CoD vs some other sims that model Kent?

[ctec1]

And another FSX variant, somewhere near Manston for comparison:

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by ctec1

And another FSX variant, somewhere near Manston for comparison:

Wow, that looks absolutely nothing like where i live, lol.

nothing is right in that, from the houses, fields, field sizes, colours....

by the way, i live 2 miles from the end of manston runway.

[ctec1]

In response, Its not photorealistic scenery. Its simply FSX and UTX combined trying recreate the area with the installed textures. I'm not even aware of an addon for that area of the UK.

Not sure exactly where that shot was taken from , I took off from Manston and was flying around for a bit. I'd guess I would be within a 50 mile radius. FSX wasnt made to depict Manston in particular. I just chose the airport and that is what was rendered. I dont think thats a bad job considering





SRY, I tried to adjustthe angle of the image to be more in line with my previous screenshot but it became slightly blurred

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by fruitbat

Wow, that looks absolutely nothing like where i live, i live 2 miles from the end of manston runway.

Here are four views of Manston, two from 1940 and two from now-ish.

1) VFR 'Real Scenery'
2) GEX (Ground Environment Europe)
3) IL2
4) Cliffs of Dover

All taken at 12.30pm in mid-summer, with clear skies.

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

Here are four views of Manston, two from 1940 and two from now-ish.

1) VFR 'Real Scenery'
2) GEX (Ground Environment Europe)
3) IL2
4) Cliffs of Dover

All taken at 12.30pm in mid-summer.

well the second one is rubbish beyond belief.

il2 as much as i like it isn't particularly good, kinda springish if you try hard, but works fine in il2.

the first one although ugly, is pretty good colour wise for this time of year (april/may), but rubbish for summer, ie BoB, plus wrong crops for BoB.

Clodo, if the trees were the right mix of colours (there far to light green), is actually passable, but the tress are all wrong really, and there loads of trees here in SE Kent.... I'm not really sure what the fields are supposed to represent either, but hey ho. Its a kinda generic 'fit'

with some work on the trees, it would be by far the best imo....

heres some pics i took last summer (aug) when i was working, gives you some idea of the trees.







tress will always appear darker because of the fact they cast shadow on themselves.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by fruitbat

well the second one is rubbish beyond belief.

il2 as much as i like it isn't particularly good, kinda springish if you try hard, but works fine in il2.

the first one although ugly, is pretty good colour wise for this time of year (april/may), but rubbish for summer, ie BoB, plus wrong crops for BoB.

Clodo, if the trees were the right mix of colours (there far to light green), is actually passable, but the tress are all wrong really, and there loads of trees here in SE Kent.... I'm not really sure what the fields are supposed to represent either, but hey ho. Its a kinda generic 'fit'

with some work on the trees, it would be by far the best imo....

heres some pics i took last summer (aug) when i was working, gives you some idea of the trees.

I agree, the GEX stuff is very poor, and cost far more than it's worth.

The VFR scenery looks terrible in Kent, but looks much better in Wales , although there're no dynamic shadows, and no buildings, grass or trees on the ground. That 'add-on' cost the same as the CoD Collector's Edtition.

The IL2 map still has those 'layered' forests and 3D trees, but of course was free.

As for colour, here's a shot I just took out of the window with my phone (note dead palm tree from the frosts of December).

The colour mix there matches quite well with CoD methinks.

[fruitbat]

Trees are the greenest now, than they'll be for the rest of the year as the leaves have just come out. They'll just get darker now, as the seasons roll on.

Its the fact that they cast shadow on themselves that makes them look darker anyway, some part is always in shadow......

Did i mention i'm a tree surgeon by the way, lol.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by fruitbat

Did i mention i'm a tree surgeon by the way, lol.

Fancy doing a freebie on a palm tree?!

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

Originally Posted by fruitbat

Trees are the greenest now, than they'll be for the rest of the year as the leaves have just come out. They'll just get darker now, as the seasons roll on.

Its the fact that they cast shadow on themselves that makes them look darker anyway, some part is always in shadow......

Did i mention i'm a tree surgeon by the way, lol.

my friend is a tree surgeon,his name is Andy Hollyoak