Beta Testing Team

[Milton Shupe]

Willy has agree to head up the beta testing efforts. :applause: This will involve a structured test format against all available technical data using a set of beta test templates just to help with procedure and act as a punch list. Not looking to make it too formal, just thorough. We want to keep it fun.

Testing will include all aspects of the project, not just the flight model. He may need one or two volunteers to help assemble the plan and template. But, everyone is welcome to assist once they are ready. Some of you may be more comfortable testing sections or some components. No problem, but the structure provides for meaningful feedback to the team.

A Pilot's Training Manual will be provided to all team and beta test team members. Checklists will be available for the casual testers.

The beta test team will consist of a manageable number of technically oriented participants and number around 4-6 is my guess. All others may assist and provide feedback in a casual way. We need you to fly in your typical way for exposure to your system and techniques. Yes, we are flexible too. :mixedsmi:

All responses will be sent to and managed by Willy who will forward change requests to the rest of the design team. Change requests will be evaluated and acted on or set aside at the team's discretion.

Remember, this is a simulation, not exact replica or official training sim. We will focus on having a good "likeness" in all aspects, not perfection.

Please support Willy and the team in this role.

[Willy]

First let me say that this is not my first Beta Test and I've beta tested a few dozen aircraft for FS & CFS as well as having been a beta tester for Interplay. And I used to do Quality Assurance Inspections on nuclear submarine repairs in real life. So, I've got a little experience with this kind of thing.

Right now we don't have anything to test, but I'd like to be ready when we do. With that in mind, I'd like to pass along my philosiphy on beta testing.

Our main job as Beta Testers is to provide feedback to the guys designing good substantive feedback to the design team. "Hey, it don't work" doesn't help much. Let us know what, how, when, etc. If you think you've found a problem, try to make it happen again and again. And still if it only happens the once, let us know in case it happens with someone else. We're the Virtual Test Pilots and it'll be up to us to find the bugs and report them.

We'll be looking at performance, appearance and anything else the designers request us to take a look at. And we'll need to know the A-26 Invader. I'm going to upload the Pilot's Training Manual in pdf format so that everyone can be getting familiar with the aircraft. Also, it probably wouldn't hurt to download the Old Gzr's A-26 to start the familiarization process. (until we get our "real birds")

As far as system requirements go, as long as you're running FS 2004 (GW3), FSX or even FS 2002 you should be good to go. We'll need people with high, medium and lower end systems and a variety of component combinations. So as long as you can run one of the above versions of FS, we'd like your feedback. For the folks with FS 2002, keep in mind that we are building for FS 2004 & FSX. So, while your reports will be much appreciated, we can't guarantee that we'll fix any FS8 issues.

Additionally we need real life pilots. Just keep in mind that is a sim for fun and in the end that's what it's all about.

So, if you're still interested, post here with your system specs. Please keep in mind that this isn't about who's got the fastest comp on the block :d . Accuracy is what counts.

Mine are:

Homebuilt in 2002 (for CFS 3)
FS 2004 with Golden Wings 3 installed & running very stable
Win XP Home SP1
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ running at 1.66ghz
512mg RAM
Asylum FX 5200 (128mg & 61.76 drivers)
40g HD with about 3g remaining space

Willy

[PRB]

I would love to help out. Here’s my specs:

CPU: Pentium D 930 3.0 GHz Dual Core 64 Bit
System RAM: 1 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS (256 MB RAM)
HD: 250 GB SATA
OS: Windows XP Pro (64 Bit) (SP 2.)
SIMS: FS9 / FSX

[PilatusTurbo]

I've also beta tested for several groups in the FS world, and would like to participate in any helpful way possible.

Specs are:

Pentium IV 2.8 Ghz
1.5 GB RAM
GeForce FX 7600
XP Home SP2
160 GB HD
FS9

I'll be patiently and quietly watching. As Milton mentioned, it will be a while before we see anything, and that's fine with me. :ernae:

EDIT: 'Bout to hit 5,000 Willy! :d :)

[sparks]

Willy,

If you could post a URL for the Old Gzr's A-26, I'd be happy to provide an initial flight model, test panel, and flight test gauges for it.

