Testing TileProxy
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:01 pmSince I will be flying for real in the relatively near future, I wanted to try doing something to get more accurate scenery. Of course no one makes photosceneries for Kansas, so TileProxy seemed like a natural choice, and if it looked alright I could use it everywhere.
My thoughts? Verdict's not quite out yet. It's awesome, no doubt, because it's satellite photos. And over places that FS makes a desert or a checkerboard, it's incredible, night and day to default. However, there's no autogen. At altitudes over a few thousand feet it's no big deal, you can't see autogen anyways. Low and slow I wish there were trees and houses.
Performance? Excellent. With no autogen the sim runs great. Sometimes it slows down while loading textures, and I need more testing to know for sure.
Here are some shots. If you guys want, tomorrow I could do some comparison shots of FSX with and without TileProxy to help you decide if you want it. And if you give me a place you want to see, I can try to get a pic for you.
Sorry the pictures are so dark, I didn't start saving them til the sun was setting. I'll get daytime shots tomorrow
This is over the middle of Kansas. MUCH better than default, but see the blue? It's a lower quality satellite photo because it's in a rural area. Still btter than default IMO
On approach to KICT, and why I got this installed. See that little river/lake and those apartment buildings? That's where I live.
And the grand canyon. Again, better than default, but worth no autogen? Can't say yet...
Again, let me know if you'd like to see anything from TileProxy. Comments welcome
My thoughts? Verdict's not quite out yet. It's awesome, no doubt, because it's satellite photos. And over places that FS makes a desert or a checkerboard, it's incredible, night and day to default. However, there's no autogen. At altitudes over a few thousand feet it's no big deal, you can't see autogen anyways. Low and slow I wish there were trees and houses.
Performance? Excellent. With no autogen the sim runs great. Sometimes it slows down while loading textures, and I need more testing to know for sure.
Here are some shots. If you guys want, tomorrow I could do some comparison shots of FSX with and without TileProxy to help you decide if you want it. And if you give me a place you want to see, I can try to get a pic for you.
Sorry the pictures are so dark, I didn't start saving them til the sun was setting. I'll get daytime shots tomorrow
This is over the middle of Kansas. MUCH better than default, but see the blue? It's a lower quality satellite photo because it's in a rural area. Still btter than default IMO
On approach to KICT, and why I got this installed. See that little river/lake and those apartment buildings? That's where I live.
And the grand canyon. Again, better than default, but worth no autogen? Can't say yet...
Again, let me know if you'd like to see anything from TileProxy. Comments welcome
