SIM SKUNK WORKS ZIPPER VERSION 3.0.1 JUST RELEASED

**LUCE1** · July 28th, 2011, 15:24

We are pleased to annouce that version 3.0.1 has been published on SSW site, http://www.vaafse.org/simskunkworks previous version 3.0.0 becomes obsolete and no longer supported.
Activation keys received by users that have donate for version 3.0.0 continue to be valid.
** IMPORTANT ** It is mandatory to delete previous version if any, uninstaller can be found on main FSX folder.

RELEASE NOTES

Some minor bugs have been fixed
A new exterior model optimized for multiplayer (so called "UBUNTU") has been introduced

SOLO/MULTIPLAYER CONSIDERATIONS (SOLO vs UBUNTU)

UBUNTU models are optimized for multiplayer environment, fuselage has less than 45000 triangles, no bumps nor specular maps stll mantaining an excellent graphical quality, it does not require great rendering resources and is frame rate friendly.
UBUNTU models can be used with more than 10 players with no or little frame drop, above 20 players frame rate is still acceptable on high end machines.
SOLO models can be still used in multiplayer as well, however they do have a 80000 triangles, bump and specular maps. We suggest to do not fly with more than 6 players with SOLO models.
A plain installation cames with only 4 UBUNTU aircrafts, if you want have all UBUNTU models, up to 31 divided on two virtual squadrons, you should execute the installer AERIT-F104S-V3-VSQN.exe that can be found on the clean model folder: \SimObjects\Airplanes\AERIT-F104S-V3-CLEAN
- The "VSQN" (stands for Virtual Squadron) installer activates all UBUNTU models into aircraft hierarchy, situation can be restored using the restore program AERIT-F104S-V3-SOLO-RESTORE.exe that can be found on: \SimObjects\Airplanes\AERIT-F104S-V3-CLEAN
SOLO models have a thumbnail like showed above in ways that are easily recognized.

ENJOY THE ZIPPER

***flaviossa*** · July 28th, 2011, 16:22

Thanks for the HU!

Uhhh... how do we get the new version?
Nevermind, found it!

**LUCE1** · July 28th, 2011, 16:26

Originally Posted by flaviossa

Thanks for the HU!

Uhhh... how do we get the new version?

same place you got the previous one:
http://www.vaafse.org/simskunkhome/index.php/mystore/ssw-f-104s-v-30
(need to be logged in)
** IMPORTANT: UNINSTALL PREVIOUS VERSION, you find uninstaller on main FSX folder)

GB · July 28th, 2011, 16:41

Thank you LUCE1 !

**IanHenry** · July 29th, 2011, 01:12

Many thanks, I've been looking forward to this!

Regards,
Ian.

**LUCE1** · July 29th, 2011, 05:25

DUE TO A FTP TRANSFER ERROR VERSION 3.0.1 IS NOT COMPLETE AND CONTAINS SOME LATE DISCOVERED BUGS, THEREFORE VERSION 3.0.1 HAS BEEN SET AS "DEPRECATED" AND REMOVED FROM FTP, USERS THAT HAVE DOWNLOADED 3.0.1 SHOULD GET VERSION 3.0.2 UNINSTALLING PREVIOUS ONE.WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE

**IanHenry** · July 29th, 2011, 05:42

Originally Posted by LUCE1

DUE TO A FTP TRANSFER ERROR VERSION 3.0.1 IS NOT COMPLETE AND CONTAINS SOME LATE DISCOVERED BUGS, THEREFORE VERSION 3.0.1 HAS BEEN SET AS "DEPRECATED" AND REMOVED FROM FTP, USERS THAT HAVE DOWNLOADED 3.0.1 SHOULD GET VERSION 3.0.2 UNINSTALLING PREVIOUS ONE.WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE

Ok, no worries, I'll look forward to 3.02 then!

Ian.

Dag · July 29th, 2011, 08:08

Please advice me if you have the gun constantly firing (flash and smoke effects) with power on with this new version. I have on all configs except the ADV (tip tanks and AIM-9s). This model has a different lights setup in the aircraft.cfg.

Thanks

***flaviossa*** · July 29th, 2011, 09:24

@Dag,
I don´t have this issue here with the 3.0.2 ver of the zipper, but i´m having another problem ... the engine sounds disapeared. I only have the epu sound and nothing more. But the plane is flying ok without sounds.

