Simviation Forum - More fsx screenies

Feb 19^th, 2006 at 2:53pm

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http://fsinsider.com/screenshots/default.htm

loving the terrain, reminds me of xplane

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Reply #1 - Feb 19^th, 2006 at 3:24pm

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Reply #2 - Feb 19^th, 2006 at 4:20pm

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New taxiway textures, nice.

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Reply #3 - Feb 19^th, 2006 at 4:25pm

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X-Plane ?

Hit the nail right on the head buddy Wink

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Reply #4 - Feb 19^th, 2006 at 4:34pm

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yeah thats the one thing I like about xplane, the scenary is so well defined over fs2004 which looks blurey and indestinct. FSx looks like it's going to combine that nice sharp scenary with all the good parts of fs2004 Grin

I should have a graphics upgrade by the time fsx comes out aswell.

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Reply #5 - Feb 19^th, 2006 at 4:35pm

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That mesh.. Shocked

Plus the photoreal scenery actually looks good at low level!

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Reply #6 - Feb 19^th, 2006 at 5:00pm

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Reply #7 - Feb 19^th, 2006 at 8:33pm

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Damn, was just about to post those.

My favorite by far was that Grumman boat-plane thing. REFLECTIONS!!

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Reply #8 - Feb 19^th, 2006 at 10:11pm

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I have just noticed one other thing [besides the self-shadows and sense of altittude].

Notice that there are no ugly 2D clouds lining the horizon [as you see in FS9]. And, just to make the critics think twice, there are no addons that can fix the ugly line of clouds in FS9. Grin

I'm not sure that removing the textures to those type of clouds in FS9 would even work. Chances are there would be an even-more-ugly object looming in the horizon of FS9.

What I'm trying to say is that M$ has made the right choice to remove such ugly clouds from the system altogether.

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Reply #9 - Feb 19^th, 2006 at 11:43pm

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Notice that there are no ugly 2D clouds lining the horizon [as you see in FS9]. And, just to make the critics think twice, there are no addons that can fix the ugly line of clouds in FS9. Grin

You can adjust you're weather settings in the display options. I can't remember which setting does it, but you can have full 3D clouds to the horizon, but that usually brings my comp down a couple notches on the FPS scale. Wink

Something I really like is how the autogen buildings and trees are placed on the textures in a way that makes it look like they fit and are really supposed to be there, as opposed to the mumbo-jumbo way they are in FS. It also looks like the mesh, or whatever defines the terrain elevation, looks very good, with all the little hills, and gullies in the third, fourth, and fifth screens.

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Reply #10 - Feb 20^th, 2006 at 11:50am

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I have just noticed one other thing [besides the self-shadows and sense of altittude].

Notice that there are no ugly 2D clouds lining the horizon [as you see in FS9]. And, just to make the critics think twice, there are no addons that can fix the ugly line of clouds in FS9. Grin

I'm not sure that removing the textures to those type of clouds in FS9 would even work. Chances are there would be an even-more-ugly object looming in the horizon of FS9.

What I'm trying to say is that M$ has made the right choice to remove such ugly clouds from the system altogether.

you can have 100% 3d clouds if you set it in the display options.... still looks a bit funny though on scattered clouds at dusk though which It dosen't look like fsx is going to have a problem with.

I also notice that the earth is curved in fsx....

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Reply #11 - Feb 22^nd, 2006 at 1:38pm

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yes the earth seems to be curved in some of the screens (the 747 one right?) i don´t know of it´s a field of view distortion or if the planet has actually decided to abide to the latest scientific discoveries

(for those of you that dont get out much... it was recently discovered that the earth IS, in fact round, and not cylindrical as in FS9) Grin

another thing i noticed, there are a number of tilted and off axis shots there as well... again i don´t know if it´s an edit, or the new FS has different camera behaviours

can´t wait...

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Reply #12 - Feb 22^nd, 2006 at 2:04pm

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(for those of you that dont get out much... it was recently discovered that the earth IS, in fact round

What?? It's not flat? Good then I don't feel like Columbus went on a suicide mission Grin

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Reply #13 - Feb 22^nd, 2006 at 8:11pm

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I can see the headlines now...
*Explorer falls off Earth, last seen drifting torward the heavens: might be given a star name;CS1492*
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Reply #14 - Feb 22^nd, 2006 at 9:12pm

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hahahaha how groovy.....thats a step away from space flight

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Reply #15 - Feb 22^nd, 2006 at 9:36pm

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I must say, I'm really loving the new scenery. The reflective water, updated mesh, crisper ground textures, almost perfect autogen, and properly shaped planet all make me want to wet my pants with joy.

It's too bad I'll never be able to afford a rig that'll actually play it... Undecided

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Reply #16 - Feb 22^nd, 2006 at 10:07pm

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I must say, I'm really loving the new scenery. The reflective water, updated mesh, crisper ground textures, almost perfect autogen, and properly shaped planet all make me want to wet my pants with joy.

It's too bad I'll never be able to afford a rig that'll actually play it... Undecided

If you build up your credit, you might be able to get a good system that could handle it.

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