REX Essential PLUS and Overdrive released

[bushpilot]

Just a heads up for REX users, PLUS upgrade and Overdrive texture package released: http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/forums/index.php?/forum/22-fsx-p3d/

[IanHenry]

The new "plus" version of REX Essential has been released, although whenever I've tried to download, it seems as though the servers are down, I'll keep trying thought!

http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/forums/index.php?/forum/22-fsx-p3d/

Regards,
Ian.

[IanHenry]

Crossed post with Bushpilot.


Ian.

[IanHenry]

Bushpilot, have you managed to download it yet?

Ian.

[bushpilot]

Haven't tried yet. From previous REX upgrades, I've learned to wait till the dust settles. Much less frustrating. :jump:

[roger-wilco-66]

Good news, I dearly hope that they eradicated some bugs in the update that bothered me in the previous version...

Cheers,
Mark

[Montie]

I am downloading now, only the German link works for me and its a bit slow at the moment - 1 day 17 hours to go...:isadizzy:

[IanHenry]

I am downloading now, only the German link works for me and its a bit slow at the moment - 1 day 17 hours to go...:isadizzy:

Yes Montie, I'm having to use the German link, but mines a little faster, 51/2 hours.

Ian.

[Felixthreeone]

I used the cloud download; Completed in 27 minutes. :icon29:

[bully707]

So I'm not the only one encountering problems...:icon_lol:
Guess I'll just wait a bit longer :sheep:

[IanHenry]

I used the cloud download; Completed in 27 minutes. :icon29:

I get a message that says unavailable on the Cloud link.

Ian.

[CG_1976]

No problems here with the American server. Got mmy update in 5 hours time and now up flying. Huge gains in the WX time and downloading the WX. Performance in the Canadian Arctic has greatly improved and I have a good view of a Phase 3 Blow TO from CYZF.

[aircav1970]

Well,as of 09:50 Mountain time all the links are down due to massive overload so I guess I'll be waiting for a while too.....

[bruce448]

I have resorted to the Torrent download from their server see this thread

http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/forums/index.php?/topic/9084-rex-overdrive-for-fsx/

Bruce

[Montie]

I have resorted to the Torrent download from their server see this thread

http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/forums/index.php?/topic/9084-rex-overdrive-for-fsx/

Bruce

That is the "old" Overdrive for REX2 not for Essential...

[bruce448]

That is the "old" Overdrive for REX2 not for Essential...

OOOPs my bad should have worn my glasses

Bruce

[Montie]

By the looks of it Simmarket is selling REX Essential Plus with Overdrive, so maybe those that bought REX2/Essential through them have an alternative download service there.

[Dain Arns]

I'm downloading the update for my version right now.
It's slow, but should be done in a few hours. :kilroy:

[Ferry_vO]

Can't reach any of their servers right now; guess I'll have to try again in a few days..

[IanHenry]

Can't reach any of their servers right now; guess I'll have to try again in a few days..

Ferry, keep trying the German one, it worked for me after many attempts.

Ian.

[Dain Arns]

Can't reach any of their servers right now; guess I'll have to try again in a few days..

It took a loooong time to access the file on the server to start the download.

[aircav1970]

4:15 pm here in Arizona,have tried to get on one of their servers every couple of hours since this morning and can't so I guess I'll give it a few days also....

[TeaSea]

Don't suppose this is a complementary upgrade for us users of Ver 3.02012.0522 is it?

[Dain Arns]

Don't suppose this is a complementary upgrade for us users of Ver 3.02012.0522 is it?

http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/forums/index.php?/topic/21719-rex-essential-plus-overdrive-for-rex-3020120522-users/

[Montie]

Finally got it downloaded (only 10 hours...), installed and tested. It was worth the wait:jump:

[UnknownGuest12]

Servers down, but they say I have 92 downloads left....funny
Looks they are counting the failed attempts....

[Scratch]

Servers down, but they say I have 92 downloads left....funny
Looks they are counting the failed attempts....

Yes they do it seems.

[Scratch]

Starting my fourth download, the other three were corrupted. This is getting old real quick. How about a screenshot for some motivation?:kilroy:

[P38man]

Well I have it.

Try downloading 2:00am in the morning from the world server if in the USA maybe??

Took me about 3 - 4 hours.

Haven't installed first.

I have a weird question - anyone know a registry entry or some other way that shows exactly where REX is installed ? (I mean without looking at the shortcut or browsing to it etc, won't bother with the long explanation why, the short explanation is: junction points, moved files, deleted shortcut but didn't uninstall, need to put back for upgrade)

[TeaSea]

Heh-Heh.....6 hours of download with IDM to go!

You gotta love it!

(wait, now it's only 2 hours!)

[paiken]

Used the torrent download and got it done in less than 3 hours...but there seems to be an issue with the pictures of the various textures/clouds showing up in the interface. I'll check it out again tomorrow...been kind of busy today.

2 hrs later I found out what I did wrong. Be sure to read the installation instructions very carefully!

[TeaSea]

Goodness.....started at 1830 yesterday evening....finished this a.m. at 1030.

[MudMarine]

Not happy with the time its taking to download! They should have anticipated the demand!

[P38man]

A few points:

1) I was so used to ignoring "advertising" I suppose you could call them at the top of forums and using instead the forum heading to navigate that I almost missed this instruction page which as far as I can see you can only get to by clicking an ad and in fact downloaded (incorrectly in my case) the 4GB essentials file from my flightsimstore account (I thought that is why you had to post you wanted an update on the forum with your FSS order number) rather than the updater which is only 1GB (I had the Rex Overdrive 2.5.2010.1027 which only needs the updater). So check here first !
http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/forums/index.php?/forum/22-fsx-p3d/

2) They now have an Amazon link up for downloads. It was good and fast enough.

