FTX PNW Released!!!!!!!!!

[BOOM]

Hey everyone who preordered,It's out early just login to your FSS Acct. and the download link is there!!
Thanks very much FTX for the early release!!

[MCDesigns]

Cool, let's see those screenshots!!! :applause::applause::applause:

[cvearl]

Downloading mine now! Very cool.

Never thought it would finally get here.

Charles.

[JayKae]

Just to reiterate, this is for pre-orders only, official retail release is tomorrow

[Carvalho]

Downloading:jump::jump:

[DennyA]

Man, I wish I hadn't bought all that Washington Megascenery back in December....

[Cag40Navy]

Cant wait to buy it myself!

[BOOM]

Just a few quick shots by Mt.Rainer

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/badaboom/fsx2010-02-2620-49-21-83.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/badaboom/fsx2010-02-2620-50-01-31.jpg

[Sky~6]

Downloading now...4.2 G..its huge...says 4hrs for me to download...

[Carvalho]

Yep, failed two times untill now, well..dowloading again:frown: at 75 Kb/s, sometimes jumping to 450 Kb/s

[EgoR64]

Very Nice, I think I can Scrap up enough coin for this - Most Definately !! :icon29::guinness::icon29:

[pbearsailor]

Downloaded and installed. I know they've had a few glitches with the download, but darn, they've been working on this for over a year and it seems like a little patience is needed on our end to get the downloads squared away. I'm sure they'll fix it if they haven't aready. In my case, I got about a gig and it quit, but the second attempt was fine and it dl'd last night on my slow connection and was done this morning. Install was easy.

I can't touch the screenshots that have been posted here and on their boards, so I won't try. But, that feeling of immersion in flying it so far is just fantastic. I'm lucky enough to live and to have flown in this area for years and it just looks right. :applause:

I'm also extremely impressed with what they've done to so many of the airports. So many details are added like hangars and aprons and static planes. Pretty accurate too, with all the semi trucks parked on the north end of our little (and sadly now closed) airport here where I live in Blaine.

Clearly the best scenery addon I have and I so look forward to the release next week of Darrington which is close to me and to Bill Womack's Stark's Twin Oaks.

cheers,
steve :wavey:

[cvearl]

Wish I had time to fly it but ony had time to read the manual so far and the install is sitting on my desktop. This looks like 10's of thousands of square miles of Plumb Island/TongasX like quality scenery with a little more detail due to the higher density populations.

I cannot wait!

Ironically I pre-ordered to get it a day early and I cannot even use it today. :icon_lol:

Charles.

[Major_Spittle]

Can someone get some screen shots of Portland Oregon, Hillsboro Airport and KPDX, Maybe some bridges?

How does this fair against MegaSceneryEarth?

How are the Frame Rates?

Does this use any google earth type data where you can see your house?

[spotlope]

Can someone get some screen shots of Portland Oregon, Hillsboro Airport and KPDX, Maybe some bridges?

How does this fair against MegaSceneryEarth?

How are the Frame Rates?

Does this use any google earth type data where you can see your house?

Portland doesn't use photoscenery, although Seattle downtown does. The other phototerrain in the FTX package is mainly relegated to mountain peaks and glaciers. Of course, Twin Oaks and Darrington will include patches of aerial photography as well once they're released.

[Carvalho]

Trying to download for the fourth time, the last stopped at 2.7 GB after hours at very low speed and "OrbxFTXNABlue.zip could not to be saved, because the source file coud not be read. Try again later or contact the administrator".

[deimos256]

Honestly I expected this thread to be blowing up with screenshots and impressions and so far nothing. Very confused

[spotlope]

I think some people are still fighting with the huge download (which has gotten much speedier today, by most accounts), or are too busy enjoying themselves to post screenies. If it's shots you want, they've started pouring in over on the FTX forums, though: http://orbxsystems.com/forums/index.php?board=30.0

[CodyValkyrie]

Enjoy!

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[strykerpsg]

Great video Cody! I can't wait until it's released tomorrow for download purposes. I hope McChord was updated, along with SEATAC too.

Matt

[limjack]

:icon34: will I buy PNW magic 8 ball? Undoubtedly YES! WHoooooHOOOOOO.....been looking forward to this, now once I get it just have to find a time to fly and enjoy. To all who have it, hope you are enjoying and yes, post screenies.

