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News: ShadeShifter V3 Upgrade Patch Sent

| Tom Tsui

The download link of the Upgrade Patch for ShadeShifter V3 has been sent to all CURRENT ShadeShifter users by a separate email.

Installation is pretty simple.   There are 2 old files to be overwritten, and 7 new files to be added to the previous version 2  —  If you have modified or created any files for the previous version, DO BACKUP them first.

1)  Unrar the file attached.

2)  Replace your ShadeShifterV2.exe with the new ShadeShifter.exe.    This filename will be used from now on to simplify future update when available.

3)  Copy all 8 files in attached ShadeShifterSettings folder to your ShadeShifterSettings folder, in which ShadeShifter.cfg will be the second file to be overwritten.

That’s all and enjoy.

News: Shade Shifter Version 2 Update

| Tom Tsui

Quite busy these days and I don’t even have time to fly.   Anyway, a minor update to version 2 of Shade Shifter will be coming soon.

It will allow the loading of last chosen Preset automatically without going to the Preset selection screen.   This feature was requested by Riccardo.

News: Shade Shifter Version 2 Released

| Tom Tsui

To all subscribers who requested a copy of Shade Shifter Version 2, it has been sent to your mailbox.

BTW, thanks to Clement Wu who helped beta testing this new version.    Have fun!

News: Friday Harbor Photoreal & Project R22

| Tom Tsui

San Juan Island’s Friday Harbor (KFHR) and its surrounding areas have always been my favorite locations to fly in since I started playing FSX.    Therefore, when I found the Friday Harbor Photoreal by George Keogh just published at AVSIM, I feel particularly excited even though the scenery doesn’t quite fit into my current setup.   For anyone who has an affection to Friday Harbor like I do, here’s the link: KFHR Friday Harbor Photoreal.

Also, a friend, Roma No in France, is developing enhanced textures and 3D cockpits for Robinson R22.   They look pretty good to me.   Worth a visit to his Project R22 even you are not a helicopter fan.

In addition, AMD yesterday released its HD7970.  Virtually all reviews from techy websites gave it a very high score.  It’s now certainly a real temptation to me.

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News is a new category in my blog, which I will list some interesting developments within the FSX circle.