Razbam on hiatus

**b52bob** · February 18th, 2016, 05:30

As announced on AirDailyX, Razbam will be taking the year off to concentrate on new things. Also announced is most new producers will be for DCS and only small props and turboprops for FSX/P3D.

**flaviossa** · February 18th, 2016, 06:02

Hope another serious developer starts their own Embraer 120 project soon.

**Montie** · February 18th, 2016, 09:19

I have recently been looking at the A-7 Tacpack Edition, it's still in pre-release state, a finished product looks to be far away I guess.

**CodyValkyrie** · February 18th, 2016, 10:16

Not to be crude, or air laundry, but I'm not totally surprised. A while back I did a video for them I was never paid, and additionally they became more distant as time went on. At some point my emails went unanswered for weeks at a time, and I saw other members suffering from similar issues for support. It became clear to me that RAZBAM was either losing interest or was having other issues. Either way, they were not participating in the industry as they once had. I was actually a little surprised to see they had made a product for DCS.

I hope the hiatus gives them time to rekindle the fire or allow them to pursue the things they truly enjoy.

**odourboy** · February 18th, 2016, 11:59

That's too bad. I was hoping they might update some of their catalogue to P3D V3. Oh well.

**miragecy** · February 18th, 2016, 12:07

Originally Posted by Montie

I have recently been looking at the A-7 Tacpack Edition, it's still in pre-release state, a finished product looks to be far away I guess.

There is nothing more frustrating other than paying for a product more than a year ago ( and if I remember correctly waiting several months before getting the first beta) and still having it as a beta and at the same time seeing the developer dealing with new projects, leaving behind the unfinished ones... Sorry guys, you won't see me complaining very often (and I have almost every add on you can imagine) but I think this is too much...

Andy

**roger-wilco-66** · February 18th, 2016, 12:12

Oh boy, that's sad. That SB2C Helldiver they had been working on looked awfully good....

Mark

**StormILM** · February 18th, 2016, 12:12

The exact statement:
"Dear followers we are going for a 1 year FSX/P3D Hiatus in order to develop new technologies, mainly directed to flight model implementation and some more.Also, there is a very slim chance we´ll go back to FSX but keep with current times and concentrate in P3D, which allows us a more ample room to play with. Also, all our military aircraft developments will be focused on DCS, while for P3D (and or FSX) will be mainly turbo prop liners or small regional liners. As for the EMB-120, most work on it is fairly done, but it lacks a reliable flight model, in fact all our new technologies efforts are around this bird and it´s flight model, i couldn´t risk to release a beta with a poor flight model, so news about this bird will be known when we have something solid. This also includes the ATR, and E jets. All our products will go into a very interesting discount price in all known distributors as in our own online store for the duration. Thanks for your support, to the FSX/P3D community, we´ll see you again in 1 year or hopefully before! Best regards"
-Ron Zambrano RAZBAM

And also from their FB page two days ago:

Some bad news depending which side of the fence you´re..

Gents:
As many of you are aware, i started a Harrier poll at Eagle´s DCS forums trying to decipher what the community was after "harrier wise", not surprisingly the Gr7/GR9 version was the absolute winner.
BUT, we stumbled into a brick wall, a wall that might put the Gr7/Gr9 at least 2 years behind..and that is weapons systems.
As you may know, the British version of the Harriers used a set of recce/targeting pods that are not available in the sim, being these the DJRP, Sniper and TIALD (which most if not all of it´s operational manuals are still classified). Not to mention also a pod carrying countermeasures in one of the 3 belly stations. Implementation of these pods could take us longer than expected, and i would really like to get a Harrier beta this year (fingers crossed).
I just wanted to be honest with you, no BS statements will come from us, this is the current situation and i put it out as it is.
So..as our 1st Harrier pack, we are going to create the AV-8B Night Attack version, this will allow us enough time to create the other system pods as we can get info on them and implement them in the sim.
So the road map would be AV-8B Night Attack followed by the GR7/GR9 versions and hopefully the AV-8B Harrier II Plus after at the end.
Of course..if during AV-8B Night Attack version, a fully viable A/G radar is available for us to play with..it could evolve into an AV-8B Harrier II Plus version..

