X-Plane 10 vs Prepar3d 2.2 - CYCD (Nanaimo, BC) - Comparison

[iangbusa 2]

Sorry guys. I can't really respond as I've been (in a way rightly) warned off discussing my product as a result of a similar reaponse in another thread. Even this is a stretch. I wish you the best with X-Plane and your discussion has now got me really interested in that Sim - even for personal use!

[User72 28]

That's a pity! You can bet that there is a market there though and that many will be hoping your exploration of XP goes well!

[Pugilist2 882]

Hope you decide to develop for X Plane.  X plane really needs some good quality photo scenery for the US. 

[iangbusa 2]

Just out of interest - and without expressing any specific intentions  :rolleyes: - I've been looking into X Plane and X Plane scenery. I have to confess I haven't invested yet but checking out the details regarding scenery I noticed there's a specific file type that appears to be focused on "forests". Can anyone give a brief insight into this and what tools are currently available to edit or create this format?

 

I have a sneaking feeling it may be just the ticket...

[User72 28]

Just out of interest - and without expressing any specific intentions  :rolleyes: - I've been looking into X Plane and X Plane scenery. I have to confess I haven't invested yet but checking out the details regarding scenery I noticed there's a specific file type that appears to be focused on "forests". Can anyone give a brief insight into this and what tools are currently available to edit or create this format?

 

I have a sneaking feeling it may be just the ticket...

 

http://developer.x-plane.com/?article=forest-for-file-format-specification

[iangbusa 2]

Thank you. Most interesting B) . Something tells me that an investment in X Plane is in the offing. Purely for research purposes, you understand :rolleyes: . Meanwhile - as a matter of interest, just how much photo-scenery is out there for X Plane users that treeline autogen would enhance?

[Howellerman 104]

Definitive conclusion: I needs me a 2560 x 1600 monitor!!!

[User72 28]

Thank you. Most interesting B) . Something tells me that an investment in X Plane is in the offing. Purely for research purposes, you understand :rolleyes: . Meanwhile - as a matter of interest, just how much photo-scenery is out there for X Plane users that treeline autogen would enhance?

 

Impossible to quantify really. Simheaven scenery is widely used in Europe thanks to having reasonably decent autogen coverage from OSM data, see World2XPlane. Personally I create my own photoscenery with G2XPL and need a 3TB drive just for Ireland and the UK though it is at a higher res than Simheavens stuff. OSM data is patchy there so trees make a big difference, having said that, a treelines package of a sort exists ( see Alpilotx trees and farms) and if you were to do a package for the U.S. which I presume is your intention, be aware that probably nobody has photoscenery for it all as Simheaven don't have it all and the drivespace needed would be prohibitive. State by state might sell but I imagine you'd need Simheaven to cover all the states first to create the market. So the answer you're looking for is, I imagine, not a lot though I base that on my own imaginings more than any real idea. Asking on the .org might be wise. Asking Robert2 who authors G2XPL might be wiser still. He's probably the one who would best know.

[iangbusa 2]

...for Ireland and the UK

Wouldn't it be interesting if the guys who created Treescapes for FSX also took a look at this?  :ph34r:

 

Meanwhile, I'm not sure what you mean by .org or how I'd contact Robert2 - I'll search around.

 

Thanks for tthe feedback!

[User72 28]

Wouldn't it be interesting if the guys who created Treescapes for FSX also took a look at this?  :ph34r:

 

Meanwhile, I'm not sure what you mean by .org or how I'd contact Robert2 - I'll search around.

 

Thanks for tthe feedback!

 

Sorry, my bad! The .org is x-plane.org Have a look at the G2XPL thread. Robert2 is the author. Other than Simheaven, this as far as I know is the only way to get photo scenery for oneself. He might give some indication about the popularity of photo scenery, might not, worth a try though.

 

Yes, an FSX treescapes conversion might sell, I'd certainly buy. They would certainly have nothing to lose I imagine, there I go imagining again.

[Pugilist2 882]

X Plane needs a developer to start making high resolution photo scenery for the United States.  I would also buy treescapes for X plane if I had some good quality US photo scenery to purchase.

[User72 28]

X Plane needs a developer to start making high resolution photo scenery for the United States.  I would also buy treescapes for X plane if I had some good quality US photo scenery to purchase.

 

You can make your own with G2XPL. It's not hard at all. It does take a lot of drive space though. The resolution possible is better than any commercially produced scenery that I've seen.

[tonywob 4,779]

 

 

Thank you. Most interesting  . Something tells me that an investment in X Plane is in the offing. Purely for research purposes, you understand  . Meanwhile - as a matter of interest, just how much photo-scenery is out there for X Plane users that treeline autogen would enhance?

 

If you have the forests in shape file format, these can be imported straight into X-Plane using tools such as OSM2XP or my own World2XP (I'm working on shapefile import in addition to OSM). I use various tricks to try and create treelines from OSM data, such as running trees along fields, rivers and drains. Sometimes it works really well for little effort (e.g. In Netherlands and Germany), other times if can produce trees on runways. Even without buildings, trees really add a third-dimension to otherwise flat scenery.

[iangbusa 2]

If you have the forests in shape file format, these can be imported straight into X-Plane using tools such as OSM2XP or my own World2XP...

 

We should talk. I have tremendous amounts of data, in various standard GIS formats, far surpassing anything you can find using OSM. Much of that went into creating Treeline North America.

[Pugilist2 882]

Hope you make it available for North America!