Development Team for X-Plane

1. SteelBlades 01.18.09 / 1042z

   None too shabby.
2. PRZEMKO 01.18.09 / 1456z

   I have bought many aircraft that will not work with my computer. I have Dual 1.83 Intels, 2gb RAM, and 64 mb of VRAM. Will this plane work on my computer?
3. nilsh32 01.18.09 / 1709z

   Amazing! That must be in blender, because i don’t think XP can show a 3D pit of that quality. One question, will there be a high quality widescreen 2D panel? I love the 3D cockpit for looking around and the occasional frequency change, but for real down-to-business parts of my flights, i use the 2D panel. I have a widescreen computer, so widescreen panels are a huge plus. Will the t7 have one?
4. Alex 01.18.09 / 2053z

   PRZEMKO, my guess is that your video card is going to be a hold up for you. I struggled to run 9 on a video card with 128 MB VRAM and a single G5 processor running at 2.0Ghz. Anything less than 2Ghz and 128MB of VRAM is asking too much of your system to run the sim well.

   Nilsh32, these images are renders. However, there is nothing preventing the sim from displaying a high quality pit such as this. The only things that we can’t do are dynamic shadows and reflections. Everything else is just geometry and that will all make it in. Per the 2D, yes, we are going to have a widescreen panel.
5. nilsh32 01.18.09 / 2121z

   Okay, i see. Those shadows and reflections are amazing… could it possibly be a future implementation/ improvement by Austin? Nevertheless, i am very excited for the release… especially with the 2D pit. Good Work!
6. PRZEMKO 01.18.09 / 2213z

   ….a shame I won’t be able to be using this plane, theres no way I can afford another new mac with decent specs…should have saved my money and go t a better one…
7. Japo32 01.19.09 / 1107z

   Hello.

   I am the developer of the ATG Javelin, you maybe know, and I am building a new plane. This time a little bigger. A CRJ-200 I would like to see if XPJets and me can colaborate in something in the future. I think you have my mail on the database if you want to contact me.
   By the way.. The 777 is impressive. Would like to have a 737 or Airbus instead a big plane (like the short trips) but is incredible amount of details. I will try to do to make mine as good as yours!!! You are a good reference of number of poligons to do. Waiting to buy it!!!
8. Dhruv 01.20.09 / 0356z

   Javier,

   We can’t make any promises about collaboration, but if the opportunity arises we will certainly be in touch.
9. Alex 01.21.09 / 0554z

   I have just added a subsection to the 777 gallery page for progress of the 3D pit. I intend to update the gallery with new images often so check back frequently.

   Please feel free to continue the discussion here. I’m more than happy to address any questions or concerns that anyone has. Thanks!
10. OscyC33 01.22.09 / 0616z

    Lookin’ great! Its all shiny and everything! Thanks for all the effort you guys are putting into X-Plane, really does the sim better.
11. TheoGregory 01.22.09 / 1050z

    Its looking amazing. Well done.

    Quick question, will it have animated reverse thrusters in the sim environment. (I don’t mean on the engines but in the throttle column) Is this even possible in X-Plane at the moment?

    Anyway, its amazing and i love it, the 777 always has looked completely awesome and you have (if its possible) made it look even more amazing
12. Dhruv 01.22.09 / 1100z

    Theo,

    We’ll do what we can to get the throttle quadrant handles animated in line with their real-life counterparts. Going by the datarefs we have at our disposal, we may very well be able to properly animate the reverse thrust levers. Only time will tell!
13. flightman 01.25.09 / 0145z

    Great job guys, cant wait to fly her.
14. EDDF_S 02.07.09 / 1542z

    really a great 3D c-pit.
    your upcoming 777 is unbelievable! PLease keep up this great work

    but I have a question ..
    what happened to the other aircrafts (A340, B757) are these projects frozen while you´re working at the T7?
15. Dhruv 02.08.09 / 0326z

    The 757 is currently taking a back seat to the 777. We feel that the 777 will be a better-received aircraft by the X-Plane community, thus its movement to the front of the queue. We hope to resume our efforts on the A320 series with XPFW in the near future as well, but our own workload will be the deciding factor in those plans. The A340, unfortunately, is not in our project matrix at the moment as we unfortunately had to part ways with Rodrigo. We may revisit the idea of doing an Airbus widebody at some point, but at this time we can’t comment further.