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VRS F/A-18E SUPERBUG & TACPACK P3D v5.4 and v6 support inbound...
« on: September 22, 2023, 01:36:39 AM »
VRS F/A-18E SUPERBUG & TACPACK P3D v5.4 and v6 support inbound...

  F/A-18E SUPERBUG
High Fidelity Strike Fighter Add-on for FSX/P3D

  TACPACK COMBAT SYSTEM


News on the next update to make VRS F/A-18E SUPERBUG & VRS TACPACK COMBAT SYSTEM  compatible with P3D v5.4 and v6

by VRS Varmint
Mon Sep 11, 2023

Just a quick update for all your patience.

TacPack/Superbug support for v5.5 as well as P3D v6 HF3 is inbound. Chris has finished his work, and I need to finish some revisions to the TPM before I can build installers and test them. I estimate by the end of next week at the latest. I usually say "two weeks" when I don't really know, so this is definitely an improvement!

Superbug: There will be no charge for Superbug upgrades, and the Superbug (same installer) will support v4, v5, v6 (all 64-bit versions of P3D) but you will still need to be able to access the new installer from your customer portal. This means you're going to need to have active maintenance on your Superbug license.

TacPack for P3D v5.x --> v5.4: v5.4 upgrades from any previous v5 license will be included for all users with active maintenance (just like the Superbug). You will simply log into your customer portal and download the latest build. If you purchased TacPack within the last year, that means you. If your maintenance is expired, you're going to need to update it via the customer portal prior to accessing the downloads. Please see the link below for a complete description of how to do that.

TacPack v5 --> v6 Upgrades: v6 upgrades from P3D v4+ will incur an upgrade fee of $29.90US. This is exactly the same process we used between v4 and v5. Since this is an upgrade, the license (v4 or v5) being upgraded will become invalid and replaced by the new license. If you want to continue to run the old license, you'll need to purchase a new (full) license for v6. If maintenance is current on your existing license, you can log into the customer portal and add the upgrade to cart from the licenses page. Here's how.

Why we charge for upgrades: The upgrade charges from one version of P3D to another, much like Lockheed's, are necessary in order to keep us going. It's really as simple as that. Nobody likes them, including us, but they're necessary to fund development when there's significant work involved, and as many of you know, every time LM releases a new version of P3D, we need to update our hooks/assembly. This is always non-trivial to maintain. We hope you understand and very much appreciate your patience and understanding.

One final note; P3D v6 has an "Automatic Update" function. If you are using, or plan to use P3D v6 in the future, then we urge you to TURN THIS FEATURE OFF. The moment P3D updates itself, the TacPack will break. Again, the TacPack only ever supports the EXACT version numbers we list on the product page. Even a minor build outside that will break it.

We will post this same information in the Announcements section as soon as installers are finished testing. Thanks again for your patience,

Jon & Chris.


(1) Important compatibility note: If you're considering moving TacPack and/or Superbug to P3D v5, it's important to remember that upgrading P3D beyond the supported version ranges will BREAK the Superbug and TacPack immediately. We MUST patch our products after every new P3D/FSX release. Current P3D v5 support covers v5.0 through v5.3. If Lockheed comes out with, for example, a v5.4 and you update before a compatible TacPack is ready, it will break.
(2) Active Maintenance is required for the product(s) you wish to upgrade. If your maintenance period has expired for one or more products, it may be renewed from your Customer Portal prior to purchasing the upgrade(s).
(3) P3D Pro is not supported for domestic use. Commercial or institutional entities interested in obtaining commercial-use licenses for P3D Pro, are encouraged to contact commercial sales for a quote.

 
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