Something is coming ... something with an HD and a v3 in it ...

[tonywob 4,768]

Wonder shots and really looking forward to trying this out.

 

Thanks again for all the work you do for the community :smile:

[Desaix 235]

Will the new mesh be compatible with simheaven photoreal? Will it be just a matter of replacing the mesh file? I don't think that easy judging by the huge size of V3 packs.

 

Awesome work btw, some shots are really impressive.

[alpilotx 505]

Will the new mesh be compatible with simheaven photoreal? Will it be just a matter of replacing the mesh file? I don't think that easy reading the huge size of V3 packs.

Nope ... it was never that simple. SImHeaven will need to - and yes, hw will (we talked about it) - re-cut the V3 DSFs to accommodate the phototextures.

 

The HD Mesh Scenery v3 on its own has no references to photo-textures but to the default/generic textures ... this has to be algorithmically changed! Also, the mesh structure needs some geometric re-cutting (to have rectangular patches). I wrote about this re-cutting (with some pictures showing the mesh difference) in an old post here:

• http://forum.avsim.net/topic/428994-dont-understand-hd-mesh-v2-for-photosceneries/?p=2878836

[Desaix 235]

Great.

I've read the old topic and I got the impression we won't have to download textures again but rather only the updated meshes like the pack we got for V2.

[User72 28]

Hi Andras,

I made ZL18 scenery for Ireland/UK, big scenery as you can imagine but to save on disc space I deleted the downloaded .jpg files from the G2xpl_cache as I went along. So I am working from the default mesh. However I still, naturally, have the .dds texture files in the package itself in Custom Scenery. Can these be used to re-cut the .dsf's? If so, how might that be done?

[alpilotx 505]

Hi Andras,

I made ZL18 scenery for Ireland/UK, big scenery as you can imagine but to save on disc space I deleted the downloaded .jpg files from the G2xpl_cache as I went along. So I am working from the default mesh. However I still, naturally, have the .dds texture files in the package itself in Custom Scenery. Can these be used to re-cut the .dsf's? If so, how might that be done?

As I have never used g2xpl, I can not tell you how to do that ... I can only say - from what I have read from SimHeaven - that it is doable. You should really contact the guy from Simheaven, as he will definitely be able to tell you how it can be done.

[User72 28]

Will do, thanks!

[Poppet 703]

Yes pics look fantastic Alpilotx.   Waiting patiently like the rest. 

[Anxu00 176]

There is a V3?  I thought you did it with V2 already!  Thank you for all your hard works.

[torfih 49]

alpilotx, thank you for your excellent work. GA flying in my native country (Iceland) is very immersive now, thanks to you. I'm using V2 and looking forward to V3

[mdavis 10]

Although I have a super fast computer, my internet speeds are terribly slow, so I hope a set of DVDs will be available for those of us who cannot download such massive amounts of data in real time.

[alpilotx 505]

Although I have a super fast computer, my internet speeds are terribly slow, so I hope a set of DVDs will be available for those of us who cannot download such massive amounts of data in real time.

http://www.fspilotshop.com/ had this offer for HD Mesh Scenery v2 ... and its possible that they will do the same (with a few weeks or a month difference) for V3. But its entirely their decision as it is their service (and you only pay for their service ... the content still remains freeware / donationware).

[mdavis 10]

Yes, thanks, I did get the v2 from them on DVDs.  And the entire XP community appreciates your work !

[alpilotx 505]

We are now talking about only a few hours (not days) ... stay tuned!

 

IMPORTANT: if you know BitTorrent, then dust it off (as it will be the better option in the coming days, when direct downloads are being overwhelmed) as flightsim.com will have a seed (backed by ISDG torrents up-andrunning)!

 

If you do not know, BitTorrent, then I can highly recommend you start learning it now! Flightsim.com has a nice, short summary on it here: http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/content.php?14659-FlightSim-Com-Adds-Torrent-Support

[Humpty 751]

Andras,

 

Oh man waiting waiting .

 

Almost ready to click on BC