Zitat

Hi!

Well since the closure of the Digital Aviation Design Group, we continue new support for the Flight 1 Fokker 70/100 here.

First of all I ask you for some patience until we have set up all needed sticky posts including FAQ, beta download and update posts. Should be done within the next few days.

My main target is to try ways to give best support and bug fixing in respect to my very reduced and highly volatile amount of time.

I will give you also a detailed overview about the future of the Fokker soon, in a rough approach I plan:

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To continue the beta update concept, small minor bugfixes as beta uploads to fix problems for some customers that found some issues. They assure fast and immediate problem solving without the workload of releasing a Service Pack. In regular time intervals the beta updates are then included into self installing service packs for all customers.

But overall I try to increase the quality of the beta releases and the support for it.

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To have much more strict moderation of the forum. I will try to stop all off topic and emotional discussions. It will be plain technical and operations product support and discussions.



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To release a VCP for the FSX Version of the Fokker. VCP is now getting a complex story. Now after long long long time the graphical part of the VCP is finished, but now running into troubles with model compatibility. Well the main problem is I have to rely on the responsible designer to sort that out and fix that. I can, similar to you, just sit here and wait. But overall we are getting closer, slowly. If a conversion for FS9 still is realistic can not be answered by now. There is just one thing on the VCP, nobody who already owns a Fokker product has paid for a VCP. The Fokker Box and the download clearly say that there is no VCP included. If it is ever finsihed you get it for free.

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I just want to confrim, we have not cancled the VCP for FS9 at all, i just said we (especially our designer) can not tell how long in takes. Well the same as everyday....

Additioanlly we plan to give you a FSX VCP preview version. The VCP is fully working now, our designers problem is that FSX has some troubles with our aircraft model together with VCP. He is sorting out. But you will get a version without model to get a preview of VCP in FSX and you can use the aircraft in full functionality with VCP and 2D Panel.

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I have developed a new weather radar for FSX, finding out now storm cells a correct positions and now enables you correct real world operation and flight manoeuvre in respect to thunderstorm avoiding. I plan to update the Fokker WXR with the new algorithm.

Zitat

Dear Fokker users,

I want to inform you about the actual status of the Fokker 70/100 project and some major changes in organization and in the team. As you maybe heard, Digital Aviation has closed down all business in April 2010. Team split up into different other projects, some members stopped all flight simulator work due to private/health reasons. Also the unknown future of Microsoft Flight Simulator made it more difficult to motivate members to do further developments.

The result was that only one team member was left for the Fokker project. But it is not possible to manage the project, develop patches and the promised VCP and give reasonable support quality by one single person. A decision has to be made if to close down the whole project or not. And actually we were very close to do that. Because there is no economic reason keeping that project alive. Parts of the Fokker core software are used for an other, real aviation, business by another company. The remaining Digital Aviation team member could agree, that all further developments on the Fokker core are forwarded to this product for free and could arrange that he will get help using the company resources to achieve good customer communication and customer support. Additional the huge amount of project planning and organization will partly done using some resources from this company.

So in short words Fokker stays alive. Development continues, and VCP is not cancelled. Why? For sure not because it makes profit. Well two main reasons. The DA team promised a VCP and the remaining guy wants to keep this promise and its his personal project it should not be closed down.
At this point we want to say “SORRY” for the lack of support and the long delay in the VCP development. Many reasons for that, but no excuse at all.


Okay now, what means “the project continues” more concrete.

For customer relations it means:
...Support will only be done here in this forum by a number of different persons. We try to answer as fast and as helpful as possible. Expect a answer latest within 7 days from developers. Also some flight 1 team members will help to answer your questions. Developers will all answer as “Fokker Support” so it is not necessarily the same person.

...Regular status updates about further developments

...Regular operational bulletins addressing frequent customer problems in flight operation


For development in means:
...new pure FSX models (for DX10 and VCP compatibility)

...fully functional VCP for the FSX Version (no decision for FS9 until now)

...forward of all future developments in aircraft systems

...of course free of charge for all existing customers


On the time line it means:
...FSX model animations finished, rework in materials missing

...VCP fully animated

...VCP differences between models (F70/100) and night lightning missing.

...that its not possible to give release date

http://img822.imageshack.us/f/vcp1.png/

You don't believe a word we said above. Well we fully understand due the lack of information and the delays from the past. We try to make you believe by facts in the future.

regards

The whole team around the Fokker...

PS: If somebody is interested in supporting use making operational bulletins out of a flight simulation users view, feel free to send a private message.

Zitat

Service 2.5 is now available. This is primarily a maintenence release which addresses Windows 7 compatibility for the Load Editor, plus it includes improved font handling. No other features have been added to this service pack, including the VC (note that the VC is actively being worked on but there is no ETA on this yet).

Click here to download Service Pack 2.5. Make sure you run as administrator so that the fonts can be installed.

You need this update if you have any version released prior to October 1, 2010 or any CD ROM version of the product that does not identify itself as version 2.5 or later. This update includes all service packs prior to 2.5.

If you have trouble installing the new fonts, you can try this separate installer.

http://flight1.100megabyte.com/updates/F…00_Font_300.exe