How is Beta Testing Going?

[michal 44]

>They've said that it will be framerate friendly so perhaps>the small size of download is an indication of the techniques>they've used to keep it detailed, yet small and therefore>framerate friendly (I hope :))That also crossed my mind. Perhaps there is a correlation between the small download size and frame rate friendliness.Michael J.

[Chaos81 110]

>Cream every where eh? ...:-grnmd Would you consider that a>white out or foggy conditions? Hope it wasn't Rocky Road.>>Brett Donahue>>http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/800driver.jpglol Would have been a white out as I couldn't see my monitor at all. :)

[Guest Robin.B]

>Robin->>Right now the product is 50MB large. I expect marginally more>growth, and expect to conclude around 60MB...>>RSR>>Wow, you never cease to amaze me! Such a fantastic product ranking up right at the top with the LDS 767 and yet less than half the filesize! :(

[Guest Robin.B]

>One more question though. How big will the package be once>it's installed?Aha, maybe that's what PMDG intended... 60MB download - 10GB install with some clever compression techniques :-lol

[Guest phil316]

Does the game come with a free DVD of a 747 flight with real pilots talking you through proceedures etc. Do we get any video clips with the game :)I know you guys allready have your hands full but it would just be the icing on the cake for this product. (I'd even pay more for it too) ;)

[michal 44]

>I know you guys allready have your hands full but it would>just be the icing on the cake for this product. (I'd even pay>more for it too) ;)Then pay more and get yourself DVD from ITVV, even today. It is hard to beat this DVD featuring real pilots, real 744, real flight and real procedures.Michael J.

[markadeane 272]

I agree Michael,The ITVV Virgin Atlantic 747-400 DVD is fantastic and should be MANDATORY viewing for anyone who wants to take a serious approach to real world procedures. The price may seem high but in fact it is a bargain for the quality you receive.I wonder how many maiden PMDG744 flights will be Heathrow to San Francisco?Also if you order from their own site they have fast delivery. I ordered on a Monday and received on a Saturday, and that's half way around the world!

[michal 44]

>The ITVV Virgin Atlantic 747-400 DVD is fantastic and should>be MANDATORY viewing for anyone who wants to take a serious>approach to real world procedures. I was trying to convince Randy that it should be mandatory viewing for any 744 beta tester who is not a real 744 driver. ;)>Also if you order from their own site they have fast delivery.>I ordered on a Monday and received on a Saturday, and that's>half way around the world!Mine also arrived very fast to the yet another side of the world - California.Michael J.

[Guest brettdonahue]

Must have been delivered on the "Queen" Small download must mean flies fast.

[Guest sams]

HiSorry, maybe this question was mentioned before!But will there be a boxed version of the B747-400?I hope so!Best RegardsMichael

[744pilot 0]

I think most of the games have boxed versions...only a few decades later then the download version. :(

[G MIDY 101]

I double posted again.. BAN ME :(

G-MIDY/Lawrence Ashworth :-scatterAMD 3000+ | 6800GT | 1GB GeiL |

[G MIDY 101]

Hehe thanks for the update guys, best of luck with the testing lets hope she pulls through beyond your expectations.. ;)Cheers

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[virtualstuff 751]

Thanks for the update sounds great succes with the beta ;-)Andr

[Guest DEFreDS]

Hi!Great to hear it's coming along good. What about the virtual cabin. Will there be one? Will it be two decks as in the real thing or is the model already maxed out too much for that? Will there be a cargo version of the 744 later on?CheersFred