John Venema Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Hello all, We are a few days from beginning to test the amazing Iceland demo. This is running about a week behind schedule so we expect to release this early October now. This demo contains the three FTXG layers plus FS Global 2010 mesh from PILOT'S: FTX Global Base FTX Global openLC EU (Iceland) FTX Global VECTOR FSGlobal 2010 Mesh It also contains a photoreal area to cover much of Reyjkavic and BIRK Reykjavic Airport. Note that this is a little "bonus" in the demo so don't expect photoreal areas to be included in openLC Onto the screenshots, and Emmsie will soon be showing his interpretation of this amazing country as well. If you can imagine the whole world at this level of beauty and detail, then by the end of 2015 we will get there. Things to notice in the screenshots: Custom coastline textures OSM roads with moving traffic for the whole country Minimum disruption to urban/city LC textures because we filter out residential roads Brand new custom textures for Iceland OSM based landclass Beautifull night lighting 10m mesh from FSGlobal 2010 Also to provide the most simple mesh solution possible, PILOT'S will soon be releasing FSGlobal 2010 FTX Edition as a download from Flightsimstore.com - this is a compact worldwide mesh designed especially to work beautifully with FTX Global and openLC and VECTOR. Watch for this announcement on the PILOT'S website soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnR Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Thanks for the Heads up John and for posting these beauties, something really to look forward to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack the Swede in Spain Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Question JV. Will there be an option NOT to istall FSGlobal 2010 Mesh as I allready have ALL Pilots FSGlobal Ultimate Meshes installed? Seems a little bit odd to downgrade to FSGlobal 2010 again. Jack teh Swede in Spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabnz Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Totally amazing John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Question JV. Will there be an option NOT to istall FSGlobal 2010 Mesh as I allready have ALL Pilots FSGlobal Ultimate Meshes installed? Seems a little bit odd to downgrade to FSGlobal 2010 again. Jack teh Swede in Spain The mesh is part of the scenery files and it won't impact any other meshes you have installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack the Swede in Spain Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Thanks JV to clearify this! Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Absolutely incredible shots John. So, what are you planning for 2016, or is that a secret!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vor_Active Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 John, These are Epic screenshots. Thank you for the update. In your description you said 10m mesh from FSGlobal 2010 and this is where I am getting confused. I have also FS Global the Ultimate series installed and in their manuals they say to set the mesh to 1m. Now what is the ideal setting 1m or 10m? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Set the mesh to 1m if you like. FSX/P3D always uses the best mesh resolution available so set it to 1m and it will automatically use what's there For those screenshots I had my mesh set to 5m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 737 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Can't wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vor_Active Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Thank you John for the clarification Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTK1972 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Wow, these shots are really amazing. Thanks for sharing them ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lovell Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 ..... and its free!!... just unbelievable!! Amazing John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom C Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Sorry for asking this if it's been asked before, and also sorry for mentioning another developers product here. I currently have the Iceland X by Aerosoft, use it fairly often and quite enjoy it. What is the difference and/or benefit to using FTX here instead of that? I'm not fully aware of how mesh and land class works for FSX, so I'm not not sure which way to go here. Again, sorry for mentioning another developers product, I know that's frowned upon. I just don't want to be duplicating files in an alteady taxed and overworked PC system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumley Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Mr Emms please take some screenies of Akureyri - a flight to Grimsey Island would be nice from Akureyri. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 "If you can imagine the whole world at this level of beauty and detail, then by the end of 2015 we will get there." Wow! As my main purpose for using FTX Global is for Africa, Asia and Latin America (areas where there'll be no FTX Regions most likely), to hear that it'll have this level of beauty all over the whole world within the next 2 years is just the news I was hoping for in justifying the Global series of products! Its metaphorical music to my ears! These shots really do look pretty impressive, particularly Rekjavik and all the Vector detail (coastlines, rivers and roads all looking promising). To imagine that beauty in Non-FTX Regions is wonderful and sounds like the sim will be much more immersive all over compared with its current state, once the OpenLC and Vectors are released. Great work JV and the very talented team. You've done a very good job in this Iceland demo! Quick question, if I may. I didn't quite understand something above and wonder if you could clarify? If we already invested in, own and have installed the current FS Global 2010, what do we need to do to achieve the optimum result as envisaged by Orbx? Buy the FS Global 2010 FTX version again for a full price or have I misunderstood in that its not the same whole mesh but for FTX at the same price we paid for the original FS Global mesh but it is a separate additional complimentary and supplementary product to install on top of our current FS Global 2010 mesh? If its the latter, great but if its the former, do you know if we will have to fork out all over again for FS Global 2010 just to have it optimised