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  3. NORCAL Scenery Preview - January 16th, 2013

    in Northern California

    Posted

    Green is green is green where it's supposed to be...green.

     

    Just like your scenery, got it!

     

    But rather than point out what is better or more wanted, why not argue what can be done in order to remedy this ugly green feature you are selling!

    A positiv arguement is one of that seeks to find common solutions rather than dicking around trying to win every argued sentence.

     

    I would strongly disquss what this greenish fetish is, why it is of lesser interest to the common x-plane user.

    A shame really as they do not know how good it can be or how realistic it could feel if colors where corrected and scenery quality in top nodge.

     

    So my postivte statement to you sir,  is to coloradjust and level correct before you sell it..

  6. DSF Scenery Packages - Scandinavia3D

    in Scenery

    Posted

    File Name: Scandinavia3D

    File Submitter: Tom Knudsen

    File Submitted: 12 Feb 2013

    File Category: DSF Scenery Packages

    X-Plane Version(s): X-Plane 10

    Scandinavia3D is and opensource made package gathered from OSM data provided by OpenstreetMap.

    This package includes country by country rendering and are modified and assembled by the author above.

    Package includes 3D buildings, landclass, roads and objects for whole countries.

    Click here to download this file

  11. Dear all aircraft designers

    in Aircraft Development

    Posted · Edited by Tom Knudsen

    Thank you for your well thought and refreshing feedback guys..

    As a pretty newly ported flight simmer from FSX I tend to fall into the bad habbit of doing comparasing parallells between the two. Guess this is normal to some extend, but nevertheless there is a genuine interest behind it for sure.

    Let me tell you a short story...

    When I was a "FS Guru" sort of speak I was frequently flying on VATSIM, I even hold a C1 rating as an ATC (for what's that wurth), and my primary aircraft to fly was the PMDG 737-600/700/800.

    This aircraft was the first "real" good looking and system simulated (again to the extend we can call it simulated) aircraft that was on the marked since FS2004. I bought my first XP at the version of 8 and I can

    honestly say i did not care for it then and the same did go for XP9.. I admit I can count on two sets of hands how many time it has been installed on my computer. Reason was all from bad terrain to horrible clouds etc..

    Let me say this, I did not put in a huge effort to really get to know XP as the main reason was that it did not have a capable aircraft for flying on VATSIM (purhaps with the exception of the wonderful 767-300ER)

    Anyway, and then XP10 came out and It just took one flight to win me completely over, uninstalled every tiny pease of FS residue that was found on my computer and have never looked back..

    But there is something missing!!!!

    I have tried to fly the x737 with the UFCM, but it does not feel right, the 2d cockpit is somewhat to large and to small for me.. And I really miss a truly good, fully working FMC, besides that I do not think the fuselarge is

    all that slick too. I do appologies to any fan or developer of this aircraft, it is not my intention to shit on it, but rather point out some missing simularity between that and PMDG.. And yea I do not it's freeware contributed and not payware.

    So with regards to the above line, it is a great airplane.

    Let me show you what I mean about the 2D panel size

    First PMDG

    2011-8-24_23-13-31-327.JPG

    Then iFly

    iflyfs90.jpg

    Then x737

    dibujooc.jpg

    (nice, but the developer should have removed the bottom part below the EADI and PFD's, and what is the overhead about? Where is the rest?)

    Ok, again freeware and payware...

    This was the main reason for my "Dear developer" notice on this forum. Day to day I see some insane looking renders of airplanes and scenery made for X-Plane 10, a sneakpeek into what to come.

    I do also know that 3rd party vendors spend a great amount of time making such an aircraft and a single user may not have the resourcess needed to even try to simulate and model such.

    But If we look at planes like the CRJ-200 by Jrollon and the upcoming 737Classic and 777-200, I am sad to hear we will not see a 737NG machine for XP10

    I would bet a retail price of i.e 290.98 NOK would be accepted if such a develop aircraft was to see the marked sometime in the future, please do not under estimate the end users capability and willingness to buy.

    Therefore, my dream is still the same, I do hope we see a nice feature rich 737NG sometime in the future.

    PS..

    I think that there is not much space for a commercial aircraft in the X-Plane market when there already is a freeware product.

    As a developer I must say that I do not agree, there is allways a place for a payware vendor.

    Don't forget that PMDG is working on porting one of their aircraft to X-Plane.

    Yea for sure, purhaps after the (guessing 1900D) will know :)

    NB!

    Excuse my bad english spelling, not my native language

  16. Dear all aircraft designers

    in Aircraft Development

    Posted

    Recently there has been a nice visual improvement in the quality of recent aicraft development.

    But as extremely nice this is I failed to see some renders of any 737ng developments out there.

    This aircraft is in my opinion the missing link in X-plane, an fully working aircraft with a fully working FMC is really a dream to me. I hate to see FSX has aircraft like PMDG and iFLY with such good quality and not have an similar airplane in XP.

    So while I wait for airplanes like 777-200 by Ramzess an and fly airplanes like the beautiful CRJ200 and the Dash8, i truly hope some one of you guys can make a 737NG aircraft soon.

  25. Objects - NA - Washington3D

    in Scenery

    Posted

    File Name: NA - Washington3D

    File Submitter: Tom Knudsen

    File Submitted: 22 Aug 2012

    File Category: Objects

    X-Plane Version(s): X-Plane 10

    Washington3D version 1.1 is an opensource made package gathered from

    OSM data provided by OpenstreetMap. NA packages include state by state rendering and are modified and assembled by the author above.

    Package includes 3D buildings, landclass, objects, roads and rails for whole countries.

    The new package is for X-Plane 10+

    WHAT IS NEW

    Corrected facades to ensure that no "blueish" buildings are build from OSM data.This package is builded with a new redesigned

    facade set.

    Click here to download this file

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