Just wondering what's the visible difference between Flight1's GE and GEPro ground textures. I've had GE since it was release and wasn't too impressed with the concept GE PRO brought to the table where you could change the ground textures for things like overcast, seasons, and the like. I like to set my textures and leave them alone. I have no use in constantly moving textures around because of an overcast sky in one area that I'm going to fly out of anyway in a heavy I may be flying that day. Plus you need to defrag when you move textures around like this to get optimal performance from your hard drive. Setting things like this once and leaving them alone works the best for me. Season changes are the only things I'm concerned with as far as ground texture changes and FS9 does that by default.The bottom I'd like to know is does GE Pro's ground textures look in anyway updated over GE meaning more clear when viewing them from the air looking down? Has the night textures been updated in GE Pro to be brighter than what they were in GE? I had to modify the night lighting over cities because GE default luminance over cities was lacking. Appreciate any feedback you guys can give me...

I just asked same question a couple of days ago. :( http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?showtopic=268053

Just wondering what's the visible difference between Flight1's GE and GEPro ground textures. I've had GE since it was release and wasn't too impressed with the concept GE PRO brought to the table where you could change the ground textures for things like overcast, seasons, and the like. I like to set my textures and leave them alone. I have no use in constantly moving textures around because of an overcast sky in one area that I'm going to fly out of anyway in a heavy I may be flying that day. Plus you need to defrag when you move textures around like this to get optimal performance from your hard drive. Setting things like this once and leaving them alone works the best for me. Season changes are the only things I'm concerned with as far as ground texture changes and FS9 does that by default.The bottom I'd like to know is does GE Pro's ground textures look in anyway updated over GE meaning more clear when viewing them from the air looking down? Has the night textures been updated in GE Pro to be brighter than what they were in GE? I had to modify the night lighting over cities because GE default luminance over cities was lacking. Appreciate any feedback you guys can give me...

HelloGE Pro is much improved over the original GE, the ground textures are nicer in my opinion and the autogen better alignedYou also have the option of altering the coloration of the textures to suit your taste.You can use GE pro in the same way as GE, just install and leave alone, It will only move textures around if you tell it to.You can alter the brightness of the night textures as well as make them more biased towards a certain color and also generate as many different sets of Sky textures as you like.Well worth the upgrade, you can never have too may different ways to achieve the look that you are after.It also integrates well with AS6.5I still install the GE set from time to time just for a change,Give it a try for the 30 days and see how you feel about it.

Just wondering what's the visible difference between Flight1's GE and GEPro ground textures. I've had GE since it was release and wasn't too impressed with the concept GE PRO brought to the table where you could change the ground textures for things like overcast, seasons, and the like. I like to set my textures and leave them alone. I have no use in constantly moving textures around because of an overcast sky in one area that I'm going to fly out of anyway in a heavy I may be flying that day. Plus you need to defrag when you move textures around like this to get optimal performance from your hard drive. Setting things like this once and leaving them alone works the best for me. Season changes are the only things I'm concerned with as far as ground texture changes and FS9 does that by default.The bottom I'd like to know is does GE Pro's ground textures look in anyway updated over GE meaning more clear when viewing them from the air looking down? Has the night textures been updated in GE Pro to be brighter than what they were in GE? I had to modify the night lighting over cities because GE default luminance over cities was lacking. Appreciate any feedback you guys can give me...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I don't have GE, so can't give you an A/B comparison. But...as to your being TOTALLY able to customise ANY texture....be it water, night, day....it's all there. You can bring up the luminance, bring it down, or even change the TEMPERATURE (color) of the texture. Almost down to splitting it like a hair...lol. I took the time in GE Pro II, to make 3 sets of each ground texture, and 60 sets of the sky textures. You then set up way points...and with using ASV 6.5 which is fully supported within (GE PRO II actually calls ASV 6.5 into service...) you get VERY LIFE-LIKE graphics. I am so very satisfied...and believe me, I am quite fussy.... If I don't like a product...I usually am quiet about it, will point out why I don't like it, but will not 'rave' in the negative. But...if I like a product..and it does EXACTLY what was advertised (subjective, to my viewpoint...I know...) I will definitely show exuberance, for it generates that within me. Software and Hardware. If it is there...it shows! :)GE Pro II and REX2004, and ASV 6.5 are all in the Winner's Circle on my system.FS9 is not dead by any means, and if there is a good flight model, or environment software made available for it, I'll certainly support the developers still doing so for FS9. I certainly will, as I have shown over the last couple of days. In my final view, having purchased GE Pro II as well as REX2004, has brought up FS9 to stand 'graphically proud' right alongside FSX, and need not suffer the 'poor cousin with cap out' complex. It is now quite a beautiful and so DEADLY PERFORMING simulation platform. I fly with the stick. The computer soars with FS9, LOLOLOLOL! 60 FPS CONSTANT, and locked down to keep 'em there! Totally satisfied with both FS9 and FSX. TOTALLY!!!! FS9 rocks. FSX, rocks. The Dell 730x/i7-975/GTX285 rocks. What a team! What pleasure!Cheers,Mitch'er

Thanks guys for the response but looking at the screenshots I'm not seeing any real difference from what I have now on the ground (GE) versus what's offered in GE Pro. I know there's all these options to lighten and darken textures and adjust sky textures but all I want is updated ground textures if that's possible. If nothing has been done between GE and GE Pro with the ground textures I'll stick with what I have now. Hopefully someone can post some comparison shots between the two. I'm really hoping GE Pro is a full update to GE and not a more robust version with extra options outside of the basic ground textures...

