ORBX have just previewed their next England airport, Elstree, for release in April. It uses scenery at 1cm per pixel which they say is the first time this has been done. They used 2cm pp at Stewart BC which is superb and not particularly heavy on frame rates, either. There are some Elstree preview screenies here - it's not for me as I'm not interested in FTX England - but I have to say this looks so lifelike that it seems to capture the depressing drabness of the place. Not criticising the scenery, but the airport!
Somebody on the forum said it was ridiculous to claim 1cm per pixel accuracy as aerial photos couldn't possibly capture that detail. He said you'd have to walk around the taxiways with a camera to get that sort of accuracy. Then the photographer came on and said that it was exactly what he'd done!
An avid FSX avoider here, but scenery like that is stunning and I can see the attraction, surely this will have a huge hit on performance? not that FSX is easy on the CPU as it is.
Amazing work though the guy brought it to life, or a shabby death as the rundown place looks like a tramp at a bus stop
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