Jarrad Marshall Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 G'day All , Following a short holiday break, I've been working through my back catalogue of airports and making the appropriate updates to get these up to Prepar3D v3 standard. After seeing a few "when is Airport X available?" type questions around the forums this week, I thought it might be a good idea to give a quick rundown on the status of all my projects, in order to give you all an idea of where things are at. Fortunately, the work required to port these over to v3 is, in general, far less than that which was required to prepare the airports for v2. As has been stated elsewhere though, we have many airports and regions across the full ORBX catalogue to port, and as such Ed and the Beta Team are working their backsides off working through the list. As such, I can't give any release dates at this point for any of these airports, but with the exception of two packages (see below), all of my airports have had the appropriate edits completed and will be joining the queue for Installer Compilation and beta testing as Ed's busy schedule allows. As always, I've used this as an opportunity to update some airports with new-content updates and fixes; please see the breakdown below for more information. All screenshots are from Prepar3D v3. nb. click each screenshot for full-size image. KPSP Palm Springs International The Quad Installer for PSP will include several hotfixes and updates for the FSX/v2 versions, including updated lighting, LA Coastline fix (for Vector users) and several other minor additions. Most importantly, however, this update will include full compatibility for the upcoming SCA region - users will be able to switch between FTX Global or SCA compatibility via the KPSP control panel. I'll post more information on this as SCA draws closer to release. KEGE Eagle-Vail Regional This update will include a couple of adjustments to the APX and lighting to all versions, alongside full v3 compatibility. UPDATE: Released Dec 26th, see here for more info. KJAC Jackson Hole KJAC will be a straight Quad Installer as all new tech and fixes were included in the recent Triple Installer update. UPDATE: Released Dec 26th, see here for more info. KMRY Monterey Regional As well as v3 content, KMRY will also include several APX and runway detail hotfixes for FSX/v2, as well as a totally revamped runway/taxiway lighting system to bring it up to latest standards seen at other airports such as KEGE, NSTU, KSTS etc. UPDATE: Released Jan 14th, see here for more info. KSEZ Sedona Airport Quad Installer Update UPDATE: Released Jan 9th, see here for more info. KRDD Redding Municipal & O85 Benton Field Quad Installer Update UPDATE: Released Jan 21st, see here for more info. YBCS Cairns International Quad Installer Update UPDATE: Released Jan 24th, see here for more info. YBRM Broome International Quad Installer Update UPDATE: Released Jan 24th, see here for more info. YPJT Jandakot Airport Quad Installer Update UPDATE: Released Jan 24th, see here for more info. 74S Anacortes Airport Greg from Turbulent Designs has been working very hard on not only the Prepar3D v2 updates, but also v3 compatibility too. As you may have seen from other preview screenshots over the past couple of weeks, testing for the 74S Quad Installer is well under way. KSFF Felts Field Spokane & KBZN Bozeman Yellowstone International As has been discussed recently, the Turbulent Designs team are looking after the final remaining v2 Triple Installers, which include KSFF and KBZN. As is evident by the vast volume of updates and new airports being released, these guys are working extremely hard to get these updates done as fast as possible; of course the v3 updates will also be included as part of these service packs. As each of these updates gets closer to release, be sure to keep an eye out for more previews from our Screenshot Artists. Cheers, Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabnz Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Wow, what can I say, but wow - Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harmes Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Ha. That 's what I was going to say cabnz. The shots look amazing. I am still running P3D V2.5 mainly because I hadn't used it much at all and wanted to get some use of it before I jump on the P3D V3 bandwagon, but I might just hurry and jump on that wagon after seeing these shots. Actually I'm also still making use of my original FSX, and very recently FSX:SE. All of the work going on to upgrade these and the rest of the ORBX catalogue to work seamlessly with upgraded sims is very much appreciated. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Jarrad, this is an update I've been waiting for. Contains quite a number of my favorites like KJAC, KPSP, KMRY... Many, many, thanks for your hard word. And if you're done with these, we certainly wouldn't mind something new from your shop :-) Kind regards, Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guenther Baron Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 great news. Many thanks, Guenther Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev D Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Great news Jarrad, some of these are my favourites, and I'm really looking forward to using them again in P3Dv3.. Thanks again, Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 3 hours ago, pmb said: Jarrad, this is an update I've been waiting for. Contains quite a number of my favorites like KJAC, KPSP, KMRY... Many, many, thanks for your hard word. I wish to echo these sentiments. Many, many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Thank you Jarrad! I am waiting! Voyager iPhone Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunk Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 FANTASTIC!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsvette12 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Awesome news and great work - thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breeze Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Thank you Jarrad for getting this updated! I'm really missing your work in v3. Most appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tttocs Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Excellent news, Jarrad. One quick question - do you know if the runway texture issue at Felts will be fixed when the new installer is created? If you're not sure what issue I'm referring to, see: http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/57210-ksff-runway-markings/#comment-513996 Thanks for your efforts! