SPECIAL GIFT FOR ALL.FSX USERS IS POSTED!

[lunitic_8]

ok now that i updated FSX with your instructions
i compared the before and after shots and, wow big difference

Thats more like it

all you have to do is follow the guides

yes thank you Nick very much i really appreciate it

[NickN]

The Europe repair of the missing Aces night textures is complete...

[Anxyous]

I'm finally installing the package, after having been ill for the past few days.

Can't wait to test it!

Though I'm a bit nervous, you say there's no performance loss or gain with these textures, but is this compared to default autogen? I'm using reduced textures...

[NickN]

I'm finally installing the package, after having been ill for the past few days.

Can't wait to test it!

Though I'm a bit nervous, you say there's no performance loss or gain with these textures, but is this compared to default autogen? I'm using reduced textures...

That 'reduced texture' trick not ony reduces the quality of the sim its also known for creating perf issues

It was researched and abandoned as a useless tweak 1.5 years ago



The textures are the defaults that have been repaired, upgraded and enhanced. Their size, resolution and format are exactly the same as the originals and therefore they pose no perf change

[Anxyous]

I'm still getting vetter results with reduced textures...

[NickN]

Then you must have an extremely slow system becasue any fairly modern CPU/VC/MEM will run FSX without texture reductions

At the same time the textures in FSX can be damaged by the conversion/reduction process too because some may be in DXT1 format and others DXT5 with alpha chanels and then converted to DDS which 'flips the texture 180 degrees which means the 'conversion tool' must automatically sort the different formats to ensure they are correctly handled, reduced, coverted and then returned to their correct compressed state.


and, if you installed SP2 or Acceleration after such a change some of what you did was reversed.

I even ran it on a AMD x2 4800+ and a 7900GTX for a few months some years back and that texture reduction trick served no purpose ... it actually made the sim look and run worse.

[CapBar]

Much appreciated Nick...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all flightsimmers...

8-)

[Ang2dogs]

Wow! Can't wait to show some screenshots. I think some of ya's will be amazed what a mediocre system can do. But for now, gota say again THANKS to Nick and Phil and everyone else for the time and effort you all put in to make this hobby a real joy [smiley=bigsmile.gif] I have learned alot from all your works, and it is greatly appreciated.

P.S. nices tits [smiley=biglaugh.gif] GOD BLESSED and HAPPY HOILIDAYS TO ALL!!!

[SubZer0]

thanks Nick and others who worked on this project.. it really makes the autogen come alive and colors just add so much more beauty to the sim.. great job!

thanks again for your work and happy holidays to all!

8-)

[Plugpennyshadow]

You are an Evil, Evil person Nick!

You make me download stuff and install it!

Evil!  Pure Evil!

Thankie for the work.  Makes my simming that much better...

By the By, I sent you a personal message.  I imagine you get a lot, but I thought my suggestion out carefully afore sent it to you.  And sent it personal so as not to rile the great unwashed...LOL.  Let me know what ya thing, if you please.

The Bad Penny is Back!

[Wii]

Then you must have an extremely slow system becasue any fairly modern CPU/VC/MEM will run FSX without texture reductions

At the same time the textures in FSX can be damaged by the conversion/reduction process too because some may be in DXT1 format and others DXT5 with alpha chanels and then converted to DDS which 'flips the texture 180 degrees which means the 'conversion tool' must automatically sort the different formats to ensure they are correctly handled, reduced, coverted and then returned to their correct compressed state.


and, if you installed SP2 or Acceleration after such a change some of what you did was reversed.

I even ran it on a AMD x2 4800+ and a 7900GTX for a few months some years back and that texture reduction trick served no purpose ... it actually made the sim look and run worse.

My poor little AMD x2 4800+ does great with the new textures (replacing the reduced ones.) I didn't see much of a change but it did get better! Thanks much again Nick!!!