Virtavia E-2C Released

[HvyEng]

Hello All,

Just a HU, it looks like the Virtavia E-2C Hawkeye has been released, but for FSX-SE only.

http://www.virtavia.com/gallery_E-2C.html

Its going to look great in some USN colors!

--Dan

[harrybasset]

Reading the blurb I'm not sure if it's a Steam exclusive or exclusive only until 5th July.

[Ferry_vO]

Reading the blurb I'm not sure if it's a Steam exclusive or exclusive only until 5th July.

Exclusive SE only and with a special offer until 4th of july I think.

[flaviossa]

No markings or insgnia at all with this release (Dovetail way of doing business). If the painters comunity do any paints for it, it might be a good addon.

[iflyfsx214]

I wonder if it will ever be availabe for fsx classic or p3d at anytime in the future

[Montie]

Got so excited until I saw "Available only via the Dovetail Games Steam Edition portal on Steam." (had my wallet ready).

[Bjoern]

I wonder if it will ever be availabe for fsx classic or p3d at anytime in the future

Virtavia has ported their entire range of old add-ons to Steam and that's probably the route they're going in the future.

[expat]

Well that is a problem. Am I the only one running FSX off the disk/hard drive?

[jmbiii]

Well that is a problem. Am I the only one running FSX off the disk/hard drive?

Nope, you're not the only one. I'm not even interested in going to steam.

[fsafranek]

Virtavia has ported their entire range of old add-ons to Steam and that's probably the route they're going in the future.

Entire range? Not hardly. Anyway, it is just another market. All products are still sold as they always have been and will continue to be.

To you second point, not at all. This is so far a one-off opportunity to make something exclusively for DTG.
Many developers have been contracted to make exclusive content for Dovetail Games and not stopped making products for boxed FSX or P3D.

We've already started on the next product and it is not for DTG. You will no doubt be able to buy it from them but also everywhere else.

[fsafranek]

I wonder if it will ever be availabe for fsx classic or p3d at anytime in the future

It will not be available to purchase outside of FSX-SE. It was made exclusively for DTG.

But, I did test it in FSX-Acceleration and P3Dv3 during development.

[StormILM]

It will not be available to purchase outside of FSX-SE. It was made exclusively for DTG.

Well, that settles that. I'm going on record as noting that this was a very bad move which has shut us FSX-A/P3D users out of the market to buy the model (one which many of us have been waiting a long time for). Okay, I'm moving on beyond this matter & thread now and will await a quality E-2 from another vendor (if that ever comes to pass). I wish you guys luck with this and other models in the future.

[harrybasset]

Well, that settles that. I'm going on record as noting that this was a very bad move which has shut us FSX-A/P3D users out of the market to buy the model (one which many of us have been waiting a long time for). Okay, I'm moving on beyond this matter & thread now and will await a quality E-2 from another vendor (if that ever comes to pass). I wish you guys luck with this and other models in the future.

I agree, it seems like a not very good idea to exclude customers or deny them a choice.

[Cees Donker]

Nowadays I have two FSX installs: the boxed version and the Steam version. I fly the Steam version almost all of the time. It looks better, has better frs and has better autogen. No wonder: DTG has upgraded the sim a bit. I bought it for five dollars in a sale. Never regretted that!

I couldn't resist buying this latest offering from DTG/Virtavia as I flew CLP almost exclusively the past year. After all: the Virtavia Savage was and is still present in my hangar and is still flown regularly. And now the Hawkeye: I'm very pleased with this girl so far. Great on the framerates and it has a good looking 'office'.

I havn't tested the systems yet.



Cees

Now where's that paintkit?

[DaveB]

Thanks for dotting the I's and crossing the T's Frank

ATB
DaveB

[airattackimages]

A pretty stupid business decision to automatically disqualify 50% of your potential audience...

[b52bob]

Look guys, let's face reality. FSX on steam is the way to go. For a lousy ten bucks you can have a version of FSX that runs smoothly, is better looking, doesn't crash and is always there if you need to reinstall. No more going through that MS bull trying to get it re-registered. I have both boxed and steam edition on my rig and I haven't opened the boxed in months.

i do wish there was a way to buy it for P3D.

[manfredc3]

Not too impressed with the textures shown in the screenshots.

Supposed to be HD, but not really believing that based on the pics provided on the Virtavia website.