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianV Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 You gotta love it! Thanks for the headups and forthcoming updates that bring a smile to my face. Looking forward both to these and other future projects that you may be working on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmiG Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Great news that the last few P3D v2 updates are finally coming out, and they're v3 ready too! I hope the v3 update process doesn't drag on like the v2 updates did, which frankly put me off the whole P3D platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Many thanks Jarrad for this very informative update on these airports. Plenty of work involved here which is greatly appreciated. Shall look forwards to flying at these airports in V3.0 when they come available. 8 hours ago, scottharmes6 said: Ha. That 's what I was going to say cabnz. The shots look amazing. I am still running P3D V2.5 mainly because I hadn't used it much at all and wanted to get some use of it before I jump on the P3D V3 bandwagon, but I might just hurry and jump on that wagon after seeing these shots. Actually I'm also still making use of my original FSX, and very recently FSX:SE. All of the work going on to upgrade these and the rest of the ORBX catalogue to work seamlessly with upgraded sims is very much appreciated. Cheers, Almost the same for me Scott except no FSX SE but have V3.0 up and running. Worth buying V3.0 as there are so many ORBX releases already out there with quad installers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdavart Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I echo the sentiment of thanks expressed here for all the work put into these new installers, and freely given at that. Now just to decide what new batch of airports to buy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vora Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Some very happy kitten here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilstorm Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 What a portfolio! And to think it all started at Jandakot. I will add my post to the others thanking you and your team of helpers who are doing a great job of bringing these fields into the current sims. Much appreciated of the update as to where all these fields are at in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrad Marshall Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Thanks for the nice feedback guys 18 hours ago, pmb said: And if you're done with these, we certainly wouldn't mind something new from your shop :-) No worries at all Michael, I've always got something new cooking in the background 10 hours ago, tttocs said: Excellent news, Jarrad. One quick question - do you know if the runway texture issue at Felts will be fixed when the new installer is created? If you're not sure what issue I'm referring to, see: http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/57210-ksff-runway-markings/#comment-513996 Thanks for the reminder Scott - I've put it on the to-do list for the KSFF update. Cheers, Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickM Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 What about moving jetways in KPSP? I thought you would add them in a update..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconAF Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Outstanding news, Jarrad. Thanks for your and all the developers time and effort. I've been a holdout on making the P3D migration for a few reasons (primarily the thousands of dollars in FSX-era addons I have that aren't P3D friendly yet), but the upgrade of all the ORBX products to P3Dv3 is going to make me do the transition. Building a new flight sim uber computer to make the move to P3Dv3 right after Christmas. Great work and customer support on ORBX's part in doing all of these updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wangler Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Orbx's very high add-on quality is what led me to first purchase one of their products. I have been pleasantly surprised with the breadth and scope of their continued development, and look forward to many new product purchases. With their dedication to updates like we have seen for these newer versions of FS software, either FSX Steam or P3D versions, it has become clear that Orbx's provides the best value for a simmer's dollar, as well. When your customers are just grateful to be customers (like me), you are doing something right. Thanks, Orbx and Full Terrain team! -KH FSS0406551 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste_88 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Really Happy for my favourite airport KPSP. Just a quick question, KPSP update will be available as soon as Southern California scenery will be released? Thanks Jarrad for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tttocs Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 On 12/4/2015, 10:01:54, Jarrad Marshall said: Thanks for the reminder Scott - I've put it on the to-do list for the KSFF update. Cheers, Jarrad Excellent! Thank you sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Hi, would it be possible for the new KPSP installer to solve this long-standing support issue between KPSP and VECTOR http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/106505-kpsp-los-angeles-expands-out-toward-catalina/#comment-960056? Thanks and kind regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick66 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 22 minutes ago, pmb said: Hi, would it be possible for the new KPSP installer to solve this long-standing support issue between KPSP and VECTOR http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/106505-kpsp-los-angeles-expands-out-toward-catalina/#comment-960056? Thanks and kind regards, Michael 2nd sentence in the KPSP post Jarrad made said.... LA Coastline fix (for Vector users).