My impressions of FS2004 after an hour of flight time
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Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
Welcome to "aviation enjoyment" ! :ernae:
Cazzie
SOH-CM-2024
Oh but when you get truly addicted and have 76, 38, or 19-meter DEM mesh + GE Pro + UT + USA/Canada?Europe + Active Sky 6.5 + Holgar's Alps, + all the freeware aircraft of payware quality + making a computer capable of using FSX, which makes FS9 as smooth as silk with rapid loading, even in jets.
Well, pictures do speak a thousand words.
Caz
Holgar's Alps with GE Pro, UT-Europe, FSGenesis 19.1-meter DEM mesh, Active Sky 6.5 (real time METAR), Real Environment Professional, and Dave Garwood's most excellent and classic Hawker Hunter.
Well, pictures do speak a thousand words.
Caz
Holgar's Alps with GE Pro, UT-Europe, FSGenesis 19.1-meter DEM mesh, Active Sky 6.5 (real time METAR), Real Environment Professional, and Dave Garwood's most excellent and classic Hawker Hunter.
Oi Obi,
get back to the basement where you belong :costumes: Sorry fellas, jagd musta left the trapdoor open again. Sometimes when he's away on manouvers some of us slip out. Once we've inhaled the sweet air we get a liking for it and whenever we can we sneak out for a breath. The dark recesses of the basement always draw us back, the musty musk lures us back to olé mamma twos ample and comforting bossom. Home sweet home, a warm and blessed place. Jagd is the head of the family, but Mamma runs it :d
I know Jagd himself now visits, he puts his flight chair over the trapdoor I guess, to keep it secure (probably making rattatat noises as he throws his latest FS9 warbird round the skies, old habits die hard*). And he throws in some screenies of his Mission building to feed the ravenous appetites. They are awfully good.
On my initial escape from Jagd's dungeon (he doesn't beat us much, pity, we usually look forward to them) I set up my FS9, started installing all the planes I wanted to convert so I could see them in their native environment, test anims, etc. Before I knew it I was hooked, there is as much tweaking fun to be had with 9. I just know Obio will fall into the same trap that snared me. It's not a bad thing, I still spend about 40% in CFS2, 40% in 9, and 20% in other sims/games. I do believe a man can juggle a mother and a wife, and still be happy :d
In all seriousness, Obio, I know before long you'll be wanting to tweak this that and the next, if you ever need any help, mail/PM/etc me if ya like. There are plenty folks that can help here too. It's just like the basement, full of friendly folk. I guess CFS2 and FS9 are now brothers in basementhood since X came along.
:d
Jamie
* Honestly, I, myself have never ever done this.
get back to the basement where you belong :costumes: Sorry fellas, jagd musta left the trapdoor open again. Sometimes when he's away on manouvers some of us slip out. Once we've inhaled the sweet air we get a liking for it and whenever we can we sneak out for a breath. The dark recesses of the basement always draw us back, the musty musk lures us back to olé mamma twos ample and comforting bossom. Home sweet home, a warm and blessed place. Jagd is the head of the family, but Mamma runs it :d
I know Jagd himself now visits, he puts his flight chair over the trapdoor I guess, to keep it secure (probably making rattatat noises as he throws his latest FS9 warbird round the skies, old habits die hard*). And he throws in some screenies of his Mission building to feed the ravenous appetites. They are awfully good.
On my initial escape from Jagd's dungeon (he doesn't beat us much, pity, we usually look forward to them) I set up my FS9, started installing all the planes I wanted to convert so I could see them in their native environment, test anims, etc. Before I knew it I was hooked, there is as much tweaking fun to be had with 9. I just know Obio will fall into the same trap that snared me. It's not a bad thing, I still spend about 40% in CFS2, 40% in 9, and 20% in other sims/games. I do believe a man can juggle a mother and a wife, and still be happy :d
In all seriousness, Obio, I know before long you'll be wanting to tweak this that and the next, if you ever need any help, mail/PM/etc me if ya like. There are plenty folks that can help here too. It's just like the basement, full of friendly folk. I guess CFS2 and FS9 are now brothers in basementhood since X came along.
:d
Jamie
* Honestly, I, myself have never ever done this.
Odie
Charter Member
Hey OBIO,
Don't worry, FS09 will grow on you ! Like you I came over from the world of combat sims and initially felt the same way as you (fish outta water).
However, I started poking around and reading the forum posts and soon found that FS09 is a world within a world when you peel back the layers and I've been here ever since.
I love Naval aviation and FS09 even provides carrier landings for those of us that like to bounce around on deck. A couple of addons here and there and you're ready to launch off of the deck and then try to catch a 3-wire....at night !
Building a/c, repainting a/c, adding AI flights and a/c, new terrain, etc., it's got a way-high "tinker factor" outside of the flying.
Plus, I will admit that I used to be a fast-jet snob...flying nothing that had a prop, but thanks to the sheer boatloads of a/c available to you, the props now outnumber the jets in my various hangars!
Like huub, I still keep my favorite combat sims on the harddrive for that combative session or two.
So, jump in and hang on !! It's good stuff ! :ernae:
Don't worry, FS09 will grow on you ! Like you I came over from the world of combat sims and initially felt the same way as you (fish outta water).
However, I started poking around and reading the forum posts and soon found that FS09 is a world within a world when you peel back the layers and I've been here ever since.
I love Naval aviation and FS09 even provides carrier landings for those of us that like to bounce around on deck. A couple of addons here and there and you're ready to launch off of the deck and then try to catch a 3-wire....at night !
Building a/c, repainting a/c, adding AI flights and a/c, new terrain, etc., it's got a way-high "tinker factor" outside of the flying.
Plus, I will admit that I used to be a fast-jet snob...flying nothing that had a prop, but thanks to the sheer boatloads of a/c available to you, the props now outnumber the jets in my various hangars!
Like huub, I still keep my favorite combat sims on the harddrive for that combative session or two.
So, jump in and hang on !! It's good stuff ! :ernae:
P
PhilRamone
Guest
their content isnt the best one around, and the environment not the most friendly either :redf: i spent a few yrs there
Buddha13
Charter Member
Hi all,
Obio look for Real Enviroment Pro for FS9.It is free and makes the world look a lot nicer.Also a program called TrueGrass by Stagesoft.Both free and make a hugh difference.Also does you version have SP1 included.if not get it from Microsoft.
You then need to find the various fixes for faulty terrain.
Start with,
Fix for Lake Eerie by Christian Fumey.
6 default scenery fixes by Joshua Robertson.Fixes things in these screenshots.
There are some others but cannot remember them at the moment.
Buddha13
Obio look for Real Enviroment Pro for FS9.It is free and makes the world look a lot nicer.Also a program called TrueGrass by Stagesoft.Both free and make a hugh difference.Also does you version have SP1 included.if not get it from Microsoft.
You then need to find the various fixes for faulty terrain.
Start with,
Fix for Lake Eerie by Christian Fumey.
6 default scenery fixes by Joshua Robertson.Fixes things in these screenshots.
There are some others but cannot remember them at the moment.
Buddha13