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Thanks, Liser! Glad you like what you see, and another shout out to Dave for the awesome video!

Thank YOU! Also a great time to shout out to Frank (Sundog) for his hard work and involvement here!

To do it properly you'll need to install three times. Even though you'll activate three times it will only count as one if it's on the same machine.

No sir. Maybe wishful thinking. At this time no such thing is happening. We continue to investigate better solutions, and for now FSG is not the answer.

No worries, mate. It's not for everyone and you very well may fall in that boat given your history of interaction here! Enjoy what you like and let it be. Sounds like you're digging those default clouds! As previously stated there will be no demo version offered. Sorry, I don't have any time to create such a video as you've requested. Maybe someday, just not now.

Thank you for the kind comments!

Hey, no one is forcing you to upgrade now. 60 days is more than ample time for reviews to tell you if a product is poo. You can certainly do it at a later time for $39.95 (we'd certainly like that better!). If it were really that easy I'm sure we'd have one by now. It's all about business economics and keeping the progression of development in check. I think our track period speaks for itself when it comes to following through, so assume what you will!

Very soon we hope! We are genuinely working as fast as possible towards a smooth release. I personally have had no issues using RTH in my tests. That said I know the question was asked previously about mie scattering in RTH. I'll have to get back to you on that since I usually don't use it. Appreciate the comments!

Thank you for the positive encouragement, sir!

Hi there, As the main post states it is not yet released. You will receive info on how to get the upgrade once it's out!

No problem sir, and happy flights!

Andy, What you're asking for is not available to plugins information access wise. As such, this remains the same for now.

As mentioned, I'm confident folks will be pleased with performance. Our beta testers certainly have great things to say on that front!

You'll get plenty of responsive service. That's no question. Sorry you don't agree, but all I can say is any way you shake it is you'll have paid only one full price if you choose to upgrade. You'll have a few months to make that decision as well. All things considered I think you're getting a fantastic deal. Why? Because SMP3 will likely not go on sale. So, you're definitely not getting short ended and paying over. Heck, stick with your $19.95 version only if you choose. Great deal there too (and even you thought so apparently). Anyways, that's all I really have to say on this subject. It's not going to change the announced policy with a bunch of back and forth. As for purchasing those products at the org...it benefits me in no way, so no, doesn't change a thing for my view.

Agreed, but the same could be said for every product out there. In the end SMP 3 is VERY FPS friendly, and I don't think you'll find it troubling to run. We always keep performance in mind!

Not really, no. We continue to examine alternatives in the long run!

Hi there, I don't really agree with your logic. In over two years you purchased SMP the only time it ever came on sale in that period. I should preface here by saying SkyMaxx Pro is NOT EVER really part of our sale specials schedule. Therefore, for you to wait again would either be years from now or never. By the end of it all you'll have paid $39.95 for what thousands of others are paying almost $60 over time for. Put that into perspective. Again, the only special circumstance is the discount you've already recieved. I'm sorry, but again, the policy remains as explained.

Send a support request to support@x-aviation.com 2.1.1 is latest.

It is reduced! 50% off!

Glad you like what you see...we do too!

Looking at your order, no. You purchased SMP when it was on sale. You'll have paid less for v3 than normal people considering normal cost is $39.95. Effectively, that's what you'll pay between v2 and v3. Great deal! There won't be any exceptions to the upgrade pricing. It's 50% off across the board for current customers should you choose to upgrade. Thanks!

Captains, It is with great pleasure that I get the opportunity to announce SkyMaxx Pro v3.0 to you today! There's been a lot of speculation out there on whether we were creating the next version already, or what may be in it, and today we can tell you a whole lot more! Without question, SkyMaxx Pro v3 is our most advanced plugin to date. We're extremely excited about the features it brings to the X-Plane experience, so without further ado, the feature list for SkyMaxx Pro v3 is as follows (there is a preview video below!): New stratiform clouds! Stratus and overcast cloud layers may now be represented by thick, volumetric clouds. - Extends all the way to the horizon - Both solid and broken stratiform representations - Advanced lighting model with real Mie scattering and fogbows! - Realistic in-cloud effects for convincing IFR landings and takeoffs - Simulated scud layer - Real simulation of single, double, and multiple scattering of sunlight and moonlight through the clouds - Even faster than SkyMaxx Pro 2's clouds! Vastly increased cloud draw distances! - 3D volumetric cloud layers adjustable up to 200KM wide - Uses "dynamically generated imposters" technology to keep frame-rates up - Convincing high-altitude weather for jetliner pilots Soft cloud / terrain blending - Adjustable soft blending of any cloud type with terrain - Makes for gorgeous ground fog, or clouds surrounding mountaintops! Improved memory usage and memory management tools - Clouds now consume less video and system memory - Real-time video and system memory monitor alerts you when resources get low - VRAM and RAM usage displayed in the SkyMaxx Pro configuration screen - VRAM usage reported is the actual usage reported by the video drivers, not an estimate Integration with SoundMaxx - Lightning effects in SkyMaxx Pro 3 will trigger 3D positional thunder sound effects when SoundMaxx is installed Lots of extra polish. - Rendering anomalies with lightning addressed - Better darkening of clouds as the sun sets - Cloud layers automatically avoid visually distracting intersections - Improved appearance of cloud shadows in low-visibility conditions Video: Screenshots (Click to see large view): Information on upgrade eligibility: SkyMaxx Pro v3 will be a paid upgrade for all current SkyMaxx Pro v1 and v2 owners. Those of you who qualify will receive a 50% off ($19.95 instead of $39.95) upgrade discount which will be valid for 60 days from the time SkyMaxx Pro v3 goes on sale. After this, the product will go to full price for all customers. This will be the first time we have done paid upgrades, but in order to provide continued development on this plugin (both in the past and into the future) it is necessary to charge for this upgrade. Information on release: SkyMaxx Pro v3 will be released in as short order as possible. We currently have a beta team going through Release Candidate builds. Once that is done it's on to packaging and release. We will keep everyone updated as we get closer to the release. Thanks to everyone for their continued support in this amazing product! See you in the skies!

Curiosity has me wondering a few things.... Please remove from your plugins folder: 1. XPrealWX 2. FlyWithLua 3. Blue FX 4. Efass Also, can you elaborate on Efass and XPrealWX? Do they do pretty much the same thing? I don't know much about them. Once you have removed these, then start your sim and see what happens. On another note, you may as well do some cleaning and rid of PythonInterface. It's not loading up on your system (32-bit vs 64-bit) it looks like. Also, please set back to default SkyMaxx config. Your options selected are crazily high (like cloud draw)!

I beg to differ. Stats don't lie. See attachments.

For completeness (and for anyone who stumbles on this topic in a search), this issue is and was solved by having the user install VS 2012 redistributable libs update 4 from Microsoft.