Simviation Forum - Gmax is dead

Reply #15 - Oct 14^th, 2005 at 4:00pm

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Microsoft has nothing to do with gmax - this is a discreet/Autodesk product.

That's right, I forgot. I didn't remember that you could make CFS3 aircraft with Gmax, as well.

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Reply #16 - Oct 14^th, 2005 at 4:32pm

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That's right, I forgot. I didn't remember that you could make CFS3 aircraft with Gmax, as well.

CFS3 was a marketing setback for Microsoft. While it undoubtedly has its fanatics, I think that franchise is not going to be developed further anytime soon.

HOWEVER, with the gmax going by the wayside, future CFS3 add-ons by third parties should, sooner or later, dry up to a few die-hard devotees. Unlike FS, the CFS3 gmax converter made the final model file, effectively limiting the modellers to use only gmax as their modelling.

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Reply #17 - Oct 14^th, 2005 at 6:54pm

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Well, it seems that the late version of the Gmax installation package can't be found. However, I still have FS2k2 Pro [original discs]. Grin

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Reply #18 - Oct 16^th, 2005 at 9:26pm

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yep CFS3 models come from gmax also, i got the cfs3 gamepack installed, but barely used... cfs3 is kinda akward (in my opinion) in some aspects. would be nice a plattform more "FS9able"

*and keep thinking if "FS9able" is an akward word, rubbing the chin, one eyebrow high, looking up...

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Reply #19 - Oct 16^th, 2005 at 11:04pm

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Well, it seems that the late version of the Gmax installation package can't be found. However, I still have FS2k2 Pro [original discs]. Grin

gmax 1.2 should be in your FS9 disc 4 "extras"

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Reply #20 - Oct 19^th, 2005 at 2:45pm

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Reply #21 - Oct 19^th, 2005 at 5:06pm

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Don't use that tombstone just yet. Gmax is still available in the FS2k2 pro and FS9 discs. I have also uploaded the Gmax crack. I think it's in the utilities section. Grin

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Reply #22 - Oct 29^th, 2005 at 2:07am

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I have my original FS2002Pro disks. Is gmax on these (not that I can use it...)? I have FSDS and can't figure that out to save my sorry mule.

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Reply #23 - Oct 29^th, 2005 at 2:55am

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Iv'e been thinking about this, Could it be a possibillity that the pawyare flightsim companys were not donateing to Discreet-Autodesk, because G-max is a free game developer software and payware compaines were makeing a profit of makeing airplanes-scenery and selling it. And those Flightsim companies never donated to Discreet-Autodesk and they decided that they would not contiue the development of new versions of G-max -updates, So they didn't want the flightsim companies to make money off of it? Im not saying they haven't. Does anybody else agree with me? ???

Yes I will miss G-max alot, I still have it running on my computer tho

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Reply #24 - Oct 29^th, 2005 at 8:53am

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News:

http://www.turbosquid.com/Forum/Index.cfm/stgAct/PostList/intThreadID/18624/intS...

Read the third post from the top.

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Reply #25 - Oct 29^th, 2005 at 9:33am

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To add to Katahu's comments:

#1 - AT THIS TIME - Autodesk has announced that the *availability* of gmax to be downloaded (officially from the turbosquid site) is being continued past it's announced Nov.1 "deadline".

WHAT IS UNKNOWN - is whether game developers will receive a final "unlimited" license to develop their plug-ins.

For flightsimmers -
gmax 1.2 is available in the FS2004 discs. You still need to download the SDKs (see the Aircraft Design FAQ).

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Reply #26 - Oct 29^th, 2005 at 2:01pm

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Plus:

Turbosquid is still providing the registration service. The Crack that is posted in SimV is used only as a workaround in case you have trouble receiving the registration code from Turbosquid.

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Reply #27 - Oct 31^st, 2005 at 7:27am

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well those are good news

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