John Venema Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Hello all, Just stumbled on this lovely part of Norway (Bodo area) during some testing of FTX Global, thought I would share them here. More coming soon from around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriLa Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thanks for the new screenshots, they look fantastic! As we have heard, streets, shorelines and mesh are the same as the default FSX. Now a comparison would be interesting, how the same view looks with default textures and autogen buildings and trees! Regards, Fritz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaboki Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 The textures looks somewhat belivable, but to bad there is no landclass, mesh and improved coastlines. I really hope you guys do Norway someday(Region pack) as there isn't any payware scenery made for Norway yet. I can't really see me buying this FTX global. The reason I started buying Orbx scenery in the first place whas for the details that I couldn't get with GEX/UTX, buying this would be some step backwards for me and I never fly in default areas and this is like default just with some nicer textures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mra Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 For someone from the southern hemisphere, I would have thought that Norway Global was an eye opener to someone who does not have any idea of Norwegian terrain. If this is going to be default terrain, I can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Forgot to include these shots over the airport and city: The textures looks somewhat belivable, but to bad there is no landclass, mesh and improved coastlines. I really hope you guys do Norway someday(Region pack) as there isn't any payware scenery made for Norway yet. I can't really see me buying this FTX global. The reason I started buying Orbx scenery in the first place whas for the details that I couldn't get with GEX/UTX, buying this would be some step backwards for me and I never fly in default areas and this is like default just with some nicer textures. FTX Global is all about giving you the Orbx look and feel for the whole world, not to provide mesh, landclass and all the usual region details. A full-featured Orbx region takes many months and a lot of developers to craft, and at the rate we are going it would take decades to complete the whole world. So FTX Global given you a half-way solution so that there is no stark contrast when leaving one of the full-featured Orbx regions. Additionally, there is nothing to stop you adding mesh, landclass and other vector addons to sit under and over our textures. That's the beauty of freedom of choice We also have a texture artist creating brand new textures for FTX Global each month, continually improving the feel of certain areas around the world. Finally, FTX Global will come with monthly DLC for free - each month there will be new content added to improve parts of the world bit by bit, i.e landclass, airports, POIs etc. Think of FTX Global as a "platform" which continually evolves and improves over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capnsully Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 That sounds promising John, sometimes ppl forget how big the world is. This is still a major achievement from what I can see, some beautiful landscapes. Maybe a Norwegian could chime in, ESP comparing it to default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.B. Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Finally, FTX Global will come with monthly DLC for free - each month there will be new content added to improve parts of the world bit by bit, i.e landclass, airports, POIs etc. Think of FTX Global as a "platform" which continually evolves and improves over time. improvements around the world? Monthly? Free? Sold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 That sounds promising John, sometimes ppl forget how big the world is. This is still a major achievement from what I can see, some beautiful landscapes. Maybe a Norwegian could chime in, ESP comparing it to default. Better to compare to Google Earth rather than FSX Default. I think FTX Global is damn close looking at the shot I put up (see above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capnsully Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Check out Tromso, a beautiful airport and surrounds ripe for development (hint..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughp Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Those shots look like a big step up from default and an equally big distance from "Orbx region" quality, so about what you'd expect, a true "half -way solution". Thats good enough for me. And a lot better than waiting til 2017 or whenever to fly Japan, Greece, Norway and all the other places I'd like Orbx to do. And if some talented developers in Norway improved on the default coastline data and mesh how great would those shots look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Ri Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Better to compare to Google Earth rather than FSX Default. I think FTX Global is damn close looking at the shot I put up (see above) Hey Mr. John, can you show us few shots from another part of Europe like Eastern Europe and also few very cold pictures from Greenland. