Yeah I think that is a fair point! Furthermore, I guess the lack of available alternatives on the market makes it possible to get away with such an approach.

However, I do think it is possible to email the developer in this case (he answered me really quickly) so that could be an option to request some more information or pictures! 🙂 

14 minutes ago, newtie said:

Hmm..I’m wondering if there are portions of their scenery they don’t want you to see. I remember some states in Megascenery were pretty bad from a coloration standpoint. As for the donation deal, that’s a flag for me.

I have been thinking of getting the Megascenery photoreal products for a while and to combine them with the living airports autogen for specific states. Apart from the coloration issue, how highly would you rate them (i.e. is it worth considering for P3Dv5 or should I get the photoreal elsewhere)?

5 minutes ago, Blasb said:

I have been thinking of getting the Megascenery photoreal products for a while and to combine them with the living airports autogen for specific states. Apart from the coloration issue, how highly would you rate them (i.e. is it worth considering for P3Dv5 or should I get the photoreal elsewhere)?

Some of the Western states like Arizona and N.M. are good but the Eastern states like SC and GA, not so much. Poor low altitude textures and coloration, well some feel like landing in a bowl of pea soup. You might try one state before any big investment. I prefer ORBX Global Land Class products just for the appearance. I was wanting to look for a better Photoreal South Carolina, my home state.

Another P3D user here. While there have been some improvements regarding airliners in MSFS, the majority of them aren't there yet. Only 3 or 4 for me are good enough for my liking, and no one as complete as their P3D equivalents. With P3D, I have a lot of planes, and a lot more complete than their MSFS counterparts. Also, several of my favorite aircraft have yet to be released for MSFS!

For sceneries, I prefer to fly to default/AFCAD airports. I was able to force v4/FSX default sceneries into v5; so I no longer have missing parking positions. If I'm not satisfied with the layout, there's almost always an AFCAD available to save the day, and GSX L2 to make sure jetways work properly. While I try to like MSFS, I end up going back to P3D for airliner ops. I feel better there.

For GA, there are two things that spoiled me in MSFS: the freeware PMS50 GTN and the default G1000 simulations. Somehow the default FS9 GPS does not satisfy me.

2 hours ago, Patco Lch said:

They have a big donate button on their home page then you have a pay ware price on each product

I purchased from him a couple of his sceneries (Argentina and Colombia). He doesn't have an actual storefront. All the transactions are made via Paypal. Somehow the Donate button allows him to sell without having to set up a merchant account? No excuse but, if he keeps on selling, he'll need to set up an actual online store.

If we keep going to photoreal, there's this guy:

I actually replaced FCScenery sceneries with Matthias' ones. Somehow they have better coverage, autogen and night lights. Now, if only I could make the ground to stop appearing grainy...

9 hours ago, Luis Hernandez said:

If we keep going to photoreal, there's this guy:

Couldn’t agree more. @MatthiasKNU is a real gentleman and his work is second to none. I have several of his sceneries.

Yeah I 100% agree with that! Matthias makes some awesome photoreal + autogen packages and I can highly recommend them! 🙂

On 5/2/2024 at 5:05 PM, beechcaptain said:

I am a satisfied P3Dv5.4 user with a whole lot (too numerous to count, so to speak) of addon aircraft and scenery. 

There are several things preventing me from upgrading to P3Dv6 and/or MSFS:

1. Lack of a powerful enough pc (core processor & graphics card) to run them to a level of suitable performance.

What is your system specification, Glenn? I have an i5 7600K @ 4.5GHz/32GB DDR4-3600 RAM/6GB GeForce GTX 980Ti powered PC, and MSFS runs very smoothly indeed at 1920x1080 resolution and high detail levels. I do not have AI planes enabled at the moment, but I think that you would be impressed by the framerates (and relative lack of stutters) in MSFS. I switched from P3Dv4.5HF2 to MSFS at the end of November last year, and there is no way that I could go back to P3D now. The quality of the terrain graphics and autogen in MSFS is light years beyond that in P3D.

Edited May 12, 20242 yr by Christopher Low

Huuuummmmmmmm......

No more discussion about the perceived benefits of the other sim please.

