Same deal as before, I get the small initial Install Sheild Wizard window and then nothing after:
Windows 11 23H2 over here
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Must say this looks amazing and can’t wait to get it. I’m on Xbox so am at the mercy of the Marketplace queue sadly.
Looking forward to seeing some (more) great videos on YouTube!
Would be interesting to know how long we’ve got to wait on Marketplace - but have learned it’s very much “expect when you see it one Thursday”.
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There’s an updated 2024 installer Install_BKSQ_Starship_MSFS2024_0.1.0a.zip, that worked for me.
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Same situation here. For now, I’m happy for those who get to enjoy it already. (The weather is too nice to be sitting inside anyway, lol who am i kidding)
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The second ZIP - although named the same - finally seems to have worked for me. It popped up a weird “FindPkgs” icon in my Toolbar for about a minute, then the Authentication window finally appeared, followed by the expected installer. Loading into the sim now to see if it actually worked. 
EDIT: And huzzah! Finally.
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Is there a paint kit?
In several of the videos, Nick of Black Square says he doesn’t do a real paint kit as such because he doesn’t work in Photoshop, he works in GIMP. So he provides a blank white livery that people can use as a template.
EDIT: Also, as an aside, I found there’s already a Simbrief profile for the aircraft (under “STAR”) - I don’t know how accurate it is, of course.
The .exe installer worked fine for me, the activation also went without any problems. I can’t wait to get into that awesome cockpit.
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Both activation and installation fine, now it’s time to learn how to fly the plane that came from the future.
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Watching a couple hours of showcase videos and demos on YouTube definitely paid off. I was able to get up and running pretty quickly and do a quick VFR flight around my home airport.
For me, this is what every aircraft in 2024 should’ve been. This was the first time I’ve ever actually completed a flight end to end in 2024 without giving up partway through (I’ve been a 2020 holdout waiting for things to smooth out a bit and more aircraft to be updated). Not only did I complete the flight, but I loved every second of it. This is by far everything I hoped it would be.
Next stop, cross country.
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Yes, as @DrVenkman3876 said there is no paintkit. I’m using the blank textures and imported the model into Blender.
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Same here, just on 2024 still.
*2020, sorry
Excellent to see that 1) There is a Simbrief profile available, and 2) There are currently 10 Starships live on Vatsim. Vatsim-radar.com already has a custom icon on the map for this unique-looking plane.
Guess I’m buying it, now that my day job is done.
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Got it installed this morning but will wait to “unbox” it until my stream on Friday night. Can’t wait!
Had a generator failure on the first flight after about 40 minutes… ok then, this is going to be tricky to debug the cause of
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I have every BS plane in 20 and 24. Buying a BS plane is an occasion! You just know good things are coming
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Maybe @GACSavannah or a mod can update the title now that it’s shipped? (And lose the “quotes” puh-leeeze!)
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I work in GIMP, too… Why not give a GIMP paint kit?
Having the dirt and rivet layers separate makes working in the paint so much easier than just painting the white textures (and I HATE having the white textured liveries in my system, half the time they end up as the default livery, or the AI parking algorithm chooses them almost exclusively half the time. I feel bad for the Xbox folk who can’t remove them.. although, maybe he doesn’t package the all white livery on Xbox releases?).
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