Bill Womack

It should work okay. A native version will work better, and I'm working on that. Originally, I planned to have the 2024 version out first, but I had so many problems with the sim pre-SU1 that I had to set it aside and finish the 2020 version. Now that 2024 seems a bit more stable, I hope to be able to finish up soon.

I hate those lines, but sadly they happen for me even without any add-ons installed. It's a sim problem, it seems.

Yep, I'm aware of the barrel. Just ignore it for now and we'll remove it in a patch soon. Patches require their own testing cycle, so I'd rather wait and see if anything else needs to be addressed before issuing one.

It looks to be a fantastic event - and as with anything having to do with Keystone, a great cause. I'm so proud to be associated with these fine folks.

Damn, Tom, this is just awful news. I don't know what the right words are in a situation like this. I'm glad we got to meet on several occasions. I still remember the various Avsim conferences as some of the most fun I've had in 'simming. You've built a truly impressive entity with Avsim, and I hope it's some consolation that it will continue after you've left us - it's quite a legacy. I wish you the best of luck, peace, and comfort as you finish your journey, no matter how long it takes. Bravo Zulu! Bill

Since the banners on the P3D website proudly feature Carenado aircraft, I think it's safe to assume that at least some of them work.

It pains me to say it, but FTX Global is probably one of your best $100 investments.

Don't feel bad, and don't feel as if everyone else is having a grade-A experience straight out of the gate. It's been a couple days since I installed P3D, and I'm finally getting it to run pretty well. When I first ran it, I got the black screen, long load times, sporadically poor performance, the works. Upgrading my video drivers helped, as did following the instructions above. There also seems to be a "breaking in" period with complex software like this; it's almost organic. All I can say is that after a few days of minor tweaking, it got much better, and I expect it to get better still as I dial it in to my preferences. Stick with it!

As a developer, I sure hope there aren't too many people who are holding off on purchases. I'm happy to make P3D update patches for my stuff if required, but no sales means I might not be around by then.

Thanks Tom and Chuck. Good to know it was a simple policy issue. If it helps, this isn't an upcoming venture - it's happening, right now. Bill

I'll start by saying I always considered myself a friend of Avsim. I've attended and enjoyed several conferences, including making presentations. I've sat in on beer-n-bull sessions with Tom and the staff. I have been a contributor on the forums. Files from my 11-year history as an FS developer can be found in the library here. So when I decided to break away from a certain southern hemisphere developer and start my own scenery brand, one of the first news outlets I targeted with my press release was, of course, this one. Look, I know that certain people I've been associated with in the past have ruffled some feathers here. As near as I can recall, however, I've never had or made any trouble with the Avsim staff. So you can imagine my confusion when my big announcement never made it to the front page. A new venture from veteran developer who has put in hours of freeware and tutorials, not to mention working with nearly every major FS publisher, isn't relevant news? It's a little confounding.

The last time I checked, buying FSX Gold Edition (FSX + Acceleration) was the cheapest way to get up-to-date. As I recall, the Acceleration disc is separate from the main FSX installers, so you could buy Gold and just install Acc.

As it happens, I just picked up a QNIX 2710 monitor from Amazon. The specs drew me in, but the price sealed the deal (less than $300 US). Yes, the controls are minimal, and yes the manual is in Korean only. But gents, the monitor is astounding. No dead pixels that I've been able to discern, and when properly calibrated the color is gorgeous. I use it for development, but I definitely need to try FSX on it soon. This may be apropos of nothing, but I saw someone mention QNIX and had to share.

Oh yes, a projector is a fantastic bit of hardware for FS! Mine is packed away at the moment due to space constraints, but when my house renovations are complete I definitely plan on setting it up again.

Oh yes. Yes, yes, yes!

I only know a few besides myself, and only a small percentage of them are able to make a living solely from FS design. I spend most of my days doing web design and development while trying to scratch out an hour or two a day for FS modeling. It's an uphill struggle sometimes. Several times, I've considered devoting myself full-time to FS work, but the income from it is so random; some projects surprised me with how popular they were, while others that I thought would be a big hit just fizzled. Still, I love doing it so much that I keep trying to find a way.

I just had my first few minutes in it last night, and it left me wanting more. More time to fly it, that is. Alabeo seems to have taken Carenado's old mission of re-creating grotty old trainers and run with it.

Hey, look at that! My UTX North America was from three versions back. Thanks for the reminder. Sometimes it's hard to remember to check these things.

One difference between stock FSX and FTX Global is the density of the autogen. If you're having a lot of performance issues after installing FTXG, try tweaking your autogen density sliders and see if that helps.

I used to curse road traffic in the first year or so of FSX. Maybe it was due to upgrading my PC several times (doubtless, in fact...) but I never notice much of a performance hit anymore. I only run my road traffic at around 15-20%, but that's plenty for the effect, and it no longer brings my rig to its knees.

I have no idea how simple replacement ground textures would be incompatible with DX10. If they worked for the default, they should work for FTXG. Then again, I have nothing to do with this product other than as a customer, so maybe something went haywire...

Very cool! I can't speak for anyone else, but using Chrome and the built-in translation feature, I can read it just fine as it is. No need to worry about adding English.

I thought so. That's a well-documented problem. See the Orbx support forums for more info.

Are you using Orbx's FTX UK?

On my rig, frames are not an issue at all. The Colt is super-smooth, and suitably grotty looking.