On 5/12/2024 at 10:47 AM, Christopher Low said:

What is your system specification, Glenn? I have an i5 7600K @ 4.5GHz/32GB DDR4-3600 RAM/6GB GeForce GTX 980Ti powered PC, and MSFS runs very smoothly indeed at 1920x1080 resolution and high detail levels. I do not have AI planes enabled at the moment, but I think that you would be impressed by the framerates (and relative lack of stutters) in MSFS. I switched from P3Dv4.5HF2 to MSFS at the end of November last year, and there is no way that I could go back to P3D now. The quality of the terrain graphics and autogen in MSFS is light years beyond that in P3D.

Christopher, 

My desktop's specs:  i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz o/c ~4.4, 32gb DDR3 ram, GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB.

I am sure I can run MSFS, but probably would not be happy with the settings I would have to use if I want to run similar a/c and sceneries like I do in P3Dv5.4.  PMDG a/c, lots of 3rd party airports & AI a/c.  I'm predominantly a tubeliner pilot with occasional vfr low level GA excursions.  Like I mentioned, I'm quite happy with my setup & P3Dv5.4.  Smooth flying with everything I have installed.

 

It looks like FSDG is still making scenery for P3D. They released Sylt (EDXW) and Teruel (LETL) for P3D 4, 5, and 6.

simMarket: TERUEL P3D4-6

simMarket: FSDG - SYLT P3D

Sylt looks really good; I will most likely get that one. Not sure about Teruel. Only because it's a storage airport and does not get any passenger service.

Well I`m still tweaking in V6 now starting to add traffic. not installed all livery's yet but working ok.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/154944674@N05/53755755945/in/dateposted-public

 

Happy to find some more sympathizers staying with P3D.

I for one did complete my collection of every aircraft and scenery which ever did mean something to me. Means, all military aircraft which impressed me in my lifetime, sceneries which I did visit or which arouse my interest.

So above 200 aircraft models (inclusive variants and paints) and more than 100 sceneries (in most case military...).

Landclass complete, AI traffic is working fine and I could create my world almost like my favorite era, the late 80s.

There is no way to recollect and rebuild all this amount, quantity and quality. I am so satisfied with my almost perfect P3D. No CTD for years and I can enjoy it offline without any annoying upgrade.

Because of all those collected sceneries, I have thousands of library objects I can use to rebuild all my favourite military air bases, current or in the past. Using photoreal ground, I really don't miss MSFS so far.

@Manschy I’m curious to know which version you’re using? Sounds like a great setup.

On 5/6/2024 at 2:13 AM, Luis Hernandez said:

Another P3D user here. While there have been some improvements regarding airliners in MSFS, the majority of them aren't there yet. Only 3 or 4 for me are good enough for my liking, and no one as complete as their P3D equivalents. With P3D, I have a lot of planes, and a lot more complete than their MSFS counterparts. Also, several of my favorite aircraft have yet to be released for MSFS!

For sceneries, I prefer to fly to default/AFCAD airports. I was able to force v4/FSX default sceneries into v5; so I no longer have missing parking positions. If I'm not satisfied with the layout, there's almost always an AFCAD available to save the day, and GSX L2 to make sure jetways work properly. While I try to like MSFS, I end up going back to P3D for airliner ops. I feel better there.

For GA, there are two things that spoiled me in MSFS: the freeware PMS50 GTN and the default G1000 simulations. Somehow the default FS9 GPS does not satisfy me.

I purchased from him a couple of his sceneries (Argentina and Colombia). He doesn't have an actual storefront. All the transactions are made via Paypal. Somehow the Donate button allows him to sell without having to set up a merchant account? No excuse but, if he keeps on selling, he'll need to set up an actual online store.

If we keep going to photoreal, there's this guy:

I actually replaced FCScenery sceneries with Matthias' ones. Somehow they have better coverage, autogen and night lights. Now, if only I could make the ground to stop appearing grainy...

I've bought FC stuff for regions that Matthias won't go to like the US and Canada (I have a few of the provinces and states already), FC are doing the Scandi countries like Finland and have Norway which I've been after for years. FC are also doing the far east which is very sort after too. Its not perfect but so much better than default. 

Edited June 6, 20242 yr by mattius123