Ultimate Traffic Live new version 1.2.0.0 Any Thoughts?

[joepoway 241]

Has anyone actually installed the recently released new version of UTL 1.2.0.0 ?

I see it provides updated schedules but may have some issues with certain airlines.

They also imply the long awaited repaints  are coming soon in batches?

Joe

Edited December 24, 2018 by joepoway

[SunDevil56 183]

I would like to hear from those folks also Joe.

I may just wait for the repaints to become available before updating though.

The procedure for updating to v 1.2.0 is a little confusing to me as well, as outlined in this thread towards the end, posted by Jean-Claude.

I have also installed several add on schedules for freight airlines (FEDEX, UPS, and Atlas Air) in my current version of UT Live, and I would like to know if the update will affect those, because they are tedious and time consuming to install, and I would prefer not to have to reinstall those after an update.

[Barnes 192]

I have installed UTL 1.2.0.0 and can confirm that:

1/ Custom paints are intact, however, you may need to assign paints to any new equipment that the airlines may have started using since the last schedule.

2/ The Delta mainline fleet is currently missing from the sim, although everything seems okay within the UTL UI. I have also read that Air Baltic is missing, but I have not confirmed that myself. Hopefully, they will fix these issues soon.

3/ Custom ad on schedules (FedEx, UPS and Atlas) are intact and show up in the sim.

Edited December 24, 2018 by Barnes

[pracines 823]

UTL has been out for over a year and a half. The repaints and power pack have been the subject of overwhelming concern, to the point that Flight 1 does not want to hear it anymore. 🤢🤮

Finally something is released; a schedule update under the guise of a patch? No readme, no manual change, no change log, and no noticeable changes to the UI. Why 1.2 when it is said to be simply a schedule update?😕

Hopefully we wont have to wait for repaints another year and a half.😟

Overall a nice gesture for the end of year holidays, but way too little and way too late IMO.👨‍⚖️

 

[SunDevil56 183]

1 hour ago, Barnes said:

I have installed UTL 1.2.0.0 and can confirm that:

*****3/ Custom ad on schedules (FedEx, UPS and Atlas) are intact and show up in the sim.***

Thanks a bunch for confirming that... 🙂

[chapstick 2,757]

14 minutes ago, pracines said:

UTL has been out for over a year and a half. The repaints and power pack have been the subject of overwhelming concern, to the point that Flight 1 does not want to hear it anymore. 🤢🤮

Finally something is released; a schedule update under the guise of a patch? No readme, no manual change, no change log, and no noticeable changes to the UI. Why 1.2 when it is said to be simply a schedule update?😕

Hopefully we wont have to wait for repaints another year and a half.😟

Overall a nice gesture for the end of year holidays, but way too little and way too late IMO.👨‍⚖️

 

Yup--UTL has been an incredible disappointment. It's actually worse than the last version. The only improvement is that AI traffic doesn't disappear when you go into a menu. I'm not even sure its central gimmick--the "Live" part--even works. 

[Barnes 192]

1 hour ago, Barnes said:

2/ The Delta mainline fleet is currently missing from the sim, although everything seems okay within the UTL UI. I have also read that Air Baltic is missing, but I have not confirmed that myself. Hopefully, they will fix these issues soon.

 

There is now a fix posted on their forum for the missing airlines (Delta. Air Baltic and Air Malta).

[Dave_YVR 970]

While it may be a disappointment to many, it's still by far the best payware AI addon even in it's current form.

[duckbilled 310]

12 minutes ago, Dave_YVR said:

While it may be a disappointment to many, it's still by far the best payware AI addon even in it's current form.

Agreed.

I have been playing with the AIG AI manager for the past week or so. I really like it, but since it is in beta, it still has a lot of bugs. I have installed most of the traffic available in the AI Manager and limited out the relevant traffic from UTL. Now, considering the UTL update and the bugs with the AI manager, I'm going to continue to install the repaints available in the manager (that part seems to work well), remove the traffic BGLs from P3D, remove the limits in UTL and assign the paints to UTL plans.

Once the AI Manager is fully baked, I'll probably use a combo of the two. The AI manager's ability to install paints is nothing short of awesome!

[SunDevil56 183]

1 hour ago, Dave_YVR said:

While it may be a disappointment to many, it's still by far the best payware AI addon even in it's current form.

I agree as well.

[KL Oo 698]

It’s just disappointing they can’t see to releasing an update to fix the many bugs.... Flight1 deserve all the heat and criticism they get about that product 

[Dave_YVR 970]

13 minutes ago, KL Oo said:

many bugs

 Which ones are those? Just curious.

[Cognita 1,075]

4 hours ago, Dave_YVR said:

While it may be a disappointment to many, it's still by far the best payware AI addon even in it's current form.

I have to agree with this evaluation as well. It is not perfect but I have found it meets my modest needs quite well.

[KL Oo 698]

31 minutes ago, Dave_YVR said:

 Which ones are those? Just curious.

Being so active on their forums (I presume you're Dave_YVRATC over there?) I expect you know the answer Dave. Nonetheless,  the three biggest annoyances for me are;

- the exclude functions that don't work in limiting (or excluding) traffic to a particular airport

- the "clear approach" function that has never worked.

- aircraft spawning at the gate (which you yourself commented on here: http://ultimatetraffic.flight1.net/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=17532&title=major-bug-will-it-ever-be-addressed) - presuming you're the same person.

The statusboard time bug is also an annoyance but I can live with that and I won't mention the PowerPack as thats not so much a bug as a failure to deliver. 

 

I agree with other however that, unfortunately, it is the best option currently available which is only a shame in that it offers the developer/Flight1 no incentive to correct these issues.

 

[UAL4life 237]

Thank you KL can concour completely.