What makes X-Plane for me ?

[PhM]

Helicopters that fly the way they are supposed to, and nice playgrounds like this one.

PhM

[XPAfrica]

Great Scenery, on the same level as Tenerife or Corsica, definitely an all-tim-favourite already

(for those who wonder, it's a photoreal Malta scenery with a lot of custom buildings and a great version of LMML)

[Simmo W]

Great Scenery, on the same level as Tenerife or Corsica, definitely an all-tim-favourite already

(for those who wonder, it's a photoreal Malta scenery with a lot of custom buildings and a great version of LMML)

Totally agree Mr Africa, doing a summary of this great scenery for the Blog. So many buildings in this package, massive!

[Airace]

Wow thanks"PhM" to that link of the Malta Scenery! Well designed with many great features. I used to live there many years ago and this brings back memories! Also,the Tenerife scenery is excellent too!

[UH-60 Blackhawk]

Helicopter realism, XSB and Vatsim, and flight models.  Downsides- No indication of weapons hitting the target and small (relatively) community size.

[MaidenFan]

Great paywares made by great developers and untouchable realism.

[XPAfrica]

xpfr.org just released a stunning scenery for the Society Islands (Tahiti, Bora-Bora, Moorea etc. ...) - it's free and it's just plain HUGE!

[arno54]

Huge ?  why such an understatement ???  ;D

the exact world should be...mmm....HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE !  ;D

[larjeet]

easy custom scenery installation , easy aircraft installation , just pop the files into the appropriate folder. constant evolution .

[Charlie]

Works on Mac!

[pryoski]

I know it's an old topic ... but, X-Plane makes it for me because ..

1. it doesn't feel scripted
   
2. it runs on a number of platforms
   
3. it just gets more and more awesome each iteration
   
4. it's 3rd party development friendly
   
5. it has the greatest potential for being the be-all of GA flight simulation
   

[chris k]

I like the levels..

Basically, there's 1 Level, and it's the entire planet..... Takes a while to finish though =)

- CK.

[Peter T.]

it does feel scripted....facades are my nightmares, i couldnt understand a single letter in that file.....i cant have fences in my scenery then

[pryoski]

it does feel scripted....facades are my nightmares, i couldnt understand a single letter in that file.....i cant have fences in my scenery then

 

Apart from the fact that we disagree on how it feels scripted .. I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about?

[meshboy]

hardware support and fluid gauges and great night scenery

[chris k]

i cant have fences in my scenery then

 

You *do* realize there's a nice 1m, 2m, 3m fence Facade built into OpensceneryX (which virtually everyone has installed); both 'open' and 'closed' .FAC versions.

 

Just use that one.! Or analyze how that one was made - and lather/rinse/repeat.

 

It's actually not that hard to make a simple 1 dimensional facade w/a height... i.e. a fence. Just ignore the middle, right, top sloped and stuff arguments. All you need is a LEFT and a BOTTOM. Set your SCALE to be 2.5m tall, reference your bitmap, and boom - instant fence. 4 lines of .FAC.

 

- CK.

Edited March 12, 2013 by chris k

[alpilotx]

Even after years of building / polishing / improving the Global Scenery (and even making special versions like NZ Pro or other extras) its always great fun to see, how the virtual landscapes improves ... and because neither I have ever seen all the planet (the entire "Level 1" as Chris K put it ) - not even a fraction of it - it always has some nice (visual) surprises and gives me a vague feeling that this planet has quite a few beautiful corners.

 

(then I didn't even start to talk about, how much the fantastic contributions of the community can amaze me .... etc. etc. )

[Sigmoid]

Are there any good scenery packs that DO NOT use sattelite or aerial photo imagery for ground texture? It's something I'm personally averse to, I prefer green grass to blotchy sat images with rooftops and treetops stretched onto the globe.

I found some packs that do exactly that, are there any that don't?

Also, I'm wondering if anyone uses the HD mesh. Is it still maintained?

[BWolf7]

Are there any good scenery packs that DO NOT use sattelite or aerial photo imagery for ground texture? It's something I'm personally averse to, I prefer green grass to blotchy sat images with rooftops and treetops stretched onto the globe.

 

There is ABsim and many other great scenery devs. Most high-quality scenery has 3D buildings instead of just a picture of a rooftop painted on the ground. As for the photo scenery, there are many very good packages that do include high-res orthophotos. There isn't really anything wrong with them, unless the actual images are low res.

[alpilotx]

Yes, in about 1-2 months, there will be a new version 2 release of HD Mesh ....

And I suspect, you already know my NZ Pro scenery.

[scubajuan_new]

Yes, in about 1-2 months, there will be a new version 2 release of HD Mesh ....

And I suspect, you already know my NZ Pro scenery.

This is great news, thank you. I hope this addresses the missing water in some parts. Looking forward to this (read about this in Ben's obituary )

[Hopkinsstevea]

Great Scenery, on the same level as Tenerife or Corsica, definitely an all-tim-favourite already

(for those who wonder, it's a photoreal Malta scenery with a lot of custom buildings and a great version of LMML)

I lived in Malta for years in St Julians and Silema and would like to know where you can get this scenery ?

Thanks 

Steve H 

[Hobelflieger]

I lived in Malta for years in St Julians and Silema and would like to know where you can get this scenery ?

Thanks 

Steve H 

 

http://home.scarlet.be/xplane/crbst_4.html

 

Best greets

 

Dirk

[Hopkinsstevea]

Dirk thanks for the link I did download it but all I get is scenery no building textures at all .maybe I installed it wrong I don't know any help would be very grateful as it sure doesn't look like the pictures on the web site