Cameron

Can I ask...what real difference does this make? I'm genuinely curious. It was pretty well publicized in the forums, and you seem to be grasping at anything you can (like the fact the newsletter dismissed this or something). I don't see the point. If it doesn't work...then it doesn't work. The product which stopped Linux support was built in 2008. There were absolutely ZERO ways to surmise we would ultimately drop the support for Linux. There's not much more to be said here if you guys can't get in a row and back your platform with sales. You all are extremely vocal, but when push comes to shove the substance is never provided (or hasn't been). EDIT: Think about what I just said there...we gave you guys FIVE years to prove your market on that product alone. It didn't happen! Whether you choose to continue to purchase or not in the future is of course your right. I know you'll be missing out on some fantastic stuff (or maybe not since Linux hasn't been supported as of late, so maybe this doesn't matter), and to me if I were a diehard Linux user I don't see the point with limiting my offerings and not showing support for my platform (especially if I'm content with what already works), but whatever floats your boat! You'd only be hurting your own desires and cause.

First off, That is an old as dirt installer. If that was taken recently, I highly suggest you upgrade. To answer the question: each platform specific installer contains a method for sending OS info to the server which speaks to our scripts. If you're trying to use some form of a virtual machine as an argument, sorry, but it doesn't hold water. Not only can we decipher, but we also have these other aircraft which sell in rather large quantity which ship with native Linux installers. Naturally, it would be silly as ever for a customer to use a VM to install on their platform when a native installer exists...

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.

Well, at least someone gets it.

You would like to believe that, except there's a problem here... Remember, I'm concerned ONLY about our own potential take of market. Not everyone on the X-Plane platform will buy 3rd party add-ons. All of our RealScenery products and ILM package, as WELL as our TWO #1 selling products on the store INCLUDE (or did up until just 2 months ago) Linux. I beg to differ.

You know we track these stats with our installers, right? It's not an urban legend...at least not from our paid for add-ons standpoint.

No, it is exclusive to the Saab.

And now we're going in circles. Irregardless of what it accepts, that GPS will not work with the systems integrated into the Saab. Saab 340A = not simple minded product.

A Collins unit.

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X-Plane 10 does not have a KLN. Not even close. This is an add-on.

You're missing the entire point. The aircraft has systems to handle VOR and NDB stations, which interact HEAVILY with the EADI. We don't need a second method for this. We purposefully did not want a GPS that handled such frequencies given the integration of this already present in the properly simulated product. FIXs were the problem, so they were implemented in a non-obtrusive fashion for you to follow things like a SID or STAR. You're grasping at straws here. This is an added feature for those who want it and need it. We were purposefully NOT looking to add full GPS functionality, as it takes away from the product and its design as implemented. The KLN was never present in these aircraft. If you want that, you can surely go download that. What you said, was (I quote you): "Could just use the default X-Plane GPS and put it in a box mounted.. somewhere?"

Getting position of aircraft is not aircraft dependent and would always be accessible in sim via global datarefs. As such, any add-on like the KLN would be able to display position fine. I have NO clue if it will work with the autopilot properly given that the Saab is so customized and I have just simply not had the desire to test things like that. I would GUESS that the KLN's OWN autopilot would probably work, as from what I vaguely understand, it just piggybacks on X-Plane's own autopilot system. Whether those modes properly reflect on the MCP and displays in the Saab (likely not) is a whole other story. I'm not sure I would consider the Saab flying very much fun without proper info displaying on the EADI. Given that, the KLN would take away a lot in my opinion.

To put it bluntly: Because it looks and operates like crap. Our concern was how unrealistic the default GPS that everyone complains about consistently is. Furthermore, X-Plane's already "crappy" Garmin is only a 430. That in itself is not realistic or true to the Saab. I don't think you do really see why, because quite frankly, this took longer to do than putting in a default GPS. Imagine all the math and calculations that go into the code just to make that deviation bar work! The default GPS is not only restrictive in functionality, but also in resolution. It cannot be improved graphically, which is a REAL turn off. Too often we get requests for versions of our products WITHOUT that GPS because of how bad it is. So, we decided to provide a more simple appearing, yet elegant solution. That GPS would have looked VERY out of place in this cockpit considering the resolution issues.

He's on a 30 day forced sabbatical, and the first person on these ever forums to receive one. Quite frankly, with minimal positive contributions and a lot of yapping, it's nice to have a change.

