenery has been completed for over a month, but X-Aviation is always busy. I'm sure it will be out soon.

[mikced]

Unless they are adding some additional last minute features. A few airport buildings here and there, at least for the major airports would make my day (and month) and would add so much to the experience. Well one can always hope I guess :-)

Mike 

[Ben Russell]

“Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.” - John Lenon

[Kaphias]

John Lenon

Who dat?

[Simmo W]

John Lenon

Who dat?

A french anonymous artist I think?

[MaidenFan]

I heard that they had to get their site adapted for downloads that big, but I don't see why it's taking so long. Oh well, I'm occupied with the Duchess for now anyway.

[RealScenery]

I know that this is at the top of X-Aviation's priority list now. There were several other projects that needed to be done in front of mine, and a lot of work that had to be done prior to the Oshkosh show. I'm as excited as all of you to have this released.  

I don't know all the details of what has to be done since that is all being developed by Indi and Cameron. However, an entirely new backend is being built to handle simultaneous downloads and give the best customer experience for downloads of this size. I believe it is in the final stages of development now. A lot of $ and time have been spent on the product itself as well as the purchasing/download engine.

In addition to the whole NorCal package, it is also being divided into smaller scenery areas which can be purchased separately, so the packaging and methods used to support sales of all these products has to be developed. NorCal is one product, but it is also 26 separate products   . Add Oahu and Reno in the mix and that's 28 products to be released nearly at the same time.

http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php?topic=917.msg7618#msg7618

There was also some custom work to be done on the transparent roads and also bridges which added to our development time.

Thanks for your patience everyone! Until it is released, you can enjoy the galleries posted on RealScenery.com and imagine flying over these areas with the awesome aircraft released by the other X-Aviation/X-Pilot developers.

Eric

RealScenery.com

[boleyd]

I may have missed it but what is the meters/pixel resolution? Same question for HD Tuscon?

[RealScenery]

Hi Dick,

Here are the approximate resolutions per pixel.

NorCal:

1.8 m/pixel

Reno:

0.9 m/pixel

Oahu:

0.9 m/pixel

Tuscon and Phoenix:

1.2 m/pixel

Hope this helps!

Eric

[david42fr]

Hi,

No more news from the California scene? I hope there's no problem with it?

Best regards

[RealScenery]

No problems, David.

Expect all of the RealScenery packages out by the holidays!

Eric

[david42fr]

OK I'll wait for it. No more news on the price of it?

[RealScenery]

We do have a pricing model, but I'll defer to X-Aviation as to when it is announced. There will be separate pricing for the individual scenery areas. I think you'll find the scenery an incredible value for the money, whether you buy the entire package or specific areas.

Hope this helps.