I bought from the vendor too, and I got the 2.7 update from them. We will continue to get our updates from them until further notice.
Greg
-
Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
Steve's DX10 Fixer - HUGE attaboy
- Thread starter heywooood
- Start date
I bought from the vendor too, and I got the 2.7 update from them. We will continue to get our updates from them until further notice.
Greg
DaveQ
Charter Member
delta_lima
Charter Member 2015
No problem Dave.
From my experience (9ish months or so) there's been no downside whatsoever. Minimal fiddling (maybe a couple of hours over the first week or so-mostly to read / experiment with the various settings). I get to use most of my FS9 addons, with the advantages of nicer eye candy afforded by DX10. Win-Win.
dl
From my experience (9ish months or so) there's been no downside whatsoever. Minimal fiddling (maybe a couple of hours over the first week or so-mostly to read / experiment with the various settings). I get to use most of my FS9 addons, with the advantages of nicer eye candy afforded by DX10. Win-Win.
dl
Here's another big thumb's up from me for Steve's DX10 Fixer. 
My FSX rig is a little dated, and I had never even attempted to run in DX10 mode. After hearing the positive reviews, I bought Steve's Fixer. My system now runs more smoothly with higher settings AND I get VC shadows, which is a really nice feature to me. Note that I use a great many FSX aircraft, but also quite a few non-FSX, and the fixer deals with them really well.
Lastly, I'd like to give a shout-out to the team here at SOH that worked on the DX10 How-To guide and watch over the DX10 sub-forum. The How-To guide vastly simplified the installation and tweaking process to get the most of what the Fixer can do.
Thanks!
Michael
My FSX rig is a little dated, and I had never even attempted to run in DX10 mode. After hearing the positive reviews, I bought Steve's Fixer. My system now runs more smoothly with higher settings AND I get VC shadows, which is a really nice feature to me. Note that I use a great many FSX aircraft, but also quite a few non-FSX, and the fixer deals with them really well.
Lastly, I'd like to give a shout-out to the team here at SOH that worked on the DX10 How-To guide and watch over the DX10 sub-forum. The How-To guide vastly simplified the installation and tweaking process to get the most of what the Fixer can do.
Thanks!
Michael
heywooood
Mayor Emeritus of Taco City
one more point I thought I should make as the OP on this topic...
Whether the DX10 Fixer works for you or doesn't - is not on Steve - he is just working around and through all the broken schtuff MS left in their wake when they rushed to publish FSX...all unfinished, as it were.
DX9 worked well enough for me and I had had my fill of tweaking and tweaking and tweaking FSX to make it so - believe me - I didn't really want to "start over" with DX10....However -
With all the guides available, mostly hosted right here at SOH, and with some assistance from other forum members, I am glad I made the switch to DX10 - and I guess I'm lucky that it works for my rig.
I can see not wanting to lay out the cash upfront in the hope it will work, so if DX10 preview (without the fixer) doesn't give you increased frame rates over DX9 then there is probably no reason to take the risk.
But test it this way - select a default aircraft (Cessna 172) - set all scenery sliders to the halfway mark (not trying to win a pageant here - set the in-game FPS controller to "unlimited" - select KORS Orcas Island for the takeoff - and select fair weather midday - fly it once in DX9 and then in DX10 preview with the FPS counter running and see for certain
whether your FPS are consistently higher or lower in the preview mode...
When I finally tested it this way I was shocked at how fluid the movements were, panning the camera in the VC and the glassy smoothness of the flyby views in the Preview mode compared to the DX9 mode- which- even at the reduced settings I outlined above showed some chop and stutter
Whether the DX10 Fixer works for you or doesn't - is not on Steve - he is just working around and through all the broken schtuff MS left in their wake when they rushed to publish FSX...all unfinished, as it were.
DX9 worked well enough for me and I had had my fill of tweaking and tweaking and tweaking FSX to make it so - believe me - I didn't really want to "start over" with DX10....However -
With all the guides available, mostly hosted right here at SOH, and with some assistance from other forum members, I am glad I made the switch to DX10 - and I guess I'm lucky that it works for my rig.
I can see not wanting to lay out the cash upfront in the hope it will work, so if DX10 preview (without the fixer) doesn't give you increased frame rates over DX9 then there is probably no reason to take the risk.
But test it this way - select a default aircraft (Cessna 172) - set all scenery sliders to the halfway mark (not trying to win a pageant here - set the in-game FPS controller to "unlimited" - select KORS Orcas Island for the takeoff - and select fair weather midday - fly it once in DX9 and then in DX10 preview with the FPS counter running and see for certain
whether your FPS are consistently higher or lower in the preview mode...
When I finally tested it this way I was shocked at how fluid the movements were, panning the camera in the VC and the glassy smoothness of the flyby views in the Preview mode compared to the DX9 mode- which- even at the reduced settings I outlined above showed some chop and stutter
DaveQ
Charter Member
D/L'ed and installed - what a difference!! A great tool for twenty quid! Now I can see all those 'legacy' FS9 birds in DX10 with proper shadows external and vc as well. Awesome Man!
Only one recurring issue - afterburners don't show unless coded in the model (e.g. the SSW F-104). Is there a fix or forum somewhere here?
Thanks
DaveQ
Only one recurring issue - afterburners don't show unless coded in the model (e.g. the SSW F-104). Is there a fix or forum somewhere here?
Thanks
DaveQ
Paul Domingue
SOH-CM-2023
Steve gets a two thumbs up from me. He was able to solve a problem on my Duck that I overlooked and probably would have recreated in some other models. He didn't have to do that but the fact that he took the time to research the issue for my model and instruct me on the errors is nothing but exemplary on his part. His DX10 Fixer is an excellent addon for any serious FS enthusiast.