Life interrupted my hobby, but I used to be a frequent poster here. So I thought I would say hi to my friends here, both posters and the wonderful folks at Captain Sim.

I am thinking about resuming simming, and would appreciate any big Captain Sim news from the last couple of years. I see they have a 777. What stage of maturity is it at, and does it have any cool new features? How about the 757 and 767? Any significant updates? Did they ever get rid of FSUIPC and did that solve the occasional glitches some were having.

Those who remember will know I loved Captain Sim products, so if someone could just mention a couple of highlights it would save my tired old eyes from sifting through many months of posts. Thanks!

Thanks, Lou. Everything's fine. I just got laid off unexpectedly. (Yes, even lawyers get laid off. I was a state death penalty defender, and suddenly my state got rid of the death penalty!)

I like all the products, but am most interested in the 757 and 767. They seemed "so close" to perfection and I was just curious if they've been updated and the remaining niggling problems resolved. Of course the 777 looks tempting, too.

I was in Kansas City, and they have an L1011 they are restoring at a small museum, which was cool to see, but she was still quite rough. (They also have a Connie that used to make the airshow rounds, but was grounded last I heard.)

I don't even have a (gaming) computer at this point, but am trying to decide whether to join the madness again. So I'm collecting my old purchase codes and checking out the FSX scene. I have three interests: Captain Sim is one.

Welcome back on board, Tim. �

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Now don't make it sound like you need a Cray supercomputer or something. � Well, you do, but if you lower the sliders just a bit.. �

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Yes, some updates which got rid of the FSUIPC dependency and I'd say that the 767 is a good plane now. I'm mostly sticking with the steam gauge CS planes though while all of them might need that extra service pack to be bug free. No doubt about that. Even with your long pause in mind, this might not have changed to be honest. 

Thank you, Tanya, for the very kind and unexpected welcome.  You guys are the best.

My new computer arrived today -- Alienware 18. But nothing was installed. So I got the OS (Windows 7) but am stymied for lack of a network adapter. Didn't see one on the drivers CD. So no internet, and we all know what that means. Kinda baffled...

I think he needs the driver package which then enables the onboard devices in case the default (and most likely old) Windows DVD drivers can't. This work might involve using another system and an USB stick, Tim. At least until your main sys joins the Net and the world of Windows updates. �

Just head for the Alienware site and download all relevant drivers you can find onto that USB stick.

Well, it was weird. I woke up the day after I had given up (no wireless, nothing installed except what I did with the recovery disks) and MIRACLE: everything was perfect! I guess it quietly sorted itself out overnight without further human intervention.

So now I have a smoking laptop and spent the evening downloading my Captain Sim collection. It was like meeting old friends again. And I can't say how much easier Captain Sim's system is than some.

I recall having to execute some tweaks re: sound and possibly battery. Are all of those sorted out, or do I need to dig through the forum for the drill?

Well, shouldn't be too hard to find (since I know I, as well as others, passed the lore on multiple times.)

Mark, what would be your recommendation to start with? I have the 757, 767, and 777. I need something relatively easy and mature to get back into FSX. And are we still counting ticks to get the COG? So much I've forgotten!

So airplanes are installed, but haven't done anything with liveries. I've only had time to look at them at the gate lol. How wretched is that? I can see I have some work to do on the 777 cabin, unless it really only works for KLM. I haven't checked the documentation yet. Working and grad school is kicking my tail.