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack the Swede in Spain Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 The textures looks somewhat belivable, but to bad there is no landclass, mesh and improved coastlines. I really hope you guys do Norway someday(Region pack) as there isn't any payware scenery made for Norway yet. I can't really see me buying this FTX global. The reason I started buying Orbx scenery in the first place whas for the details that I couldn't get with GEX/UTX, buying this would be some step backwards for me and I never fly in default areas and this is like default just with some nicer textures. This already exists!!!!! Andrew Thomson, Hasse Ramberg and others has it all in their AoN Norway and NSX II Norway and it is FREEWARE!!!!. I have been a BETA-tester and have now used the released v 3.22 (AoN) and V 1.0 (NSX II) for some months. Sincerely hope that they will fit in well in the FTX Global Norwegian area. Jack the Swede in Spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Bigot Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Great job, that's interesting approach. Do you planed the night and season texture change ? Because Norway ... that's white 5 month by year ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lovell Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I think ftx global is a fantastic idea. As JV said, nothing stopping you adding other landclass and much add ons.. for instance; Fs Genesis and UTX to sit underneath. The prospect of ftx global receiving constant updates and a dedicated team working on it has me sold . Much - meant to be Mesh.. phone auto correct.. dont you just love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 This looks very, very promising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbird Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 This already exists!!!!! Andrew Thomson, Hasse Ramberg and others has it all in their AoN Norway and NSX II Norway and it is FREEWARE!!!!. I have been a BETA-tester and have now used the released v 3.22 (AoN) and V 1.0 (NSX II) for some months. Sincerely hope that they will fit in well in the FTX Global Norwegian area. Jack the Swede in Spain This is completely true. If you add all the scenery like Airports of Norway (accurate airports), Norway Scenic X II (coastlines, lakes and rivers), Norway Quality Mesh, and lots of other stuff, with UTX and FTX Global underneath it all, what you will end up with is something that will be equal to an ORBX region. The freeware addons for Norway are absolutely amazing. I can't wait to see all of this come together with Orbx textures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnG Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 In particular the Oslo airport that is in the airports of Norway Pack is fantastic, with PR Mr. Venema are you using any sort of UTX or landclass addon, or is that default FSX mesh and LC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Very nice shots, FTX Global looks to be very promising! I agree with Frila that a comparison with fsx default textures would be interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterhawk Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Hi, I will buy FTX Global. It's looking awesome. I already own the whole GEX package by flight1. But I will replace it. One question: Add-ons like mesh (FS Global Ultimate) and landclass (SceneryTech) for the whole earth exists. No need to include it in FTX Global. But might it be possible to include vector data like shorelines, rivers, and streets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Mr. Venema are you using any sort of UTX or landclass addon, or is that default FSX mesh and LC? For the Norway shots above I installed SceneryTech EU Landclass and also FSGenesis 10m NeXTMap Mesh Correction, I don't have any mesh for Norway installed, my bad. After reading Wildbird's post about Norway ScenicX II ... I downloaded it and it certainly improved the coastlines and made towns less urban. Tromso now looks more accurate: That is the beauty of FTX Global, it's like a giant sandpit for lots of freeware and payware addons and gives you freedom to add what layers you want. Of course Orbx will do a proper FTX Norway region with the bells and whistles (likely in 2014) and that includes Norwegian government data and aerial imagery from the area. But until then, this is a very nice Plan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmerhead2 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thanks for showing off my hometown John! Some amazing shots. Looks even better than I imagined! Couple this with some freeware quality mesh and it will look even better, because in real life the city is surrounded by spectacular mountains: http://www.flightsim.no/fsno/filbibliotek/FS2004/scenery/europa/norge/114.html I also recommend that you fly North from Bodø (ENBO) accross the Vestfjord towards Leknes (ENLK), Svolvær (ENSH), Stokmarknes (ENSK) and Andøya (ENAN). There you'll find Lofoten and Vesterålen, arguably the most picturesque are in Europe. The mountains around Tromsø (ENTC) are also spectacular. Thanks for the new screenshots, they look fantastic! As we have heard, streets, shorelines and mesh are the same as the default FSX. Now a comparison would be interesting, how the same view looks with default textures and autogen buildings and trees! Regards, Fritz The answer to that is quite simple: The area in default FSX looks like the Sahara desert... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmerhead2 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Those shots look like a big step up from default and an equally big distance from "Orbx region" quality, so about what you'd expect, a true "half -way solution". Thats good enough for me. And a lot better than waiting til 2017 or whenever to fly Japan, Greece, Norway and all the other places I'd like Orbx to do. And if some talented developers in Norway improved on the default coastline data and mesh how great would those shots look? It has allready been done: http://www.flightsim.no/fsno/filbibliotek/fsx/scenery/europa/norge/1486.