I share your frustration at the lack of liveries - but this is not PMDGs fault - they have been very open and shared the reasons that they work the way they do - and they are working very hard to make sure that we don’t have to pay twice for livery packs we already purchased for MSFS 2024. Inibuilds were allowed to provide free ( for two weeks) livery packs - they were called “curated” - for their new A340 product.
So you’re clearly singling out the wrong people here - you should be petitioning MS/Asobo to do the right thing.
This is the official forums but we all know it’s an echo chamber for simmers. Asobo don’t talk to us I can’t exactly bring it up in dev stream, besides historically speaking (which is why we are here) everyone just finger points and doesn’t come up with a solution like…NEW packs we will happily pay for
We decided that waiting for Microsoft to solve our legitimate issue and start producing the 777 livery packs in a standard way. This means that people who owned the 777 in FS2020 also own the FS2024 version but will have to rebuy the FS2020 livery packs. Highly uncomfortable. We have scheduled that work to start soon.
We will keep asking Microsoft to allow us free livery packs as Inibuilds is allowed to do.
Luckily the livery issue doesn’t affect me, but what I don’t understand is that the Marketplace does seem to have some kind of way to offer products for free. For example there are several aircraft and sceneries that offered free upgrades to FS2024 versions with big yellow “FREE“ banners accompanying the thumbnail. Is this option not available for livery packs?
It all seems highly unethical of Microsoft given we were all told in the run up to the 2024 release that developers will be able to choose whether or not to charge for an upgrade. Here you are not wanting to charge and yet Microsoft is forcing your hand? Really not on. As someone who has bought every livery pack for the 77W, 77F and 772, this will mean another reasonable investment for something I have already bought.
Don’t get me wrong, I have campaigned for the liveries to be released knowing I would have to pay again as I’d much rather have the liveries than not… but seriously, shame on Microsoft.
Can I ask, will the livery packs be a duplicate of the existing packs or are we likely to see any new additions?
If we have to redo and resell them, we will look at the selection of liveries again. We believe a ‘regional’ selection might be a better approach. So European carriers, American, Asian etc.
Since i am unable to enter the forum and use that channel and i don’t know what prevents me from doing it, i am forced to write here my reports.
I wonder why PMDG 777-300ER won’t show on FMC in DEPT/ARR page the ILS approaches in Palermo Punta Raisi (LICJ) thoug that sicilian airport has them (ILS25 and ILS07 to mention two…) and i can tell you it since they were showed on everyelse plane inused before mastering your product.
I also have read on Google that LICJ Punta Raisi Airport is not affordable for Boeing 747 or A380, but can handle 777-300ER and ayelse 777 family planes and is also among the most important international airports in Italy.
The widebody Triple Seven is the only one which doesn’t recognize, ordetect or whatever else it.
Yesterday i flew from Halifax (CYHZ) to Palermo on it and i had to perform manually the final landing, since others approaches (LOC, VOR, RNAV…) don’t allow me to use LOC/APP button (it activates itself if i push it, but there is no glideslope diamond since it is usable only with ILS approaches.
I think that is a thing regarding the 777-300ER.
Could it eventually be a possible fix on this?
Before i forget, MSFS2020, Xbox Series X
Expecting any answers about, i anticipate my thanks and bestowing you my best regards.
I have already dropped a mail at the address you provided me about ten days/two weeks ago, but still no answer about, and thus i resent it for it, all regarding the issues i described in it mentioned also my username, mail and my password for entering the channel.
Also added that when i install third partiy planes, the 777-300ER cockpit commands freeze on inputting departure ICAO airport/route request on related pages on FMC.
I would ask you if you could please read the mail i sent in case you did not do it already.