Jerry

Homebuilt ASUS A8V motherboard
Win XP Pro SP2
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ (2.2GHz)
2048MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT (AGP), 256.0 MB, 91.47 drivers
4 x 120GB 7200 RPM EIDE HD's
Samsung 915n 1280x1024 LCD display
FS9 w/Flight Environment & Ground Environment Pro

FS9 runs at 24 fps (locked) with all sliders maxed on this machine. (Ask me again why I don't have any use for FSX?)

[JakemasterD77]

Of course Id love to help!

I think my stats are in my sig, but anyways...

AMD Athlon 64 3200+
1024MB RAM
ATI Radeon X700Pro 256MB (PCI-e)
160GB 7200RPM (I think) Hard Drive
Sound Blaster Audigee SE
CH Yoke and Pedals
Logitech 2.1 speakers

I run FS9.1 with FE and GE installed, locked at 20FPS and mid to high settings.

[viking3]

Here are a couple of links for the aircraft from Simviation:

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/syb.cgi?section=vintage&file=GZR26C02.zip

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/syb.cgi?section=vintage&file=Inv_Upd.zip

Regards, Rob:ernae:

[fliger747]

Thanks for the links!

286 12 mhz with 128 K mem and 40 meg HD, real Soundblaster card!! (hey I paid a lot of bux for that one!!) Dos 6.0

AMD 64 bit 3000+, 2 gig Ram, NVIDIA card of some sorts with 128 meg Video Ram. Runs Both FSX and FS9 adequetly for my purposes. Win XP SP2

Laptop with 1.66GHZ Dual core Centrino, 1 gig RAM, NVIDIA Gforce 7600, 256 meg RAM. Win XP PRO SP2. Runs everything acceptably.

[pilottj]

I have just recently upgraded my machine so the testing should be good here too.


Here is my specs...
Abit KN8 Ultra Motherboard with AMD 4000 Athlon 64XP chip
2+gig PC2700 RAM-hopefully will upgrade this to 4 gig ultra ram soon
560GB HD space with 400GB SATA drive designated for FS
EVGA 7300 GT NVIDA 512MB PCI Express vid card with dual monitor setup
Windows 2000 Pro
Soundblaster Live
CH Yoke, Pedals

LOL Tom, if we were doing this A-26 for FS4, your 286 would be great :)

Cheers
TJ

Hey do any of you guys run FSINN or have tried it out? I was thinking it would be great to do some testing on multiplayer and have some guys flying chase. Gnoop's P-47M would be a great chase plane. FSHost is OK but I know it can lag a bit. MAC tested FSINN a while back and it was pretty damn smooth.

[Leafhopper]

I feel I am very qualified to beta test because if anything can go wrong it will go wrong for me. It is the supreme test! I volunteer - unless you are set on not finding any problems, then don't let me get near it!

[Epsillon]

I feel I am very qualified to beta test because if anything can go wrong it will go wrong for me. It is the supreme test! I volunteer - unless you are set on not finding any problems, then don't let me get near it!
:costumes: :costumes: :costumes:

[jetstreamsky]

I'd like to help out in this endeavour too, a great idea to spread the load and bring in the various skills that abound in the community here. :applause:

My system specs are:

Intel P4 (3.4GHz)
2048MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GTO (PCI-Express), 256.0 MB,
Triple 19" 1280x1024 LCD displays with Triplehead2Go
Creative 2 Audigy ZS
Logitech 4. speaker setup
CH Rudder Pedals
TrackIR
FS9 and FSX

Allan

[Milton Shupe]

Oh wow! Lots of volunteers to beta test! Cool, I appreciate that! And, ... just to keep you honest, we will hide a few errors in there to see if you are really paying attention and working the checklist. :costumes:

[MudMarine]

I would have vol'ed earlier but my stupid plug in error problem stopped me!!:banghead: Willy, you can count on me for anything that you need! Thanks, MudMarine

GOD I LOVE WORKING CHECKLISTS!!

Specs:

ABS Comp.

Asus SK8N Mom Board
AMD 64
1 Gig Ram
ATI Radeon 9800pro
19" LCD display
CH Products Flight Deck, Fighterstick, throttle, rudder pedals....
TrackIR

Yes she's old but still getting the job done, like 2 years is old : )

[flyboyhunt05]

I don't have specs at the moment, but i am running a mid-level PC, and i offer my services.

