According to Adrian at FSS, Steve has instructed them to remove the product from sale. No statement from Steve on this so far. Anyone know the scoop?
According to Adrian at FSS, Steve has instructed them to remove the product from sale. No statement from Steve on this so far. Anyone know the scoop?
Last edited by odourboy; June 20th, 2014 at 07:42.
I have yet to download v2.3! This is not good...
The download link in your account should still be there for 2.3 - mine is.
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Nothing in his blog either http://stevesfsxanalysis.wordpress.com/2014/06/
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To err is human; to forgive is divine
Was wondering if an update had been released, so thanks for the HU.
Hopefully this does not mean the end of the fixer?
Seems he has withdrawn it due to personal reasons but he may reconsider at a later date.
SYSTEM :
OS:Win7 Home Premium 64 bit UAC OFF!
DX version Dx10 with Steve's Fixer.
Processor:I5 4670k overclocked to 4.4 gHz with Corsair CW-9060008-WW hydro cooler
Motherboard:Z87
RAM:16 gig 1866 gigaHz Corsair ram
Video Card:MSI 1070 8 gig ram
HD:2Tb Samsung 850 evo SSD
To err is human; to forgive is divine
According to his blog, it's to do with the sheer volume of support calls he's having to deal with - the down-side of producing such a technical bit of wizardry.
I think this is where forums like this can help out. If we're all as helpful and patient as possible to new Fixer users it will take the load off Steve and allow him to spend more time developing/improving the product.
Quite often, add-on developers choose to distribute their products as freeware (with no support) for exactly this reason. The problem with the Fixer is that it's not just a simple aircraft add-on: what the Fixer does relates to many complex FSX issues that many people often struggle with - particularly people that haven't been tempted to "look under the hood" before. There's still so much conflicting (or outdated) advice out there - it can be a bit of a nightmare.
IMHO, the Fixer should come with a "Beware: Not for Noobs" sticker. It's a powerful add-on, but requires a lot of work from the user (in getting their systems and FSX set up properly before you even start). I'm often amazed at how little research people do prior to tinkering with FSX at such a fundamental level.
Adam.
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That wouldn't stop the noobs from buying. But I agree with your idea of helping them out though. And I think pulling the product is probably Steve's best option right now (simply as a method to preserve his sanity). Hopefully, he'll keep developing it and offer to new buyers from time to time. Those of us more familiar and comfortable working with the Fixer can then lend a hand.
Greg
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I hope he doesn't give up on it as he has made such great progress with it.
But I agree he needs to be left alone to develop the software and direct the end users to the support forums.
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This is per Steve's blog...
I have just stopped selling any new copies for the time being, that is all that has happened. You can still download if you have purchased. I felt that too many people have been buying it recently without trying dx10 out first leading to a mismatch in their expectations ( and an increase in support calls)
"Time is God's way of keeping everything from happening at once"
NP... odourboy beat me to it.
Greg
i7-8086K @ 5.3GHz, ASUS Maximus XI Hero, MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X driving a 27" 2K LCD, G.Skill 16GB 3600, Samsung 512GB 970 Pro NVMe (OS and P3Dv4) and WD 2TB Black, Win 10 Pro.
I have a strong feeling that Steve will be back...but after he's had a rest.
SYSTEM :
OS:Win7 Home Premium 64 bit UAC OFF!
DX version Dx10 with Steve's Fixer.
Processor:I5 4670k overclocked to 4.4 gHz with Corsair CW-9060008-WW hydro cooler
Motherboard:Z87
RAM:16 gig 1866 gigaHz Corsair ram
Video Card:MSI 1070 8 gig ram
HD:2Tb Samsung 850 evo SSD
To err is human; to forgive is divine
That was the trick. I downloaded it and re-installed as per the instructions.
One question, I think I already know the answer, I don't have lights in the gauges on some planes, Is there a work-around for this?
The Cessna 185 by Coronado is the one I use most. I don't think that it ever had lights in the gauges but there was a red flood that was on the gauges that doesn't work now. The overhead does work.
Joe Watson
Lake Placid, Florida
I'll dust off my old 185. I rarely fly at night, so can't say I'd have noticed any oddities with the instrument lighting. Watch this space!
Adam.
UPDATE: Are you clicking on the little swivel lamp (to the left) to turn them on? Works for me ... but I must say they're not incredibly bright!
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Found this at Avsim:
http://forum.avsim.net/topic/445273-23-missing-file/
Don`t know,if it helps.
Mike
SYSTEM :
OS:Win7 Home Premium 64 bit UAC OFF!
DX version Dx10 with Steve's Fixer.
Processor:I5 4670k overclocked to 4.4 gHz with Corsair CW-9060008-WW hydro cooler
Motherboard:Z87
RAM:16 gig 1866 gigaHz Corsair ram
Video Card:MSI 1070 8 gig ram
HD:2Tb Samsung 850 evo SSD
To err is human; to forgive is divine
I just checked the 185 and I don't have the red flood from the lamp on the left side pillar. When I click on that lamp I get the gauge lights on or off. The overhead red lamp works using its switch, but it is very dim (almost totally lost in any kind of ambient light). I already applied the fix Steve posted for 2.3.
Greg
i7-8086K @ 5.3GHz, ASUS Maximus XI Hero, MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X driving a 27" 2K LCD, G.Skill 16GB 3600, Samsung 512GB 970 Pro NVMe (OS and P3Dv4) and WD 2TB Black, Win 10 Pro.
Steve Parsons upgraded his freeware DX10 Shader Fixers to version V3.2.3, which now includes a fix for DX10 ORBX FTX Global Lights (those annoying black squares).
http://library.avsim.net/search.php?...root&Go=Search (you need to login)
Thanks Steve, that's a nice move for those who missed the payware DX10 Fixer.
Iris CRJ-200 over Juneau
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