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f1yer
10-28-2005, 11:34
Not sure if this was posted before actually but here it is:
http://www.hitiles.com/indexF4AF.htm

And imo really worth the $12! It looks amazing and the amount of detail you gain is great.

From the main site:

This software package vastly improves the default Korea and Balkans theatres found in F4AF. Check out these major features to see what the HiTilesAF bring to your favorite flight simulator:

* COMPLETE replacement of the original blocky, low-res, out-of-scale textures.
* Over 20% more terrain textures to break repeating patterns (rivers, roads, forest edges & more).
* Remixed Korea and Balkans terrain with much greater variety and higher detail.
* Much better feeling of speed and altitude.
* Four times more detail (256x256 pixel per texture) all across the board.
* Seamless integration with Falcon 4.0: Allied Force.
* Multiplayer-transparent: Play with anybody online, with HiTilesAF or without, Falcon doesn't care.
* Includes seasons - switch between spring, summer, fall and winter terrain!

The HiTilesAF consist of over 1600 terrain textures, featuring a variety of sets with landscapes, cities, harbours and airfields. They are based on real world orthofoto imaging research and are properly resized to fit the scale (1 tile = 1 km2 / 1 pixel = 4 m). Their careful, "natural" design prevents "blockiness" and straight, angled edges.

The HiTilesAF logo depicted above and in the menu on the left is a scaled-down "demo patchwork" of various tile types: Check it out in full-size (1024x1024, 340 kB). Additional screenshots are accessible through the menus on the left.

The HiTilesAF come as PCX files in a zipped file (122 MB), by Electronic Delivery from our servers. A single user licence costs only USD 12, payment is available using a Credit Card, with PayPal or by sending cash over mail.

C3PO
10-29-2005, 21:38
I can completely recommend HiTiles. They do look fantastic :)

SpinKick
11-04-2005, 21:58
It really improves the realism at altitude. However, there's little or no difference on the ground (i.e., taxiing). It appears you you can only have one season at a time installed. Large download and install takes a while to install, but ...wow... great job on the scenery. Worth the $12 any day.