Well.. in for a penny, in for a pound as they say. After my disappointment with FTX England, I threw caution to the wind and bought the GenXv3 update discs which arrived yesterday and were installed.
While being impressed with the overall increase in resolution, one thing I've noticed while popping around the various landmarks is that those with trees.. Salisbury Cathedral and St Michael's Mount for example.. the trees 'shimmer'.. not the sort of shimmer where they blow in the wind but scenery shimmer.. that unnerving artifact you sometimes see at middle distances. Guess I could go to winter and see if the foliage disappears which would help but anyone know of a way to stop this happening or is it something I'll have to live with? I don't normally see this over land.. only over or near water depending on the angle you're picking up the suns reflection.
As I say, I'm very impressed with what I've seen thus far but the trees associated with the landmarks look a bit.. cheap and nasty.. if I can use that term.. FS8 rather than 9 or 10.
ATB
DaveB
By and large, I'm very impressed with v3. Flying up the coast from Llanbedr to Caernarfon then over to Mona, around Holy Island, around the coast up to Liverpool then along the coast again up to Blackpool this morning.. the resolution difference over v2 is quite stunning.. almost like going from VFRPhoto in FS9 to GenX in FSX. I've not looked at the list of landmarks for each area but have been surprised a few more weren't added. Caernarfon Castle.. South Stack lighthouse.. the Liver Buildings.. all bits that poke your eye out along that part of the coast and all conspicuous by their absence. Perhaps these will be included in the scenery object packs someone mentioned ES were making.