[viking3]

I think I'll throw my name in as a possible team member though this sounds just like work to me:d .
I'm an Avionics Maintenance Engineer with many years of modification and overhaul experience, am off work on disability right now so have plenty of free time, and have a fairly capable computer:

Asus A8N32 SLI-Deluxe
Athlon 64X2 3800+
2 GB. RAM
250 GB WD HD
150 GB Raptor HD
GeForce 7950GX2 1 GB.
ViewSonic 19" lcd
Creative Xi-Fi Music
Logitech Z5300 Spkrs
535 W. PS
MS FFB2 Stick
Win XP Pro SP2
FS9 all sliders maxed 30 fps locked

My only caveat is my health and rehab schedules but I don't think that will be an issue.
And so I hope I can be of some assistance on this marvelous project.

Regards, Rob:ernae:

[Milton Shupe]

Rob,

Welcome to the fray ... just like at work. :-)))

[Epsillon]

I think I'll throw my name in as a possible team member though this sounds just like work to me:d .
I'm an Avionics Maintenance Engineer with many years of modification and overhaul experience, am off work on disability right now so have plenty of free time, and have a fairly capable computer:

Asus A8N32 SLI-Deluxe
Athlon 64X2 3800+
2 GB. RAM
250 GB WD HD
150 GB Raptor HD
GeForce 7950GX2 1 GB.
ViewSonic 19" lcd
Creative Xi-Fi Music
Logitech Z5300 Spkrs
535 W. PS
MS FFB2 Stick
Win XP Pro SP2
FS9 all sliders maxed 30 fps locked

My only caveat is my health and rehab schedules but I don't think that will be an issue.
And so I hope I can be of some assistance on this marvelous project.

Regards, Rob:ernae:
Hi Rob,
We never have enough specialists. Welcome aboard ! :wavey:

Stephan

[Daveroo]

Hi all,
Im interested as well.

P4 2.40GHz
1.00 MB ram
128mb ram ati 9700 video card
creative audigy 5.1 surround sound
19' main monitor,17" secondary
oh..FS9
XP home SP2
CH products
yoke
rudder pedals
throttle
soon to come track ir
80mb main HD
250 mb HD for FS9
350 external HD

[Leafhopper]

My specs: (Mid range now-a-days)

ASUS A8N Deluxe SLI (1 Geforce 7600GT 256 Meg) card, AMD 64 4000+ cpu, 2 gig PC2100 ram, 78gig raptor SATA for sim. Creative Audigy card. 19" L90D LCD monitor. TIR3, CH Yoke and pedals and CH Throttle quadrant. Self built system.

[mississippi]

I'd like to help out and do some bate testing four you


FSX
Win XP Home SP2 :d .
AMD Athlon XP 2200+ running at 1.90ghz
256mg RAM
ATI Radeon 9550 pro
80mb HD

[nightshade]

count me in!

p4 3.06 ghz intel
1gb ram
400GB hard drive
ATI raedeon 9250 256 mb graphics
XP media edition, SP2

[AussieMan]

Would love to be part of the test team as well. My computer specs are printed below:

My System:

Pentium 4
3.06GHZ CPU
1GB ram
ASUS N6200 Video card 256MB RAM
DVD burner
2 IDE drives 30GB + 120GB
250GB SATA Drive
CH Yoke and Pedals
Track Ir 4
Microsoft FF joystick
Broadband Internet 512/128

You can PM me if I meet the required specs.

Pat :australia:

[Tienmac]

I would love to be part of the Beta Test Team. I have been flying flightsim since FS98 was released. I am a real life private pilot in Canada and Warbird enthusiast.


AMD 64 3.2 ghz
1 gig of ram
Windows XP
Geforce 5500 graphics card
80 gb harddrive
CH pedals and Pro Joystick
FS9, GW3, Active Camera

:wiggle: :jump: :ernae:

[Willy]

For those that need it, the Pilot's Training Manual has been uploaded and I'll post a link when it's ready to download.

[viking3]

Thanks Willy.
Regards, Rob:ernae:

[fliger747]

Anyone else out there in FSX??

[Daveroo]

FSX killed my machine,i had to take it out...shame....but oh well.
willy great,lookin forward to reading that.

[Bomber_12th]

I'll be testing it in both FS9 and FSX Fliger when it comes time to texture it.

