Hello All!

 

 

 

Does anyone know if MCP has any intents on creating a CS 777 (and beyond)? If not, I tihnk it would be a good idea. Possibly for the 200 (as McPhat seems to stick with one model) only, it would continue their series so far. As far as I know David Sweetman has made some textures already, but a full WA has not been started. It seems that with the trouble between McPhat and PMDG (as of yet) it might be a bit impractical now to create a PMDG 777 WA series, and therefore it would make logistical sense to create the 777 series. Some paints could include...

 

 

 

Aeromexico

American NC/OC

Air France NC

Air Canada

Air China

Air India

Air New Zealand All Blacks/NC/OC

Alitalia

ANA

Austrian

British Airways

Cathay Pacific

Delta NC/OC

Egyptair NC/OC

El Al

Emirates

KLM

Qatar

Singapore NC/Scoot

United

Virgin Australia

 

 

Thanks!

 

 

-abasa12

Hi,

McPhat no longer create textures for third party software. This is what they learn from PMDG. They're deeply hurt.

Wait - no more McPhat external repaints? Where did they say that?

Well there was a topic where someone from McPhat explained 99% of what happened but that topic I think could have been deleted unsurprisingly. :mellow: 

I heard that too.  They're concentrating on building their own aircraft like the DC9 and ATR72-500 for X-Plane, then making liveries for them.

I think Dr. PMDG cured them from ever making third party paints. 

Hi,

McPhat no longer create textures for third party software. This is what they learn from PMDG. They're deeply hurt.

yeah this is what happened

TIme to correct a few things ^_^ . 

 

We already planned on quitting with textures for 3rd parties a few years ago, we decided that the NGX would be our last project and that it was time to focus on making our own developments. You all  know what happened to the NGX. We still promised ourselves that if there would be a product that we wanted to do that we would make an exception. Unfortunately we won't make that exception for the CS 777 at the moment. 

 

Part of what you guys say is true. I can imagine that if we wouldn't have decided to quit with textures-only projects, we would have done so after the NGX. To me that would be a logical step, if even the professionals breach contracts then things really are heading the wrong way. I have been in the flight sim community for the past 8 years, for the past 5 years as a painter and for the last 3 years as employee of McPhat Studios, never have I seen such things happen than what happened the last 2 years. Still in the last 3 years I have seen developers also be excited about McPhat releasing products for their aircraft, so there still are some companies practicing business with good spirit. If we would go on and make textures (only), it would be for those companies.

 

We never had plans for the CS 777, our first UHDT set was for the CS 757, where McPhat and Captain Sim partnered up. So probably if they wanted the same for the CS 777, they would have contacted us. 

 

At the moment we are working on the Fokker 50, which will sport even more detail than our previous project, the award winning DC-9 B). McPhat Studios, not doing textures anymore for 3rd party developers, does not mean we aren't there anymore. Don't be sad, be happy :rolleyes:.

 

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them.

I'm sorry if this is rude but what exactly happened with McPhat and PMDG? I don't remember...

I am not going too much indepth regarding this case, but you can summarize it as follows: PMDG breached a verbal contract that they with McPhat Studios, ultimately putting all work we put into the NGX into a waste.

I am not going too much indepth regarding this case, but you can summarize it as follows: PMDG breached a verbal contract that they with McPhat Studios, ultimately putting all work we put into the NGX into a waste.

So there will not be any more WA's for the NGX, the 744, the up and coming 777 and such? As well, will the liveries ever be replaced as freeware, just so that your work does not go all to waste, or is there another factor here as well (except for cost)?

We would gladly make exceptions for the PMDG products, but in all fairness I don't think it is in their plans to work with us. So for now, no NGX, no 744 v2, no 777. It was our aim to provide the community with freeware liveries for the NGX after chances became slim that we would be able to sell, we prepared to release as freeware but due to a change in the EULA and the talking I did with mr. Randazzo we took them offline. 

 

I don't want to sound too negative about mr. Randazzo, as he took the time to respond to my numerous e-mails and we were very close to reaching an agreement. But at some point if you really don't want to come to a deal you can say that straight in my face instead of accusing me and my colleauges of things we did not commit. It is not  mr. Randazzo I have problems with, he is a cool guy, it is not PMDG or their products I have problems with, but the way of practicing business (and showing some respect to your fellow companies in the flight simulator community) is something I do have problems with.

 

For now, if you really like our textures, have a look at our Fokker 50 development, maybe on our next project we might do a bigger airplane...(you never know). 

More proof of why I don't like the PMDG company as a people  :mad: . I love their products, but find some of their staff to be arrogant and downright rude at times. Sorry to hear that happened to you, I love your repaints!