Geoffman Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Looking very nice guys! Just one question what mesh do you recommend for use with the US stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hi Geoffman, we'll supply our own mesh files with FTX-PNW so that we have a standard base for correct altitude settings of airfields and water bodies. Whether it'll be part of the region itself or a separate package as with the Australia "Holgermesh" hasn't been decided yet. Having said that, any add-on mesh that is based on the current NED 10-m source data (US) and 23-m CDED1 source data (Canada), like FS Genesis and FSGlobal (not sure about the latter) should be virtually identical. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffman Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Thanks Holger, nice to know. I guess on my next build I wont have to instal FSGenesis then. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 due to sheer number of simmers in USA, it stands to reason that PNW WILL be the best seller for ORBX. Looks great, yet another thing to look forward to.  It will no doubt be a huge hit here in the US. We all want to fly where we live...I know I do. But I never thought I would be buying scenery for Australia....but I have. I am not a hard core simmer....but do it a lot and want the best I can get for flying...thus that is why I am in FTX land. I can't fly here in the US...with any scenery....at 1000ft ASL and it look good. To me that is a great thing about bush flying....going low. I have always wondered how many people use MSFS and I also wonderd about companies like Orbx and others. I did not know about payware until around 2004. I had been out of the loop completely until 2001....as I lived in Saudi and upon return to the states only flew a little each year...I have owned every version of this sim that has been produced.......imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon a web site that was selling add-on aircraft and scenery. I have been seeing talk of Orbx for around I guess 2 years now. When I first saw the first screen shots I was not sure that could be pulled off for this whole sim. Well I was wrong and as I have shown that with my money....very pleased with it. If I fly from an FTX airport I taxi from a ramp to the runway. It gets me involved more. Things look real....flashing caution lights....3d lighting at airports...all of it. Even flying out of a lot of the OZx airfields...I beleive that is the right name.....I get a better immersion in the sim. FTX and OZx airports blend into the scenery...they can be hard to find if you are just flying around trying to find an airfield. I have yet to use scenery in the US where they do not stick out like a sore thumb.......saying "here I am come land". Everyone was excited here about MegaScenery Earth....I spent 17 bucks that would have been better spent on a cheese burger and a beer. It is off my HDD. I have sceneries that are supposed to make FSX look better than default FSX here in the US and it does....to an extent. I will not name them as I know there is a bit of discord between some of these compnaies....as I found out from reading another post. I have only read from one other person on here from the US that will say what I say...once you use FTX you just don't want to use any other scenery that we have in the US. A lot of people believe that if they have seen FTX....but they are not going to say it....but you can believe one thing...when FTX comes out in the states it will be bought as fast as you can get it on your server....if it is the same quality as FTX for Australia...and I am sure it will be. "Build it and they will come" from a movie a few years back here...but true. So far Orbx....to my knowledge.....and imho....is the only one building anything worth coming to. Good luck with your future products.                                                                   Regards   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Nice post Randy and interesting note from someone who bought the Megascenery product. It is something I have heard a few times now. Cheers and thanks again, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FedEx Driver Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I LIVE HERE!!!!!!!! I live in Bellevue, WA, just outside of Seattle, WA. Redmond, WA (where Microsoft HQ is) is 10 minutes from my house! WHEEEEE!!! I'm glad someone found the "Mt Barker" slip. It is Definitely "Mt Baker". Oh gosh! I want to tell you "HURRY UP!!!" but I want it to be the best yet, so take your sweet time! Excited guy, Simfly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
}SkOrPn--7 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Wow those are some nice screenshots and look forward to the first instalment of the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solareagle Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I LIVE HERE!!!!!!!! I live in Bellevue, WA, just outside of Seattle, WA. Redmond, WA (where Microsoft HQ is) is 10 minutes from my house! WHEEEEE!!! I'm glad someone found the "Mt Barker" slip. It is Definitely "Mt Baker". Oh gosh! I want to tell you "HURRY UP!!!" but I want it to be the best yet, so take your sweet time! Excited guy, Simfly! Lucky you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Well, I'm hoping that when JV get's back off leave, we will get a flood of screenies of this area. The flightsim world everywhere needs something new and awesome to talk about and I can't think of anything better than this new product. It will set another benchmark. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yallu Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Already checking www.simroutes.com regularly for Orlando, Seattle, Vancouver routes... Also, finally going to be able to use www.flightaware.com to really fly in sync with RL . So, updates please... Gimme gimme gimme... ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Scharnowski Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 We all want to fly where we live...I know I do. Strange. I wanna fly everywhere BUT where I live. That's one of the biggest appeals of the Flight Simulator: being able to explore areas that I couldn't easily visit otherwise. It's like going on virtual vacation, and I wouldn't wanna spent my holiday on my doormat. And to be On Topic: that area is a natural choice for another FTX package. It looks like it's gonna be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveKDEN Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Is there a basic timeline for release yet? I understand that's hard to project, but was looking more for a general timeframe (e.g., 3d quarter 09). Also, what would I need to do to become a beta tester on this project? I grew up in Vancouver, WA so this scenery area's essentially my backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Dave, have a look at this post by John V, the CEO of Orbx... http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?showtopic=243732&st=0&p=1543475&#entry1543475 Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveKDEN Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Thanks Maxter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solareagle Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 The flightsim world everywhere needs something new and awesome to talk about and I can't think of anything better than this new product. It will set another benchmark. Cheers, For sure. Should be fun once the screens start rolling out. Pretty much everybody likes product hype, as it gives them an excuse to get excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Pretty much everybody likes product hype... Speaking of which     Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchegg Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Yep, some update pics would help to lift the winter gloom up here in the northern hemisphere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 Update: We have moved from alpha stage to the beta stage this week. Holger has almost finished making the 1001 Beta build and it will be in testers' hands this weekend. I am sure there will be some screenshots forthcoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Sounds very Good there John, Glad to see its moving forward and look forward to seeing some shots to wet my appitite even further. cheers Iain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heiko Glatthorn Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I am sure there will be some screenshots forthcoming. You can be very sure of that... Gosh, when was the last time i visited Orcas or Lopez Island... Must be years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I might even take a shot or two Or three hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreigndevil Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Don't hesitate to do so immediately! We're eagerly waiting for some new shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpax444 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Thanks for the update John, looking forward to seeing more screenshots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrin Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Don't hesitate to do so immediately! We're eagerly waiting for some new shots! Amen to that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 This will have to be one of the most anticipated Beta's in the FS world for a very long time, if not ever. Really looking forward to this JV and team, all the very best with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ollyau Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I'm still ticked off about that... Whatever \. So, are there any new screenshots yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 I'm still ticked off about that... Whatever \. So, are there any new screenshots yet? Yes - http://orbxsystems.com/forums/index.php?topic=9460.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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