[Ferry_vO]

Will be happy to test for you guys!

System specs: P4 2.6 Ghz, 1 Gb RAM, ATi X800 pro 2556 Mb vid card, Fs9.1.

I'm hoping to upgrade to something faster though in the next weeks.

[flyboyhunt05]

Updating my computer tommorow. I will have specs then!

[flyboyhunt05]

Here are my specs after the upgrade.
AMD Athlon XP 2100+1.76GHz, 512mb of ram, GeForce4 Ti 4200 256mb video card.

[Milton Shupe]

I had posted these over in the Design forum some time ago, and someone else posted a link to them, but I cannot find them now.

Anyhow, here is a link to two beta test templates we have used, refined, and could be used to help test this project. These need to be refined more and enhanced but I hope they will give you a good start on coming up with something more thorough.

The most recent one of the Howard 500 project was done in MS Word and the other for an Aero Commander project was done using Notepad/Wordpad.

http://www.flightsimonline.com/mas/betatesttemplates.zip

[P3_Super_Bee]

Would be interested if my system fits in somewhere...

P4 2.53Mhz
1.0 GB RAM
ATi Radeon 9550 256MB -Dual Monitor
-For the Dual monitor, my normal SOP is 2D panel with main panel on one monitor and various pop-up panels on the second.

Windows XP SP2

[dj51d]

Finally got my new system. Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 1GB RAM, GeForce 7300 256MB

[Cirrus N210MS]

i would love to help you on beta testing this nice looking plane !

[Mr.Mugel]

If you need another tester, I´d check her, I followed the process, it is very interesting, and this is real community work ! If you don´t want more testers I´d fully understand that.... (more is not allways better, could be quite hard to coordinate it all....)

Rig is AMD 3000+, FX6800XT, 1GB RAM, running FS9.1

I did some testing, before, too, and I like it, looking at the small things, that are easy to forget.....

[AussieMan]

Anyone else out there in FSX??

I now have FSX and would class my system at mid range.

Pat :australia:

[Man_Fs23]

Me too interessed join team for beta A26

My specs:

AMD Athlon Xp2200
1go of memory
GeForce FX5600XT 256mb
Windows XP Pro SP2
FlightSim 2004

[shackleton_boy]

am i to late? i am still recovering from xmas and new years :ernae:

P4 3.4ghz
1 gig ram
6200nvida screencard
winblows XP SP2
19" LCD

[Rick_Piper]

Hi Milton

Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2.4 ghz (running at 3.62 ghz)fast as :censored: :costumes:
ASUS P5B Deluxe Motherboard.
2 GB Kingston Hyper X DDR2 memory.
ATI X1950 XTX 512
Creative Labs X-Fi Extream soundcard(onboard was poop)
Samsung 20" Widescreen TFT
Eizo 19" TFT

FS8
FS9
FSX
CFS2
CFS3
IL2
etc etc:banghead:

Regards
Rick

[Milton Shupe]

Hi Rick :)

Thanks for jumping in. :wavey: Don't know but Willy may still be recovering from some wild New Year's party. Ain't seen hide nor hair of him since.

[Willy]

Don't know but Willy may still be recovering from some wild New Year's party. Ain't seen hide nor hair of him since.

I'm still around... had a round of self-inflicted FS problems that I've since taken care of and installed a new 250g HD to go with the old full 40g one. Plus rebuilding my old comp for my daughter (again) and other r/l stuff that has been eating up at my time. Heck, I let 3 days go by before installing that new Stratoliner of Jens!!! (not to mention the mass amounts of mesh that I'm d/ling and installing. I intend to mesh the FS world!)

That and I figured that it'd be a few weeks before we were ready to start testing ;)

I might be down for a day or so during the next week. I connect to the net via a homeLAN and internet connection sharing thru a router hub. Mrs Willy's comp is the one with the internet connection and she has a new comp on order. I'll have to get it all set up to the LAN so I might be down for a bit while fighting it and that DSL modem. :isadizzy:

[azflyboy]

If there's still any need for beta testers, I'd be happy to help!
I have been a private pilot for about three years (I got my instrument rating about a month ago) and am currently working on my commercial license.
I've tested the Aerosoft Beaver, Lago F-16, Aerosoft Seahawk, and Aerosoft Super Cub, and I also tested a few (sadly unreleased) aircraft from the late Rey Lopez.

