Adrian Lehmann (FSS) Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM REAL ENVIRONMENT SIMULATIONS Real Environment Xtreme OverDrive Released! Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Real Environment Simulations is pleased to announce the release of REX OverDrive. REX OverDrive is a 9.9GB FREE High Definition texture upgrade for REX FSX and is available to all current REX/FSX customers. REX users will be able to expand their FSX experience with hundreds of free high definition textures for all areas REX has made improvements in, and will be user-scalable for the FPS conscious pilot. "Our team worked tirelessly for almost 6 months, with more than 1,100 man hours on this update and we're extremely confident users will enjoy the outcome" states Tim Fuchs. All REX customers who wish to update to OverDrive will need to make sure they have REX Service Pack 3 installed prior to the OverDrive install process. Visit the link below for more info: http://realenvironmentxtreme.com/forum/index.php?topic=10463.0 Developer Reed Stough also adds, "We've also been working tirelessly on multiple projects, including the next stage of service packs for REX/FS2004 and REXPlane for X-Plane. The updates will also include weather-related and under the hood enhancements. For more information, please visit: http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/overdrive.html For discussions, please visit: http://realenvironmentxtreme.com/forum/index.php Available on DVD here: http://www.flightsimstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=1397 Safe Skies! The FlightSim Store Crew http://www.flightsimstore.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky76 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Thanks for the heads up! I may let the dust settle before downloading this behemoth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoor Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Can't wait to see Emsie attack this with the v key! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Flyer_old Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 This is great, but where do we download it from? The links do not seem to take us to a download page, or am I blind? Kind regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gheeD Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I didn't see the link on the post earlier, but now they seem to be there. http://realenvironmentxtreme.com/forum/index.php?topic=10463.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Aye Emmsies downloading now will install after work later today. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolter van der Spoel Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 sumtin is fishy I get a 0kb file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-WCE Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I cant even download it haha. Keeps saying the sever is busy and can't connect... Ive been trying in GetRight for the past 20minutes or so.... Guess ill just have to wait for it to all settle down and i might be lucky enough to get a connection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6297j Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Keep trying. I got a slot eventually and am on 40% with just over an hour to go. Good job I have the flu today so am stuck at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-WCE Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Yeah it just got a connection on 2% now.. only 5&1/2hours to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6297j Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 47% and still over an hour. I keep asking myself if I really need another 10GB of textures but there we go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-WCE Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I had this debate with myself too The YES I DO! won the argument haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gheeD Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I had 2 hours of school, and now i am back at 11 AM and the download finished while i was school. Gotta install it now! edit: Oh noes, seems that C: drive ran out of space, so download didn't correctly finish. Oh noes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6297j Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I had this debate with myself too The YES I DO! won the argument haha Same here. I think the fact that it's FREE had a lot to do with it! And you do get 256 cirrus and 192 3D cumulus and stratus cloud formations, 2 sets of asphalt runways, 1 set concrete runways, 9 sets asphalt taxiways, 9 sets of concrete taxiways, 1 set of a snowy runway, 6 sets of dawn sky colors, 19 sets of day sky colors, 8 sets of dusk sky colors, 2 sets of tropical water and reef textures, and 11 sets of wave animations. ALL in HD quality! So, I'll take it, thank you even though I settled on my preferred sky, clouds, runway sets a long time ago and haven't changed them since so I already have an awful lot of textures I've never tried, I'll have these new ones too Bugger, my download finished at 67% and was corrupted. I'll have to start again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-WCE Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Woah i didnt realise there was that much included in overdrive!! Im in for a treat me thinks Mines stopped a few times losing connection so only up to 18% which is a pain! haha i wanna fly it already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Lampard Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Neither did I, will have to plan a time to download it. I'm surprised they haven't done a night texture for the sky, it would be cool to get a HQ sky set for night time itself? Cheers, Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 There is another download link up there now as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennyson Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 What better way to create some screenies of my new Jetstar paint for the new Airbus, than some high res textures from the experts! Woohoo! Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gheeD Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Gah, 2 times i have downloaded the pack and both times finished at 2.9GB size. Edit: I wonder why there can't be torrent files, those getright and other download managers cost to use, and torrent downloaders are free. And if you say something related to piracy, please don't. Torrents are used for other things than piracy too, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6297j Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Gah, 2 times i have downloaded the pack and both times finished at 2.9GB size. Edit: I wonder why there can't be torrent files, those getright and other download managers cost to use, and torrent downloaders are free. And if you say something related to piracy, please don't. Torrents are used for other things than piracy too, you know. I agree - this is what file sharing was invented for. I used a download manager and even then it took several attempts and pretty much the whole morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 