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they get the marketing right. Never seen so much teasing, a week ago I knew nothing about any saab 340. I only committed to x plane (coming from fsx) 2 weeks ago, flying the crj200, and now I find myself checking this site every hour for news. bastards

Hd glaciers from maxx-xp....lol

That would be correct. With your setup, the installer would grab the highest resolution version for you. Texture quality may be changed only by doing a new re-install, but we've done testing on a pretty wide range of systems to ensure we got this right. We also made sure that legibility of text in the cockpit was always clear, so I don't think we'll really hear complaints. Even the lowest resolution version isn't really all that low res.

I don't get that impression at all ... don't you think he's more likely to be realistic about Linux sales?

Hello, Captains!, I know many of you have been patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for the Saab 340A release. It's been a few days since our last update, so here's a new one for you... First and foremost, get ready! We are 48 hours or less from release. It could be in one hour, it could be in five, it could be in 48. This means as soon as our installers are compiled, tested, uploaded, and the product page is ready to go, the product will be online. We have finished creating all manuals and fixing bugs found along the way. The documentation for this product is very comprehensive, as it should be. The systems manual is 200+ pages of reading material for you to learn and understand how the Saab 340A works both in sim an in the real world. Of course, if you're not the person to want to read and you just want to get in and fly, the auto start feature on this aircraft was made just for you, so don't feel left out! Here's a few highlights to expect with this product: Liveries The Saab 340A comes with 32 liveries spread across three variants. These liveries are included with your Saab 340A purchase at no additional charge. The list of liveries is as follows... Passenger Variant Air New Zealand LinkContinental ConnectionCrossairDelta ConnectionEstonian - Hockey Bird LiveryFlybe Logan AirFuerza Aerea ArgentineaJapan Air LinesKenya AirwaysLeading Edge Simulations House LiveryNextJetNokairNorthwest AirlinkNorthwest Airlink - Route Map LiveryPacific CoastalPenAirPrivate/Corporate LiveryREXREX - City of Wagga Wagga LiveryREX - Shark Diving LiverySaab House Factory ColorsSilverSkywaysTrans World ExpressUnited Express (Tulip)US Airways Express Cargo Variant Adria CargoAloha Air CargoBridgesDHL AEW Variant Swedish Air ForceRoyal Thai Air Force 3D Sound Engine We've touched on this a bit before, but I'll elaborate a bit more now. The Saab 340A comes with a brand new sound engine called soundXtreme. It was built to do what we wanted and how we wanted rather than having to rely on third party solutions or default sounds. The sound engine allows for sound files to play from certain places in 3D space, recognizes where the sound should be directed, and whether the sound being played is for interior or exterior. This is a very light description of this sound engine (it's very advanced), but there's no need to get too technical in this post over it. I'll say this: It rocks! The actual sounds came from a real Saab 340A. We partnered with Turbine Sound Studios on an all-new HD pack (not their currently released MSFS offering) for the interior and exterior engine sounds. The prop, turbine, and every other sound are separated from one another so that our sound engine has full control of every aspect of each sound. You guys will pick up on this right way as you move your condition levers around the various ranges...it's chilling how good it sounds! The internal cockpit warning and cabin sounds came from our own real recordings in a Saab 340A. Each sound you hear will be authentic to the aircraft! All in all, the aircraft comes with more than 130 unique samples of sound. Installation The Saab 340A installation program will take a departure from our traditional installers and fetch only the files you really want. We do this for a variety of reasons, with the first being the fact that some of you will not want every variant or livery we have made. Within the installer you will be able to select which variants (passenger variant mandatory) and liveries you want installed. Based on your selection, the installer will fetch the appropriate files and install them for you. During the install process we also analyze your system to provide you the best experience in sim. You'll be asked what video card you have, and based on this selection we will auto-install the necessary texture sizes for your video card. Rest assured, we have gone through great lengths to make sure the aircraft textures look good, so let the installer do it's thing and be truthful in your selection of hardware. The size of install will vary depending on selections of hardware and liveries, but the max install (all options selected) will run at about a 1.4GB download and just about 1.9GB installed. Livery Manager We will be including a livery manager program. In short, this program will allow you to install liveries you previously did not install in the installation process without having to go through the entire install process again. This is pretty self explanatory from here, so no need to further elaborate. Documentation Documentation will include the following manuals: Introduction and settings, Charts, Company Manual (Systems), Quick/Autostart Manual, and a flight tutorial. Okay, so that's where we stand right now. Hopefully this little update is well received and gets you prepared for what's to come and what to expect. We'll be seeing you soon!

let´s take it easy.. and dont get the expectations to high so we would get a bit sad if something happens un expected again

Thanks for the heads-up on Urban MAXX, guys. I may give it a try! For the record, I was a long-time user of the MSFS series (since version 3.0) and I rather enjoyed the clouds in FSX... or at least I did after I downloaded a replacement texture pack for them. Just today I received a Gigabyte GTX 760 OC Windforce video card to go with my newly built i7-3770 rig that I'm hoping will help tame the default X-Plane clouds until SkyMAXX Pro is completed.

And in the meantime you can fly to my lovely (but not quite as lovely as this one) MMML Mexicali. http://forums.x-pilot.com/files/file/428-mmml-general-rodolfo-s%C3%A1nchez-taboada-international-airport-mexicali-mexico/ Shameless plug!

Honestly I was just trying to be light hearted......Welcome to X-Pilot!

The developer for UFMC answers posts @ x-plane.org .. his nick is "Long Traveller". Good luck!

Hi, some videos of AS350 B3+ (by Dreamfoil Creations) in rescue operations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa4jxdB7VW8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEzT0B2yF1s I hope you like

If all goes well the Linux port of Gizmo64 will be fully compatible with all payware offerings that depend on Gizm64. The publisher (X-A in this instance) may not offer "official" Linux support but the plugin should be able to run the content.

Congratulations with the result of your hard work, congratulations with taking the time you need to create a plane that raises the bar, congratulations for your perseverance to withstand all the demands, critics, false statements and finally congratulations with your courage to extend the releaseperiod to bring us the most perfect plane.

Now THAT makes me nervous,

Diamond DA-40 Over Sydney Harbour from this weekend: Sky Textures and Clouds: Pre-release version of SkyMAXX Pro.

Now I have no clue as to what's in John's mind, but my inner voice is telling me he'll release it when it's ready.

Thanks for the encouragement guys. Indeed, one of the main goals is to produce the assets to generate the entire city, we have tons of custom objects of city landmarks and buildings. Once this are available, they can be used in all our remaining sceneries. We have plans for other large cities in Mexico: Puerto Vallarta (MMPR), Guadalajara (MMGL), Monterrey (MMMY), Torreon (MMTC), Acapulco (MMAA), Toluca (MMTO), Tijuana (MMTJ), Merida(MMMD), Cancun(MMUN), Oaxaca (MMOX), Isla Mujeres (MMIM) and Cozumel (MMCZ). Some we have available, some will be developed from scratch. But for the time being, Mexico City has all the attention and will be so until is completed, then we shall see. Here are some pictures of the recent release that shows what we will try to accomplish in the X-Plane version, enjoy.

Hey Jim, As soon as the Saab departs, NorCal will be on final approach. Lots of excitement ahead... Thanks for your continued interest!