Specs:
AMD Athlon 64X2
Nvidia 7900GT
2GB Ram
Princeton 19" LCD moniter
Asus M2N SLI motherboard
Sidewinder 2 (not FF) & CH ProPedals
FS9 (at about 50-60FPS) and FSX (at about 25PFS)

[EMatheson]

My current system:
533 MHz Intel CPU
126 Mbs RAM
48x CD-R Drive
HD speed unknown
27 Gbs HD space total
Graphics card: Intel Chipset 810 (2 Mb Graphic Memory)
Sound card: Intel Chipset 810
FS2002 (Professional) (11-25 FPS)
CFS1 (100+ FPS)

Already done a breif final check on one of Miltons projects for him, but that was an experiance both of us would rather forget...

[invader26]

AMD Athlon XP 3000+
2,17 GHz
1 Gb Ram
Nvidia GeForce 6600GT

FS9
Win XP Pro SP2


I have been flightsimming since FS95 and have real-life flying experience as well. Invaders are my #1 favourite!

[Milton Shupe]

I am certainly hoping that by late March, you guys are going to be very busy with the beta testing. ;)

[GT182]

If you need another to test, I'll volunteer Milton. If you have all you need, no problem.

Specs:
XP Home SP2
P4 3.2E
2gigs PC3200 DDR
XFX GF6800XTreme 256mb DDR3 256bit agp8x
FS9 only... no FSX
Cougar HOTAS and Elite rudder pedals
Tracker IR4

[Milton Shupe]

Thanks GT182 :jump:

The Beta Test Team is headed up by Willy and only he is tracking what the team currently looks like. This is his area to manage.

Personally, I hope we can include as many as are willing to put her through the proper test phases and document the findings. It's not just a free ride; there are procedures and checklists on this beta so I hope you have a sharp pencil. :)

[thunder100]

dear Milton

I would as well volounteer if there is still a space and Willy and you accept

This is my machine

Pentium 4 3.2Ghz CPU
1 GB RAM
48x CD-R/DVD Drive
80 Gbs HD space total
Graphics card: Nvidia 6800(a real bottleneck)
Sound card: Realtek AC97
FS2004(6-25 FPS)

What qualifys me?

I own the MAAM B-26 and can compare,and I was among others beta-tester for the FZDigns Connie of the late John H White.
As I like planes I have 2,0 GB just aircraft in my FS9.

So if you accept my application drop me a note

Godspeed

thunder100

[middle]

I'd like to partcapet in testing if yA NEED ANOTHER. i HAVE A hp 3GHz dual core P4, 256meg vid card(intel) 1gig '0' RAM and plenty of HD space. is this for fsx? if so I don't have it yet but fs9, i do have. Soon I will be upgrading the RAM to 4gigs which is the max this machine will take...let me know, mid

[Man_Fs23]

Hey milton, me is beta tester???.

[Milton Shupe]

Thanks to all of you who have shown interest in beta testing. As I said early on, I will leave the test team selection and criteria to Willy.

In my years of projects, we experience testers with many different perspectives, focus, equipment, and procedures for using the flight sim from startup to shut down.

It is this variety that helps us understand what a simulation may have overlooked as we developers have the same kinds of differences.

As many aspects of individual parts and models have been tested for accuracy, likeness, closeness, nearness, and ball park, some things have to be "cemented" in order to move forward. As such, some things you may discover may not be practical at this time to change, so we accept that.

Other things just break. Those we need to identify and fix. Some things work for us in development, but may not work well in your configuration or in legitimate processes. Those we will look at seriously.

The idea is for everyone to provide feedback in a structured way so that it can be evaluated, hopefully duplicated, and acted upon. Acted upon may mean recognizing the issue and correcting it, or accepting the issue as a nuance and not practical at this time to fix, or we'll leave it this way on the B model but look at a fix on the C model, if that comes about.

So, many actions will be based on the importance to the community and prevalence of the issue, or how far can we stray from realism and be satisfied with the model. There are times when we want to change something but simply cannot for whatever reason. That in no way demeans your effort to find the issue and is not a reflection on the value we place in you, the beta testers.

