ionfresko

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Thanks alot, again, kickremi, for you kind words!

Thanks alot for your help guys! The result is, well, expected, that is, no problems whatsoever involving SkyMaxx/Gizmo specifically. When going clean (i.e., reinstall etc), your creations do not seem to cause any conflict. I have a remaining problem with Airfoillabs C172, but which most likely isn't involving SkyMazz/Gizmo. First of all other planes (plugins) works perfectly - and that means many more planes than those I had problems with earlier - and, secondly, while the symtoms are the same for the AFL172, the plugins do in fact load (i.e, its DreamEngine and SASL plugins), and it makes no difference with or without SkyMaxx/Gizmo. I do think, however, that there is some kind of general plugin conflictuality (as Sundog may have been suggesting), due to simply having many complex payware planes involving more and more plugins. For even in a rather minimal install including all my payware planes (15-20 or so), and just a few of my favourite sceneries, and almost no general plugins, there have been various problems with various aircrafts which however seems to sort themselves out in a couple of restarts. I don't think the problem is primarily about memory or computer power in a more general sense - I have 4770 @4,2, GTX 770 4GB, 16GB RAM, SSD 512 etc - but about, well, complexity. X-Plane as a platform is growing, and so are, maybe, the problems and rooms for possible conflicts. Anyhow, things work for me now, I'm happy, thanks and so, most importantly, up in the air again! Mikael

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Thanks for quick response (both of you)! However, I don’t really understand your reasoning (also concerning both of you). Do you mean its solely DreamEngine’s fault that something involving SkyMaxx/Gizmo stops it from loading? First of all, I guess you didn’t red the post I linked to (or the log.txts). For it is not only about DreamEngine. It is also – at least, these are the planes I’ve been trying systematically with as of yet– the plugins for Airfoillabs 172SP, SSG 747-8, Colimatas F18 SuperHornet, X-Tridents Bell 412, and Dreamfoils Bell 407. All of their plugins works perfectly without SkyMaxx/Gizmo, and none of them works with them. In most of the cases, part from DreamEngine, it is SASL which doesn’t load together with SkyMaxx/Gizmo. Strange is, though, that for some aircrafts there is a difference between the effect of SilverLining and Gizmo. Carenados 208B and B200, and the Aerobasks new Epic1000 Skyview, works perfectly with both Silverlining and Gizmo loaded, while non of them works with only Silverlining. Secondly, I have difficulties to understand how SkyMaxx/Gizmo cannot be part of this story – as if its simply about a “problem with my machine.” If that would be the case, how come it is only SkyMaxx/Gizmo, in some sort of combination with other software on my rig, which creates the problem? That is, if removing them both from the resources/plugin folder, all of the crafts having problems work perfectly. SkyMaxx/Gizmo may not “directly interfere with other plugins,” and the problem is perhaps “specific to my setup,” but, fact is still: it is SkyMaxx/Gizmo, which for whatever reason, and in whatever software combination, creates the problem in this particular case. And isn’t sorting such things out part of what software support is all about? There are endless combinations which can make for whatever problems, and that’s why people cooperate and trouble-shoot etc to see what can be done, if anything. It does not need to be a “real” problem with any software itself, but particular combinations in particular settings etc which make for problems. Do you mean that other developers should adjust to your software, and not vice versa? I mean, your software is also part of my “software configuration.” Now, I understand that this is not a wide-spread problem. Most likely it is something specific to my setup (although it can hardly be unique, and – most importantly – this is the only problem I have with my rig currently, and which turned up just a short while ago, and with virtually no changes made to other software/hardware). I also understand that you need to prioritize wide-spread problems affecting lots of people. But it still makes me sad to hear your reasoning, that you only care about “wide-spread bugs with your software,” and that I have to find other people having identical evidence as “additional evidence.” Evidence for what? Do you think I’m lying?! Why would I do that, after having successfully and with great delight used SkyMaxx/Gizmo since, long time ago, I first got my eyes on it? Is support only the case when it can be assumed that there is a “real” bug, i.e., something you need to change? Isn’t it also – or indeed mostly – about helping your paying customers with things they need to change (settings etc) to make things work? I mean, you are the experts here. I’m surprised about this, to say the least, and really sad that, as things appears now, I can no longer fly these aircrafts under the skies of SkyMaxx – and that you don’t seem to care a minute about it. I really can’t understand how, after having bought almost all of your add-ons and having zero problem and thus asked for zero minutes of your time, and thus giving nothing but praise (in forums, videos etc) - when asking for help, most likely concerning a small problem, you dismiss me like this. I may sort things out myself, or with the help from other people. Most likely it cannot be too hard to pin down as, again, my X-Planeing has worked flawlessly for years with almost the same software/hardware configuration as I have now. You may not mind until there is a thousand of us reporting the same problem, but I may nevertheless report back for the case of others. Mikael (ionfresko)

Hi, I just figured this problem, i.e., that Silverlining/SkyMaxx v3.3.1 makes the DreamEngine plugin and some other plugins to not load (on for example AFL 172 SP, SSG 748, Colimatas F18); for a while I thought Gizmo was the culprit – and sent a message also in the Gizmo forum (http://forums.x-pilot.com/forums/topic/9045-gixmo-stops-dreamengine-and-other-plugins-to-load-not-sasl/…) – but just realized that it seems to be independent problems. They each, by themselves, makes the plugins to not load. I cannot say when this problem started, as I have used a work around for a while (see the above post), which however got unworkable for a while. I only started systematic trouble shooting a few days ago, i.e., moving away all plugins and moving them back again one by one. I can say, though, that I have never had any problems whatsoever with SkyMaxx, and have enjoyed it immensly since the very beginning. Hence my surprise to find out that also Silverlining all by itself refuses plugins to load. If there actually is an independent problem with SkyMaxx Pro - I don’t know if there is, after all, some kind of interdependency between Gizmo and Silverlining/SkyMaxx – it could not have emerged earlier than v3, as I recall this problem started at most two months ago. Attached are my log.txt when loading the SSG 748 with only SilverLining in the resources/plugins folder, i.e., not Gizmo (only a few other plugins I know works, I started with them one by one). I also know that the problem is not restricted to SSG 748, as the problem is also evident in at least also the F18 Hornet and Airfoillabs 172. For more info on the problems, see again the post above I sent to the Gizmo forum. Regards, Mikael (ionfresko) LogSSG748 SilverliningSkyMaxxv311.txt

Thanks alot guys! Kickremi: I was actually about doing this flight long time ago, in the middle of the winter, but got into other flights. There are so many flights to do...;)

Hi all, a new video - enjoy!

Thanks kickremi! I think you will get Macversion in a while

Hi all, a new video! https://youtu.be/qvTD5zLG8g8

Thanks alot kickremi! Yes, it's really nice up there!

I mean the description, text, under the video at the youtube site where the video is hosted...;) It is the Seward scenery by rudeboysheva (from the X-plane.org)

Thanks kickremi! The scenery is Seward airport and scenery, fantastic! (for more info see description)