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Feb 13^th, 2008 at 5:58pm

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Hey guys im quite new to this forum so try and keep with me. Wink

I have been flying in fs2004 today with my spitfire as per usuall Roll Eyes

and i kept getting frustrated when ever i looked down. All i can see is flat terrain. I have my settings on high and max scenery etc... but it still seems flat. Ive looked around the tinternet and other peoples scenery looks near photo realistic sort of anyway.... Im just wondering whether theres a program or update used at all or is it just a matter of installing new scenery like normal?? Sorry to be a pain.

Oh and one more thing sorry...

At my airports it seems to be deserted, hardly no aircraft, no vehicles etc... so im wondering how to increase that majorly. And when im up in the sky theres like one or two AI aircraft and wondering how to max them out?

Again appologies about the length of the question and number of questions but i would really appreciate it if someone could help a simpiliot in need! Wink

Thanks

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Reply #1 - Feb 13^th, 2008 at 8:10pm

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Welcome to Simv as for scenery there is a ton of it around both freeware and payware. Some payware scenery is not all that great while others are pretty good. Payware scenery is the best if you can afford the expense some can get a little pricey. AS for AI there are two sites worldofai and projectai both have a huge selection of ai packages. What you want to do before going to either of these places is to make yourself a folder someplace outside of FS. Download all of the packages you want into this folder then when finished down load the installer into the same folder THIS IS A MUST after you are done just run the installer select the packages and sit back and grab a cold one. When it is finished you will be set. Cool

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Reply #2 - Feb 13^th, 2008 at 8:22pm

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Ok ill try that then, thanks for your help hope it works. Ill reply back if it works. Cheers budd Wink

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Reply #3 - Feb 14^th, 2008 at 7:39am

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You may want to go to the traffic setting and max it out. Beware though, this is a real performance eater.

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Reply #4 - Feb 14^th, 2008 at 10:09am

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Tim,

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....... All i can see is flat terrain.......

To get more realistic (terrain) topography you need to install enhanced 'terrain mesh' scenery files.

In most areas the FS2004 default terrain mesh has a resolution (distance between elevation data points) of several hundred meters or more. With the 'smoothing' that takes place between these points, there is very little character in the topography (smooth flats and rounded hills, mountains.)

Enhanced 'terrain mesh' add-ons fix this by increasing the resolution. The common resolutions are; 76m, 38m and 19m, (also referred to as LOD9, LOD10 and LOD11 respectively) with 19m providing the most detail but having the largest file size(s).

'Terrain mesh' is available as freeware or payware. Try Google-ing 'FS2004 terrain mesh'.

Simviation Downloads hosts the FS2004/FS2002/FS2000 70m Global Terrain Mesh for The Whole World.

You can also look thru the Simviation-FS2004-Scenery library. (Search the downloads for (Holger) 'Sandmann'.)

Dave

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