In advance, I thank all of you for the support and interest in this project, and whether or not you are on the beta team, I hope we deliver a product that will serve you well through many hours of simming.

With that said, I now leave the real task to Willy to ready the team for its work, and pleasure. :wavey:

[MudMarine]

OH GOD!! Does that mean the A-26 is ready to test!! If so, what a great day it's going to be!! YAAA HOOOOO!!!:jump: :jump: :applause: :applause: S/F MudMarine

[Milton Shupe]

OH GOD!! Does that mean the A-26 is ready to test!! If so, what a great day it's going to be!! YAAA HOOOOO!!!:jump: :jump: :applause: :applause: S/F MudMarine

No, but soo.. well, likely 2-3 weeks out. :wiggle:

[MudMarine]

Rgr MS, LOL!! Please forgive my enthusiasm I can't help it!!:costumes: S/F MudMarine

[simkid22]

I'm new to beta testing...but here are my specs:

Intel P4 3.0Ghz
EVGA nForce 860i SLI 775 T1 Version
EVGA e-GeForce 7900GT KO 256Mb
2Mb DDR2 667Mhz RAM
FS9 ans FSX
Logitech Force 3D
CH Throttle Quadrant

[b24_witchcraft]

Milton I offer my services for beta testing.

My computer's specs
Dell Dimension 2400
512MB SDRAM
256MB ATI Radeon video / graphics card
200GB Hard drive
Logitech Attack 3

[Marlin]

Thanks to all of you who have shown interest in beta testing. As I said early on, I will leave the test team selection and criteria to Willy.

snip


With that said, I now leave the real task to Willy to ready the team for its work, and pleasure. :wavey:


All those people asking Milton to be on the beta testing team aren't scoring any brownie points if ya know what I mean.:icon_lol:

[Willy]

Just to let everyone know, I'm going through the volunteers to try and get a solid team with a good variety of equipment and experience.

[MudMarine]

Good news Willy!! That's really outstanding!! That means she's getting closer!! Oh Happy Days!!:d :applause: :applause: S/F MudMarine

[dadmod]

Greetings...
I'd be happy to contribute to the beta testing in whatever way would be helpful.

Dell XPS 400.820 (2.8GHZ) .DCT
256MB nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX
2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ
X-FI PCI sound card
Using FSX

Have ~2000 hrs of T-38 instructor pilot time BUT that was many moons ago. Have helped (albeit not a major player) with beta testing the FSX updates for the MAAM DC-3/C-47 and B-25 through the DC-3 Airways Virtual Airline. Began simming with FS2000 and really enjoy round engines. Looking forward to the A-26.

Roy Marsh

[simple1]

My specs:

EVGA 680i SLI socket 755 MB
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600@ 2.4
Geforce 8800 GTS 640 onboard
2 gigs of 800mhz ddr2 Corsair mem

[jdirckx1966]

Hello Willy,

If you still have need for someone with a decidedly low-end system, then I'm your man!!

My specs (if you can call 'em that)::redf:

Asrock MB K7upgrade600 with a Sempron 2400+ CPU
2x512 Mb DDR 333 Ram
HDD 80 Gb's
Nvidia FX-5200 VGA-card with 128 Mb's
and finally my biggest headache lately: integrated AC97 soundcard in the VIA chipset of the MB

If and when you give me the OK, I swear not to make jokes about the Navy, or West-Flanders.... :icon_lol:

[Milton Shupe]

LOL jdirck....

Your system is lots better than mine so you should have absolutely no problems. :)

On another note, I have asked Willy to keep the team small, focused, and let's do our work quickly so we can get through the beta and move toward general release.

I know that many of you do your own tweaking to satisfy your personal requirements, and we encourage that, so no need to try to satisfy everyone on this release. We want to give you a good base and something reliable and efficient. After that, you can take it your own way.

We are still probably a week or so away from having all the components in place to start beta. Willy will contact the selected team when appropriate and we'll be off to the races.

Bomber_12th will post when the paint kit is ready and I'll have a test model for repainters available.

Enjoy the March Madness and by the time we get to the final four, we should be in pretty good shape.

