X plane 8.21 global scenery

[AMVI_Surgeon]

Is there someone who buy this product?
it's amazing: over 60 gb of installation.... :doh:
Do you think it will be some sort of FO preview?

we hope so....

[Bigfoot209th]

Ya I grabbed it and it's good.
I swept back the wings on a Lancer and ran the Grand Canyon...well, there was this one really sharp turn that put me into a wall...hehe. The canyon was very nice.
I've also checked out Lima, Peru, and liked it's jagged mountains, and when I checked out Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs, it seemed to be about 14,000 feet high, which is right...

So I think it's a cool deal, still a bit flat and edgy, but the right direction. The textures look crappy down on the ground, but great from the air. That will be a real challenge...to get the ground to look good from low and high.

Whether or not FO will include around 50 Gigs of textures remains to be seen.

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[AMVI_Surgeon]

and what about military airplanes, cockpit 3d and trackir support? :bigeyes:

[Bigfoot209th]

and what about military airplanes, cockpit 3d and trackir support? :bigeyes:

Now we're moving into an x-plane 8.21 review, but here goes...

Military, 3d pits, and trackIR 2DOF is there, but the planes are usually of a lesser quality than those available for MSFS2004, probably because of the high churn rate of the versions put out by Austin. Newer planes may have a full 3d pit, but most older planes just have a 2d pit that converts into a floating 2d panel in 3d. TrackIR support is new and long overdue, so planes might take a while to catch up.

I still choose my RealAir Spitfire in MSFS2004 more often for fun flights. That plane is so strong that I don't mind the lesser earth textures.