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FS GLOBAL X (FS Global 2008)
We compare FSX, FS Global X and reality (where pictures were available) ...
Please decide yourself, if you wish to own FS Global X. Some people already consider it a "must have" for serious simmers.
The sequence is always the same:
1) FSX standard scenery
2) FS Global X
3) reality (where available)
All pictures were taken from the same position. When a real picture was available date and time of FS were adjusted to the date and time the real picture was taken.
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OK, to begin with, find below the SRTM data coverage of FSX:
And this is the SRTM data coverage of FS Global X:
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And now see the differences ...
1) Weisshorn - on the right side the Weisshorn, for many people the most beautyfull mountain of the western alps, more elegant and interesting than even the Matterhorn. On the left the Zinalrothorn.
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2) Wallis - once again in wide angel, view from the Breithorn to north. In the center you can see the Weisshorn.
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3) Rosengarten (Catinaccio) - view from the Kesselkogel, the highest spot of these mountain area, to south. In the center the Rosengartenspitze, in front the Vajolet-towers.
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4) Rosengarten (Catinaccio) - view airborne to the north. Left in front the Rotwand, behind Rosengartenspitze and Kesselkogel. Right side in background the Langkofel.
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5) Matterhorn - the "classic" comparison. In FSX (SRTM raw data) you can see a "first approach": the lowest third of the Hörnligrat already exists.
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6) Mount Fitzroy Massiv, Patagonia - we have a region here, where FSX does not have any detailled scenery at all. Differences are accordingly ... dramatic.
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7) Chimbulak Skiing area, Kasachstan - the slope on the left ist the largest skiing area of central asia.
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8) Aorangi (Mount Cook), New Zealand - the highest mountain in New Zealand. Picture taken from the Muller Hut route, a small mountain-tour-route. FSX comes with a detailled LOD 9 mesh here. However, the important details are missing!
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9) Aorangi (Mount Cook), New Zealand - the highest mountain in New Zealand viewed from the aircraft this time. In FSX also surrounding mountains are "stumps" only.
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10) Aorangi (Mount Cook), New Zealand - the highest mountain in New Zealand from the west this time. FSX just offers some kind of interpolation, also for Mount Tasman (left).
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11) Mount Tasman, New Zealand - in FSX just nice slopy hills for a grand mountain range.
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12) Mount Everest - FSX as well as FS Global X offer a LOD 9 mesh here. However, much more detail comes with FS Global X.
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All pictures taken by Matthias Weidemann. All rights remain with the author.