Repeating Scenery

FSX including FSX Steam version.

Repeating Scenery

Postby Overspeed » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:17 pm

I really hope that Microsoft either has actually mapped out the world, or at least a wider variety of repeating scenery. Southern Canada @ 30,000 feet doesn't look that good in fs2004.
Last edited by Overspeed on Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Image
User avatar
Overspeed
1st Lieutenant
1st Lieutenant
 
Posts: 484
Joined: Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:00 pm

Re: Repeating Scenery

Postby Cobra » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:34 am

Yeh would be nice, but mapping the planet for
JAA/FAA PPL + Night Rating!


Quad Core 6600 2.4GHz ~ nVidia 8800GTX ~ 4GB DDR2 RAM 800MHz ~ Sound Blaster X-Fi 7.1 ~ Samsung Pebble 20" ~ Logitech 5.1 Surround Sound


[center][img]http://www.simvi
User avatar
Cobra
Major
Major
 
Posts: 1751
Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2006 5:16 pm
Location: Bournemouth, England

Re: Repeating Scenery

Postby n_richardson05 » Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:46 am

that would take a huge amount of space tens of gigabites its not cost. There is freeware out there for mesh and sattalight pics of the planet its just that they canot fit that much stuff in one game unless fsx has like 20 disks just for scenerey. but yes i would like to see a larger variety of ground textures the ones in 2004 are repetitive and the same if you know what i mean
Last edited by n_richardson05 on Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:47 am, edited 1 time in total.
big or small i like them all ...? that dosent sound right
slew mode dose not count as flying
737-700aholic
User avatar
n_richardson05
2nd Lieutenant
2nd Lieutenant
 
Posts: 285
Joined: Fri Oct 03, 2003 11:15 pm
Location: massachussets

Re: Repeating Scenery

Postby kipman725 » Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:15 pm

I would love it if they offered a real "PRO" option on those 20dvds.  New hard drive and I would be sorted  ;D
5900xt/2800+/280GB/1GB PC3200/Cyborg Evo Force/ABIT NF7
Gpu clock: 475mhz core, 800mhz mem
CPU at: 12.5x175 = 2187.5
memory: 2.5, 3, 3, 8 Duel channel on
Os: windows xp pro, ubuntu 5.10 breazy badger
User avatar
kipman725
Captain
Captain
 
Posts: 904
Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:11 pm
Location: Bedroom

Re: Repeating Scenery

Postby n_richardson05 » Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:29 pm

but i still think their right it would cost extra for the disks and putting a pakage of that sise together i would probobly cost more than the original game its self buy the way tou could prbobly get sat images and terraine mesh for any place you like in the world ofline for free if your ambitious you might get it all but still i wouldent hold my breath ... at all for somthing like that to come out on store shelfs but hope for somthing better than what weve seen 2004 in x
big or small i like them all ...? that dosent sound right
slew mode dose not count as flying
737-700aholic
User avatar
n_richardson05
2nd Lieutenant
2nd Lieutenant
 
Posts: 285
Joined: Fri Oct 03, 2003 11:15 pm
Location: massachussets

Re: Repeating Scenery

Postby kipman725 » Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:54 pm

well X will come on DVDS and have better algorithms for interpriting the terain where there are is laking elevation data so It will look better.
5900xt/2800+/280GB/1GB PC3200/Cyborg Evo Force/ABIT NF7
Gpu clock: 475mhz core, 800mhz mem
CPU at: 12.5x175 = 2187.5
memory: 2.5, 3, 3, 8 Duel channel on
Os: windows xp pro, ubuntu 5.10 breazy badger
User avatar
kipman725
Captain
Captain
 
Posts: 904
Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:11 pm
Location: Bedroom

Re: Repeating Scenery

Postby cavity » Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:32 pm

When the new "Blade " technology from IBM is released, we will be able to download current satellite images realtime and have them renedered to the computer.  It  is a year or two away, but look out when that happens.  Todd
cavity
1st Lieutenant
1st Lieutenant
 
