These do look pretty sweet

 

http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/53196-ftx-global-norway-12-shots/

They do look pretty (apart from the fields climbing up the mountain in pic 3!). It will be interesting to see what performance is like.

Perfomance will be just the same. Only the textures will be replaced.

"It will be interesting to see what performance is like" that's my only fear, No blurries it will be worth the purchase imo.

I guess no impact on performance! These are replacement textures sized at just 1024x.

 

Have done a few comparison shots on my blog to show just how much of an improvement this is over default FSX. Even without custom roads, lakes, rivers, roads, coastlines etc. I was amazed how much things were improved. BTW, the screenshots are taken in and around my home town where I fly frequently in real life. I know these places extremely well!

 

http://simmerhead.wordpress.com/orbx-vs-fsx/

 

 

(All you need to add is two freeware packages and you'll have detailed coastlines, lakes, mesh etc. - resulting in something that is not far from a full ORBX region)!

Nice link Simmer

No blurries it will be worth the purchase imo.

 

If youre having blurries anywhere there must be something wrong with your tweaking and balancing. I have a older hardware than you and don't see blurries anywhere even at the new FSdreamteam CYVR with Van+v3 and Orbx PNW flying the PMDG 747 with FS2crew+MCE and heavy Opus weather....

Blurries at a distance only but I think that is normal in fsx

Have done a few comparison shots on my blog to show just how much of an improvement this is over default FSX.

 

The pictures don't tell the whole truth, John used SceneryTech EU Landclass when he took these shoots so It isnt just the FTX Global that shows in the screenshots.

Offcourse It's an imrovement from default but paying 200$ for textures I already have bought trough the regins packs(feels like paying them twice) and that I also need to add landclass etc from other scenery products doesnt' convince me to buy this. Heck I would rather just download the freeware available for Norway and use GEX/UTX Europe(which i already have) and It would look just as good.

 

Blurries at a distance only but I think that is normal in fsx

 

Ah, just misunderstood you abit. Don't think you would have more blurries with FTX Global than you normally have :rolleyes:

Simmerhead's comparison shots are pretty good, thanks for those.

 

In some cases I preferred the FSX version, in others the Orbx version was obviously superior. I'm not a fan of dark scenery though.

 

Simmerhead, which freeware packages did you have in mind?

 

Hook

Ad got yah buddy thanks, I have a bunch of landclass no big deal, take care.

The pictures don't tell the whole truth, John used SceneryTech EU Landclass when he took these shoots so It isnt just the FTX Global that shows in the screenshots.

Offcourse It's an imrovement from default but paying 200$ for textures I already have bought trough the regins packs(feels like paying them twice) and that I also need to add landclass etc from other scenery products doesnt' convince me to buy this. Heck I would rather just download the freeware available for Norway and use GEX/UTX Europe(which i already have) and It would look just as good.

 

1) Scenerytech is not good for this area - I have it (and will make a review comparing it to UTX and XClass which I own also). That said, both XClass and UTX aren't doing a very good job for Norwegian landclass. All these landclass products don't take into account how barren the Norwegian landscape is and cover most of Norway in dense boreal forests which is plain wrong.

 

2) GEX is also not very good since most of Norway is mountains, higland and tundra. ORBX does these kinds of textures much better than GEX in my opinion. That said, GEX has very good textures for cities and rural areas that are just as good as the ORBX textures.

 

3) There is some great freeware for Norway, but it is still incomplete. Together with UTX it is very good, but still doesn't solve the lack of good textures to make Norway look like Norway.

Scenerytech is not good for this area -

Maybe not good, but you can see in the screens it have improved some things like the innland lakes and other stuff, whithout it all the lakes would have looked just like default. So no mater how good scenerytech is or not it improves some of those screenshots

 

There is some great freeware for Norway, but it is still incomplete. Together with UTX it is very good, but still doesn't solve the lack of good textures to make Norway look like Norway.

 

And Orbx Global textures doesn't look more like norway than GEX/UTX textures atleast from what I can see..

 

So paying 200 hundred dollars for something i already have and can get for free doesn't tempt me.

 

But hey, that' just my Opinion and Im sure you disagree and that many people want this product so I won't spoil youre fun, just isn't my cup of tea. Just expressd my thoughts on this product :rolleyes:(Everyone likes to have opinions)

I just wait to 2014 when i can have Norway in real Orbx detail...

 

 

I think we can agree to disagree..

Simmerhead's comparison shots are pretty good, thanks for those.

 

In some cases I preferred the FSX version, in others the Orbx version was obviously superior. I'm not a fan of dark scenery though.

 

Simmerhead, which freeware packages did you have in mind?

 

Hook

 

Landscape: http://www.flightsim.no/fsno/filbibliotek/fsx/scenery/europa/norge/1486.html

 

Mesh: http://www.flightsim.no/fsno/filbibliotek/FS2004/scenery/europa/norge/114.html

 

Airports (incomplete): http://www.flightsim.no/fsno/filbibliotek/fsx/scenery/europa/norge/1296.html + http://www.flightsim.no/fsno/filbibliotek/fsx/scenery/europa/norge/4.html

 

Yep, the ORBX stuff is a bit too dark for my taste as well, but I just make a monitor profile for it and they'll shine as bright as I like.

 

 

Maybe not good, but you can see in the screens it have improved some things like the innland lakes and other stuff, whithout it all the lakes would have looked just like default. So no mater how good scenerytech is or not it improves some of those screenshots

 

And Orbx Global textures doesn't look more like norway than GEX/UTX textures atleast from what I can see..

 

So paying 200 hundred dollars for something i already have and can get for free doesn't tempt me.

 

Scenerytech doesn nothing for inland lakes, It only changes landclass, there is no polygons in that package.

 

Yes it is a slight improvement over default, but if you know the area it is also very wrong since it places small towns in the wrong place, completely miss many others and use the wrong vegetation for most of the Norwegian wilderness.

 

Now, FTX Global surely is expensive, so I can understand that you aren't tempted. But take into account that custom features will be added monthly it might end up being reasonably priced over time, if you, like me, love to explore most of planet earth and don't stick to only a few areas.

Scenerytech doesn nothing for inland lakes, It only changes landclass, there is no polygons in that package.

 

Then why does the lakes look better in Johns screenshots then, must be something he does not tell us then. I don't have scenery tech so I don't know what it looks like, but I can clearly see that there has been some improments in the lakes in he's screens. If it's not Scenerytech what is it then?

 

if you, like me, love to explore most of planet earth and don't stick to only a few areas.

 

I like exploring most of the planet but only when there is the ORBX quality that I'm used to flying in. Lowering the scenery quality just does't cut it for me(I don't even land on anything other than paywere quality airports because I like to have the same look as it would be in real life) But people are differerent so it's good there are choices for everyone and wish them good luck with this product.(I won't be buying it)

 

 

Edit: you're right the lakes looks just the same, whas just the textures that made them look better. So I guess youre comparison is good, my bad.