Area 51 C-17 released!

Thanks for the link Jeansy.

Must say I join those who wonder 'bout the differences between V & A, mainly the price difference. More important, how do the FPS hold between both product.

Hank
 
calypsos said:
Unless there has been a huge lmprovement in their models, I would say the old maxim about 'you get what you pay for' probably holds a lot of water with this model. Would anybody buy any product 'sight unseen'?
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I agree, however most products we have, were bought "unflown". Just wanted to mention that, after i had to deal with inadequateness of airfiles and aircraft configs which i haven´t considered possible. No experience with A51 but a lot of with the other one mentioned. Could it be worse?
 
I'm no screenshots artist but here are some for those interested. very pleased. I have Virtavia and now the area 51 and I like both but maybe these might help some of you make up your minds about the area 51 one. Frankly the shots on their site do not do it justice. Only three paints but all done superbly and very fine detailed. Enjoy.

Matt
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No as far as I know its native... I just dont have self shadowing switched on... Just personnal preference... because I dont like it and it seems to have a performance hit. The model I think has bump mapping or some kind of specular finish but I cant say about the self shadows as I dont use them. Sorry to not be of more help on that.

Matt
 
I checked the model and it does seem to have self shadowing, and it does look to me to be bumped but checking the DDS textures I cant see any normal maps or anything that I'm familiar with... but anyhow it looks good to me however they've done it.

I just tried switching the HUD on and it works but if you want more details you'll have to get more info from someone more expert than me... at least it seems to show the usual info about airspeed and altitude etc.

Matt
 
MDIvey said:
I'm no screenshots artist but here are some for those interested. very pleased. I have Virtavia and now the area 51 and I like both but maybe these might help some of you make up your minds about the area 51 one. Frankly the shots on their site do not do it justice. Only three paints but all done superbly and very fine detailed. Enjoy.

Matt
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If you had to purchase one, which would you prefer? It appears that the <meta charset="utf-8">Virtavia VC looks better, however which one is more functional? External on both looks nice as well.... THANKS!
 
Sorry but I'm not going to advise others what to buy... there are enough pics out there now and as they get used more feedback will flow and people can make their own minds up as to what they want to buy. I dont regret buying either as I find the C-17 a fascinating aeroplane and my butt is firmly stuck on the fence:jump:

Matt
 
Hi all. Thought I would sneak over here from the FS9 forum to share what I've learned on the Area 51 C-17.

What is not showiing in some of the screenies are the various popup windows for radio, flight planner, etc.

With my install there was no manual. Not a big deal, but it may be challenging for a newcomer trying to figure out how to access the various other panels. With some there are the usual icons, but with others they are activiated by clicking on various parts of the panel.

The hud has two switches on mine. One is for on/off. The other is for light intensity. The 2D is the clearest. The VC is so small I hardly use it (yet) and rely on the MFD.

The sounds are great, and the models and textures are no problem on my old box with FS9. Results may vary, and I can't respond to how it performs on FSX.

The interior model is VC only on my install. IN other words if you go beyond the rear bulkhead, you have no visible support. :icon_lol:

Hope that answers some questions.

:ernae:

--WH

PS: I just downloaded that new Canadian paint, so that's what I'm flying tonite.
 
The exterior looks nice to me, VC not so much. It doesn't look terrible, and I am not trashing A51, but it just doesn't seem to fully match a real C-17. It is a nice simple VC though, and for 30 bucks that is not a bad deal. I am curious how it flies though, any input from the owners on the flight characteristics?
 
dvj said:
What a strange market this is. Can it really support 2, C-17 models?
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I would think so...I've got a corral full of Mustangs in the hangar of all types and flavors...the most common is the D-version. :mixedsmi:
 
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