I'm using standard GE textures. Frankly speaking that was my conscious choice as I found no reasons to go for (more expensive) GE Pro. I am NOT changing textures each FS session according to weather since I find it unreallistic (that is my personal opinion). When I take off in a grey and rainy place and come to a sunny destination a few hundred kilometres south, well... .As for the visual difference of the texture sets, I watched many screenshots comparing them but, again, did not find enough reasons to choose the GE Pro.

I'm using standard GE textures. Frankly speaking that was my conscious choice as I found no reasons to go for (more expensive) GE Pro. I am NOT changing textures each FS session according to weather since I find it unreallistic (that is my personal opinion). When I take off in a grey and rainy place and come to a sunny destination a few hundred kilometres south, well... .As for the visual difference of the texture sets, I watched many screenshots comparing them but, again, did not find enough reasons to choose the GE Pro.

HelloThere is a world of difference between the two products, but screenshots would not necessarily highlight thisActually in the sim the textures are better and also the AG placement is better optimised.Also why do you need to change textures every session, I run GE Pro and never bother changing sets.I just generated a set that works for me and installed them, no need to constantly swap sets if you don't want to.

why do you need to change textures every session

Not that you need of course, you're free to choose but that possibility, as I understand, was to be one of the main advantages of GE Pro.On the side note: I'm very satified with GE and my autogen placement seems perfect (I have no idea what could be improved here). :(

Not that you need of course, you're free to choose but that possibility, as I understand, was to be one of the main advantages of GE Pro.On the side note: I'm very satified with GE and my autogen placement seems perfect (I have no idea what could be improved here). :(

HelloI still run GE textures occasionally just for a change and I agree it is a great product.You can never have too many choices when it comes to textures.

You can never have too many choices when it comes to textures.

True, very true. That's also why I bought REX2004 even though I had other great could, sky and water textures before the purchase.Thanks to such great textures the main point in favour of FSX being 'it looks way better' does not seem as strong as it could.

GE and GE Pro ground textures seems to be an objective argument. What I mean here is it's in the eye of the beholder. I'm really starting to believe nothing has changed as far as ground textures are concerned. You don't get a better ground texture set that's a little closer to what we see in FSX concerning the clarity of roads etc. What you get is added features to the program to allow color hue changes on the ground based on cloud cover among other things. The basic ground textures between the two add-ons are the same so in essence I'm not missing anything with GE over GE Pro.Please correct me if I'm wrong here...

GE and GE Pro ground textures seems to be an objective argument. What I mean here is it's in the eye of the beholder. I'm really starting to believe nothing has changed as far as ground textures are concerned. You don't get a better ground texture set that's a little closer to what we see in FSX concerning the clarity of roads etc. What you get is added features to the program to allow color hue changes on the ground based on cloud cover among other things. The basic ground textures between the two add-ons are the same so in essence I'm not missing anything with GE over GE Pro.Please correct me if I'm wrong here...

HelloThe ground textures are not the same, they are different in composition and coloration a totally different setYou do get IMHO a nicer set of textures but this is all personal preference.Now if you want to believe nothing has changed then thats fine enjoy what you have, but to state that the basic ground textures are the same is totally incorrect.The website outlines what has changed, multiple posters here have testified that they are different/improved whatever.The clarity of the textures will be the same as they are the same resolution/size as any other replacement ground texture set.The developers even offer a $30 discount for existing GE customers making it $19.99 plus the normal 30 day refund option.To sum up : they are different and you can easily find out at no cost to yourself

I have the standard GE textures and I'm very happy with it. I've always thought that changing ground textures based upon the weather/time of day was unecessary, particularly on long flights where you're going to encounter a variety of environmental conditions.Brandon

The developers even offer a $30 discount for existing GE customers making it $19.99 plus the normal 30 day refund option

Would you mind pointing me to the discount information?Sorry if I'm being blind (happens to me), but I can't see it.

Would you mind pointing me to the discount information?Sorry if I'm being blind (happens to me), but I can't see it.

Hello RafalIts on the bottom of this link, Dont know if it still applies but its worth a tryhttp://environments.flight1.net/gepro/gepro1.htm