Simviation Forum - Real Environment Xtreme ????

May 23^rd, 2008 at 11:06pm

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Anyone have any insider information as to when Real Environment Xtreme for FSX is going to be released? I'm getting tired of waiting. There is no recent news on their website. I wonder whats holding it up. The original release date was back in April.

Bob

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Reply #1 - May 23^rd, 2008 at 11:53pm

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I think Tim I working hard on it. But I think he got in over his head... Roll Eyes

I think He tried to take on too much with this and that is what is taking so long.
Just my 2 cents Roll Eyes

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Reply #2 - May 26^th, 2008 at 3:39am

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This add-on has been in development for ages.

My opinion is: they have been dragging this for too long.

I decided to no longer watch their posts and updates till I heard the add-on is released. In other words, no support.

I will buy it IF it comes out, but I won't entertain them anymore with "ooo-ahh" everytime they post a screenie that looks pretty much the same as a screenie posted when they just started working on it.

I guess people will get fed up with waiting and slowly leave and/or buy other similar products that enhance their sim experience.

Just my 2 cents Wink

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Reply #3 - May 26^th, 2008 at 4:51am

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fighter25 wrote on May 23^rd, 2008 at 11:53pm:

I think Tim I working hard on it. But I think he got in over his head... Roll Eyes

I think He tried to take on too much with this and that is what is taking so long.

I fail to see what's wrong with that. People will complain if there's not enough detail, people complain if they add the detail, but it takes longer to develop. Developers can't win, in that respect.

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Reply #4 - May 27^th, 2008 at 8:44pm

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Tweek I know that he's putting in detail, but what I failed to say was that he has tried to do too much. He's doing cloud textures, airport taxiway, runway and tarmac textures, UTX style lights, and aircraft lights plus a weather engine.
I don't mind that it's taking long, because I know that the longer it takes the better it will be. REX WILL be one of the best add-ons for FSX for a long while. But most people are starting to lose faith in Tim. It's been over 6 months since he announced REX.

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Reply #5 - May 28^th, 2008 at 7:40am

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I've been following REX since October 17th or whenever I first saw the thread. I naively thought it would be out by Christmas Grin

I agree with the 'trying to do too much'. Like Aerosimulations with their FEX update (free to users so I can't complain I suppose) which has also been dragging on forever though losing in the hype wars with REX. There are only 2 people or so doing most of the development work in both cases, as far as I can see, and they are simply trying to do too much.

These days it seems to me that they both may actually be waiting for 'the other guys' to release first so they can do another couple of weeks work, add a couple of features not present in the other package and bring out an even better product and pwn the other one, taking more customers. Of course they'll diss the other package when it comes out and say... 'You think that's good, save your pennies for just a couple more weeks and see what ours is like'.

It's driving me absolutely mad waiting for this...if they would only just release a 'demo' or sample texture pack or something Shocked

Or let me beta test Grin

I really envy Active Sky X Graphics users - they've been enjoying a full graphics/weather/airport texture package more or less since FSX came out, I think.

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Reply #6 - May 28^th, 2008 at 11:03am

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And I'm enjoying FEX with no burning desire for REX to be released immediately! I'll certainly get REX when it's released, but instead of looking at all the previews and getting myself worked up about it, I'll just enjoy what I have for now.

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Reply #7 - May 28^th, 2008 at 3:07pm

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Glad to see all the input on this topic. I'm almost ready to give up and buy FEX, but I know with my luck just as soon as I do they will release REX. Undecided

That's a fair chunk of bread down the drain. Guess I'll wait a little longer. I hope they read this thread.

Bob

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Reply #8 - May 29^th, 2008 at 4:59am

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Money don't grow on my back and I have been holding of buying something like FEX or active sky X purely because I was looking forward to REX.

But things on their progress forums looks dark and dying out.

I decided to buy Active Sky X from HIFI, infact the bundle package the end of next month.

It will be sad if they release REX after that, since I wont buy it. I'll then have to stick with what I've got.

Mouse Undecided

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Reply #9 - May 29^th, 2008 at 6:16am

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to be quite honest, with FEX producing high quality clouds as well you may as well get FEX but if u want ground textures as well (welol runway etc) theh hold out, the problem is tim started showing screenshots way to soon, and now people are just getting restless of the waiting.

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