REX Essential for FSX & Prepar3D released

[cichlidfan]

Just got this in email.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM REX GAME STUDIOS

 

REX Essential for FSX and Prepar3D Released!

 

Sunday, May 27, 2012

 

REX Game Studios is pleased to announce the release of their long-awaited product, REX Essential for the FSX and Prepar3D platforms.

 

"This release not only enhances visual realism, but matches that realism to the underlying weather platform, creating a whole new world in Flight Simulation" said Tim Fuchs, REX Game Studios senior partner. "Over the past year our team has worked diligently, and as a result of our customers’ feedback, we’ve added over 50 enhancements to our software solution for FSX and Prepar3D. We are really excited about it!"

 

Enhancements include performance improvements, intuitive navigation, a new customizable, industrial-strength weather engine, FlightAware integration, a powerful new flight planner, "cloud" sharing, backup services and much, much more.

 

"We are thankful to all our customers for their invaluable input as we continuously improve and make REX Essential your one-stop FSX and Prepar3D solution" said Reed Stough, REX Game Studios senior developer. "And the best part - it's free to all current REX for FSX customers!"

 

REX Essential is a powerful, hi-definition environmental and weather package created from state-of-the-art photography and scientific processes, enhancing the realism of the weather platform within FSX and Prepar3D.

 

 

About REX Game Studios

 

REX Game Studios is an award-winning leader in environment simulation add-ons with connections to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offering span global services and home computing.

 

 

For more information, please visit:

http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com

 

Note to Existing FSS Customers!

 

Not available to users with REX OverDrive for FSX. An upgrade option for these users will be available soon.

 

The download link on your order with The FlightSim Store has now been updated to link to the new full REX Essentail package. You can download this from your download files page here:

 

http://www.flightsimstore.com/download_files.php

 

An upgrade version is also available to download from the REX Support Forums. Please ensure you are a verified member by

clicking here, then following verification the download links to the upgrade can be found here:

 

http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/forums/index.php?/topic/17431-rex-essentials-upgrade-release/

 

[galagamo]

Yea me to, Ima try it out ASAP

[hitman]

So whats the difference between this and REX 2.0?

[MTFDarkEagle]

I'd be quite interested in a REX:Essentials vs. AS2012 comparison.

[hitman]

AS2012 was horrible compared to REX. I uninstalled that almost immediately.

[MTFDarkEagle]

In what regard? The weather engine of active sky is pretty much considered the best for FSX available.

I have both products, but my preference is to active sky 2012 at this time because of the nice textures and the great weather engine.

[hitman]

The textures for AS2012 are 1 dimentional from what Ive seen and heard. Yeah, the weather updater was pretty awesome, but REX just seems so much more dynamic than that.

[MTFDarkEagle]

Disagree. Having experienced both products I have to say that AS2012 is better than rex2 in both clouds and weatherengine sides.

[hitman]

Honestly I cant even tell the difference between the AS2012 clouds and the default FSX clouds. If I see clouds popping up at ground level, then theres something wrong with it. And yeah, REX does that crap too. Clouds are the one thing I really dislike in any flight simulator because nobody can get them right.

[hitman]

Is there a torrent for this REX Essentials somewhere? This ftp crap is slower than my 12 yr old retarded niece.

[Ranger79]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just got it installed and went through a mild storm, WOW! Amazing graphics and new sound effects!

[Ranger79]

One great feature is when you are making changes it auto saves for you, no more constantly having to go back to options to save!

[hitman]

I havent tried the weather yet...seems like the thing hangs for me.

[HiJack]

To bad they don't have any type of support.

[Ranger79]

Guys,

 

Quick Video for your viewing pleasure of Rex Essential.

 

[Rusty_M]

I missed all the info about upgrading and just installed, then uninstalled REX 2.0 + Overdrive.

 

I might have done it wrong, but it's still an improvement. I swear REX 2.0 never had clouds drifting across the sky. This did. All I did was a quick 20 minute flight around my local airport (EGPH)

[cichlidfan]

Looks good! Waiting for the upgrade for Overdrive myself.

[rattler]

Hi Guy's :

 

From information gathered form other users of FSX deluxe with or without acceleration pack, the environment we fly in needs or should I say looks better with a combination of add ons, as you probably are aware.

 

I use GEX, UTX Canada,REX+ overdrive and ASE.

 

GEX and UTX for ground, REX+overdrive for roads,clouds etc. and ASE for weather. This gives me an environment pretty much to what I would expect to find. That said, other products used in combination do the exact same.

 

From what I have been told and have read about, this seems to be the case. Some prefer to use different software to achieve the same goals.

 

Now mind you I am new at FSX but not Flight Sims. Hope this helps.

[Rusty_M]

I'm sure the overdrive upgrade will then be available for essentials. As I find essentials better than REX 2.0 with overdrive, I've gone for it, and am happy with it. Looked amazing tonight.

[cichlidfan]

I'm sure the overdrive upgrade will then be available for essentials. As I find essentials better than REX 2.0 with overdrive, I've gone for it, and am happy with it. Looked amazing tonight.

 

It will, it is just not ready yet. To many other things going on anyway.;)

[Spetz]

AS2012 was horrible compared to REX. I uninstalled that almost immediately.

 

I had that initial impression too, then started messing around with it. Granted, this is for FSX, not Prepar3D (Can't justify the cost). I found the best compromise was to use AS2012 weather engine with REX 2.0 OD for the textures. This combined with the ORBX NA products = one heck of a nice scene to fly in (I fly from CYYJ with FSPassengers X).

 

Eventually I reverted back to using only REX 2.0 OD with real weather enabled and PIREP's. But AS2012 is a good product too.

 

Some pics of REX 2.0 OD and ORBX, some AS2012 in there too..

 

(AMD E8400 OC'd to 3.6Ghz (dual Core)

Single GTX 260

8Gb RAM

850 Watt PSU

Gigabyte P5 something or other mobo

Win 7 Ultimate x64)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 29, 2012 by Spetz

[pixelpilot]

where did everyone buy it from? Did you all get it from the flight sim store (based in Australia) RustyM specifically to you, how much did it cost by the time all currency changes and taxes were applied (assuming you got it from the fs store) and by the way I'm an EGPH flyer too, the VFR vol 8 photo scenery for Scotland South is pretty impressive just need some beautifully rendered shoddy Scottish weather to go with it now.

[hitman]

I bought it from flightsimstore.com for 41 bucks.

[Rusty_M]

I think there's a converter on the Flight Sim Store site. That wasn't far off the amount I ended up paying in Paypal. It was a couple of months ago for me, so I can't remember the exact figure. I want to say around GBP 28 though I could be getting mixed up with GEX or UTX

 

You'll get lovely shoddy weather with it too :D. It makes a fantastic difference from the FSX default weather.

Edited May 30, 2012 by Rusty_M

[pixelpilot]

cool thanks guys, i hadn't noticed that they take paypal which i think lets you know your total in pounds before its finalized may well get that downloading tonight. :)