Matt McGee
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I'm just a tester and not on the Orbx staff, but I've seen the same sort of question asked in the past.
Orbx is dependent on the developers to provide them with updates to their products.
There is some inherent delay due to the software needing to be provided to Orbx, configured and uploaded to the servers, and tested to make sure it works. I think you'll find the same delays on other marketplaces too, including the MSFS marketplace.
I have also heard that some developers release updates on their own sites first and delay providing them to other marketplaces as a way to encourage people to purchase directly from their own web stores. I have no idea if Big Radials does this, but I wouldn't hold it against any developer for wanting to promote their own stores.
I have no idea what the timeline for Goose update is, but it probably won't take too long. The Goose looks like a nice plane.
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I just downloaded the airport and the companion airshow scenery. Wow!
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Your trivia for today.
When the seasons start depends on who you ask.
Astronomical seasons start at the equinox and solstice dates.
- Winter begins on the winter solstice.
- Spring begins on the spring equinox.
- Summer begins on the summer solstice.
- Fall begins on the fall equinox.
Meteorological seasons start on arbitrary dates.
- 1 December, winter starts. (Summer in the southern hemisphere)
- 1 March, spring starts. (Fall in southern hemisphere)
- 1 June, summer starts. (Winter in southern hemisphere)
- 1 September, fall starts. (Spring in the southern hemisphere)
Various countries and culture use other dates too. Some arbitrary and others based on nature.
I think Ireland starts "Spring" on 1 February (St. Brigid's Day). Iceland celebrates the "First Day of Summer" on the first Thursday after April 18th.
Some people use holidays. For instance in the USA some people consider Memorial Day as the start of summer and Labor Day as the start of fall.
Some places use the date that certain temperatures are first reached or when agricultural events are started (planting, harvesting).
Some parts of the word use different seasons entirely. Southeast Asia uses Dry, Hot, and Wet seasons. When I lived in Panama as a kid, I think we just used Wet and Dry.
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I'd love to see all the airports that Orbx has done in the PNW for P3D also developed for MSFS!
In P3D, it is fantastic to have such a high density of quality Orbx GA airports in a region since it gives you a lot of options.
If you a pressed for time, you can take very short flights between many Orbx airports, like Jefferson County - Diamond Point, or Anacortes - Orcas, or Sekiu - Sequim.
If you have more time, you can just add more add more airports to your flight plan. Friday Harbor - Orcas - Skagit - Israel's Farm - Concrete - Darrington - Harvey - Monroe.
You can also choose to have longer legs between more distant airports, like Squamish - Fall City or Sekiu - Cle Elum.
The PNW is also a very scenic region with varied terrain and scenery. Fun place to fly!
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On 8/24/2021 at 4:38 AM, wolfko said:
It is also funny, that this release annoncement does not show up within the Release Announcement Forum.
https://forum.orbxdirect.com/forum/217-Orbx-release-announcements/
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On 8/19/2021 at 3:03 AM, Pilot Plus said:
Of course dancing passengers are not in the final product, this is purely a fun video to show what we have been researching!
I think a flash mob dancing in the terminal or a conga line of passengers heading out to their plane would be brilliant!
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Yes, I highly recommend a good set of rudder pedals. (nice if they have toe brakes too)
Rudder pedals make it so much more realistic than having to use keys or some other axis switch or buttons for yaw control.
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8 hours ago, Dan809 said:
Is it difficult to harden the surfaces?
I'm not sure how hard it is. (No pun intended!)
The developer has to get the dimensions and elevations of the hardened area right so they match the visuals, or else aircraft can look slightly floating or sunken after landing.
I'm not positive, but there may be a performance penalty with each additional hardened area since the sim has to account for them all.
Perhaps someone with more development knowledge will chime in.
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16 hours ago, Dan809 said:
Now if only you could land on the helipads at all the Brisbane hospitals in the Orbx Brisbane Landmarks pack...
I really appreciate it when helipads are hardened!
There are several helipads and an Indian Navy heliport included in Landmarks Mumbai.
I'd like to see a Landmarks Honolulu for MSFS. Orbx's P3D version includes a bunch of helipads.
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TheUKDave,
I share your desire for simplicity in add-on management!
I wish MSFS had some sort of alert on its' home screen when an installed product had a update available. When MSFS finishes loading, I'm always itching to fly and forget to go to the content manager screen to look for updates. Earlier this week I actually remembered to check and found 23 updates available!
Over the years I've gone gone back and forth between buying from the developer versus a distributor or a game's store.
