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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.

I would advise it, yes. It's not necessary, but certainly redundant!

If you've purchased your DVDs within the last year and a half it's fine to use the DVD installer. You can use the updater on X-Plane.com to bring things up to speed once you've got the DVDs installed.

It's a default sound. You'll need to create one if you want to change it that bad (I don't think I've had the skid sound like you state on landing).

Weird. I wonder why the common man can install no problem, and you can't. Oh well. I guess when one out of thousands doesn't get it it's no biggie! They did do a great job! They also didn't do what SkyMaxx Pro does when it comes to rendering (especially for X-Plane). But, that said, this product is not to compete or be a copy of REX. The approaches are different. For us, we are sticking with the solution that professional sims are using (SkyMaxx Pro is built off of SilverLining, which is also used by the likes of Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and more). Just made me laugh. Honestly, no offense taken at all. At least you've had the opportunity to compare and decide a different route is for you. Go enjoy your hobby, and have a wonderful day!

No, it did not. We read every e-mail in the order received. It gained you no extra traction aside from a roll of the eyes.

Check your spam box for the reply. But to re-answer your question, unzip the files. You're trying to run the installer from within the zip (which also means you DID download the files unlike you state). Don't run the installer from within the zip. Yes, you're being dramatic. Especially for someone who says they read reviews from real users. Obviously it's real.

You're right. This is precisely why we include it in the installed plugin folder.

Or you could just read the reply to your ticket 13 minutes after your e-mail to us. Please stop being dramatic, Romolo.

It is a new installer. Not sure what you're talking about. Your link was updated with a NEW installer!

Right...which all makes sense. If you read the email it's quite detailed, sir. Download the J32 again and follow the steps in your email!

I think you need to re-read the email. Instructions are listed step by step!

As an update to this thread, the Jetstream 32 Community Update has now been released to all customers. Instructions on installation may be obtained by checking your e-mail. Cheers!

The effect is one that has major issues with various aspects of the sim, and something Laminar HIGHLY discourages from using. I personally feel it's better to wait for what Laminar has in store.

Please see the last reply I made just 2-3 days ago. The answer has not changed! As this update is in no way official or supported by the vendor, there are other priorities taking place at the moment. Announcements on such things will come in the days to follow. Anyways, no sense in asking. The short answer is and always will be "yes" and nothing more to your question. Thanks for your enthusiasm though!

Cool idea! That said, from a business standpoint it does not make much sense. We've learned variations don't tend to be the selling points we anticipated them to be.

Any such news will be sent to your email (soon) once it's out!

System clock is necessary. Perhaps try synchronization with Microsoft server time just prior to activation?

I think the screenshots in the very first pic depict very well what you're going to get, Chris. Have patience and let them do their thing.