Scott Armstrong Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'm happy to present to you a new experience in flight simulation: FTX Trees HD! FTX Trees HD is a complete overhaul of your sim's autogen tree textures, lending new and incredible realism to your simulation experience! The new trees are double the resolution of the default textures, resulting in crisp, clear detail with no noticeable drop in performance! The new textures are derived from high-resolution architectural visualization images, as well as my own photos, for maximum realism. They have been expertly color-matched to give you the top-quality FS experience that you have come to expect from ORBX. Low-level flying takes on a new sense of realism that truly must be seen to be believed: skirting over the treetops, through gullies and along rivers has never felt so real! Your favorite airports will see a major upgrade too, as the surrounding vegetation takes on a new lifelike appearance. You will also find that FTX Trees HD breathes new life into our older products; during testing I've found myself visiting many of the old classics and seeing them in an amazing new light. The best part is, FTX Trees HD is a worldwide texture upgrade! Whether you have Global, NA regions, AU, NZ, EU, or even if you don't own any ORBX products at all, Trees HD will replace all of your autogen trees worldwide. It will install seamlessly using FTX Central V2 and inject the new textures automatically whenever you switch regions, just as you do now. Just install, and enjoy the new experience! FEATURES Beautiful new HD autogen tree textures - Over 100 new texture sheets derived from photos of real trees Immersion like you've never seen before in FS! Incredible low-level flying experience Negligible FPS and VAS hit Compatible with all FTX products - Replaces textures for Global, AU, NA, NZ, and EU regions! EDIT - Now also compatible with default FSX or P3D; no prior ORBX products required! Seamless installation - no new control panels or complications Stay tuned for more shots in the coming days! Cheers, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordancollins Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 !!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing!! I really hope the FPS hit is essentially Zero cuz if I add anymore stuff to my setup i'll get below my Personal Threshold, say is there much impact on VAS? The look amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sawatzky Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Awesome!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownCityMisfit Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Sign me up now! Love this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsvette12 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Awesome work - 4th to last pic is great - I would assume if just using global or even no ftx products if thats possible these will work ? instant purchase for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billhuntsman Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Holy Crap! I'm speechless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Timber.................. :smile: Cheers Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vora Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 P3D will become 100% better for me treehugger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perk Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Is this an add-on product or part of an update to Global? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Those palm trees look fantastic... Cheers Mallard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Correia Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Is this an add-on product or part of an update to Global? It will be an addon payware product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Wondering what was coming up next. What an amazing improvement. Those palm trees look fantastic... Cheers Mallard Incredible aren't they. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Z Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 This really does look amazing. If the overall FPS and VAS hit are small enough, grabbing this will be a no brainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farman Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 The Real Thing, actually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Thank you Scott, a long overdue addon for me ! Trees have been neglected in the simworld so far (for a good reason, playability). I am very impressed by your pics. I love to see that the Fall foliage seems to no more have the garish hues of New England. I am curious, how many species did you model ? Is there an olive tree for the Med region ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianV Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Fantastic, and with little impact on FPS it sounds like a brilliant update. Look forward to overflying the Redwoods in NCA. Could hope for Madagascar as a future addon with all the Baobabs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Mason Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Looks very good but i would have liked one or two comparisons shots. On some of these here, like in winter, difference looks barely noticeable. i say "looks". Dom NB : the third shot is quite impressive though, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Any ideas on pricing yet? Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TymK Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 This is looking good! I was about to post asking for some options to make the trees look better, and here comes this announcement... I'm really looking forward to the release. Now about that rather nice location used to showcase seasonal differences... Any hints as to when we'll be able to enjoy it in P3D2? Tym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrat Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 This looks like a massive improvement. Count me in. Now please.. come on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Great surprise! This will make our FS world even more realistic, good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerclaw Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 It will be an addon payware product. Don't care, just RELEASE it so I can buy it NOW. I can just see me gliding around what used to be boring areas 3 years ago, transformed into what can only be described as the most realistic environment I've ever seen. I'm amazed Ed, I really am. Truly spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corey777 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Wow Scott! This is brilliant and I can't wait to upgrade my flight simulator experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopperle Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 This really does look amazing. If the overall FPS and VAS hit are small enough, grabbing this will be a no brainer Especially the VAS is what I'm worrying about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Yes, it looks amazing and I think the comparison shots will better demonstrate that. But it is the VAS hit that I wonder about. I am already having to jettison ground shadows in P3D to get anywhere that can be considered part of civilization. Could it be that this thing actually improves VAS/FPS? I wonder.