Hello Sándor Tal!
First of all I want to express my congratulations and a big THANK YOU for your great efforts to contribute some flightsim add-ons for Hungary.
Much appreciated!
I have been flying around FSX for some years by now and still enjoy it very much. But honestly said – as so many other “simmers” out there I am really wishing for and dreaming of something “different” when I think about “simulating the world for flying” than what is currently available. There is a lot of great stuff there available – and yet… I think it can be done differently – … far better actually.
As so many others, I am also tired of the limitations of FSX and moreover – I thoroughly want to support the idea of generating something like a “world-simulator” for all various platforms. And this is what Outerra may one day become – besides the fact that it just looks really, really awesome even by now!
That’s why I also landed here as well and that’s why I purchased and downloaded the tech-demo of Outerra.
There is a topic here in the forums where ideas and suggestions about what a flightsim should offer within the boundaries of Outerra are being discussed!
Maybe you have read through it already anyways, but if not, then you might find this interesting and actually add your views and ideas there as well:
http://www.outerra.com/forum/index.php?topic=845.msg10870#newI furthermore really want to encourage you to follow the road you have taken!
I would very much appreciate it, if LHsimulations releases an airport scenery add-on for Outerra.
It does not need to be perfect at first, but should certainly show the potential of this engine!
And that’s were I will now put in Cameni’s post from above and your previews post here together a little bit:
After You have enough overview about what the Outerra engine will offer for an implementation of add-ons, please go ahead and create!
And I think there is a great world ahead of us!
For instance:
You have mentioned flattened runways.
As we are all aware of: Flattened runways are common and genuine within FS9 and FSX – but they are not in the “Real World”!
Now wouldn’t it be just real amazing to finally (!) have sloped runways?
Outerra is still in its early days, but if this is being taken care of from the beginning, then it might become reality!
I know X-Plane10 offers sloped runways, but sometimes they appear to be very strange. So I guess it’s not that simple. And yet, I am sure it can be achieved! Maybe not 100% perfect but at least very good and certainly convincing enough that it feels real when being there in a plane (As you have also mentioned: Even some nice add-ons for FSX can do this already!)
Sure: It would still require something like AFCADS.
But also here: Why not generating up-to-date “AFCADS” for Outerra.
I know: Getting the data from thousands of airports from all over the globe altogether is a massive undertaking. But it is certainly nothing that can not be achieved in a reasonable time and under reasonable effort! And let’s imagine for a short moment how fast it could actually be achieved once enough flightsim enthusiasts would join Outerra!
And let’s not forget: It does not to be here all at once and in first place!
Instead: Starting with one specific area of any choice would – if done with proper care and some “as-high-as-possible-quality-standard” – certainly be enough in the beginning!
Or:
Orthophotography – I am aware of the fact that this is state of the art within flightsimming currently – but honestly said:
Although I think it looks quite good, I also have serious doubts if this is the best possible way of representing/reproducing the “real world’s surface” in a virtual one, such as Outerra will be.
Photoreal textures just appear very odd whenever you fly down to low. I know, we know …
They are also not the best thing for various dynamic light-effects or shadows.
So why not trying out something new?
New ground-textures, new ground-objects and/or whatever it will take to offer some “as real as it gets” replica of the world within Outerra!
I just realise I start dreaming again. Therefore one final sentence here for the moment:
Keep on with your enthusiasm, keep it alive and vivid!
Outerra is still in its early stages, but constantly progressing:
On the one side that means that there are still a lot of uncertainties,
but on the other hand it also means that there are still almost endless possibilities remaining to be opened, just waiting to be taken up by someone and to become reality!
And now I will check out your homepage and take a look at your certainly great work!
Best Greetings!