@SSW staff,
Another thing is that you said that a plain instalation only come with 4 ubuntu planes. Well, my clean instalation came with 88 combinations of the ubuntu plane and only 5 of the solo one. if i ran the "AERIT-F104S-V3-SOLO-RESTORE.exe" it will take care of this extra ubuntu planes?

Also i noticed that we only have the SOLO version for the CLEAN plane. Is there going to be a SOLO version for the TIPS, ADV and TPDR and too? I miss them.

EDIT: The sound issue is resolved. My mistake. But the other questions still valid

Also, posted in the SSW forum whitch is the right place for this.

Thanks LUCE1!

**LUCE1** · July 29th, 2011, 14:34

Originally Posted by Dag

Please advice me if you have the gun constantly firing (flash and smoke effects) with power on with this new version. I have on all configs except the ADV (tip tanks and AIM-9s). This model has a different lights setup in the aircraft.cfg.
Thanks

It seems you are alone out there, but we guess to know the reason, most probably you have the default flight saved with general lights on (default "L"), when you load the flight and give the power gun fires since all lights are triggered included "wing lights" which gun is linked to.
No "spontaneous" firing in all other cases
On other hand setting gun effect on a indexed smoke system fixes the problem in single player mode but causes more serious troubles on multiplayer. Unfortunately this behaviour cannot be overridden unless you set your hands on C/C++ code, what we plan to do in next release.
We found a minor bug related to this on dusk/night/dawn conditions but is solved on 3.0.2 version after having fixed our ftp server problems that have tormented us all afternoon.
We suggest to have a "cold and dark" flight saved as default in order to have all systems correctly initialized, or as workaround fast double-click on "L" (or whatever assigned key) to stop firing.
A default "cold and dark" saved flight is a must for each simmer that wants a bit of realism on the game.
Hope this helps.
SSW

**LUCE1** · July 29th, 2011, 14:40

Originally Posted by flaviossa

@Dag,
I don´t have this issue here with the 3.0.2 ver of the zipper, but i´m having another problem ... the engine sounds disapeared. I only have the epu sound and nothing more. But the plane is flying ok without sounds.
@SSW staff,
Another thing is that you said that a plain instalation only come with 4 ubuntu planes. Well, my clean instalation came with 88 combinations of the ubuntu plane and only 5 of the solo one. if i ran the "AERIT-F104S-V3-SOLO-RESTORE.exe" it will take care of this extra ubuntu planes?
Also i noticed that we only have the SOLO version for the CLEAN plane. Is there going to be a SOLO version for the TIPS, ADV and TPDR and too? I miss them.
Thanks LUCE1!

As said on our forum we had several ftp server faults that messed up several installation files, so the installer was corrupt. Now problem are solved, last version 3.02 should be ok unless a minor bug, some aircrafts configuration missed the "ui_created_by" directive so several "SOLO" aircrafts are under "unknow", that will be fixed on the next minor-minor 3.0.3 release.
cheers
/Mario

***flaviossa*** · July 29th, 2011, 14:52

Thanks Mario,
This post above was made before the post in SSW forum. I´ll do all my posts there now.

**LUCE1** · July 30th, 2011, 15:13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXp-HOroTJQ

**LUCE1** · August 2nd, 2011, 00:57

more... zippers at weapon training in multiplayer mode

GB · August 2nd, 2011, 02:01

The videos are really professional, as is the model, and the support provided is like SSW staff live next door to you. Also the UBUNTU versions are not only PC preformance freindly, but also much, much better shaped than a lot of much more expensive FSX models.

I regard SSW F-104S V3.X, RAZBAMSIMS A/TA-7 and MILVIZ T-38A as the best possible trio of realistic FSX military aircraft, if one wants to familiarize with real planes (no FBW, no MFD gagdets, but real avionics/system functions and real performance and feel).

One of the things not widely realized so far is that MILVIZ T-38A is (IMO) a very suitable trainer for the Zipper (i.e landing techniques) and A/TA-7 can be used to step up the avionics systems training beyond those of the Starfighter.

The only things I'm dreaming of, is a skin set of paintless, shinny (7075-T6 and transparent clear lacquer ONLY) F-104's and if possible a naked ...TF-104G lady.... dressed only in her transparent body dress...