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoLonger Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 How about region specific trees? I always thought regions came with their own higher quality local trees. Does this addon replace those? Will they still be region specific...? Or will regions look different in places with this addon? I am also curious about the impact on VAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptune6 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Nice prévious addon My beaver will happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Hamilton Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 You can almost smell those babies, they look so good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Armstrong Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 !!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing!! I really hope the FPS hit is essentially Zero cuz if I add anymore stuff to my setup i'll get below my Personal Threshold, say is there much impact on VAS? The look amazing! Early testing reports show ZERO (or extremely minimal) fps hit; stay tuned for testing on VAS. And thanks! Is this an add-on product or part of an update to Global? To expand on Ed's reply, it's a payware addon that will upgrade the autogen tree textures in ANY FTX region(s) you own; Global is not required, as long as you have at least one other region (PNW, England, etc). Of course, if you do have Global, it will give you a worldwide tree upgrade too I am curious, how many species did you model ? Is there an olive tree for the Med region ? I simply replaced the existing tree textures, so don't expect any new species (to the poster asking about Baobabs in Madagascar - sorry ). That being said, Olive trees ARE one of the default trees that I've overhauled, and the new ones are looking quite nice! I'll post some pics soon. Now about that rather nice location used to showcase seasonal differences... Any hints as to when we'll be able to enjoy it in P3D2? Thanks Tym! Converting 0S9 to P3D will be the next order of business after Trees HD. I hope to make a few extra upgrades to it, too How about region specific trees? I always thought regions came with their own higher quality local trees. Does this addon replace those? Will they still be region specific...? Or will regions look different in places with this addon? I am also curious about the impact on VAS. Yes, each FTX region has its own set of autogen tree textures specific to that region. Trees HD will replace all of them, and they will still be region specific, just higher quality! Thanks for the good vibes so far everybody! -Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmorin Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 WOW! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefbosn Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 The way they are filled out are amazing! What's next, TreeFlow? Gently swaying in the breeze, or rustling of the branches as an eggbeater fly's lowly over them perhaps? Great work folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaboki Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 The way they are filled out are amazing! What's next, TreeFlow? Gently swaying in the breeze, or rustling of the branches as an eggbeater fly's lowly over them perhaps? Great work folks! Think they already have this on some of the payware airports(trees swaying in the wind). Having "tree flow"(Nature Flow?) everywhere I would imagine would kill FPS and make the sim a slideshow... But would be cool if possible, most of the time I have to turn of nature flow to save frames on these payware airports... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoLonger Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Yes, each FTX region has its own set of autogen tree textures specific to that region. Trees HD will replace all of them, and they will still be region specific, just higher quality! -Scott Wow. In that case: sold!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabnz Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Wow - They look fantastic. Another must buy here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsvette12 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 You have to have a region installed ? for this to work - yes I own some but will not be installed keeping a lean install so this will not work then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Armstrong Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 You have to have a region installed ? for this to work - yes I own some but will not be installed keeping a lean install so this will not work then ? You either have to have a region installed, and/or have Global installed. According to your order numbers, it looks like you have Global, so as long as that's installed there's no need for any of your regions to be installed! Edit - There is no longer a requirement for any ORBX products to be installed - Trees HD will replace all of your trees worldwide, no matter what! Global, default FSX/P3D, FTX regions; Trees HD will replace it all. But if you have FTX regions installed, you will also get new custom veg for that region to replace the original region-specific veg. -Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsvette12 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 You either have to have a region installed, and/or have Global installed. According to your order numbers, it looks like you have Global, so as long as that's installed there's no need for any of your regions to be installed! -Scott Thanks Buddy - sold cant wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Looks brilliant, Already saving my pounds for this one ) Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillaBee Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Will tropicle trees be covered as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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