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Thanks Rick, I am sorry, it was just a long posting and I overlooked that. Kind regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azkid Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Thanks Jarrad..........you're the man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwalker Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Great news - thanks Jarrad. Looking forward to most of them now that I've taken advantage of the sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1252 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Hi Jarrad, firstly, let me add my thanks and appreciation to you and all the other folks putting this fantastic world together. Wonderful stuff, and it's going to take up a vast amount of my retirement just floating around across it all. I also have a question. I am primarily using P3D 2.5 and wherever I find an add-on (aircraft or scenery) that apparently won't install to it I have been getting round that either by manually copy files/directories etc across from my FSX/SE installation or using something called the "FSX to P3D Migration Tool" which spoofs the installer to think it's installing to FSX. I see you talk about updates to various ORBX airports I have installed, but does that mean updates to the actual sceneries or just the installers? Presumably my FTX Central would automatically update anything that needed it? (If this is the wrong place to post this question, my apologies, and feel free to delete/ignore this) Again, many thanks and keep up the excellent work, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B77X Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Can you add photo ocean textures for the reefs off the coast of AUS especially in the YBCS package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrad Marshall Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Thanks again guys On 06/12/2015 at 11:21 PM, Ste_88 said: Really Happy for my favourite airport KPSP. Just a quick question, KPSP update will be available as soon as Southern California scenery will be released? Sorry for the late reply Stefano - I missed your question earlier. At this stage it will be looking like the SCA will be released before the KPSP patch - this is due to the fact that the testing team are focusing much of their energy on preparing SCA. But all things going well, the KPSP patch will not be very far behind. 23 hours ago, B77X said: Can you add photo ocean textures for the reefs off the coast of AUS especially in the YBCS package? G'day B77X, I'm not sure if you're aware already, but YBCS already includes a large section of lower-resolution photoreal for the Great Barrier Reef. This encompasses a stretch of the reef approx 250km in length, from Palm Island through to Port Douglas - I've attached a shot from Green Island looking north. On 14/12/2015 at 1:25 AM, andy1252 said: I also have a question. I am primarily using P3D 2.5 and wherever I find an add-on (aircraft or scenery) that apparently won't install to it I have been getting round that either by manually copy files/directories etc across from my FSX/SE installation or using something called the "FSX to P3D Migration Tool" which spoofs the installer to think it's installing to FSX. I see you talk about updates to various ORBX airports I have installed, but does that mean updates to the actual sceneries or just the installers? Presumably my FTX Central would automatically update anything that needed it? G'day Andy, For the airports you already own and use in P3Dv2, some of these new installers will include updated content for FSX & P3Dv2, whilst others will only update the product to install and work correctly in V3 - my product rundown in the opening post will give you a good idea of what to expect. Otherwise, it's worth keeping an eye on our release announcements forum - each new announcement topic will give you the information on updates (if any) to FSX/V2 installers. Cheers, Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B77X Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I must be flying in the wrong location, I will look again, did not realise there were photoreal textures for some of the reefs. Thanks Jarrad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psykie Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Hey Jarrad Will you be placing the Atlantic Aviation Building (FBO) at KPSP anytime soon? There is still no FBO building there where it should be. Thanks. Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac_Maddog88 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Jarrad, thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilstorm Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 KEGE KJAC KSEZ ..and then there were nine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1252 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 On 19/12/2015 at 8:49 AM, Jarrad Marshall said: G'day Andy, For the airports you already own and use in P3Dv2, some of these new installers will include updated content for FSX & P3Dv2, whilst others will only update the product to install and work correctly in V3 - my product rundown in the opening post will give you a good idea of what to expect. Otherwise, it's worth keeping an eye on our release announcements forum - each new announcement topic will give you the information on updates (if any) to FSX/V2 installers. Cheers, Jarrad Hi Jarrad, sorry about the delay in acknowledging your reply - I'm new to this forum lark generally and haven't got used to the whole notifications and replies bit yet. But thank you for your reply and I'll go back now and read through your initial post more carefully. cheers, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfriz Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Hi Jarrad, Thanks for the good work. I am waiting for Palm Springs, and Ketchikan, Alaska, for v3.. Regards, Jerry Friz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradley27 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I thought Cairns was 1.25? I downloaded and installed the v3 version last night and its v1.20? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertPilot Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Looks like "1.25" for Cairns was another "typo" in the Cairns preview screenshots, the correct version number is apparently 1.20. The same confusion also occurred with KJAC as reported here--the KJAC preview screenshots said 1.15, but the actual number is 1.10. Apparently, there were no functional enhancements/updates made to the Cairns and Jackson Hole airports, and Orbx now avoids updating version numbers if the only update is P3Dv3 installer support (to help prevent unnecessary downloads by users who don't run P3Dv3). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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