Posts by pmb

Quote from Zed

We all have our favorite features we're wanting, but VR hands was pretty low on my own list. For me the highest priority is multiplayer. If that was there, I can forget AI or ATC or weather. Back to P3D and DCS for me.

I understand there are users who really enjoy the hand feature, and I am glad for them. The forthcoming Flyinside simulator with a target on VR will sport it, too.

However, given the potential of AeroflysFS, it would be a pity if IPACS neglected support for widespread conventional flight hardware loosing quite a number of potential or actual users that way.

Kind regards, Michael

Glad to be not alone.

Quote from Jetjockey10

It seems that a short-term contract with the knowledgeable person could solve the missing links problem in short order.

Mind boggling. 🤔

This was my highest hope for some time indeed. However, development of SPAD.neXt enabling support for FSX, P3D, XP, and FSW stopped a year ago because of health issues of the developer. It's still working and supported, but no new features since that time.

Given that - indeed unfortunate - situation IPACS will have to look into alternatives. There certainly are some, and I collected a few ones coming to my mind some time ago

https://www.aerofly.com/community/foru…aitek#post51993

but there are certainly more.

Kind regards, Michael

VR-controller support certainly is a big step forward for AeroflyFS, and I am honestly glad for all of those benefiting from it. Unfortunately, I am not among them. After investing a few grands into a Saitek/Logitech-based hardware panel over the years

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I would like to benefit from it. I can do so in FSX, Prepar3d, X-Plane, and even FSW. Not in AeroflyFS.

I fully understood hardware support took time to develop as long as AeroflyFS2 was on Early Access. However, Early Access is over now, and Saitek hardware is not some obscure gadgets but among the most-used hardware in the flightsim world. Despite asking this before, I never got a satisfactory answer from the developers. I even had contact with Logitech on this matter to only learn they are not developing any AeroflyFS2 drivers from their their side right now.

I really would like to know if IPACS is working on full support for all of the Saitek/Logitech Flight product line including all Panels and notably the Flight Instrument Panels (FIPs) in the foreseeable future. I certainly don't ask for a date, but something like "We are going to consider support for all hardware one day" wouldn't serve me as well. For me this may turn out to be the critical point between staying or jumping off the AeroflyFS2 plane.

Kind regards, Michael

Quote from uli057

thats right what Michael write.

Sorry...i cant my work downloadable for all.

All user must make his own Scenery with her own work....

i am disappointed.....

Indeed, in my mind this is a dead end having dozens of users doing the same number-crunching over and over only for themselves. Instead, I would suggest turning to Open Data resources where the results can be redistributed. A possible start might be Openstreetmap again

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Esri

This is clearly lower resolution than Virtual Earth & Co. but still much better than the default "scenery" of Germany. Combined with Cultivation results might be not too bad.

Unfortunably, I am not in a position to judge if and how these data can be used or converted for usage with Geoconvert.

Kind regards, Michael

Quote from uli057

Michael...what you mean with "I am afraid you can't redistribute it, can you?"

when i ready with Germany i bring this as free at Server for all....

If you take the orthoimages from Virtual Earth via FSET, Virtual Earth does not allow redistribution of the images or derived work. That's at least what I understand. I will gladly be proven wrong.

There may be lower-resolution sources (satellite images) available allowing free usage, but I don't know if Geoconvert can handle them, and if so, how to do it. If someone can do it, it would be great to have higher resolution base scenery available for Germany than what we have by default.

Kind regards, Michael

Quote from uli057

Hi,

i work at completed Germany tiles...

this goes toward "Bodensee" and a little bit in "Alp Regions".

I had Lowi, and i look what says the boundaries to Lowi.

That would be more than welcome. Unfortunately, I am afraid you can't redistribute it, can you?

Kind regards, Michael

ORBX CEO John Venema seems to be quite excited about AeroflyFS and specifically the new hands feature

http://orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/15…lus-rift-touch/

That's a magnificant support IPACS can be proud of.

Kind regards, Michael

Quote from Jetjockey10

Michael,

Do you have the Offshore Platforms and Drilling Rig site showing up in your AFS2 Helgoland scenery? I only have the two islands and the mainland airport - no offshore windmills and platforms.

Regards,

Ray

Here's the answer to your question, scroll down

http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/top…helgoland-afs2/

Kind regards, Michael

ORBX used landclass exclusively so far (except in the vicinity of some of their airports). They are going to release a first photo region soon as a test, i.e. the Netherlands. However they will not redo the UK in photo-style anytime soon, as far as I recall a statement by them.

You may also keep in mind there was an ambitious project by Earthsimulations to do the whole UK in - extremely high-resolution - photo plus autogen plus objects. Screenshots and first published areas in Scotland looked excellent beyond imagination. Despite they cancelled the project soon because of the disproportion between buyers and the price of imagery. This was for FSX/P3D, you can imagine the proportion for AFS2.

There has been a dated, considerably lower resolution FSX photo scenery available from another maker (PlayHorizon/Generation, I think), which I don't own though.

Kind regards, Michael

No. My Steam account is on K: but Helgoland went to the root drive despite.

Kind regards, Michael

Quote from Oldar

I guess I am in the minority, but I love this first offering from Aerosoft.

I love it, too. And, yes, I'll make a larger region on the mainland using GeoConvert.

Kind regards, Michael

I have my self-made scenery (Geoconvert...) on drive H:. I learned this can be achieved via an entry

<[string8][extra_user_folder][h:\ipacs]>

in main.mcf which lives in

C:\Users\[my profile\Documents\Aerofly FS 2

Wouldn't it be possible to use this same scheme for shifting Helgoland (and other commercial sceneries) to, say, H:?

Best regards, Michael

I installed into the root drive (without an option). However, I told Aerosoft on their forum that I am not too happy with this. They will release a new installer for issues like Raspou's anyway soon. Maybe they understand not anyone wants to fill his root drive with flightsim sceneries and give an option. Maybe.

Kind regards, Michael

Strange. I just installed it and the airports show up on the map. It's installed under C: and I don't think you can change this, which I don't like that much, but installation as such works for me.

I have the Steam version as well.

Kind regards, Michael

http://www.aerosoft.com/en/flight-simu…/2343/helgoland

Contains EDXB Büsum for flights to/from the mainland. Just downloading, will try it tonight.

Kind regards, Michael

You can download the high resolution SW texture pack from Aerosoft:

http://aerofly.aerosoft.com/?lang=en

(scroll down)

Kind regards, Michael

Quote from drhotwing1

We have some big updates coming soon so please be patient.

"Some Big ... soon" - sounds great.

Kind regards, Michael

Yep, really nice and shows what can be already done.

Kind regards, Michael

Wow - that's impressive, albeit labor-intense. Thanks for sharing.

X-Plane's Ortho4XP has a nice config file setting where you can define an alternative ZL for usage around airports where you need higher accuracy. This certainly dosn't allow your fine-grained approach but does the job it does automatically. It would be great if Geoconvert could get such feature at a point, too. This obviously does require Geoconvert to know where airports are situated. I believe Ortho4XP takes these data from OSM (but not sure about that).

Kind regards, Michael

John Venema stated not long ago that their primary platform will remain FSX/Prepar3d for quite some time. I read this to mean all new titles will be released for it first and ported to AFS2 and XP later, if at all.

Kind regards, Michael