In general, I find that distributors (like Steam) make management and updates pretty simple.
However, purchases from developers often get faster updates and sometimes have additional content. For instance, if you buy the MilViz Corsair from MilViz, it comes with bombs. If you make the purchase from the MSFS store, no bombs. Not trying to change your mind, just something to consider.
Hope you enjoy Dubai as much as I do!
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4 hours ago, donbrindles said:
an M2 drive is not an HDD, but a faster SSD drive than an "ordinary" non-M2 SSD drive?
Don,
Nick was faster than me. What he said!
Additionally, I think M.2 is technically about the form factor of the drive.
M.2 looks a lot like a stick of RAM and can plug directly to the motherboard.
A "standard" SSD looks like a slim box that attaches to the motherboard via a SATA cable.
As Nick said, the drive's specs and whether it is NVMe or SATA will determine the performance.
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High housing prices benefit realtors and governments.
Realtors' are getting their commission percentage of a larger amount.
Government gets more tax income from everyone's property because it is now "worth" more. It is essentially a tax increase that people didn't get to vote on.
People who sell their home for big bucks are seldom better off because they now need another place to live which will probably be overpriced as well. The exception being those who can sell in an overpriced market and then take that money to an area that has a lower cost of housing. (Good luck finding one of those!)
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Just now, smoothchat said:
Ah, thankyou. That clarifies it. My mistake.
No worries!
My guess is that most people will get the free UK update to MSFS and therefore need the upcoming update to Orbx's Landmarks London City.
But it is nice that there will be a version if someone chooses not to get UK update.
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18 minutes ago, smoothchat said:
Not sure if FS2020 gives us the option to "Not" install the UK Update
To get the UK update, I had to go to the "Marketplace" tab in MSFS and then "buy" it for free.
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On 8/13/2020 at 4:34 PM, ScottyBS said:
Apart from the ability to use FS2020 on an Xbox at some point in time is it better to purchase on Microsoft store or Steam?
Scott
Bump...
Any advantage to Microsoft Store versus Steam?
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20 hours ago, Kilstorm said:
I'll play along.
That was a challenging one, with not much to go on!
Looks like 2WA1 Diamond Point! I've got Orbx's Global Trees HD, so my trees look a bit different.
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That is also Olbia. I remember the port area from my beta testing!
I probably have an advantage from beta testing lots of Orbx airports.
The developers deserve all the credit for making such accurate airports. They look like the real thing!
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Looks like LIEO, Olbia Costa Smeralda.
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19 hours ago, Stillwater said:
I would guess the following:
#2: Israels Farm?
#3: Concrete?
#4: Darrington Mun.?
17 hours ago, stiletto2 said:#1 is race track near Monroe Firstair Field.
Yes on all four.
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Here are four from the air.
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Just FYI, Orbx generally doesn't talk about what they are working on, or comment on when something is going to be released.
Edit: The 2017 roadmap sheds some light on some of the things in the pipeline.
http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/127182-orbx-2017-roadmap/
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Could we get KNZY enhanced?
It looked fair with the Southern California region, but now that the KSAN payware has enhanced the area, KNZY looks really bad compared to its surroundings. Especially when it is so close to KSAN.
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10 hours ago, MotoDave said:
I disabled SCA because of performance issues. However, there is a tree issue at KLSV Nellis with either SCA or default FSX.
SCA
default FSX
Just as a data point, I don't have any issue with KLSV in P3Dv3.1 with SCA + Global + Vector + oLC NA + global airport pack.
My hangars also look different than these FSX screenshots.
Since the SCA region updates the KLSV airport, the fact that both sets of FSX screenshots (with & without SCA) seem to show identical hangars may be an indication that MotoDave has some additional issues going on.
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Hi Neil,
KNVI "Pace NOLF" has two ponds on it.
NOLF Pace is a USN helicopter training field and the default P3D dirt runway isn't really there either. It is actually just a large grass field with some painted white lines and diamond shaped, white gravel, landing spots.
EA-7 Edgley Optica - Problems
in Microsoft Flight Simulator
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I have the current Optica (v1.2.0) from Orbx Direct and the transponder is working.
You might check your MSFS Content Manager and see what version of the Optica you have installed and if there is an update available.
I'm not sure if MS uses the same version numbers as Orbx Direct, but if you are showing v1.2.0 and your transponder still isn't working, I recommend posting in the Community Support forum or placing a support ticket.
If you see a version earlier than v1.2.0, hang in there, hopefully MSFS will make the latest version available to you soon.