Hi All,

I'm giving serious thought to completely updating my FS2004 scenery to achieve a more realistic/accurate geographical look. At the moment I use FS Global (Special Edition); FS Scene textures; Picnic grass textures; and some freeware water textures that I can't remember the names of. My problem - if you can call it a 'problem' - is that it's been years since I did any updating in this department. There's a bewildering range of new textures, meshes and other stuff out there that I've had no experience of, both payware and freeware.

So, I'm seeking the community's advice: what combination of software do you use, or would you recommend, for the best compromise between realism and performance? Most of my 'flying' is done within the UK, continental Europe and New Zealand.

Since we all know results depend on particular computer specs', here's mine:-

OS: Windows 7, 32-bit, SP1; CPU: Intel Pentium D, dual-core, 3.00GHz; RAM: 2.00GB, single-channel DDR2; Graphics: 512MB, Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT.

Thanks for taking the time to reply!

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=87993&d=1370027184 This is the guide which has given me some great results. I especially like the GW3 ground textures, they do look superb compared to the original. 

 

Cheers

Virtpilot

I actually prefer Silver Wings; cities look better (maybe because in the sixties there were high-rise buildings?).

I actually prefer Silver Wings; cities look better (maybe because in the sixties there were high-rise buildings?).

 

Could you please tell more about "Silver Wings"?

Could you please tell more about "Silver Wings"?

 

It's a ground texture package named in the guide Virtpilot mentioned, just like Golden Wings. I tried first Golden Wings because of said guide, but I didn't like losing most autogen high-rise buildings (I understand in the 30's -Golden Wings' timeframe- there weren't a lot of skyscrapers). I switched to Silver Wings (which belongs to the 60's-70's) and never looked back. Don't forget to max out your autogen slider, or it would look sad and empty.

 

Since a picture is word one thousand words, I'll give you a link that would save me from 2000 words

 

http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?201142-new-2004-setup

 

See post #2 and judge yourself.

I downloaded most of the recommended files and they are looking good so far,no CTD`s.they were Rhumbaflappy's LOD mesh sets,package by Gyula Kalcso "google it",Pablo Diaz for his clouds,aratsp.zip and TreeGen.zip on F/S.

Cheers all.Alcan.

Actually I use only ground textures from that GW3 package. Now I have downloaded that Silver Wings and I could that try that autogen. Looks quite good.

Thanx, cheers.