Hello, Captains!, Work continues and we're still working feverishly over here. We've concluded our testing on our latest feature implemented, and I wanted to show that to you here! Recently there was some internal discussion about how the Saab 340A lacks RNAV capability. It is, after-all, an old school aircraft by design, and primarily requires VOR/NDB type flying. The aircraft itself comes standard with two radios for VOR 1 and VOR 2 tracking which makes the autopilot as well as the aircraft interactive and fun to fly. Aside from general complexity in the simulation of this aircraft, the navigation aspect alone will really brush up your skills as a pilot in general. It's really a lot of fun to surf the skies and have something to do all the time! But, RNAV is becoming ever so popular and dominant in places like Europe (all over the world really), where a lot of radio frequency waypoints (like VOR) no longer exist. Instead, they rely on FIXs and that is something the Saab 340A is not capable of out of the box. In the USA it's a bit easier because VORs still exist, and any type of FIX can generally (usually) be associated to some form of radial on a VOR. All this said, to solve the RNAV issue we made the executive decision to create our own GPS in X-Plane. We are calling this a Mini-GPS, and it is accessible in the tool tray just like all of our other menus seen in our last topic covering this type of information. The Mini-GPS will work only with FIXs, as the aircraft itself can already handle radio frequency waypoints like VORs. The Mini-GPS window will give you three options when first opened. The first, is to set the initial position that the GPS will track from. For convenience we have a button to set it to your current aircraft position. The second and third inputs are for FIXs. We allow you up to two waypoints for convenience, and as you cross a FIX in flight, the second FIX you entered will move to the 'Active' position. This will make flying things like SIDs and STARs a lot more attractive to a lot of you. Additionally, the menu allows you to select checkboxes for what data you'd like to display on screen. This includes your active waypoint, a deviation bar (just like you'd find on a real GPS), and your 'Next' waypoint if entered. It looks like this: In the below screenshot, I have just taken off from KIAH and am on my way to the 'ZORLU' FIX. You can see the data in the upper left displays what heading from my current position this FIX is located at, and how far I am from the FIX based on my current position. This data constantly updates as I fly! You'll also note the deviation bar in the middle of the screen. The small diamond constantly updates, tracks, and displays the proper information for me to know when I am on the correct flight path between the two waypoints I have entered (in this case my position on the runway at KIAH and the FIX 'ZORLU'). Click image to see full size. So this is just a quick run down of our latest feature implemented. I believe this will be attractive for a lot of you who fly online and follow SIDs and STARs. It solves a problem in our virtual world for an aircraft that typically does not have RNAV capability, and still makes the flying fun just like VOR to VOR flying would be. Thanks for reading! We'll have more updates shortly as we progress to release!

Hi, All, I just wanted to give you a new progress update. As you know we announced release week by Tuesday earlier this week and we are now four days into a delay. This is not without good reason, though I understand frustration is likely felt by some whom are excited about the impending release. We were very, very close to hitting the "up for sale" button last week, but a number of very last minute, 11th hour issues popped up. These include: 1. An executive decision by us to re-work the manuals a bit. This is a very complex product in simulation and deserves a well put together systems manual. We have been very happy with the revisions thus far, and are moving as quickly as possible around the clock to get this done. 2. A sound issue was discovered in certain circumstances on Windows hardware. We just completed the fix for this today. 3. In a very last minute move, we made the decision to add a new menu item which will be announced soon, but it's a very handy one and pretty darn cool! We think you all will really enjoy this one when announced. We finished most of the coding on this feature through the night tonight and are currently testing it. 4. A flight tutorial is currently being created. It just seemed like the right thing to do. We have worked extremely hard since we made the initial "week" announcement and tried every best, honest effort to meet our timeline. These last minute decisions and unexpected items in-between have added to that initial timeline, but I assure you we are not far off from release. The extra time taken will ensure the product you receive is more than well rounded compared to any others. We'll be sure of that! We wanted to get some new previews out to at least satisfy the wait, but it's been really hard to squeeze time in for play this week with the work we are trying to pull off in a short period of time. In the meantime, I hope this update gives enough insight to hold you over for a bit. We really apologize for the delay. I assure you it will have been worth the wait! Thanks for your patience, understanding, and for reading!

Philipp did NOT suggest removing the file. You did that on your own. He suggested you contact X-Aviation instead. By removing Gizmo you broke your aircraft in the process. Ever since Gizmo 64-bit, there are no conflict issues. The problem you're having is related to a modified aircraft not originally made for the activation system. You'll note now that because you have removed this plug-in, a number of your displays will no longer work. An e-mail was sent to you with the proper aircraft file for the modification you seek.

Items which will be described once we have formed a solution and deal with an idea given the limitations of the environment of a sim platform. Making life easy is part of the process (example being our virtual checklist menu).

This is just another affirmation that anything Steven Winslow ever tries to say is a light hearted poke and apologizes for is pure rubbish. Didn't believe him then, don't believe him now.

Probably because you've been hanging out in the world of censorship that is x-plane.org. Anyways, no matter now. Your wait to see it and experience it will be far less than those that have followed it for years.

You're giving us a really good case as to why we traditionally give you guys almost NO info on release dates. Let this comment be an example. Who started this whole "today" thing, anyhow? I haven't seen any of our own people make such a comment, so just curious. We've been pretty good about making this form of info available to you.

Did you elect to just post this instead of read the status report?

This is incorrect. The FMS is not optional on an A variant. Anything you read about an FMS comes from a B or B+ model.That's like saying the 737 has all glass displays, when really only the NG models do.

Hi, Captains!, This is just a quick status report on where we stand. Tomorrow will mark our one week window of release week information. We are making every effort to meet that time, though unexpected items (small or big) can get in the way and delay that only slightly, if at all. We have released Release Candidate 1.0 to our test team and they are putting the installer and programming through the paces. At this point it's important to ensure we have squashed the bugs they report from beta to beta (so far so good). We will continue to get feedback from them and fix as necessary. This is also our quality control check time. We are verifying that the package contains all it needs to, and none of what it shouldn't. We go through every texture, variant, and livery. We're also fine tuning a few animations we didn't quite like and had better ideas for, but that's nothing big or delay worthy. The big one right now is the manual. We are still in the phase of compiling the final layout and content aside from what we have had already during this time. Releasing a product like this without a good quality manual renders this product almost useless for the majority of folks, so it's important we get this one done. I don't know exactly when we'll get this out the door (tonight, tomorrow morning, whatever) other than to say when we say it's "done!" It's very, very, very close, and it's exciting for all of us to say the least! So, this is just a little status report. We're still here, working around the clock, and ready for a vacation. Talk soon!