So I've had FSX for a few years but for whatever reason my computer refuses to run it properly. I've asked about it, I've spent many hours trying to fix it, but the end result is that it just no longer wants to work.

So I am getting FS2004 but as I have been away from the game for so long, I am not sure what the best addons are for it anymore.


Could someone point me in the right direction of the latest and greatest of the following?
Any environment packs (textures, clouds, sun, snow, bloom etc)
Good quality aircraft. I know there's a lot to choose from but prop aircraft and modern military aircraft are always quite good. Any particular developers to look out for?
Any decent scenery, the actual models this time. Preferably around Europe or North West United States.


Any reccomendations at all are appreciated. I'm going through the SimV downloads section myself anyway, but if you have any real gems to point out, I'm willing to listen.


Cheers

Well there are an awful lot of quality downloads out there and right now the SimV servers are probably feeling the burn from that little fact. I'm downloading rather a lot 

Thanks for the reccomendations so far. I've got the HDE clouds just recently downloaded so I can pop those in when the game arrives but the others aren't familiar to me so I shall check those out.

That would be appreciated. Thank you.

If you want scenery listings, that'll have to wait until tomorrow.... 

Aircraft list will be updated tomorrow with a few things I forgot to mention. Let me know if you want a scenery list too. 

Wow excellent list, and I can't wait for the scenery...
A couple slipped through, although I'm sure you'd be getting there.
Both at flightsim.com.

The amazing Yak 18
Be warned, it is not a jump-in-and-fly kind of model:

S2004 (ACOF) - FS2004 General Aviation FS2004 Yakovlev Yak-18T
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Name: yak-18t.zip Size: 36,676,912 Date: 10-11-2005 Downloads: 7,236
FS2004 Yakovlev Yak-18T. Includes authentic dynamics, 2D panel with animated propeller, gauges, sound set, custom failure system, four different animated visual models, fully functional and animated virtual cockpit, five different textures. By Alexey Yuzefov, George Sukhykh, Alexander Aphonin, Dmitry Shvetsov, Mike Maarse.

FS2004 (ACOF) - FS2004 General Aviation FS2004 Yakovlev Yak-18t Addpack 2.2
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Name: yak18a22.zip Size: 2,208,953 Date: 08-15-2006 Downloads: 1,710
FS2004 Yakovlev Yak-18t Addpack 2.2, for use with YAK-18T.ZIP. Fixes a few small problems in the previous release. The flight model has also been tweaked and new visual effects, lights and sounds have been added. Now includes detailed instructions in English and German plus a cold and dark start-up situation. By Wolfram Beckert and Nick Schreger.

And don't forget the Mirage IV
There are three volumes for this aircraft available on flightsim.com totaling about 160MB!
Name: mir4vol1.zip Size: 84,082,713 Date: 05-12-2008 Downloads: 2,035
FS2004 Dassault Mirage IV P volume 1. By Roland Laborie, Jean-Pierre Bourbeois, Jean Pierre Langer.
Name: mir4vol2.zip Size: 69,125,930 Date: 05-12-2008 Downloads: 1,136
FS2004 Dassault Mirage IV P volume 2. By Roland Laborie, Jean-Pierre Bourbeois, Jean Pierre Langer.
Name: mirage_4.zip Size: 4,696,103 Date: 02-08-2004 Downloads: 4,686
FS2004 Mirage IV P, Squadron 1/91 of Mont de Marsan, job number 53. A Gmax model created by Laborie Roland. Flight model polished by Mathieu Dussart.

hhomebrewer wrote on Mar 28^th, 2010 at 10:05am:


I believe this is it

thanks for the links, some great planes there