chifan90 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Good morning, can you share is the Mac release is still on target for by Saturday/ 1 week? If so, is there a manual we can download to look at or any instructions we need to do ? * side note , can you guys add a filter on your website to filter by sim platform vs just scrolling thru all the products info chart ? ie filter by x-plane thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsm (Frank) Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, chifan90 said: Good morning, can you share is the Mac release is still on target for by Saturday/ 1 week? If so, is there a manual we can download to look at or any instructions we need to do ? * side note , can you guys add a filter on your website to filter by sim platform vs just scrolling thru all the products info chart ? ie filter by x-plane thanks I second this. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott/Forbesie2k Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I third it. I searched the site for products by using ctrl + F + "X-Plane 11". Filter's would definitely be nice to have. I've pre-purchased a license on the back of advice from Nick, and I'm eagerly waiting for the Mac version too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifan90 Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 Any update here or on Facebook for Mac users please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifan90 Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 ? no comments for days on any forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 It was stated that it would be released in a week. No further comment seems necessary until the week is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainius Psitulskis Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 24 minutes ago, Nick Cooper said: It was stated that it would be released in a week. No further comment seems necessary until the week is up. It is up now Nick. There is a link in the account page which leads to 404 page (Page not found). What is your reason now not to provide customer support? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 I would think that the link is there in readiness for the files to be uploaded to the server. I do not understand your comment about customer support. An undertaking was made to make the Mac version available by the end of the week. The week has not ended and it looks as if the files will be available soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainius Psitulskis Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 34 minutes ago, Nick Cooper said: I would think that the link is there in readiness for the files to be uploaded to the server. I do not understand your comment about customer support. An undertaking was made to make the Mac version available by the end of the week. The week has not ended and it looks as if the files will be available soon. "The cross-platform release for macOS and Linux will be available within one week." It is Sunday now in York and in Australia. That is more than a week. What we want is a REPLY. Your response indicates that you can't be bothered or don't care. After all the time checking account page, we have figured out ourselves that the download appearance is imminent. Not a great first impression of Orbx customer service, I 'm afraid. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsm (Frank) Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 24 minutes ago, Dainius Psitulskis said: "The cross-platform release for macOS and Linux will be available within one week." It is Sunday now in York and in Australia. That is more than a week. What we want is a REPLY. Your response indicates that you can't be bothered or don't care. After all the time checking account page, we have figured out ourselves that the download appearance is imminent. Not a great first impression of Orbx customer service, I 'm afraid. Dan Dan, I am in the same position as you, but I do not see the need to get personal with Nick or anyone else. There have been other posts indicating that Ben will be doing it and that he was in an aeroplane from the UK to Australia. Maybe he has taken a bit of leave after getting back home! So they take a bit longer than a week, so what, it’s only a bit of simulation scenery. I would rather they use their resources to do the job and do it well than try to predict exactly when it will be ready. Anyway, let’s hope you and I both love it as much as we want it! Cheers mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Hello Dan, based on the undertaking given, I expect them to available soon. This is why I posted a reply that stated that. I understand your frustration but your reply is not warranted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainius Psitulskis Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Any further discussion will lead to nowhere. Good day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 The file is now at Orbx Direct ready to download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifan90 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Awesome Thanks Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8mac Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 44 minutes ago, Nick Cooper said: The file is now at Orbx Direct ready to download. Ready for the Mac you mean? That's great! EDIT: bought it and downloading as we speak :-) What kind of file can I expect? Something to copy to the Custom Scenery directory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainius Psitulskis Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 43 minutes ago, Nick Cooper said: The file is now at Orbx Direct ready to download. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Hello, yes, I believe that once unzipped it will be files and folders to copy and paste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifan90 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Got it. Thanks for the follow up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR9304 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Has anyone downloaded for Mac yet? ............ this is becoming a great week, first the TBM 900 now maybe this is ready! