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WHAT ARE ALTERNATE ROAD TEXTURES FOR "US ROADS"?
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"USA Roads" is a software add-on for MS Flight Simulator 2004 (FS9) marketed by Flight One Software, Inc. and Scenery Solutions. It replaces the default roads and highways which are sparse and only approximate in location, with correctly placed roads, down to the street level.
It has been said by some that "US Roads" look unrealistic, like looking at a Road-Map, because the roads are too bright and clean. In real life the roads are darker and partially concealed by vegetation. I have spent hours looking at aerial photos on the net, and was surprised at how "US Roads" looks very realistic, especially when comparing FS "top-down" views with map-type color photos. The light color roads are very prominent in the pictures, as are the clean lines.
There are 2 main differences. Firstly, the real photos show more variety in pavement colors, concrete being very light grey and asphalt being almost black. In New Jersey interstate roads are often black, with center dotted white lines and yellow side lines. Although overhead shots show clean lines, views out the window, being less vertical, show many roads partially obscured by vegetation. (Some roads cannot be seen, just deduced from the row of trees).
In my new "Alternate US Roads", I have modified the various roads using different methods, including actual road photographs, changes in road color and brightness, and the use of irregular transparency to soften the lines and give the illusion of vegetation partially obscuring the roads. Most textures use images adapted from "US Roads" by kind permission of the author.
See additional photos in the gallery here:
http://portal.fsgenesis.net/modules.php ... _album.phpAir
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:00 am
American roads rivers and rails here I come