spindrift...you are hillarious 

Really nice screens. Especially liked the screen with the BeeGee.


Rich

Fozzer wrote on Mar 7^th, 2012 at 5:31am:


Now THATS what I call an accomplishment! (...and a check for tuesday...) 

In other news... I guess this topic being moved was a gentle nudge by Pete that my shots are a wee bit 'payware heavy'... no worries, I'll try to be more mindful where I post in future! (don't want a marmalade experience... I've heard scuttlebutt of them... )

Fozzer wrote on Mar 7^th, 2012 at 5:31am:

Yeah...I'll +1 that! Rollin'!

RSorochak wrote on Mar 7^th, 2012 at 4:43am:


Thanks for looking Rich, and thanks for your awesome photoscenery too! Really love Kauai and Niihau!

Mike.. wrote on Mar 7^th, 2012 at 2:41pm:


Hey, Mike, head on over to Orbx's http://www.FullTerrain.com if you haven't already, an excellent site. Personally, I have a hard time flying over anything BUT Orbx scenery now, but I'm sure you've heard that before from others.

So far they released all of Australia (they're an aussie company) which is nice and well supported with freeware too, check out http://www.AussieX.org (it ain't dirty, the link just LOOKS incriminating I promise!) If you want, Orbx has a demo of Tasmania, THATS what hooked ME!

The next region is the American/Canadian Pacific North-West, the only package I own. Pricey but worth every penny, LOADED with landmarks and over 400 upgraded airports (over default). I still havent seen all of it. I must admit it does bother me sometimes that its not a complete Island or continent, as I've flown off the edge into dreary default terrain, and thought: aaawwwwwwwww maaaaaannnnnnnn.... Also a demo of that available, the Olympic Pennisula (thats right, screenshot number two could be outside your cockpit tonight for FREE). This area is slowly expanding with the release of 'Pacific Fjords' to the north and 'Rocky Mountains' and 'Central Rockies' to the east.

The latest release, and my next most probable payware purchase, is the South Island of New Zealand, soon to be followed by the North Island. Now THIS i like, a contained island scenery you can't wander off of in a small aircraft. All I need to do now is discuss it with the "financial comittee"...... *cough-wife-cough*. No demo yet for NZ...

I REALLY hope they head for South Africa next! (my mother-country) 

As for REX, its awesome sauce over a plate of bodacious. Don't like the color of the sky or shape of the blurry low-res clouds today? Real Enviroment Xtreme... sick of that boring pixely water texture? Real Enviroment Xtreme... sad about the woefully inadequate and unrealistic default real-weather system? Real Enviroment Xtreme... what more can I enumerate? THOUSANDS of possible combinations and much more than just Cloud Sky and Water textures (Only quibble: the REX User Interface is a little sluggish at times... wish they made it a little more practical, and a little less flashy. But you get used to it.)

Believe me, REX, ORBX and TRACK-IR are in my sig for a reason... they transformed the way I enjoyed FS. Now I sometimes look out the canopy and think I'm looking out into the REAL WORLD. Not all Payware is worth it's brass, but boy howdy, those two products are! 

I think I under read what I was getting into. Basically the new package (USA/Canada) from ORBX is mostly Washington state and a a piece of Canada. Not USA/Canada as a whole? If thats the case,even as beautiful as it is, I should probly wait for a "continental" package and stick with my UTX stuff for now. The REX stuff however is global. And it sounds as though the real weather stuff (which is the only way I fly) may be worth the upgrade from my out dated FEX. I would also think I wouldn't have to do a clean revamp of my FSX but just uninstall FEX prior to my new flight environment. Some tuff choices ahead....

andy190 wrote on Mar 7^th, 2012 at 9:06pm:


Will do andy, I'm sure you'll see so much, you'll be sick of it! 


Mike.. wrote on Mar 7^th, 2012 at 10:37pm:


You're correct mike, I'm afraid, they've only just cracked the continent, so to speak. It will be a grand accomplishment if they finish North America, and even grander if they complete the world!

I've been thinking... if FSX had been replaced sooner, little to none of this software would have been able to be developed and expanded for this one platform... (ironic as it sounds).