Best Water Texture for FS9?

[Devildog73]

Hey guys,
I am not satisfied with the water in FS9 (or FSX), and wonder what texture set you all recommend?
I would even settle for CFS2 style water over what I have.
DD73

[Motormouse]

Look up in the tweaks and tips section; the first thread; how to make fs9 look good for free.
Several suggestions in there.

Ttfn
Pete

[Blackbird686]

I use Mel's realistic water for FS9, makes the water look a lot more realistic IMO. Available at the usual places. Filename - Mel-s-realistic-water-for-FS9, just like that.

BB686

[Navtech]

Mel water
http://simviation.com/1/search?submi...ip&categoryId=

Mel's Realistic Water Textures for FS2004 (Category: FS2004 > Scenery)

9.73Mb (3231 downloads)
I've created unique textures that produce very realistic looking water for Flight Simulator 2004! It features nice sunrise and sunset effects, realistic water ripples, and nice night water with moon reflections. You won't believe it's fs9! (remember to back up your original files)

Posted Feb 1, 2014 05:11 by Melvin Roden

[Navtech]

Mel water


Zinertek water first release (payware)


The biggest difference is the less "pulsating" annoying effect with the Zinertek water

[huub vink]

My advice to you is download all the "water" and "water effects" you can find and mix them until you have what you like.

Personally I like my water in FS9, but I must confess I really don't know anymore how I made it........ But I'm sure it is all freeware.

Cheers,
Huub

[Shessi]

I appreciate 'each to their own', but I just tried the Mel's water and my G it's an almost psychedelic experience!!!.Ha!...sorry not for me....

TBH, and I have mentioned this before, but Huub, your screen shots with water always look superb, especially for us with the North Sea and Atlantic.

As you say your texs are an unknown compilation, but excellent, is their any chance, that you would package up your water, env and OceanHeightField texs, (should be about 20mb) and as you say all freeware, and post at SOH? Thanks.

Cheers

Shessi

[Roger]

From memory (it's eight years ago since I uninstalled Fs9) the best water textures were Bill and Lyn Lyons free add-ons.

[Lane Street]

For FS9 I always used "Holger's water", a recipe created by Holger Sandmann. All freeware...

WATER TEXTURES and ENVIRONMENT BITMAPS

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from Pete Drazzof (compiler) - waterzone.zip (Avsim):

*b2wa*.bmp textures
water_detail01 - water_detail16
water_detailR01 - water_detailR16

env_dawn.bmp (same as Daniel Buechter, see below)
env_dusk.bmp (same as Daniel Buechter, see below)


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from Lynn and Bill Lyons - fs9watga3.zip (Avsim):

env_overcast.bmp (windy)


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from Vilk - vater.zip - http://portal.fsgenesis.net/modules.php ... ostPopular :

env_highnoon.bmp
env_lowmoon.bmp
env_lowsun.bmp
env_midsun.bmp
env_postdusk.bmp
env_predawn.bmp


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from Daniel Buechter - new_waves3.zip (Avsim)

env_dawn.bmp
env_dusk.bmp

OceanHeightField.bmp


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from Peter Wilding - pwover16.zip (FlightSim):

env_highmoon.bmp
env_newmoon.bmp


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RAILROAD TEXTURES

Vance Roberts (Wizardd) has published an excellent replacement texture for railroads: roadpac1.zip (Avsim)


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ROAD TEXTURES

Personally, I use the FS default road day textures and the wonderful night textures by Lynn and Bill Lyons, contained in their "GA Water, Roads and Airport Textures" package: fs9watga3.zip (Avsim)

cheers,
Lane

[Navtech]

Thank you Lane ...
Just a logistic problem
waterzone.zip (Avsim)
portal.fsgenesis.net/modules.php
new_waves3.zip (Avsim)
Are no more available .. just to say's ....

[Lane Street]

Thank you Lane ...
Just a logistic problem
waterzone.zip (Avsim)
portal.fsgenesis.net/modules.php
new_waves3.zip (Avsim)
Are no more available .. just to say's ....

http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=42746

http://www.flightsimworld.com/downlo...wfile/164.html

http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=40009

cheers,
Lane

[huub vink]

I appreciate 'each to their own', but I just tried the Mel's water and my G it's an almost psychedelic experience!!!.Ha!...sorry not for me....

TBH, and I have mentioned this before, but Huub, your screen shots with water always look superb, especially for us with the North Sea and Atlantic.

As you say your texs are an unknown compilation, but excellent, is their any chance, that you would package up your water, env and OceanHeightField texs, (should be about 20mb) and as you say all freeware, and post at SOH? Thanks.

Cheers

Shessi

Shessi,

As I don't know which restrictions the people who originally created the part for my water have put on redistributing their work, I can not just upload them.

Personally I appreciate some credits when somebody uploads my textures elsewhere. But I would already have my thoughts when somebody uploads my textures somewhere else without informing me. In this case it could even be that somebody has strictly forbidden to redistribute his or her work.

I hope you understand my decision,
Huub

[nigel richards]

I'll admit to arriving at a similar status quo as Huub, regarding the question of water. :-)

Added, changed, tweaked things so much over the years - just wouldn't know where to begin in giving advice for any one particular scource.

As we already see, one man's water is another's headache.
So it's probably a case of 'suck it and sea' (pardon the pun).

But then; half the fun is GETTING THERE. :-)

[leuen]

Waterzone.zip doesn't make a difference between inland water and open sea. The same blue everywhere - not quite realistic! Neither Mel's water, BTW.

[Navtech]

Thank you Lane

Waterzone.zip doesn't make a difference between inland water and open sea

That's possible to change this

Murky Water
File Description:
Three textures that change inland bodies of water to a murky brown color.

Filename:	murky_water.zip
License:	Freeware, limited distribution
Added:	8th April 2004, 23:30:17
Downloads:	3938
Author:	Joseph Gonzalez
Size:	2kb

[Shessi]

Thanks Huub, quite understand.

Some good ideas here now, I'll go away and have a play.......

Cheers

Shessi

[leuen]

I ment this slight transition from green to blue as here at Jamaica Bay:

[dhasdell]

I'm with Roger. I've always liked the Lyons' "Silver Wings" texture set.

[Navtech]

I ment this slight transition from green to blue as here at Jamaica Bay:

Weird .. the Jamaica Bay water is plain white

[leuen]

Still better than overall dark blue!

[Navtech]

I tested Holger water set ... and seems to be a winner as freeware option
And no annoying "pulsating" or "psyco" water ... lol

Still better than overall dark blue!

Can you post a screen ?

[leuen]

An other shot.

[huub vink]

Is it just me? Or are there more people who can't see the images posted by leuen?

A puzzled Huub

[Navtech]

Is it just me?

No .. methink we are the members of the same club

[srgalahad]

and here I thought I was just going blind from staring at Huub's avatar