Cameron Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Whats the frame rate like? Performance for RS products is often times better than what you would expect to find with default scenery. This is due to a number of factors, but in short, it's a lot more efficient than the layered approach X-Plane default scenery gives you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealScenery Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 California's spectacular Central Valley. Yes, it's flat, but it's incredible to fly over! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sopwith Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 (edited) I would hesitate to criticise Austin for anything but i do think he has given himself a task with scenery that is essentially a mountain that is not worth climbing. Real scenery will always be preferable to plausible, for the simple fact that it is real. While your Washington and Florida were nice, Arizona with the hi rez Phoenix and Tuscon was a revelation. I live in new Zealand and yet have spent endless hours exploring Arizona because it looks so good. And then flying into Honolulu from an outer island is a treat, it truly is stunning.X- plane is a journey that I have had the privilege of enjoying for 20 years now, from those basic planes that all had the same cockpit and scenery that left you never quite sure how far off the ground you were (with the inevitable result) but the attraction was that the planes "flew" that and the constant upgrades. Austin's X-plane, flyjsims 727 and Real scenery is, as a package, something to to behold. A credit to you all. Edited April 4, 2013 by Sopwith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Donick Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Real scenery will always be preferable to plausible, for the simple fact that it is real. While your Washington and Florida were nice, Arizona with the hi rez Phoenix and Tuscon was a revelation. I live in new Zealand and yet have spent endless hours exploring Arizona because it looks so good. Really a matter of taste, I think, and certainly one of quality. What RealScenery offers here looks very professional and very good, so it's really an option. But some people say that photo-based scenery has an "Hiroshima look" and "plausible" scenery is the way to go, others like photo scenery much more. This discussion is a very old one (when you take similar stuff in FS9/X world into account). I think both options can look great. Andras Fabian's New Zealand scenery, for example, consists only of standard elements and is very beautiful. But my hometown (Rostock, Germany, near the Baltic Sea) looks much better with an orthophoto on the ground, but XP roads and OSM buildings on top. Question to Cameron: Actually, I would like to be able to add OSM buildings on top of the NorCal scenery as well, because it's very FLAT. Is this possible? I remember that in Oahu it wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealScenery Posted April 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Thanks, Sopwith, for the kind words about flying with photoscenery. I'm glad you're enjoying your Arizona and Oahu scnenery. Actually, I would like to be able to add OSM buildings on top of the NorCal scenery as well, because it's very FLAT. Is this possible? I remember that in Oahu it wasn't. You can certainly add OSM buildings on top of any of our photo scenery, Mario. I have used OSM2XPlane to create buildings for NorCal. Also, there are many screenshots on several flight sim forums of this being done for Oahu as well. You are correct that the default OSM that comes with X-Plane 10 will not render on top of RealScenery, but you can certainly create your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealScenery Posted April 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) Flying northwest over Pine Flat Lake Dam. You can see the water coming over the spillway on this afternoon flight about 30 miles, 42 kilometers, east of the city of Fresno. Edited April 5, 2013 by RealScenery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Donick Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 You can certainly add OSM buildings on top of any of our photo scenery, Mario. I have used OSM2XPlane to create buildings for NorCal. Also, there are many screenshots on several flight sim forums of this being done for Oahu as well. You are correct that the default OSM that comes with X-Plane 10 will not render on top of RealScenery, but you can certainly create your own.Thanks. Then I have to try again. Maybe I made a mistake in prioritizing the custom OSM. IIRC I had the Oahu photo textures as downmost layer, followed by your Ohau overlays (which probably contains your street definitions, so the cars drive on top of the photos), and the custom OSM as topmost layer. Which seemed to replace, not add to, your overlay. I'll try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealScenery Posted April 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 (edited) Death Valley, one of the hottest and driest places on earth. This flight is crossing over Furnace Creek (L06) with Badwater Basin, the lowest elevation in the United States, in the distance to the south. Edited April 6, 2013 by RealScenery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polygonpusher Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 (edited) How does the resolution compare with the more recent googe earth imagry at max zoom settings? Edited April 6, 2013 by polygonpusher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealScenery Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) How does the resolution compare with the more recent googe earth imagry at max zoom settings?Google resolution varies according to location and their imagery source, generally from 1 meter to half meter or better, especially in popular urban areas. NorCal uses several resolutions and data sources, but in general, the displayed resolution is between 1 and 2 meters, which a compromise based on the size of the geographic area and the need to control bandwidth costs, which keeps the product price reasonable for everyone. Edited April 7, 2013 by RealScenery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealScenery Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Flying north over Death Valley. The Amargosa Range is to the right, with Tucki Mountain and the Cottonwood Mountains to the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryoski Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 That's freakishly awesome! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polygonpusher Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Thank you for your resolution reply. One to two meters is pretty impressive for such a large area.It sounds like a very reasonable and elegant solution to the problem. I suspect that the imagery will actualy look even better once we have it up full screen and ful res in the sim. -- looking forward to seeing that "coming soon" flag dissapear; if you don't have a release party - I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealScenery Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 -- looking forward to seeing that "coming soon" flag dissapear We are, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealScenery Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) Overflying the town of Rohnert Park, between the cities of Petaluma and Santa Rosa. The coastal valleys and the Pacific Ocean are visible in the distance to the west. Edited April 8, 2013 by RealScenery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealScenery Posted April 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 A beautiful afternoon flight over the countryside northwest of Sacramento. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealScenery Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Overflying Auburn Municipal (KAUN) and the city of Auburn to the southwest. Folsom Lake is in the distance to the south. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polygonpusher Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealScenery Posted April 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Flying southwest over the small community, and airport (KRIU), of Rancho Murieta. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealScenery Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 (edited) A pleasant afternoon flight heading back to Sacramento from the Napa Valley. Lake Barryessa is in the background to the northwest. Edited April 30, 2013 by RealScenery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polygonpusher Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Hmm, no screen shots -- must be close to release 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polygonpusher Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Is there any update news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Is there any update news?We're still working with Laminar on some bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polygonpusher Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 You'll get there. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polygonpusher Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hi folks, I hope the fight is going well - is this where I should be checking for news, or is there some other site or forum I need to be at? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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