FS9 new textures: looking for beta testers!
Hi all,
my new global texture set (see also this thread) is about where I want it. If all goes well, I should package the FS9 Xtreme Evolution GT this weekend.
I would be grateful to have some guys here do some beta testing in a "semi-closed" beta, meaning I might also ask for some volunteers over at the Virtual Luftwaffe http://www.vgaf.net/ which I also haunt). Beta testers will need to be registered here or there.
There is one bug which annoys me in particular, or rather the only real bug I have found myself. The new autogen for one set of textures (025b2sux, woods and fields) shows up properly in some areas but seems to fall back to default autogen in others. I have managed to get rid of it a couple of ties but it seems to reaapear when I do some work on the autogen files. I'd be most curious to see if this happens on other setups too The autogen file is ok as seen in the areas it works, it is just the darndest thing! I have an alternative texture as fall-back, it works with default autogen but is of course not as nice!
I don't want too many people (20-30) so I'll handle this on a first come first served basis. Be warned though that you will likely not recognize your FS9 after installing! So anybody intimidated by backing up various folders in their entirety
had better think twice about it. But don't worry, this makeover will only overwrite texture and autogen and config files so you should be able to restore your stuff (if you made a backup that is). Any other changes eg. bloom setup, terrain configs, and stuff from other guys to get the most out of it will be separate. I will post an exhaustive (I don't look forward to writing it) commentary here as soon as I upload.
Anybody still willing to join should send me a PM asap and I will send them the dl link.
I will probably package the files in a way that allows people to selectively install.
I was thinking of uploading the files to either a google drive or dropbox but I am not too conversant in either of these so I'd appreciate a few tips!
To whet your appetites I have included my latest city screenshots (there are a couple of sets of autogen textures for that, this is only one). One is UK (pretty obvious, I should say), the other is Italy near Napoli. Check Food 4 Less Ad and Food City Ad. Both screenshots are sharpened a bit to counter the muddy effect of screenshooting and reproduce quite well the FS9 depiction.
The tall buildings in the background of the first screenshot are from an addon scenery (like the airport), not autogen. The other only shows stuff I made. Both are in areas with UT Europe installed. I have changed both UT and default road and rail textures (UT uses default) to better blend in with my changed textures. Tress likewise. Sky textures are by REX, clouds are by me.
Cheers,
Sascha
Hi all,
my new global texture set (see also this thread) is about where I want it. If all goes well, I should package the FS9 Xtreme Evolution GT this weekend.
I would be grateful to have some guys here do some beta testing in a "semi-closed" beta, meaning I might also ask for some volunteers over at the Virtual Luftwaffe http://www.vgaf.net/ which I also haunt). Beta testers will need to be registered here or there.
There is one bug which annoys me in particular, or rather the only real bug I have found myself. The new autogen for one set of textures (025b2sux, woods and fields) shows up properly in some areas but seems to fall back to default autogen in others. I have managed to get rid of it a couple of ties but it seems to reaapear when I do some work on the autogen files. I'd be most curious to see if this happens on other setups too The autogen file is ok as seen in the areas it works, it is just the darndest thing! I have an alternative texture as fall-back, it works with default autogen but is of course not as nice!
I don't want too many people (20-30) so I'll handle this on a first come first served basis. Be warned though that you will likely not recognize your FS9 after installing! So anybody intimidated by backing up various folders in their entirety
had better think twice about it. But don't worry, this makeover will only overwrite texture and autogen and config files so you should be able to restore your stuff (if you made a backup that is). Any other changes eg. bloom setup, terrain configs, and stuff from other guys to get the most out of it will be separate. I will post an exhaustive (I don't look forward to writing it) commentary here as soon as I upload.Anybody still willing to join should send me a PM asap and I will send them the dl link.
I will probably package the files in a way that allows people to selectively install.
I was thinking of uploading the files to either a google drive or dropbox but I am not too conversant in either of these so I'd appreciate a few tips!
To whet your appetites I have included my latest city screenshots (there are a couple of sets of autogen textures for that, this is only one). One is UK (pretty obvious, I should say), the other is Italy near Napoli. Check Food 4 Less Ad and Food City Ad. Both screenshots are sharpened a bit to counter the muddy effect of screenshooting and reproduce quite well the FS9 depiction.
The tall buildings in the background of the first screenshot are from an addon scenery (like the airport), not autogen. The other only shows stuff I made. Both are in areas with UT Europe installed. I have changed both UT and default road and rail textures (UT uses default) to better blend in with my changed textures. Tress likewise. Sky textures are by REX, clouds are by me.
Cheers,
Sascha
but people seem to go in for superlatives these days, so maybe FS Evolution Global Xtreme or FS Xtreme Global Evolution or FS Xtreme Evolution without FS9 would be best. You also get a nice pun on FSX with the last two which I kind of like because I never regretted sticking with FS9!
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