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESzczesniak Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Any shots of what it looks like from altitude? I've got my plethora of Orbx add-ons and love them, but mostly fly tube liners. I understand the land class won't change. So itwill likely still be some repetitive tiles, but this looks great down low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Bernes Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 For the Norway shots above I installed SceneryTech EU Landclass and also FSGenesis 10m NeXTMap Mesh Correction, I don't have any mesh for Norway installed, my bad. After reading Wildbird's post about Norway ScenicX II ... I downloaded it and it certainly improved the coastlines and made towns less urban. Tromso now looks more accurate: That is the beauty of FTX Global, it's like a giant sandpit for lots of freeware and payware addons and gives you freedom to add what layers you want. Of course Orbx will do a proper FTX Norway region with the bells and whistles (likely in 2014) and that includes Norwegian government data and aerial imagery from the area. But until then, this is a very nice Plan B Thank you John, been waiting for tht announcement for a while, now onto waiting! but as the other have said here, ftx global combined with utx, and airports of norway ans norway scenic, last two being freeware, we have a superb temporary solution until 2014 =D Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Bigot Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Not expected snowfall ? Remember also with Norway, there are many islands, Lofoten, and in full North ...Svalbard with Ice Longerben airport ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lthendrix Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 looking great from California I never new Norway had hills...... I cant wait for ftx global how cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmerhead2 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 looking great from California I never new Norway had hills...... I cant wait for ftx global how cool! Not many, but with default mesh those jagged mountains that make up most of Norway sure looks like hills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordancollins Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 John can you show us some of Atlantic Canada, say maybe St Johns NFL? Cheers John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaboki Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 This already exists!!!!! Andrew Thomson, Hasse Ramberg and others has it all in their AoN Norway and NSX II Norway and it is FREEWARE!!!!. I have been a BETA-tester and have now used the released v 3.22 (AoN) and V 1.0 (NSX II) for some months. Sincerely hope that they will fit in well in the FTX Global Norwegian area. Jack the Swede in Spain Yeah I very aware that FREEWARE exist for Norway and it even looks better than ORBX GLobal as far as i can see. But If you know about any PAYWARE as I was taking about, please tell me where to find it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmerhead2 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 That sounds promising John, sometimes ppl forget how big the world is. This is still a major achievement from what I can see, some beautiful landscapes. Maybe a Norwegian could chime in, ESP comparing it to default. Just got home and had 10 minutes to spare before hitting the sack: Here you go: http://simmerhead.wo...om/orbx-vs-fsx/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsvette12 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Ok thanks for sharing these do look super nice Guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdavart Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I was already sold, but these are gorgeous! Would be nice to see shots without payware landclass though. Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughp Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Thanks for those links and comparison shots simmerhead. This might get me back into adding and tweaking multiple sceneries again- a bit of a time sink but fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capnsully Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Thanks for the comparo Simmer, most telling! I hope they'll eventually add some better std shoreline, but it's still a huge improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT707 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 John V, Your product looks great. Really looking forward to it. Keep the screenshots coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 I was already sold, but these are gorgeous! Would be nice to see shots without payware landclass though. Todd To be honest the SceneryTech landclass makes things look sparser than default, but your point is taken. I also installed the freeware Norway LC and a lot of those crops and fields disappeared and after checking GE the freeware was correct, so even payware LC can get it wrong. When Orbx makes LC for our full-featured regions they are made by hand, one square km at a time. That is the only way to make LC as accurately as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I wonder if Orbx has ever thought of producing an ORBX Norway scenery? This country side is awesome, huge forests, fjords that reach deep into the country, rugged highland, tundra and mountains like the Alpes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Watson Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Looks amazing! I just into Torp and default was not bad, winter wonderland, plenty forests, this will be amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaz Drnovsek Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Will FTX Global include night textures and season textures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehead Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 ...That is the beauty of FTX Global, it's like a giant sandpit for lots of freeware and payware addons and gives you freedom to add what layers you want. Of course Orbx will do a proper FTX Norway region with the bells and whistles (likely in 2014) and that includes Norwegian government data and aerial imagery from the area. But until then, this is a very nice Plan B Dieter, I quoted one of John Venema's posts earlier in the thread... it looks like Norway is on their books...A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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