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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

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VRS "Tac Pack".....anyone know the status?

Navy Chief

Senior Member
I prepaid for this add on way back in February, and it still has NOT been released. VRS is not exactly providing much information about when this addon will ever see daylight.

Anyone have some inside information?


Had I known it would have taken this long, they certainly would not have gotten my money. This is ridiculous.

NC
 
That´s what may happens with the "PrePay" stuff... I have made this kind of buying before (Not fs related) and my money went MIA :censored:

But in the other hand, i know that VRS group is very serious and i think the package will see the light of the day sometime. And you will be very pleased with it!
 
If the VRS SuperHornet is any indication[and I believe it is] then VRS are breaking FSX boundaries and striving to release a bug free product.This does take time.
 
Go look at the last post in the tread and you will see screenshots that were added on 8/16.

I have to admit when they first annouced this I thought that I would probably not buy it, but in the past couple of months I have decided that I probably will.

Looking at those screenshots of the that carrier sinking sure make me think that this is one addon that is going to be really cool.
 
You know, seeing the carrier destruction leaves me to wonder how in depth the detail may become. Afterall, no carrier goes around unprotected, so will that mean AAA/SAM suites added to various add on ship packages too? Feels like the Janes F/A-18 again...the heyday of Microprose.

Matt
 
Any news on if this will be released THIS year? Last I checked, October was not considered Summer....yet VRS website still says it is taking "Preorders" for release of this addon in early 2011.

Yeah right.

It would be nice if they would at least provide some information. I am disappointed, to say the least.

NC

 
This was the last update on the 3rd of october

OK so there's where we're at...

Many are becoming impatient -
understandable, but also unavoidable since we have no intention of releasing
half-baked software. Sorry, but that's the way it is. There's really no point in
pressing the issue since nothing anyone can say or do is going to have any
effect other than distracting the very people involved in completing this
project in the first place.

Right now the holdup is pretty much down to
avionics, documentation, and of course testing. All systems are in and working,
but there's a number of GPS weapons including the slammer and harpoons which
need finished avionic interfaces and that's what I'm doing right now (when I'm
not spending time writing this). These weapons store their own navigational
fixes for launch point and targets on a per-station basis as well at target of
opportunity modes. It's complicated, it's time-consuming, and right now I'm the
only one working on it, so I'm going as fast as I can. I really don't know what
else to offer. It's slow, tedious and that's pretty much it.

I have
created a Tacpack discussion forum which will open shortly. Our internal beta
testers are standing by for the first beta which I expect to release by the end
of next week. Whether my exceptions are correct or not depends entirely on,
well, me.

The Tacpack mega thread was locked because it was deteriorating
into the usual "when's it ready" posts, that again, aren't going to make it
ready any faster. Any further "when's it ready?" posts will likewise go away for
the same reason.
 
I would like to point out, having gotten first hand experience with the upcoming TacPac when I did the promotional video, it is going to be well worth the wait. Furthermore, having been very close to Jon and his family, I assure you he has full intentions of finishing this thing in a suitable and timely manner in which there will be no "half-baked" solution. It will be everything you hope it will be, and as has been advertised. Under normal circumstances I myself might be a bit skeptical, but this is not a normal company, and this product is not normal. He spent three years developing it for FS2004, he has no intention of seeing this go unanswered.

Your wait will be worth it, I assure you. They're close.
 
I pre-paid also.....mistake! Next thing you know they'll be using the "soon" word. It looks awesome but I can't say I'm very happy about the LOOOOONG wait. Such is life.
 
Cody, (and others too!)

Thanks much for the update. I understand the developers want to ensure their product is free of problems prior to release. I simply wish they were more responsive with updates concerning it!

NC
 
I love the VRS hornet but im very glad i have not prepayed for the tack pack if they have the audacity to say to people who have payed good money "There's really no point in pressing the issue since nothing anyone can say or do is going to have any effect other than distracting the very people involved in completing this project in the first place."

There is no excuse for being so arrogant to those customers who have paid good money and the deadline has slipped. I bet they wont refund and will be quick enough to say they wont!!
 
Tricky stuff this pre-pay business. VRS are of course one of the best FS Devs going and the hype for the Tac Pack is big enough that they don't really need pre-sales maybe? I dunno.
 
I pre-paid because my past experiences had been very positive with VRS. The Tac-Pack experience........not so positive. I hope they renew my faith some how?!
 
I cant believe that they are still saying that it will be out this summer on their home page - it just reduces credibility.
 
When a company doesn't tell people what is going on, the rumor mill will. The rumor mill is always inaccurate and it is NEVER good for the company. Without facts, the rumors become the facts.

That is just a fact of life.

I am like Mud Marine. The next time someone asks for money upfront, I will think twice about pulling the CC. As someone who has paid in advance for the product, I feel I am OWED updates and information. I have purchased the updates.
 
Copy that Jmig! As far as I'm concerned, I paid for something, at the least I should be getting email updates from VRS. So far my box is empty!
 
I actually emailed VRS support, asking about the status of the addon. Not surprisingly, they have not responded. I don't expect them to, considering their arrogant attitude about questions concerning the delay in release of Tac Pack.

They do make fine products. I bought their Hornet. But I believe they are making a big mistake by being so silent about this.

NC
 
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