Hey guys,

finally bought a new rig:
Intel Core i7-2600K (3.4GHz)
8GB Corsair-RAM
nVidia GTX 570
Win7 x64

Runs pretty good since my OS-drive is a speedy Corsair- Force3-SSD...


Well, back to topic: Got FSX installed on a second HDD yesterday and now - since I've been away for a few years - want to get my FS as shiny as possible. So here's the request:

Could you just list your must-have freeware to enhance the environment and maybe some 'you-shall-not-miss-this' planes?!

Just downloaded the free stuff from REX (like grass textures,...) and nick's sunfix here on SimV. Any other stuff I must have this days?


Greetz

Meck 

UKMIL Buccaneer: http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=including+service+in+the+1991+G...

Flying Stations Westland Wyvern http://flyingstations.com/wyvern.html

Flying Stations Fairey Swordfish: http://flyingstations.com/swordfish.html

ENB Series is one of the best Addons for FSX But be sure you have the Hardware capable for running on your system. Also Try this for your ENB Config. Here is a link to the ENB Series you need.http://enbdev.com/mod_gtasa_v0074g.htm


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thomasmendozajr wrote on May 6^th, 2012 at 4:03am:



I hope so?! - check out my sig for my system...


Fozzer wrote on May 6^th, 2012 at 4:06am:



Well then I think I might get the freeware first. Have you tried Tasmania, too?

Meck wrote on May 6^th, 2012 at 3:58am:

http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=hde+

Quote:

As already been said, the freeware PNW and Tazmania are trully excellent pieces of freeware scenery. I don't have the Tazmanian one, but the PNW demo covers the whole Olympic pensinsula west of Seattle, and includes some nice airfields on this area. There is one of these though, which is much more detailled, including the surrounding area: Bowerman KHQM. This one is included in the demo in order to show to potential customers the average quality of the additionnal payware airports.

I have bought the PNW region, and I love it. I have also bought two additionnal airports for PNW: Concrete Mun and Darrington Mun. The "default" representation of these airports is already quite nice in PNW, but the addons ones are just fantastic. If you want payware scenery for bush flights, PNW is an absolute must-have. Addons airports are "nice to have", depending on your own taste, since the default ones (I mean, default from PNW, not default from FSX ) are already enjoyable, with custom objects, grass etc...

Try the PNW demo first, see how the small airfields are done (I recommend trying Sekiu 11S), and compare with Bowerman KHQM. Go explore the nearby mountains. Enjoy your flights

Meck wrote on May 6^th, 2012 at 8:54am:


I only did that one, and the two free rex grass/roads.
Looking good.

Meck wrote on May 6^th, 2012 at 10:32am:

Don't install the sky on HDEv2 !
The updated sky is so you don't crash in FSX!