for FTX? P.S. Sorry for being a little dumb this afternoon and not quite understanding. Either way, I'm looking forward to the demo very much! Cheers, Sid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 If you already have FS Global 2010, Ultimate or recent FSGenesis mesh then you don't need to buy anything for FTX Global, you're all set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Oh wow! That's great news! Thanks for such a quick and clear reply JV! So I guess the airport elevation corrections will come in FTX Vector, not the mentioned mesh product above?! "Ready to go" sounds wonderful and just perfect! Thank you! Can't wait JV! Well done indeed on this! Seriously! This is sure to do as well as FTX Global, I'm sure! Cheers again, Sid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 WOW! What a great product combi here JV! FTX Global+OpenLCVector+Mesh will be my prime choice of scenery in use for any flight outside dedicated ORBX Sceneries! Really looking absolutely great! Cheers, Christoph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Don't forget OpenLC Moonman! Regards, Sid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseCFII Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Can I assume that FS Genesis Mesh will be just as good for the entire world as Pilot's Mesh? I ask because I want to avoid elevation issues at various airports.Thanks. The pics look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Fly Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 WOW, looks astonishing! Can we use that demo on top of default FSX if we don't have FTX Global? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FILOU Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 It's crazy !!!...very spectacular !!! I'can't believe ! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venturi Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 It's crazy !!!...very spectacular !!! I'can't believe ! Thanks +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 WOW, looks astonishing! Can we use that demo on top of default FSX if we don't have FTX Global? Yes you can. We are releasing a stand-alone demo for those who don't have FTXG, and a FTXG-ready demo which will slot Iceland into the openLC EU folder structure. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak416 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 With the addition of POI's, I think this looks on par with a proper Orbx region. What will make the regions stand out compared to FTX Global and its LC, mesh, vectors etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordancollins Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 When is vector coming ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Looks fantastic John, my v key will be busy for sure. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosariomanzo Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Looks gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolter van der Spoel Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Can I assume that FS Genesis Mesh will be just as good for the entire world as Pilot's Mesh? I ask because I want to avoid elevation issues at various airports.Thanks. The pics look great! => http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/65429-ftx-global-openlc-vector-mesh-iceland-demo-20-new-shots/?p=597999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin71 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Now, this is excellent! However, if there's one place on this entire planet that deserves a full fat Orbx scenery with all bells and whistles, it's Iceland! Plus a custom Isafjordur scenery. I hope that this will happen one day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermute Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Hi John, Thank you for wonderful shots FTX Global get more attractive, gonna buy it soon. However, this post makes me think about common mesh problem. I heard FS Global 2010, Ultimate series have critical problems with default sceneries. You know.. Airport elevation problems.. especially airports in mountain area. Although FS Global gives a solution as Flattering Software, it isn't real solution. It just flat more area, you can see hovering autogens, new niagara falls, canals near the airport.. My question is.. Will the new mesh product solve that problem? or it will give the same solution as before? Regard Winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted September 26, 2013 Author Share Posted September 26, 2013 I cannot comment on FSGlobal 2010 or Ultimate mesh products, you should field that question at the PILOT'S website. I doubt if the FTX Edition of FSGlobal 2010 will solve all the remote airport elevations to be honest, but I expect the majority of airports will work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermute Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Thank you for honest answer. Actually, elevation issue is like a holy grail of mesh addons. If major airports are fine, that's enough for me. Thank you again. Very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Palmason Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I am absolutly stunned, I mean to the floor. This is my backyard and I have never seen anything like this in FS history. I am so thankful you can not belive ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpreou Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I can't wait for this ... my world trip is on hold and its bugging me! I guess it is giving me time to organise for mesh purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushmonkey Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Iceland looks AWESOME! Was there for a few days in Rekjavik in late July, looks great!, can't wait to add! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 If you already have FS Global 2010, Ultimate or recent FSGenesis mesh then you don't need to buy anything for FTX Global, you're all set. A quick question if I may, Is the earlier version ( I am using FS Global 2008 ) ok or do I need to update ? Cheers, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonepilot Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Simply amazing and chilling! Time to check if anti-ice systems are working properly! 'Clear prop'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSimCreator Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 This looks so awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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