SimShaker brand has a new home website at simshaker.com

Hi guys,
I'm happy to introduce to you a new SimShaker Home website!
I hope you will like it! Please visit simshaker.com for the latest news.

Russian Post officials answered regarding mail exchange during COVID-19 global pandemic (translated into English)

Due to measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, most countries have significantly reduced international air traffic or stopped it completely. More than 30 countries have announced that they have stopped processing international mail or restricted the working hours of postal facilities (see the list of countries below).

In this regard, there may be delays in the delivery of international mail.

At the moment, the Russian Post has organized regular mail service with the countries of Europe, the Baltic States and the customs Union. Mail is sent by road via Germany, the Netherlands, Latvia and Ukraine.

Also due to international restrictions, delivery with delays is carried out to the United States, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, great Britain, Hungary, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Finland, France, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Israel, Armenia, Canada, Georgia.

In the near future, shipments are planned to Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Azerbaijan.

List of countries that have stopped processing mail:

Bolivia, Botswana, Honduras, India, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Zimbabwe. Maldives, Mauritania, Myanmar, new Caledonia, Easter Island (Chile), Peru, Samoa, Tunisia, Fiji, Philippines, French Polynesia, Chad, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Rwanda, Malawi, Togo, Cuba, Iraq.

We apologize for any possible delays.

You can read original post in Russian here.

My RaceDepartment membership suspention

Guys, I have to inform you that from now I suspend my RaceDepartment membership and stop watching any threads at RaceDepartment due to some differing points of view with RaceDepartment founder. If you want to talk to me, please, use any other appropriate means of communications. Thanks everybody for participation and thanks RaceDepartment for hosting that discussion so far.

Российской Сим Конференции быть?

Привет, друзья!
Желающих принять участие в опросе и обсуждении относительно российской Сим Конференции прошу заглянуть сюда.

A Windows 10 April 2018 Update issue blocks SimShaker software to start after update. What to do?

Edit: currently that bug seems to be already fixed in Windows since summer 2018.

Hi guys,
looks like updated Windows 10  has a bug in its Windows Defender Smart Screen treatment of ClickOnce type applications, which SimShakers belong to. Instead of warning a user it just blocks an application.

Today, after updating SimShaker for Aviators beta version the application stopped working.
In spite of  protecting my PC with Avast, but not Windows Defender, I had to go to Windows Defender Security Center, select App & browser control section and temporarily switch Check app and files option from Warn to Off in order to solve the problem. At the next attempt of starting  SimShaker I got the warning window and was able to permit the application to start. I also unchecked "Always ask..." box at warning window to prevent the application from the following checks.

After restoring security Check app and files option back from Off  to Warn SimShaker still was able to start.

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To see if your computer is affected by the issue, please, go to Windows settings and look for Windows 10 version installed

Guys, who asked for 1CGS IL-2 Sturmovik support in SimShaker please vote for that

Vote Now! 

SimShaker for Aviators vs SimShaker Sound Module

Guys, I'd like to kindly ask you to not mix up free to use SSA by Olaf and pay-ware addon SimShaker Sound Module by Andre. That misunderstanding makes troubles for us, as developers.
Hundreds of Gametrix JetSeat owners use SSA absolutely free. SimShaker Sound Module is just an addon to bring new capabilities, but not the core software.
SSA can be used without Sound Module, but not vise versa.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update issue

Dear SimShaker - Wheels and - Wings users, if after Windows 10 Fall Creators Update the application asks for activation again, please, restart the application and update it. After the update your activation will be restored automatically.

Antiviral software false positively detects SimShaker executable files. What to do?

Hi guys,
I've got a lot of complaints caused by Windows Defender and some other antiviral software false positively detecting SimShaker executable files as containing a trojan.

First of all, there is no viruses in my software. Some of my files a protected from hacking and that causes some aggressive antiviral software to false positively detect them as a malware. You can extra check my files with www.virustotal.com service (or any other similar service) if you are in a doubt. You can also read more about this problem in this lifehacker.com article.

What to do if  antiviral software blocks SimShaker installation?

Try to temporarily disable antiviral software and install SimShaker. After installation enable antiviral software back again.

What to do if SimShaker crashes when a game starts or shows a helper message that a file is not found by Launcher?

Please go to antiviral software scan history and look for quarantined simshaker exe file(s). If the file is found, select it and restore to its original location. It may not be displayed in Windows Defender list when you just open it. In such a case I go to Defender history, back to the list and (oh, miracle!) file is in the list and now I can restore it.

In general, antiviral software remembers the restored file as safe and does not remove the file again. But it can try to do that again after SimShaker update. Be aware.
I add those helper messages into the latest versions of SimShaker, but some versions still may just crash if the file was "stolen" or blocked by antiviral software.

Windows Defender case. Step 1

Windows Defender case. Step 2

If you'd like to report Microsoft that they accidentally block a good piece of software, you can follow by this link. You will be asked for detected virus name and Windows Defender data base version.
I did that number of times, but currently I can not do that, since I replaced Windows Defender by another (more smart and handy on my opinion) protective software.

Using 'Generate -> Tone' tool in Audacity

For example, let's generate sine wave tone with 33 Hz frequency, about 200 ms long.

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Preview button is very handy if you'd like to play around with attributes.

I'm trying to house an integer number of sine cycles in the file to avoid harmonics

To save it as .WAV file use File - Export Audio option

Please pay attention to Project Rate 48 kHz, and 32-bit float format.
You can also save your wave as an Audacity Project (.AUP) for further use.

Andre's shop is moved to a new domain: andres.shop

Please come to andres.shop and shop!

If you find any bug, please, let me know. For instance, via our Help Desk.

Andre's e-shop is migrating to a new domain: andres.shop

Hopefully the shop will be up and running in a few hours at https://andres.shop

My vacation

Guys, 
I'm going to be on my vacation from December 25 to January 8.
If we have any urgent issues left, let's try to sort them out till December 25.

Attention Mr.Edward Doherty

Dear Ed,
I've received your message that you didn't get answer from me in December 2016.
I've made another 3 attempts to deliver my answer to you through e-mail, using different mail service providers. But I don't receive confirmation that you received any of my 3 e-mails. I suggest there may be something wrong with your e-mail provider.

Communications with my customers are valuable for me.
Since I don't think any other way to communicate with you, having just your e-mail address, would you please contact me via our Help Desk, my e-shop, forums, Facebook, e-mail or any other appropriate way?

Kind regards,
Andre

SimShaker video review

Courtesy of Roie Gat

Project 'Power-Grid plugin for DCS World' is closed

Due to lack of the community interest and support the project is closed. I'm sorry guys.

Dovetail Games are going to issue Flight School sim with overhauled MSFSX graphics engine in April 2016

Welcome to Andre's e-shop!

Have a Good Shopping! 

Reading PC Pilot issue 101

I agree that our community members support each other and that's great!

DCS MiG-21bis scale model

You can get it for your (or your friend?) simpit by US$ 72. Shipment included, PayPal accepted.

Accurate 1:72 scale model. Soviet VVS grey paint. Base picture may be customized by your request.

You can put it on a desktop.

You can hang it on a wall.

It is thoroughly packed and ready to go overseas.

More pictures are here.