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So now that I'm back I decided to rekindle my love for addons and did some digging around for where to start. I remembered back in my FS2004 years when Vista Australis was a very popular addon package and it featured breathtaking visuals especially for much of Australia. Since I don't have FS2004 anymore (poor discs got damaged over time) but still have FSX, I did some searching and found out about Orbx FTX. I'm wanting to try them out first and found the freeware section that they had.

https://www.fullterrain.com/freeware

But before I go ahead and install any of these, is there anything important I need to know beforehand? Keep in mind I am a bit rusty on how to install these files manually since it has been years already since I last did that. It might all come back to me naturally or I might fubar it somehow if I went ahead right away without asking.

Welcome back.

The "Freeware FTX Global Scenery" is kind of a come on - You need FTX: Global (base) to run most of the freeware.


However there are a few full showcase demos' that you can download. These never expire and highlight their systems.

FTX Global Iceland Demo

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lOcAzIiUMI[/youtube]

Personally, I think that what they're producing now is much better that what's in the YouTube video.


Other time unlimited and totally free sceneries are the Tasmania Demo & the Pacific Northwest Demo

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqiHO5T6RxE[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIsSCTVKb30[/youtube]

Katahu wrote:So now that I'm back I decided to rekindle my love for addons and did some digging around for where to start. I remembered back in my FS2004 years when Vista Australis was a very popular addon package and it featured breathtaking visuals especially for much of Australia. Since I don't have FS2004 anymore (poor discs got damaged over time) but still have FSX, I did some searching and found out about Orbx FTX. I'm wanting to try them out first and found the freeware section that they had.

https://www.fullterrain.com/freeware

But before I go ahead and install any of these, is there anything important I need to know beforehand? Keep in mind I am a bit rusty on how to install these files manually since it has been years already since I last did that. It might all come back to me naturally or I might fubar it somehow if I went ahead right away without asking.

I always thought it was a terrible shame that OZ didn't carry Vista Australis "VOZ" for FS 2004, over to FSX!
It produced, (and still does), some amazing (coloured/seasonal) scenery textures for FS 2004, all around the world, and for anyone still using FS 2004 it is well worth installing, a wonderful, unique program, and its free!

http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?/fil ... -complete/

For FSX I use "FTX FS Global" for my FSX scenery mesh, and it is very accurate, especially combined with Flight 1 "Ultimate Terrain". (I have the USA/Canada, and Europe versions).

https://www.fullterrain.com/product/ftxglobal

http://www.flight1.com/products.asp?product=utxusa

The above two downloads will get you well on the way with your FSX!

Paul.... ...!

Thank you very much all of you. Now to start messing around with FSX files like the good old days.