Well, if fences were rendered for every airport [all 25,000+] and for areas like farm land [and there is a lot of Farms in the US] then the processors will have a tough time rendering the polygons. Fences may be two-sided, but such fences can add up.

Speaking of polys. Why do you think M$ focused much of the details on major airports while giving little for minor airports? Because it will murder the processors if EVERY airport is detailed like Miami Int'l, or San Francisco Int'l.

If you remember the Free Flow Ultimate Florida scenery addon, then you clearly know that it's graphic intensive because of the level of detail in such small areas like Downtown Miami can hold down the processor [damn addon causes my computer's fans to rev up like a Porsche GTR].

Don't worry anyways. Once FSX comes out, I'm pretty sure you'll find freeware or payware scenery addons that can help your wish come true.

Fences would be cool, but I would be happy if the rural areas just looked rural. Big open corn and bean fields with rows of trees every so often, that would be nice. From what I've seen of the screenshots so far, it looks pretty good.

You got fences and Telephone wires in CFS3. Why not FSX? Surely in four years computers have improved enough to have them across the world instead of just Europe.

i have to say that looking at the few screenshots of FSX we have so far, i'm pretty pleased with the enhancement in non-hi-res scenery, specially the not-so-urbanized areas

this is great... as i (and probably lots more people) do most of my flying in the graphically unfavoured areas

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An interesting observation...

I'm sure I'm not the only one to notice that most, if not all, the buildings in FS 2000/2002/2004 seem to be modeled in the American style, ie: flat roofs, whereas in Great Britain, at least, and probably most of Europe, all of the domestic houses and commercial buildings have sloping roofs...!
...they drain off the water....and snow...!!
LOL...!

Paul in a house with a sloping roof...... 8)...!

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I'd like to correct your statement:  "modeled in the American style, ie: flat roofs."  to read "in the California style, ie: flat roofs."  There are PLENTY of American homes in rain and snow prone areas with pointy roofs.  Unfortunately in the US everyone thinks California is the center of the universe.  Therefore if Californians have flat roofs then certainly everyone in the world has flat roofs.

Besides, it makes for fewer polygons.  Probably an important consideration considering the typical computer hardware in use when FS2004 came out.

I don't know why, but I always look at the roads more often then the rest. I gotta start taking medications.

*Katahu takes a few antipsycotics*

I guess it's because the roads are more level [not banked to the side like FS9's roads] and have a gradual climb and descent [unlike FS9's sharply climbing and diving roads] around hills and mountains.