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West of 101 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 2 hours ago, PaulR9304 said: Has anyone downloaded for Mac yet? Just downloaded the files - 1.17 GB - but these don't look like Mac files at all. They're a huge collection of nested zip files with names like _chk1f25ece9-d4fc-41db-95df-d8cda2956abd. That does not seem like the right file structure at all. Nick, any help here? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifan90 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Ugggggg great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifan90 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, West of 101 said: Just downloaded the files - 1.17 GB - but these don't look like Mac files at all. They're a huge collection of nested zip files with names like _chk1f25ece9-d4fc-41db-95df-d8cda2956abd. That does not seem like the right file structure at all. Nick, any help here? Thanks. How is it only 1.17 Gb, the product page says it’s like 26GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West of 101 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Excellent question. Doesn't look like the right file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Hello, I have just started a download, this is what I am seeing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifan90 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Nick, If I am inferring, it’s what the files look like after download is complete. Can you keep your download going and confirm what it looks like for you when done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Certainly but it may be tomorrow, as it is 2300 here now. The description does seem to be of an FTX Central download rather than files for manual installation. I have asked in the meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifan90 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Sounds good thanks a lot Hope to get it resolved soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifan90 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 I’ll. Download mine tonight and comment back as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West of 101 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Just to be clear, the file I downloaded was the one that said CROSS-PLATFORM DOWNLOAD for Mac and Linux users. There's another download on the same page for MANUAL DOWNLOAD. I did not download that one. Meantime I'm trying the download again. I see now it's got the same name as the last download but it's 27.91 GB. Here's hoping.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifan90 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, West of 101 said: Just to be clear, the file I downloaded was the one that said CROSS-PLATFORM DOWNLOAD for Mac and Linux users. There's another download on the same page for MANUAL DOWNLOAD. I did not download that one. Meantime I'm trying the download again. I see now it's got the same name as the last download but it's 27.91 GB. Here's hoping.. Good luck man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West of 101 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Downloaded second time, and now I see that both downloads were 27.91 GB. Unfortunately, neither file can be opened. Instead of ending in .zip they end in .zip.download. Which means they didn't quite finish downloading even though the file transfer stopped. That was using Safari. I'm trying the download again, this time through Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifan90 Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 I just downloaded both the manual version and cross platform. Got 24GB each downloaded with 10 mins left and the servers timed out and start all over. Such a pain. But if the files are not correct anyway like Ben said then it wouldn’t have worked regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Hello, this is the link this is what downloaded and this is what is inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainius Psitulskis Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Important: When downloaded, read the Cross Platform installation readme. Scripts are located in the _Orthos folder by the way. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West of 101 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Third time was the charm for me - and downloading it on Firefox rather than Safari. I started unzipping the file and went out - just got back and everything's there. Hooray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR9304 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Hi everything there and downloaded, however when I start installation using Mac 1 conversion the terminal report starts but says CUDA disabled? Been running all night and still appears to be trying to open the same file but saying CUDA disabled. Any ideas anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifan90 Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Dainius Psitulskis said: Important: When downloaded, read the Cross Platform installation readme. Scripts are located in the _Orthos folder by the way. Dan What do you mean scripts? Is this simply not drag and drop into custom scenery? Also terminal and CUDA is confusing to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Hello, here is a post that might help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8mac Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I think the script is to convert all the orthophoto-textures from .jpg to .dds, which has to be done by the user. This is akin some of the downloadable US Orthophotos over at the .org. The _mac_1_conversion fires up the real command: nvcompress with some add-ons. Having Cuda (nVidia 3d grfx) helps speed up the process. Will work without nVidia cards, but a bit slower. (the conversion-proces can take up some hours) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcmarple Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Don’t worry about the CUDA message if, like me, you have an AMD card. It took my late 2014 Retina i7 iMac about 20 hours to run the conversion script. The second ‘cleanup’ script didn’t work for some reason but it’s a simple enough task to delete the jpg files manually. I have to say at this point the scenery is AMAZING and I can’t wait for the next releases . Huge thanks to “antwob” and all of the devs for both bringing this to XP and also overcoming the inevitable challenges to release for the Mac community. THANK YOU ALL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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