Hello Guys,
When will you release an updated installer with all fixes included and option to choose
all runways for take-off and landing.
Best regards
Sydney.
Updated Installer V1.1 ??
- FactionOne
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Re: Updated Installer V1.1 ??
Of course I can't answer on FT's behalf about an updated installer, but with regard to opening all runways for take off and landing, there are two issues...
First is the simple fact that not all runways are suited for both. Take for example the Polderbaan runway (36L/18R) - the only way you could take off from 18R is to taxi about half the length down the runway and turn around at the end. Would you really want to do this?
More critical however (especially if you use any AI) is the issue of winds vs. ops - For donkeys' years simulations of EHAM have had to make use of multiple 'switch before flight' AFD files (it was possibly the first place this technique was used?) - I still keep copies of my 'close-to-perfect' setup for the old Cloud9 EHAM in at least three places to prevent ever losing them (even though I will likely never need them again!). With all the runways 'active', even the slightest breeze from west or east will cause everything to come/go via 27/09 (or worse, 24/06) - guaranteeing a mess of ground traffic, go-arounds, and disappearing AI; meanwhile 'real world' ops would just continue to use the 36/18 runways with the slight crosswind.
Having specific AFD files for particular conditions can be a bit fiddly, but it's about the best that can be done at EHAM within the limits of what's [currently] possible in FS/P3D.
All the best,
Rob.
First is the simple fact that not all runways are suited for both. Take for example the Polderbaan runway (36L/18R) - the only way you could take off from 18R is to taxi about half the length down the runway and turn around at the end. Would you really want to do this?
More critical however (especially if you use any AI) is the issue of winds vs. ops - For donkeys' years simulations of EHAM have had to make use of multiple 'switch before flight' AFD files (it was possibly the first place this technique was used?) - I still keep copies of my 'close-to-perfect' setup for the old Cloud9 EHAM in at least three places to prevent ever losing them (even though I will likely never need them again!). With all the runways 'active', even the slightest breeze from west or east will cause everything to come/go via 27/09 (or worse, 24/06) - guaranteeing a mess of ground traffic, go-arounds, and disappearing AI; meanwhile 'real world' ops would just continue to use the 36/18 runways with the slight crosswind.
Having specific AFD files for particular conditions can be a bit fiddly, but it's about the best that can be done at EHAM within the limits of what's [currently] possible in FS/P3D.
All the best,
Rob.
- emilios[flytampa]
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Re: Updated Installer V1.1 ??
Rob is correct. However, an all RWYs open will be included with v1.1 for those who want online multiplayer setups. For all other operations, i cannot guarantee how messy EHAM will become.
- FactionOne
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Re: Updated Installer V1.1 ??
Multiplayer... #darkarts 
[I hadn't thought of that, apologies!]
[I hadn't thought of that, apologies!]