A new version of the beta is available for downloads. Please see the previous news posts on the DX8 beta if you are trying it for the first time.
The download is now about 800KB and is located here:
http://downloads.hitechcreations.com/AHDX8BETA3.EXE The changes in this version are-
Roger Wilco no longer starts automatically. In order to have AH use RW, you need to start RW before launching AH.
Stability problems with alt-tab should be fixed.
Four new files were shipped in this version. They are landdet.bmp, landdet.bma, watdet.bmp, and watdet.bma. They reside in the Aces High directory. These are detail textures that overlay the existing terrain textures for increased detail. This is just for test purposes right now, so we're only concerned with stability and performance, not aesthetics. This is just a real basic implementation right now that will change later.
If you have a problem running the beta or you seeing a large performance hit, please rename or move the four texture files from your Aces High directory and see if the problem still exists without the textures. That will aid us in determining what the problem is.