Jim

[Sky~6]

wow!

[guzler]

Gee, these guys really know how to make realistic looking scenery, those screenies look incredible.

[CodyValkyrie]

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[jmig]

I know it is still early in the morning. But, am I the only one who saw Cody's film run "Backwards"? Why?

[2Low]

I know it is still early in the morning. But, am I the only one who saw Cody's film run "Backwards"? Why?

He did name it "Daydreamin'"

I liked it a lot. Original and unexpected. You still see all the stunning visuals so all the info is there you just experience it uh, differently.

[dswo]

I know it is still early in the morning. But, am I the only one who saw Cody's film run "Backwards"? Why?

I think that was the idea. Cf. Yoda: "You must unlearn what you have learned."

For those who have it now: how do your framerates compare with the AU products?

[dexthom]

Here's a couple running up the Columbia Gorge

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[BOOM]

Wonderful shots and another Great vid Cody!!! I can't wait for Bill Womack's Stark's Twin Oak's to be available!!!

[Carvalho]

I think that was the idea. Cf. Yoda: "You must unlearn what you have learned."

For those who have it now: how do your framerates compare with the AU products?

I have the same frame rate or better than the AU, untill now, but made only a short file near Concrete.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/Kal454/Kal454%20Wide/2010-2-28_9-4-9-936.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/Kal454/Kal454%20Wide/2010-2-28_9-7-55-432.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/Kal454/Kal454%20Wide/2010-2-28_9-20-44-253.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/Kal454/Kal454%20Wide/2010-2-28_9-39-38-887.jpg

It's an amazing product.

[Anneke]

What's thatsong in the video...nice.

[limjack]

wow!



WOW is right, even the ski runs are there! Can't wait to get this one. Thanks for sharing some shots.

[CrazyPants]

Night shots?

[Cazzie]

Timing bad for my finances, no check until the 15th of March. But this one has been a want ever since I saw Cody's first video. :ernae:

Caz

[dswo]

Those who didn't purchase early can now do so.

[jmig]

I did some flying up the coast tonight. I don't know about you guys, but, PNW, UTX-Alaska, Tongass...guys I am getting spoiled. This package is awesome.

[strykerpsg]

Great video Cody! I can't wait until it's released tomorrow for download purposes. I hope McChord was updated, along with SEATAC too.

Matt

Installed and flew out of McChord (KTCM) last night and all I can is wow! It's not a perfect match by any means, but looked much better then the stock FSX variant. I do have to sort through some GEX/FTX issues though and am hoping the newly released 1.09 for GEX resolves some of these. Thanks for a fantastic product FTX team.

Matt

[spotlope]

Matt, I don't think anyone on the testing team reporting any GEX conflicts, nor should there be any. What kind of problems are you having w/it?

[strykerpsg]

Bill,

Just noticed some mottled road/scenery textures in and around Tacoma. Since GEX released an update, am going to uninstall/reinstall GEX NA and then re-apply FTX. Also, I have REX installed, which installs some road textures too, I think. So, may just be a byproduct of too many add ons installed in the wrong sequence. More to follow when I get home tonight.

Matt

[spotlope]

I don't want to get too far into support here, because Orbx operates their own forums for that. However, from what I know of FTX, it should have its own textures for just about everything, so there should be no GEX conflicts inside the FTX boundaries. If you keep having trouble, head over to the official support forum (http://orbxsystems.com/forums/index.php), and someone will fix you up.

[strykerpsg]

I don't want to get too far into support here, because Orbx operates their own forums for that. However, from what I know of FTX, it should have its own textures for just about everything, so there should be no GEX conflicts inside the FTX boundaries. If you keep having trouble, head over to the official support forum (http://orbxsystems.com/forums/index.php), and someone will fix you up.
Spot,

How do you take a snapshot in FSX again? Wanted to send what I was seeing, or rather, not seeing. I flew over Port of Tacoma, and in stock FSX there are cranes and ships, with PNW, nothing but a mud flat. I have done something wrong.

Matt

[spotlope]

The quickest way is to hit the "v" key in FSX, then convert the image to a jpeg and upload here. The screenies you take w/the v key are stored in your pictures folder, under something like "Flight Simulator X files".