Aussieflyer38 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 To use REX Essential PLUS with OverDrive within Prepar3D, users will be required to pay a one-time licensing fee. Purchasing this special license is only available within the REX application. To use FlightAware data within REX Essential PLUS with OverDrive, users will be required to purchase a monthly subscription. Purchasing this subscription is only available within the REX application. I'm considering buying REX Essentials Plus w/overdrive DVD, but am curious as to what the licence fee is about for P3D. As I'm new at this and haven't encountered this before, could someone please enlighten me. How much is the licence fee and how long is it for, also if I purchase REX 4 - texture Direct HD does that also involve another licence fee. Don't quite understand why there is a licence fee for P3D and not FSX. As I'm relatively close to changing to P3D, it would be helpful to know how this works. Thanks. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Just get REX4, its all you need, no extra 'fees', and its built for FSX/P3DV1.4/P3DV2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Take it you're still an FSX'r. Just installed Rex4 and for the first time can assemble a complete (10/10ths-8/8ths) overcast. I'm a DX10'r and P3D is still way down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_66 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 REX+ OD the fee for P3D v2 was about 5$ and last forever. Spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windquest Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 REX4 for the Textures and something else for the weather engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdelphinus Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 I much preferred the cloud textures in rex 3, but the very fast installing of textures in v4 is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyxx Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 REX4 + ASN and FSWC = Job Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocko Flocko Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 I use a combination of both, Rex3 and Rex4 for FSX DX10. I was going to "upgrade" my Rex3 EOD but I'm uncertain whether it has been updated to work with P3D 2.2 or not (there's absolutely no mention of it on the main product page or inside the application). There's a much greater sky variation in Rex3, something I would love to use in P3D 2.2 I use ASN for my weahter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownCityMisfit Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 REX4 + ASN is the best answer in my opinion. I don't have P3D yet, but when I do, the FIRST thing I will do is pay whatever needs to be paid to have this combination, as I do in FSX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Okay guys I have REX 4 Texture Direct HD. I'm used to chucking a disk into the CD/DVD player and after it's done its thing, get on with whatever I bought it for. I have downloaded REX and installed it, well I think so. I am confused with the other files and what to do with them. I have "folders" - Images, Log, Sounds, Textures, Windvanes. And I have "text docs" Rextexture.mdf, Rextexture_log.ldf, Rextexture direct.exe.config, and lastly Rextexture direst.xmlserializers.dll I have no idea what these are for or if I'm supposed to do something with them. I have REX on my "C" drive as instructed, and therefore assume that the developers have somehow linked it to FSX for it to work in the FSX sim. I am not doing something, (maybe anything) right, as when I fly, it doesn't look any different to what I had before. So gentlemen please assist this doddering old fool out and tell me what to do. Thanks Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermank Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 there is a free weather program here http://www.fsrealwx.net/ I have set up my clouds, etc with REX, but use this weather engine rather than REX. I think it has a smaller computer footprint. You can set it for either NOAA or VATSIM WX sourcing. Sherm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca22au Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 LIke Shermank I use another weather engine, in my case Active Sky Next. But I use Rex Textures, and they are huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 Thanks shemank and macca but that info is of no use to me. I need to know what to do about the files I listed. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Hey Don, theres an entire support forum dedicated to REX and how to use it located here http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/forums/ REX also has an extensive user manual which also covers everything you need to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 Thanks Tim, read the user manual, it didn't help, watched a video by Jay (REX) and mentions things that don't appear in my REX file. I have a post on the REX forum, hope that helps. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 No worries Don, they have good support there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_66 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Okay guys I have REX 4 Texture Direct HD. I'm used to chucking a disk into the CD/DVD player and after it's done its thing, get on with whatever I bought it for. I have downloaded REX and installed it, well I think so. I am confused with the other files and what to do with them. I have "folders" - Images, Log, Sounds, Textures, Windvanes. And I have "text docs" Rextexture.mdf, Rextexture_log.ldf, Rextexture direct.exe.config, and lastly Rextexture direst.xmlserializers.dll I have no idea what these are for or if I'm supposed to do something with them. I have REX on my "C" drive as instructed, and therefore assume that the developers have somehow linked it to FSX for it to work in the FSX sim. I am not doing something, (maybe anything) right, as when I fly, it doesn't look any different to what I had before. So gentlemen please assist this doddering old fool out and tell me what to do. Thanks Don Assuming that you ran the installation and being able to start REX4 you should tell REX4 in the settings the path to your FS but there are more settings to do or at least to check. Don't forget to trigger the REX4 backup. After this you can create your own texture theme or use one of the public available themes. Install this into your FS and end REX4. You need to run it only again if you want to change the theme or parts of a theme. From now on your FS has REX4 textures. Maybe this helps Spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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