October 19, 20169 yr Several members of our Flight sim club in Holland recently upgraded from ASN to AS16. It works well, 'but'... it won't work offline; when we try it, it indicates it needs an Internet connection (possibly for checking licences), and after this message is stops working. Normally this isn't a problem, but offline is what we need when we give our demo's at the FSWeekend in the Aviodrome in Lelystad at the beginning of November (the museum doesn't have public Internet). We fly 6 different legs during the weekend, under guidance from (our own) ATC; our speaker explains the routes and software used (including ActiveSky) to the public. ASN didn't have this restriction (we used it successfully in during the 2015 FSWeekend). Did we miss something, or is this really a new feature? If it is, is there a possibility to (legally of course :smile:) circumvent it for the duration of that weekend? I hope we can find a solution; would be nice for us, for the public, and also for HiFi/ActiveSky; we often see people scrambling for software after they have seen our demo's :wink: Regards, Bert
October 19, 20169 yr You've tried using Manual weather mode to set up historical values? Doug "What is the answer to life? Knowing the questions to ask." (Something like that) Gertrude Stein JetLine Gravity GT-1-- FSX-SE --Windows 10--- Intel 4th Gen Core i5 4690K (4.3GHz Overclock) Quad Core---ASRock Z170 Extreme 4, Intel LGA 1151---Graphics Processor 6GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, PCI Express 3.0; Ev3A Geforce GT 610---System Memory 8GB HyperX DDR3 SDRAM 1866MHz--Corsair Hydro Series H60 Liquid Cooling/600watt Corsair Series---(4) HP 20" monitors---GoFlite MCP - Radios/Eicas
October 19, 20169 yr We recently had an internet service provider problem and ran into the same issue. The program closes down if there is no internet connection, so manual weather mode is not available either. It would be great if AS-16 would display a warning, then allow you to choose manual weather, but if does not. Instead it forces program termination. Harold I9 12900K @5.2Ghz 64 GB DDR4, RTX 4090, Win 11 Pro, 15 TB on 5 SSD's
October 19, 20169 yr Author That is exactly what we want: use historical data. The problem is that we can't enter Manual weather mode, as ActiveSky stops with its message 'need Internet connection' before we can arrange that. Regards, Bert
October 19, 20169 yr AS16 requires a live internet connection on every start, no matter whether it's configured for manual mode or not. Hifi says it's for anti-piracy. I've kept my ASN installation in case I run into issues with my network adapter, my ISP or the servers on Hifi's side. What happened to AVSIM
October 19, 20169 yr If you have a iPhone or other smart phone, you can use it as an access point ... the AS16 anti-piracy checking isn't likely to use much data or need much bandwidth. Sadly with a 60+% theft rate, it's an unfortunate reality of protecting one's hard work in today's world. Cheers, Rob.
October 19, 20169 yr Hello Bert,You can send a request to HiFi to see if there is a workaround via the support portal. In your request please ask for Damian to have a look at the ticket. http://hifisupport.kayako.com/Tickets/Submit \Robert Hamlich/
October 19, 20169 yr Author Hi Robert, Thanks for the link, I'll ask specifically for Damian. Regards, Bert
October 21, 20169 yr Commercial Member There is no work around for this. A live online connection is required for AS16 and/or ASCA to function. Regards, Dave Opper HiFi Support Manager
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