How to Get Up Hills?

[Wing_Z]

Often you can get more connected with a scenery by using a ground vehicle.
But all the ones I've tried lack the grunt to get up the steeper hills.
IS there a way to engage 4WD, hook Low Range, and climb cliffs?

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[Bone]

Nice terrain textures for FS9. What are you using?

 

[Wing_Z]

Switzerland Pro:- photo-real textures
+ Rex freeware grass.

 

[Desert Rat]

IIRC there is a package by Rob Barendregt that uses a gauges to emulate gears, a tank or something, searching the usual for the author should turn something up.

 

[robert41]

Best vehicle I have found is Bill Lyons 34Ford car. Will climb any hill.

 

[OleBoy]

Try increasing

[propeller]
thrust_scalar

 

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Have you already tried this one?

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FS2004/FSX Unimog. The Unimog (from the German "UNIversal MOtor Gerat" or universal power unit) is built by Mercedes-Benz and includes a family of utility and military general purpose medium trucks. Features doors, windows and top that opens. By Mitsuya Hamaguchi.[/SIZE]




Dunno how this model performs, but I can't imagine any real-life hill not climbable by an UNIMOG...
And Pablo "Hi-def-clouds" Diaz's photoreal textures are stunning:


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[Z-claudius24]

Hi,

Dunno how this model performs, but I can't imagine any real-life hill not climbable by an UNIMOG...

Indeed .. this beast manufactured in Gaggenau will climb any hills ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB5o3hy56yU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVlIpgwHGW0&feature=related
but in the sim .. better to drive it on a flat "autobahn"

 

[Z-claudius24]

Hi,

Incredible FS2004 Unimog ...
Maybe too much thrust_scalar

http://www.4shared.com/video/e2j9Njgv/UNIMOG.html

 

[Z-claudius24]

Hi,

It's better now ....

http://www.4shared.com/video/tuvmZ_j4/UNIMOG-Better.html

 

[Willy]

My favorite FS ground vehicle is Piglet's Long Range Chevy army truck. lrdg1533.zip over at Flight Sim.

 

[Wing_Z]

JDT: Thanks that Challenger certainly handles the hills!

robert41: but so does that Ford! Brilliant drive...

Wild Bill: Yes I have the Mog and its superb clothes, see this thread
Oleboy: but I'm not sure what [propeller]/thrust_scalar to use. The 1.5 from the Ford doesn't have too much effect.
claudius24: What value did you settle on?

I see Hama actually made provision for extra-low range gearing!

Although this has a 5kt limit.

 

[Z-claudius24]

Hi,

I put 3 .. but made no more test(s) with the Unimog .. as my interest in those vehicles is limited ..
Maybe 2 will be enough for climb the Hymalaya

 

[Wing_Z]

Oh, and I meant to ask: how do you get the tent up on the back of the Mog?

 

[Z-claudius24]

Hi,

Nothing .. just used the HD texture ..

 

[thisizma]

My favorite FS ground vehicle is Piglet's Long Range Chevy army truck. lrdg1533.zip over at Flight Sim.

This looks great for me, but how do I get rid of the half black screen to make it work in FSX? I can,t remember.

 

[thisizma]

Never mind ...I got it.

 

[Flyboy208]

Oh, and I meant to ask: how do you get the tent up on the back of the Mog?

Use the spolier "/" key to raise or lower the cargo cover ...

Mike

 

[Wing_Z]

:salute:
Dummkopf...I tried every Shift *something* but never thought a truck would have a spoiler.
All good then...

Chevy is a nice model, runs out of puff early in the Alps, which is probably correct

 

[Flyboy208]

Noteworthy : Pablo Diaz has just released a V2 photoreal paint of the UNIMOG as well as a matte/de-shined model for it ... over at Avsim.

Cheers! Mike :salute: