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Better water effects? The default one is awful...

PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:02 pm
by neu
Hi there,

I'm using lots of different addons, so my FS2004 looks good, though I never ever found a good replacement for the default water surfaces...the shader is terrible, and even with the techology of FS2004 a better one could be done. I'm almost sure it's not only my concern, so there must be some good stuff out there, though I haven't found anything...

Any ideas are appreciated, especially with links!

Greetings, neu
www.deploymentproductions.com

Re: Better water effects? The default one is awful

PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:21 pm
by microlight
Try Waterzone - the links are in the 'Featured Downloads' section of the forums here...

;)

Re: Better water effects? The default one is awful

PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:07 pm
by Fozzer
Try Waterzone - the links are in the 'Featured Downloads' section of the forums here...

;)


I have always used "Flightwater Pro" since FS '98....FS 2000...FS 2002...FS 2004
...with the Water Effects Slider set to Zero = a nice BLUE water movement... ;)...!

I HATE Green water!.... >:(...!

Paul....Waterworld... 8-)...!

Re: Better water effects? The default one is awful

PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:55 pm
by Kaworu
Try Waterzone - the links are in the 'Featured Downloads' section of the forums here...

;)


I have always used "Flightwater Pro" since FS '98....FS 2000...FS 2002...FS 2004
...with the Water Effects Slider set to Zero = a nice BLUE water movement... ;)...!

I HATE Green water!.... >:(...!

Paul....Waterworld... 8-)...!


Truthfully, most areas i've been too have greenish blue water anyway (or gray, if you're in new york!)  ;)

Re: Better water effects? The default one is awful

PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:14 pm
by Fozzer
Try Waterzone - the links are in the 'Featured Downloads' section of the forums here...

;)


I have always used "Flightwater Pro" since FS '98....FS 2000...FS 2002...FS 2004
...with the Water Effects Slider set to Zero = a nice BLUE water movement... ;)...!

I HATE Green water!.... >:(...!

Paul....Waterworld... 8-)...!


Truthfully, most areas i've been too have greenish blue water anyway (or gray, if you're in new york!)  ;)


..the funny thing is...

.....in FS 2004, I find that if the Water slider is turned up to Max, it displays the water as being a brilliant shade of GREEN!......YUCK!..... >:(...!

So I turn the "Water" slider down to Min (Blue), and the "Land" slider up to Max, to get the best of Both Worlds... :)...!

Paul....Blue water, and Green grass... [smiley=thumbsup.gif].... ;)...!

Re: Better water effects? The default one is awful

PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:16 pm
by Clipper
Perfect Water is excellent as well. Get it at FS Dome's "Best of the Best Downloads" page, about halfway down. It's called perfwat.zip...Click here

Re: Better water effects? The default one is awful

PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:04 am
by microlight
Paul,

Green water in Waterzone?? Pardon the pic quality, it's focused on the water colour - here's one I snatched a couple of minutes ago in the mountains over Innsbruck, with Waterzone installed and the water effects slider to the far right...

Image

Perhaps you've been bumping around in turbulent air too long!

;)

Re: Better water effects? The default one is awful

PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 4:05 am
by Fozzer
Paul,

Green water in Waterzone??Pardon the pic quality, it's focused on the water colour - here's one I snatched a couple of minutes ago in the mountains over Innsbruck, with Waterzone installed and the water effects slider to the far right...

Image

Perhaps you've been bumping around in turbulent air too long!

;)


Hello Micro.... :)...!

Waterzone?

What's Waterzone?

The only Water add-on I have ever used has always been "Flight Water Pro", since the days of FS '98.

I turn my Water Slider down to zero, so that I get nice blue, "moving/mobile" water.... :)...!

Many of the water effects I have tried out, (and removed), have always seemed far too extreme to me, and often cause vertical streaks (graphical anomalies) appearing in the area of the water. (These can often be seen in many of the Members screen-shots)... :o...!

Paul.....FS 2004 and "Flight Water Pro".... 8-)...!

Screen shot; approaching San Francisco from Commodore Centre...>>>

Flight Water Pro:

Image

...nice fluid, constantly flowing water.... :)...!

Re: Better water effects? The default one is awful

PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:01 am
by FsNovice
which version do you use foz, as i can only find version upto 2002, or is this still compatible? Cheers

Re: Better water effects? The default one is awful

PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:18 am
by Fozzer
which version do you use foz, as i can only find version upto 2002, or is this still compatible? Cheers


Hello Fs, my old fruit... ;)...!

Fortunately, most of the original "stuff" from the earlier versions of the Sim work fine in lovely old FS 2004...

...which cant be said for the dreaded FSX!.... [smiley=evil.gif]...!!

...LOL... ;D....!

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004.... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!

Re: Better water effects? The default one is awful

PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:29 pm
by gypsymoth
I have Flight Environment & have lovely looking water & beautiful skies to choose from.   ::)   8-)   :P