3) Clicking on the Amazon link doesn't bring up my flashget downloader. I needed to copy a link to get it to work. I had to work out which one it was by looking at the page source - which was a bit tricky. I clicked to download it in Firefox first and made a note of the domain it showed then searched the source for that. Maybe just happens for me that one. Nothing to do with the link just how flashget works on my PC for some reason.

Worked good the first time - wow at sunrise at Koh Samui (Thailand)!!

Only thing is water, while OK in the day, is a bit odd with a hazy black grainy effect at sunrise. Will have to try out a few more textures.

[Ferry_vO]

Got it this afternoon from the German server in less than two hours! Loading times are drastically reduced from the previous version; about a minute compared to the ten or so it took before so I'm happy already. Will get a few screenshots later tonight. :)

[dougal]

It's pretty easy to get totally confused with some of those download procedures. I did manage to get the base file of Essentials Plus downloaded and installed, but i THINK the latest Overdrive update is still to be fixed and re uploaded isn't it?

[dvj]

Download, 10 hours, 20 minutes and counting. :mix-smi:

I hope it's worth it.

[Naismith]

What is the diff between this and the older version?

[Ferry_vO]

Just typical; installed Plus and nowhere was there any interesting weather to fly in....


What is the diff between this and the older version?

The most important thing to me is the reduced loading time! No more 10-15 minutes of waiting..
There are probably a few more things new (Like the interface); there's a list here: http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/news.html

A few uneditted screenshots, except for a bit of cropping; Spitfire over Megascenery Hawaii:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/RexEssPlus1.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/RexEssPlus2.jpg

Duke over San Fransisco:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/RexEssPlus3.jpg

[MudMarine]

Day 5 or 6, lost count, and I have a huge total of 45% downloaded!:angryfir:

[Crusader]

I was fortunate in just having to D/L the update (3.6G's) . I did do it at 0500 Eastern Time using the Amazon server which I had never used before . It took around 57 minutes on a Time Warner Cable modem so I was very lucky . I had to try it out at ORBX's KJAC with the CSim-130 . Had to check the weather out for the VP ;) This is using Prepar3D . It is a little crowded here at Jackson Hole . I hope the "Big Man" appreciates this !

Rich

[Stan V.]

Used the torrent download and got it done in less than 3 hours...but there seems to be an issue with the pictures of the various textures/clouds showing up in the interface. I'll check it out again tomorrow...been kind of busy today.

2 hrs later I found out what I did wrong. Be sure to read the installation instructions very carefully!

Would you share what it was that you did wrong and how you fixed it? Based on your description, I seem to be having a similar problem, i.e., no graphics.


Stan

[orionll]

Just typical; installed Plus and nowhere was there any interesting weather to fly in....



The most important thing to me is the reduced loading time! No more 10-15 minutes of waiting..
There are probably a few more things new (Like the interface); there's a list here: http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/news.html

A few uneditted screenshots, except for a bit of cropping; Spitfire over Megascenery Hawaii:

Which sets of clouds were you using? (I haven't managed to find very many soft sets.)

[Ferry_vO]

Which sets of clouds were you using? (I haven't managed to find very many soft sets.)

To be honest I have no idea, and I just did a new, clean install this afternoon because I have some in-game problems that I can't find the cause of. It's either REX, Accufeel, or the new pack of videodrivers I installed...

[racartron]

I waited until the dust settled, then used the new Amazon D/L link and grabbed the upgrade app in about 55 minutes. Awesome inprovements -- as far as I've checked so far.

[MudMarine]

Where can we find this magical Amazon D/L?

[racartron]

http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/forums/index.php?/topic/21855-round-2-amazon-server-added-torrents/

The Amazon icon is at the bottom of the appropriate upgrade version.

[limjack]

That was NUTS :isadizzy: trying to download but moral is to keep trying. Number 4 download finally did it for me. Like others, download kept saying it was corrupt. The install went very quick once unzipped :mixedsmi:. Don't give up, keep trying.

I did the upgrade patch so download did not take all that long.

Jim

Time to go check it out!

[limjack]

10 min. impression = WOW. Departed Kjac clear weather and flew north...spotted weather over yellowstone park area. cloud bank remained as I flew to it and remained as I flew in it. Clouds were like those soft winter clouds and thick. I could feel the chill in the air. Nice job Rex, I think God would be impressed with those clouds!

Jim
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww215/limjack/2012-11-10_22-5-17-635.png
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww215/limjack/2012-11-10_22-5-36-368.png
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww215/limjack/2012-11-10_22-6-16-435.png
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww215/limjack/2012-11-10_22-6-41-227.png
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww215/limjack/2012-11-10_22-11-6-62.png
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww215/limjack/2012-11-10_22-10-41-140.png

[Ferry_vO]

This is just great! :applaus:

A few uneditted shots, except for resizing and a bit of cropping:

Liberator over Holland at Dusk:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/RexPlus1.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/RexPlus2.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/RexPlus3.jpg

Hercules leaving Ketchikan at dawn:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/RexPlus4.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/RexPlus5.jpg

Mustang over Hawaii:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/RexPlus6.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/RexPlus7.jpg

[dvj]

Finally got it downloaded, but honestly, it just looks like REX to me. :sleep: Takes an even longer time than before to load weather data when you launch the configurator. Other than that, it works.