Megascenery Colorado 2.0 + FS Global 2012

[JohnC]

I couldn't resist the $23 upgrade to v2.0 of Colorado and wanted to post some pics since not a lot has been posted on Megascenery Earth 2.0. I'm not trying to plug or dissuade anyone from picking up the package, just showing what it accomplishes in lieu of the known limits of photoscenery.

- v1 installed size, 11.5GB => v2 installed size is 36.9GB

Positives and some of the nicer pictures:
- Able to crank up LOD radius and textures resolution and keep good performance since there is no auto gen
- Airports are better, there were some in Colorado v1 where going off the runway meant a 50ft drop in some of the more remote airports, and that appears to be resolved
- Really shines in natural lanscapes

 

[JohnC]

And now some of the visual anomalies. These will stand out on different levels depending on the individual, personally I haven't found them to be too much of a bother.

Loss of detail/texture at lower AGL

Color hues changes with squares (some area little more noticeable than these):

Some cloud have been pasted on the landscape:

Runways don't quite align with reality:

 

[Sieggie]

John,

Where did you get upgrade pricing for Mega 2.0 Scenery?

Dave

 

[JohnC]

I had purchased all of the original Colorado tiles in one go a year or two back, and PC-Aviator sent me an offer to upgrade via email. If you did the same (or bought them all in chunks), you might sent Robert an email with your receipt and see if he's willing to extend the discount.

 

[Sieggie]

I have the complete NJ / Delaware and complete Washington. NJ/Delaware is cheap enough but Washington was quite expensive. Maybe when they get there I will get an email for an upgrade.

Dave

 

[OleBoy]

The difference in details are really noticeable. Great resolution.
If these people ever do the Pacific Northwest regions of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, (v2.0), It would be a must buy.