No torrents, period, getright.com and flashget.com are free as well so there is no difference ... if you want a support disaster one should use torrents.. and I think we can all think of the company that had just those support issues when they released their stuff using torrents. Also with a these downloads I get complaints it takes more than like an hour, with a torrent it will take like 2 days or more so I just shiver at the idea of torrents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gheeD Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I haven't heard of any disasters with software makers using torrents, so i didn't know that. Torrents rely on Peer 2 Peer sharing, so if you have powerful enough upload speed, you can seed the first people with good speed, but as the first one's finish, they should seed, atleast untill they have seeded what they have downloaded. As the µTorrent beginners guide says, you should seed until the ratio reaches 1.000. Before posting the last comment, i had looked at getright.com , and read that there is a trial version, which i assumed to be "1 download and then pay", but if that is not the case, i will have to take a look at it and download it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6297j Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I haven't heard of any disasters with software makers using torrents, so i didn't know that. Torrents rely on Peer 2 Peer sharing, so if you have powerful enough upload speed, you can seed the first people with good speed, but as the first one's finish, they should seed, atleast untill they have seeded what they have downloaded. As the µTorrent beginners guide says, you should seed until the ratio reaches 1.000. Before posting the last comment, i had looked at getright.com , and read that there is a trial version, which i assumed to be "1 download and then pay", but if that is not the case, i will have to take a look at it and download it. I used the Beta version 6.02 of Internet Download Manager here - http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/ and uninstalled it as soon as the download finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amentiba Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Gah, 2 times i have downloaded the pack and both times finished at 2.9GB size. Edit: I wonder why there can't be torrent files, those getright and other download managers cost to use, and torrent downloaders are free. And if you say something related to piracy, please don't. Torrents are used for other things than piracy too, you know. I agree - this is what file sharing was invented for. I used a download manager and even then it took several attempts and pretty much the whole morning. Agree with this way when it's free and not piracy- remember NL2000 V4 By NL2000 team ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Flyer_old Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I am locked out anyway since I cannot log into the Rex website. I forgot the password and no longer use my old email address and have had no response regarding a new (second) registeration attempt. So, no joy here at all. I am sure that it will work out eventually when Tim has more time to reregister me. I would hate to have to wait until a DVD arrives from Australia. Kind regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timest Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Stephen, email me at t_fuchs [AT] realenvironmentxtreme.com and I will see what I can do for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolter van der Spoel Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Downloaded succesfully without d/l manager Install went smooth as a ........................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeBird Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Downloaded it and installed it with no problem, Went on my first flight with the new HD textures and was blown away Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Yeah, no major issues... first download failed quickly, but after new mirrors had been added I managed to get the package in an hour and a half, which was OK considering the size and demand... and lets not forget this is FREE, so we should not expect quite the same delivery we would get through FSS. Thank you Tim... this is above and beyond Downloaded it and installed it with no problem, Went on my first flight with the new HD textures and was blown away Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Downloaded this morning and just got home from work to unzip it and install. Msg says its an invalid format or corrupted file. I'll try again until it works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Flyer_old Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Stephen, email me at t_fuchs [AT] realenvironmentxtreme.com and I will see what I can do for you. Thank you Tim. All is well thanks to you, and Peter in Belgium. Excellent work! Kind regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Downloaded (without the dld manager). I installed (twice) and at the very end (green bar is almost touching 100%), it says that one component failed to install and and no go. I'll try a third time before I attempt to download again (took almost 6 hours!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Alex are you sure you are pointing to your REX directory ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krono Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Hi I must say that you have got to be impressed with the server. I am downloading now and at 827KB/s, its only going to take just over an hour. Great work REX and Jay Kae Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Thank you Krono, you are the first who has said that of 'normal' customers, delivering 30Tb in just under 24 hours is no small feat so thank you for the recognition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky76 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I started my download right at announcment, was getting 1.1 mb/sec then as everyone else started, got down to 634 kb/sec. Worked great for me!! Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 2nd DL got it all with no problems. Installed without a hitch and set up the VFR theme. Very, very nice work! Thanks to REX! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dags60 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 No problems here as well worked a treat, thanks again to all involved, our hobby just gets better and better thanks to the folks here at ORBS and at REX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehowell57 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Downloaded yesterday evening at about 400 kb/s. Direct D/L , no Getright etc. Took about 2 hours. No probs. All that time and effort and then you give it away for FREE ! Many thanks REX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plexi1 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 downloaded with 1.8 MB/s (from Germany ) on the third try, this is definitely an improvement, thanks JayKae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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