[Daveroo]

willy....i had requested to help at the begining....but im not a gtood person to do so ,so i withdraw my request,.....ill just wait until its reliesed and fly her

[MudMarine]

More good news MS!! S/F MudMarine

[Bomber_12th]

The Paintkit is done, files saved in .psd and .psp formats, and I just sent it off to Milton - so painters get ready! Just a few things left to be done with the VC textures. ;)

[jdirckx1966]

Mr. Shupe,

Are you serious? I allways thought that designers of quality addons like yourself needed super-rocket-science-hyper-fast machines with loads of RAM and graphical cards that are computers on their own! If only to be able to work your magic on the gems you guys produce!

Well, learned something today I guess!

Anyway, thanks for the nice remarks about my system. Coming from a designer as astute as yourself, that was a nice way to start the day!

May the force be with all of you!

Jan

[Tom Clayton]

I realize I may be a little late on this, but I'd also like to help. I could not begin to tell whether it "flies right," but I can test things like frame hits with 32-bit vs. DXT3, whether certain things work with the Ctrl+E auto start (the default King Air turns the generators off w/ that method!), and so on. I can also check for any other glitches with model construction, mapping, etc.

Of course, if you tell me to set a certain set of engine/prop parameters at an assigned altitude, I can do that and report back with performance #'s, but I suspect you already have a skilled few selected for that.

The specs that count:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ @ 2.21GHz
1 Gig RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT
Jetway 939GT4-SLI-G

FS9 and FSX installed and running, with FS9 rendering 70+ FPS with default or PMStone planes and Fair Weather loaded.

[Willy]

The test will be starting soon. ;)

We've pretty much got our team picked and would like to thank all the volunteers. Just because someone didn't make the first cut is nothing against anyone. We do have a list of backups in case some of our original choices can't participate.

Also, don't expect any beta screenshots from the test team. This is a project by simmers for simmers and we're concentrating on getting her right for release. So, we've asked the beta testers to do their job anonymously for now with no screen shots. Any of those will be coming from Milton and the main team.

[middle]

Willy...i got yer PM and that's an affirmative...mid

[Milton Shupe]

I just want to pop in here to say thanks to all the beta testers. The feedback, input and suggestions have been great! Lots of variety, lots of perspectives, and lots of fun.

Although we will not be able to do everything requested, we will fix the things we can and change the things we can.

I really appreciate the factual way the feedback was presented and the clarity with which you did that. I think we will be able to get through the changes this week and I hope we can expect release of the final version next weekend. All the team members have not weighed in yet so we shall see.

Thank you all for your efforts to make the A-26B a better product for SOH membership. And, thank you Willy for managing the process and coordinating all the responses. Great job everyone! :applause:

[MudMarine]

My/Our pleasure MS!! Everyone really has something to look forward to!! Just Outstanding work by everyone!! Thank You!! S/F MudMarine

[BananaBob]

Great news!! Must be a great Beta Team!! Thanks for the update Milton. :applause:

[middle]

Thanks for the opportunity to help out a little, Milton. It truly is a sweet machine. middle

[flyboyhunt05]

THanks Milton for letting me fly this thing, the pleasure is mine for beta testing. As Mud said, you all have something great to look forword to.

P.S.- Bob, are you going to do some props for her when she is out?

[Milton Shupe]

... {snipped}...

... and I hope we can expect release of the final version next weekend. All the team members have not weighed in yet so we shall see. ....



As usual, my optimism can sometimes get me carried away. Seems we will need a bit more time to complete all the changes and finalize all the components, all for the better of course. :wiggle:

So, not this weekend, but when we have her ready, you will be first to know. :mixedsmi:

[Henry]

ya know if ya on the beta list you are also on the hit list:costumes:
everything good comes to he who waits
and its worth waiting
H

[Spranget]

OOOOOOOHHHHHHHH goody, goody, goody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man I love you guys (tear)!!!!!!!!!:greenf: Hey Panther, You will be taking out whatever is at the end of the runway with this bad boy in no time at all!!!!!!!

[Marlin]

Hey Panther, You will be taking out whatever is at the end of the runway with this bad boy in no time at all!!!!!!!


:costumes: Ohhh noo:costumes:

Just as long as Panther shows us some screens of panthering the brand new A-26 it'll be all right:d

[flyboyhunt05]

ya know if ya on the beta list you are also on the hit list

Not agian!:banghead::d

[AussieMan]

Willy got your PM and replied in the positive ...... looking forward to it now.

Pat :australia: