Simviation Forum - Worse than the Army

Dec 11^th, 2008 at 10:49am

Al_Fallujah Ex Member

This is getting worse than the Army.

So I started exploring add-ons for FSX. I have added on planes, but, never messed with scenery, and other.

Is there a comprehensive list of these? I am already confused, because I turn around and there is another one I had never heard of. Some are payware, so if I am considering shelling out cash, I wanna know what I am buying. Call me old fashioned, but..

Okay I have come across:
GEX
REX
FEX
FTX
UTX
nHancer
Nick's Light Fix (Okay, so that one is easy, but I know Nick works over there helping with GEX, so, if I get GEX, do I still wanna put his light fix in?)

I should have kept up with this when it all came out, but my trip to Iraq kept me from flying sim for a while. I got behind.

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Reply #1 - Dec 11^th, 2008 at 11:12am

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Don't forget 'SEX'

Sound Environment X

Grin

GEX (Ground Experience X) replaces the ground textures

UTX (Ultimate Terrain X) Enhances landclass

FEX (Flight Environment X) Enhances the flight environment ie: clouds, sky and water themes, ect

REX (Real Environment Extreme) is a new environment addon that replaces clouds, adds realism to the environment, and I guess has a weather engine

FTX (Full Terrain Experience) is a series of highly detailed scenery addons for Australia. They are also working on a package for the Pacific Northwest... Cool

Hope this helps

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Reply #2 - Dec 11^th, 2008 at 11:27am

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Wha'? The Army's awesome! Tongue

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Reply #3 - Dec 11^th, 2008 at 12:03pm

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Anxyous wrote on Dec 11^th, 2008 at 11:27am:

Wha'? The Army's awesome! Tongue

The military has so many acronyms, it's rediculous. I believe that's what he's referring to Wink

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Reply #4 - Dec 11^th, 2008 at 12:05pm

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BFMF wrote on Dec 11^th, 2008 at 12:03pm:

Anxyous wrote on Dec 11^th, 2008 at 11:27am:

Wha'? The Army's awesome! Tongue

The military has so many acronyms, it's rediculous. I believe that's what he's referring to Wink

Hmmmmmmmmm...

That'll work Cheesy

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Reply #5 - Dec 11^th, 2008 at 3:37pm

Al_Fallujah Ex Member

yep.

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Reply #6 - Dec 11^th, 2008 at 3:53pm

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You might want to see this post
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Reply #7 - Dec 11^th, 2008 at 5:44pm

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I've got GEX and UTX but none of the others. GEX was my best buy, however with my system, UTX hits performance noticably so I only use a small portion of it. I hope that helps with those two matters.
I'll go out on a limb and say for a first move try GEX and then go from there.

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Reply #8 - Dec 11^th, 2008 at 5:48pm

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Just wanted to say thank you Dave,for that extremely helpful post you showed the link to. Answers all of my questions and concerns. Wink

I currently run GEX,UTX,and FSGenesis. Now I'm debating between REX and FEX. I'm leaning towards FEX due to it being made by FirstFlight. With the majority of my add-ons currently running being FirstFlight products,I'd like to keep it "in-house" Wink

,but REX looks so darn good. Tough choice.

Again,thanks for that wonderful post.

jime

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Reply #9 - Dec 11^th, 2008 at 11:43pm

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This is getting worse than the Army.

So I started exploring add-ons for FSX. I have added on planes, but, never messed with scenery, and other.

Is there a comprehensive list of these? I am already confused, because I turn around and there is another one I had never heard of. Some are payware, so if I am considering shelling out cash, I wanna know what I am buying. Call me old fashioned, but..

Okay I have come across:
GEX
REX
FEX
FTX
UTX
nHancer
Nick's Light Fix (Okay, so that one is easy, but I know Nick works over there helping with GEX, so, if I get GEX, do I still wanna put his light fix in?)

I should have kept up with this when it all came out, but my trip to Iraq kept me from flying sim for a while. I got behind.

And if you get them all, you can just use the acronym GRUFF Cheesy

/sorry

Anxyous wrote on Dec 11^th, 2008 at 11:27am:

Wha'? The Army's awesome! Tongue

*chuckle*

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Reply #10 - Dec 12^th, 2008 at 7:55am

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jime59 wrote on Dec 11^th, 2008 at 5:48pm:

Just wanted to say thank you Dave,for that extremely helpful post you showed the link to. Answers all of my questions and concerns. Wink

I currently run GEX,UTX,and FSGenesis. Now I'm debating between REX and FEX. I'm leaning towards FEX due to it being made by FirstFlight. With the majority of my add-ons currently running being FirstFlight products,I'd like to keep it "in-house" Wink

,but REX looks so darn good. Tough choice.

Again,thanks for that wonderful post.

jime

REX + FTX + GEX = HeaveninX

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