**jandmbear** · February 19th, 2016, 13:29

They talk about their current products being discounted, but they make it hard to give them money for anything. Their registration system (required for purchasing) is down, so you have to email them to request an account be made for you. I sent that email over 3 weeks ago, still no response. Guess they don't want my money.

**kdfw** · February 19th, 2016, 16:17

you can get it cheap at the usual outlets, not just the raz site.

**StormILM** · February 19th, 2016, 17:00

Originally Posted by jandmbear

They talk about their current products being discounted, but they make it hard to give them money for anything. Their registration system (required for purchasing) is down, so you have to email them to request an account be made for you. I sent that email over 3 weeks ago, still no response. Guess they don't want my money.

On Flightsim.com, all Razbam products are $15.00

**odourboy** · February 19th, 2016, 17:19

Originally Posted by jandmbear

They talk about their current products being discounted, but they make it hard to give them money for anything. Their registration system (required for purchasing) is down, so you have to email them to request an account be made for you. I sent that email over 3 weeks ago, still no response. Guess they don't want my money.

I registered and made a purchase this evening. The whole process from adding to my cart to being airborn in FSX took me about ten minutes. Try again!

***Victory103*** · February 19th, 2016, 17:37

Sucks to read having spent a few more days in the Tacpack beta A-7 moving mud, it's really close to being complete and actually workable in it's current form. I had hopes on the TP A-6 and AV-8B coming to fruition to complete my carrier deck.

***wombat666*** · February 20th, 2016, 01:44

Why am I not surprised?
They've been going down hill for quite some time.
Unfortunate as a few of their products have been good after several bug fixes but I guess 'stuff' happens.

**awstub** · February 21st, 2016, 12:14

Right now, my primary interest is in TACKPACK capable military aircraft that were in service during '60's & '70's.

I bought all of the original Razbam Corsair II's and really enjoyed them and was waiting to buy the TACPACK version once it was finished.

Now it looks like it will not happen any time soon.

To those of you who have purchased the beta TACKPACK Corsair II......is it worth purchasing anyway?

***falcon409*** · February 21st, 2016, 13:45

Originally Posted by wombat666

Why am I not surprised?
They've been going down hill for quite some time.
Unfortunate as a few of their products have been good after several bug fixes but I guess 'stuff' happens.

Kinda what I was thinking too. It's unfortunate and you would hope that they make a return at some point, but to say they're taking a year off to kinda retool so-to-speak. I wish them the best but a lot can change in a year including realizing opportunities away from Flight Sim development. Time will tell.

**Wingmate** · February 21st, 2016, 14:19

Originally Posted by awstub

Right now, my primary interest is in TACKPACK capable military aircraft that were in service during '60's & '70's.

I bought all of the original Razbam Corsair II's and really enjoyed them and was waiting to buy the TACPACK version once it was finished.

Now it looks like it will not happen any time soon.

To those of you who have purchased the beta TACKPACK Corsair II......is it worth purchasing anyway?

I really enjoy flying it it is one of five aircraft in my hanger that gets any flight time right now, the others being the AS F-14A/B Dino's F-14D, Milviz F-4J/S, and Dino's S-3.
There are a few problems with the A-7 the biggest (for me anyway) is that it is not signed properly for multiplayer it has the right file but it hasn't been updated to the latest beta, so we have to run our servers with the anti cheat turned off, which usually isn't a problem in our group but it would still be nice if we did not have to turn that off.

**CG_1976** · February 21st, 2016, 22:24

Originally Posted by StormILM

On Flightsim.com, all Razbam products are $15.00

Nice, just saw the same at FSS. Pick up a nice devilish San Antonio Sewer Pipe lol. Love the Metro III over the Beech 1900D. Now where in SOH Lib. is that RCAF and Dutch Coastie Paint??

**Christoph_T** · February 22nd, 2016, 09:28

Originally Posted by CG_1976

Nice, just saw the same at FSS. Pick up a nice devilish San Antonio Sewer Pipe lol. Love the Metro III over the Beech 1900D. Now where in SOH Lib. is that RCAF and Dutch Coastie Paint??

Hi CG_1976,

I think you mean two of my paints. Here you go:
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...dcats=1&sort=d

Have a nice flight

Christoph