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The Channel Islands

They really need to put the manual in the start>program folder. Installation has been tedious!

Edit: The scenery is positively gorgeous!
 
VFR Reviews said:
Solar, I had the same problem as you but mine was fixed by copying the folders. Did you overwrite each file with the new one? I'd try it again, just to be safe. In defense of the product, I've had no problems with downloading or flying in it since I did that fix.
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I did in fact overwrite all files, though I will try again when I get home tonight. I'm eager to see what kind of screenshots I can make with it. The fall colors look especially cool.
 
SolarEagle said:
I did in fact overwrite all files, though I will try again when I get home tonight. I'm eager to see what kind of screenshots I can make with it. The fall colors look especially cool.
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Yes - they have done a great job with the seasons - the light snow cover in January is great. :applause::applause:
 
Just realised that tower view is actually in the tower - again well done :applause::applause: (forgive the poor screen shot!)
 
Success!!! I copied the files over again with the same results, so I uninstalled Alderney, turned FTX mode ON, restored pristine files to my Orbx backups folder, turned FTX mode OFF, and reinstalled Alderney.

Performance is naturally good since it's an island, so with untweaked extremely dense autogen, high 2.x water, and LOD 8 frames were over 40, which combined with the fidelity achieved makes for a very enjoyable experience. The autogen is quite detailed. Given the nature of the product I bet high resolution trees would add a lot, but as is I like the vegetation with it's stylized look.

Over all I'd say this is the best scenery of the year so far, and I'm looking forward to experiencing other choice UK landscapes in this stunning detail.

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Frames were very consistent, ranging from 40-50fps with maximum possible detail, as noted above. The lowest I saw at any point was 38.
 
This is what FS 11 should have looked like, but on a global scale!

I overfly this island (in real life) about once a month, but it is the only C.I. that have never visited, it looks like this product will put that (almost) right!
 
calypsos said:
This is what FS 11 should have looked like, but on a global scale!
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If only! The scenery for the little island of Alderney sits at almost 1 gig of space...imagine that on a global scale, yikes!
 
I purchased this yesterday and still haven't been able to successfully download it :frown:

10 attempts so far. Tried Firefox, IE, download managers etc, no luck :banghead:

Waiting for the download counter to be reset so I can try again.
 
DaveWG said:
I purchased this yesterday and still haven't been able to successfully download it :frown:

10 attempts so far. Tried Firefox, IE, download managers etc, no luck :banghead:

Waiting for the download counter to be reset so I can try again.
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Dave, I just received an email detailing that my download URL may have an extra digit and I believe it has, you may want to check your emails too.
 
Hi Nick,

Got the e-mail, but it's the serial number that has the extra digit.
Not been able to try that out yet!
 
Sorry Dave, I was too hasty. Just started up the download again, it appears my account has been re-set (thank you) and I'm getting 800k at the moment. Fingers crossed.
 
Look at the parasailing dude! I was going to try and cut his ropes with my blades but he appears to have the capacity to phase out of the third dimension when I draw near. Drat!

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SolarEagle said:
Look at the parasailing dude! I was going to try and cut his ropes with my blades but he appears to have the capacity to phase out of the third dimension when I draw near. Drat!
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SolarEagle, that's why you have snipers!
 
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