Posts: 388
Joined: Tue Aug 05, 2003 8:17 am

Re: Repeating Scenery

Postby kipman725 » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:24 pm

When the new "Blade " technology from IBM is released, we will be able to download current satellite images realtime and have them renedered to the computer.  It  is a year or two away, but look out when that happens.  Todd



this sounds vcool have you any links?
5900xt/2800+/280GB/1GB PC3200/Cyborg Evo Force/ABIT NF7
Gpu clock: 475mhz core, 800mhz mem
CPU at: 12.5x175 = 2187.5
memory: 2.5, 3, 3, 8 Duel channel on
Os: windows xp pro, ubuntu 5.10 breazy badger
User avatar
kipman725
Captain
Captain
 
Posts: 904
Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:11 pm
Location: Bedroom

Re: Repeating Scenery

Postby The Ruptured Duck » Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:06 pm

I really hope that Microsoft either has actually mapped out the world, or at least a wider variety of repeating scenery. Southern Canada @ 30,000 feet doesn't look that good in fs2004.

I don't mean to offend any Canadians here, but does southern Canada from 30,000 feet look good in real life?  Correct me if I am terribly wrong, but isn't Southern Canada (with the exception of British Columbia) terribly boring?  I believe there is plenty of wheat there, kinda like Kansas.

Sorry if it turns out that I don't know what I am talking about- Just an observation
"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" -Ben Franklin

"Man must rise above the Earth to the top of the atmosphere and beyond, for only
User avatar
The Ruptured Duck
Major
Major
 
Posts: 2282
Joined: Mon Feb 09, 2004 7:56 pm
Location: Wichita, KS

Re: Repeating Scenery

Postby CAFedm » Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:55 pm

[quote]
I don't mean to offend any Canadians here, but does southern Canada from 30,000 feet look good in real life?
Last edited by CAFedm on Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Brian
CAFedm
Captain
Captain
 
Posts: 619
Joined: Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:06 am
Location: Between CYXD & CYEG, Alberta

Re: Repeating Scenery

Postby MattNW » Sat Mar 11, 2006 4:54 pm

I think what the problem is with Fs9 is that it uses a lot of repetitive tiles to create the ground scenery. There are payware add ons that fix this and make a much more realistic looking ground. Not all of them are satellite images either. I think Flight 1 has a product like that.

Since it's already available from a third party vender I don't think Microsoft is going to spend a lot of time on it but you might see a tad better than the previous version. If you really want realistic scenery they'll figure you will be willing to put out a little on a payware package. Remember that MS often aims at the middle consumer not the hard core sim fanatic.

Edit: Yeah, it was Flight 1. Ground Environment is the name.

http://www.flight1.com/products.asp?product=ge2006
In Memory of John Consterdine (FS Tipster)1962-2003
User avatar
MattNW
Major
Major
 
Posts: 1705
Joined: Tue Mar 25, 2003 2:34 pm
Location: Indiana

Re: Repeating Scenery

Postby koorby » Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:46 pm

Er, hate to burst the bubble here guys, but FSX uses the exact same landclass/terrain combination as FS9, so at 30,000ft - guess what? - it will look almost identical to FS9.

You will see all the improvements at 8000ft or below.

The only reason it is on DVD is that the textures have increased from 256x256 to 1024x1024, which means the dataset grows sixteen-fold. But at 30,000 feet you won't notice the diff.
koorby
Ground hog
Ground hog
 
Posts: 1
Joined: Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:35 pm

Re: Repeating Scenery

Postby Viper22 » Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:46 pm

I live in southern canada, and i must admit, there is not much besides the Toronto area and the CN tower.  Where the real scenery in Canada is the rockie mountains and some bush flying in northern ontario.  However, i do think they could make rural areas look better
Mess with the best, die like the rest.

Core 2 Duo E6600
Gigabyte 965 DQ6
2GB Mushkin DDR2 800
eVGA 7900 GT KO
250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10
Silverstone Zeus 750W
Thermaltake shark case modded with green fans and
User avatar
Viper22
2nd Lieutenant
2nd Lieutenant
 
Posts: 240
Joined: Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:37 pm
Location: CANADA


Return to Flight Simulator X (FSX) and Steam

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 190 guests