Adam Banks Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I got a nice surprise yesterday when fiddling with FTX Central. It told me NZSI / NZNI were available for P3Dv3! Off to FSS I went: 6Gb re-download and a short while later I was all set,. I'm obviously very biased, but I think FTX NZ is an absolute masterpiece. I'm so delighted to see it in all its glory in my new(ish) P3Dv3 - where I can ramp all the sliders to maximum and still fly! If I had to cut it down to just the one pic, it'd have to be this one. It says it all! Coromandel Peninsula. But ... I started off at NZAR - so here's one of my favourite coastal areas. Back to the Coromandel again ... After that I headed south. This is near Picton, at the top end of NZSI: No quad NZMF yet, so the Marlborough Sounds will have to do! Picton again ... From what I've seen of this gorgeous country in RL, ORBX have definitely nailed it. So much of it is "just right" - from the coastlines, tidal areas, mountains to vegetation - they all create the atmosphere of NZ so well. Congratulations, once again, to the ORBX team that put these two together. All your painstaking work is being enjoyed on a daily basis. With the sale now on and Christmas coming up, I'd say NZNI/NZSI should be hard to resist - most definitely if you're in (about to be in) P3Dv3, as its frame rate and subtle lighting effects really make an area like NZ come to life. Adam. BTW: No issues with either the install(s) or FTX Central. Just a breeze! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Very charming this shots! Beautiful place mate! Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thanks for the report, Adam. Your images do look real. Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Superb shots and brilliant scenery Adam cheers Gumby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAL067 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 So i take it you are a happy camper with P3D v3 ..was sort of delaying it due to a recent reinstall of 2.5 ..and the cost . Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 32 minutes ago, VAL067 said: So i take it you are a happy camper with P3D v3 ..was sort of delaying it due to a recent reinstall of 2.5 ..and the cost. Absolutely - yes - I love it . Shame you got 2.5 not that long ago. If you have the HD space, you can install P3Dv3 alongside the old one (I still have mine active). This makes it easier to manually transfer liveries etc. Some of my older/legacy aircraft (many originally from FSX) needed manual transfers of effects/gauges etc. so it's handy to have it all available. Many installers pick up the old registration info and all you do is point it at the new P3Dv3 path. However - most of the newer P3Dv2 aircraft I had tended to want to remove the old version first. No big deal, so long as you back up your liveries (which *ought* to remain there, but just in case). Despite doing some pretty horrid things to P3Dv3 (*ancient* add-on aircraft etc.), it's not missed a beat. Quite impressive, really. Performance is way better - honest. One thing I did do (and would recommend most people to do) was to keep a detailed log of all your add-on installs as you go - describing any manual tweaks you had to employ. That way you can retrace your steps if you ever have to do a reinstall - or roll back a few steps if one of the later add-ons gave you grief. Adam. Thanks for the nice comments, folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastFB72 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Best regions that ORBX have designed by a long way... The tree coverage over the Sounds is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptune6 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 LOVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugdani Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Smashing shoots ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Wow - your home turf looks amazing Adam . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breeze Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Really nice Adam! I share your enthusiasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Adam, these are mind-blowing! Enough said. Greetings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Something about that Kiwi country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Lovely shots, very realistic looking shots too!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Frost Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I got my licence in ZK-TAS Adam ................. around 2001/2 from memory cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvinnz Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Nice one Adam, hope your PC is still living up to the challenge Love those shots. Should get you round once Oculus CV1 Rift is available and working, i'm sure it will be even more immersive than the DK2 I've been using. Cheers, Kelvin (Auckland) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Spectacular shots Adam. Downloaded NI last night with SI on it's way now. Hope to install NI and do a flight tonight. You don't have to be biased when you say just how goo NZ is and it looks even better in V3.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Murchison Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Magnificent shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 3 hours ago, Kelvinnz said: Nice one Adam, hope your PC is still living up to the challenge Should get you round once Oculus CV1 Rift is available and working, i'm sure it will be even more immersive than the DK2 I've been using. Well - it's not the fastest on the block - and I do love slideshows LOL! I'll PM you! Thanks also to the additional comments chaps - more pics on the way soon!!! Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Super Shots Adam , Well done I Wish Orbx could Develop Some more Airport's for Both islands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkH Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I wonder if there was anything changed with the new installer? I have my NZNI and NZSI installed in P3Dv3 using the migration tool. Do you think, it is necessary to redownload both islands with their v3 installer or would this change nothing? I also realized that I did not receive any update notification in Central v2 recently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Fantastic set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 12 hours ago, AnkH said: I wonder if there was anything changed with the new installer? I have my NZNI and NZSI installed in P3Dv3 using the migration tool. Do you think, it is necessary to redownload both islands with their v3 installer or would this change nothing? I also realized that I did not receive any update notification in Central v2 recently... I've never used the migration tool. I simply point the installers at the new v3 folder. I'd certainly recommend re-downloading the new files and installing them normally. Maybe the reason FTX Central didn't notify you was because the old install was done using the migration tool <??>. 20 hours ago, frostynz said: I got my licence in ZK-TAS Adam ................. around 2001/2 from memory ZK-TAS is one of my favourites froim the Ardmore Flying School. I spent an afternoon there, just photographing all of them! Couldn't resist a quick joy-ride in one of them at the end ZK-TAQ I think). I love the C-172s. Here's some more!!! The CS B707 on the way to Wellington: The Majestic Q400 (Pro) - a real RTFM aircraft - on its way to Whangarei (NZWR): Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 P3Dv3 installers/updates have just come out for the JF Electra and F-27 Friendship, so a good excuse to blast the forum with yet more NZ shots! Ardmore retro flight take-off. That's not autumn trees colouring - it's an generous smattering of Pohutakawas (ready to bloom for Christmas): Lake Taupo: Mt Tongariro Ruapehu in cloud: On to South Island - Lake Wanaka There's almost nowhere you can go in NZNI/NZSI without seeing really nice subtle touches. A lot of attention to detail - and a pleasure to explore. Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabnz Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 All great shots - Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Some of the best P3Dv3 shots I've seen, bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 2 minutes ago, John Venema said: Some of the best P3Dv3 shots I've seen, bravo! Thanks, John! Credit where credit's due - the team really did pull out the stops on those two areas! I hope they get a good Christmas bonus ! What may not be apparent with all these screenshots (from all of us here in the forum) is just how much *enjoyment* these areas give us. Also, I have to say (again) that P3Dv3 makes it easy. Less time fiddling/tweaking more time with that virtual camera. You know that feeling you get with every alternate version of Windows being good (and the ones in-between being absolute dogs!) - P3Dv3 just has the feel that "it's going to be a good one". Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebear Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 so many praises of P3D V3, I'm starting thinking to go to the dark side,but i'm not really dissatisfied with my FSX should i go or should i stay, should i go or should i stay ... perhaps next year great shots anyway , Adam !! Cheers Bluebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Nice Adam! Voyager iPhone Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Another great set! Ohh, and yet another diverse bunch! Greetings, Bermuda425 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADSUK14 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Sweet as bro, your pics are amazing. We have a really beautiful country thats for sure and Orbx really do it justice with their excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolf8857 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Awesome sets here Adam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike707 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 These are just exceptional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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