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FS Global 2008 Add-On for FS 2004/FSX (PC CD)
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5/5 |
I loved it!
(June 17, 2008) |
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This is a great piece of software for both FS9 and FSX alike. Installation took about as long as it takes to install FSX, so I knew I was in for massive improvements! By adding 13GB of compressed data into the scenery library, you are literally revamping every inch of the flight sim world, noticable at least slightly anywhere around the globe.
After loading up the flight, I immidiately visited destinations such as Mont Blanc and Everest; even Sheffield resembled vagely its real-life counterpart with the odd hill here and there! To add to the already delightful notion of a 'new world', FS Global also increases the resolution of the textures in places where geographical land marks have really 'risen from the ground'.
I suppose the bonus of this add-on (and probably inherent from the higher than usual price tag), is that this software stays with you for every second, unlike add-on aircraft which come and go. Also, since the extra scenery is not interacting with its surroundings (such as weather and road traffic), there is a zero drop in fps.
For the sake of balance, I should warn that this software will not enhance every inch of flight sim as majestically as certain places, so don't feel dishartened when flying over an area that looks almost unaffected, as it is the areas of vast improvement that will surely tip the scales and persuade you to buy this product! |
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5/5 |
Brilliant!!
(August 07, 2007) |
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Put simply, this is by far the best add-on for FS2004 and FSX I've bought so far. It may cost a bit more than other add-ons, but for what you get for your money, it's a price worth paying.
For your money, you get 6 DVD's of enhanced modelling terrain (three for FS 2004 and three for FSX) and a brief manual on how to install them both. Be prepared though, for a very long wait for the software to be installed onto your hard drive. As a guide, it took my PC 45 minutes to fully install both of the discs for FSX, and it ate up 13GB of storage space, so make sure that you have plenty spare on your hard drive. (As a quick suggestion, once the software has been installed, defragment the hard drive you have put it on. This will speed up file access in the future)
Complaining aside, once you get the simulator going again, the transformation is actually very good I'd say. The ground details still look a bit blurry on lower settings, but the mountains and hillsides really do rise `majestically out of the ground' like it says on the box, which makes mountain flying more like, well, mountain flying rather than flying over the occasional hill. Coastlines also resemble their real life equivalents, and the sea no longer floats over the land for no apparent reason. Personally, I thought that there was going to be a massive drop in performance as well, with the extra detail being added, but in my case performance has actually improved. Okay, it takes a few minutes longer to load before you can begin flying, but as I've said before, it's well worth the wait. Also, I can quite easily run the game with the Auto Generated scenery set to Dense with no drop to the frame rate at all.
So in short, it's a bit too expensive for most people, it clogs up your computer, takes a long time to load e.t.c but for anyone interested in the greater details of this world, it's a must have.
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5/5 |
A must have
(June 16, 2007) |
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This is a very good addition to both FS9 and FSX. It basically adds elevation mesh across the entire planet , which means mountains ,hills and valleys all get enhanced for the better. Comes on 6 disc , 3 for each sim , total space required is 13 gb a sim . Very easy to install with no loss of FPS performance while flying . Unlike other addons that just give you one new plane or a scenery enhancment for one area this does so much more ,improving any where you could wish to fly. |
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