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Folks,
Take a look at this article from Computer Pilot Magazine:
http://news.pcaviator.com/downloads/MSNC.pdf
It outlines how Megascenery is made and will answer some of the questions
you have posed in this thread.
Hope that helps!
Regards,
Dean Bielanowski, RN. BNurs. QUT, PGCert(CCU)
Editor, Computer Pilot Magazine.
The Monthly Magazine for Desktop Pilots & Flight Simulation Enthusiasts
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"Jon" <jon@silk.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:d07kh7$ef9$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
> No, I'm not reporting that I'm getting Megascenery buildings. I'm
reporting
> that I'm getting default MSFS buildings and no autogen...
>
> I stand to be corrected here, but I don't believe Megascenery adds any
> buildings which aren't already supplied as default, although it does
> reposition them.
>
> So are you saying that under Horizon VFR you don't get any tower blocks in
> San Francisco, and the Golden Gate Bridge has disappeared?
>
> "Will" <DELETE_westes@earthbroadcast.com> wrote in message
> news:I6adna1yZo96oLrfRVn-vQ@giganews.com...
> > The fact remains when you take off from a regional airport in the
> > Megacity area you get a lot of buildings. When I take off from
> > the same airport in Horizon I get NO buildings. We are talking
> > a night and day difference.
> >
> > You are reporting that you get Megacity's buildings inside of
> > Horizon. I don't understand how that happened.
> >
> > --
> > Will
> > Internet: westes at earthbroadcast.com
> >
> > "Jon" <jon@silk.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:d054jg$9uc$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > Will,
> > >
> > > I was referring to the standard default buildings in San
> > Francisco, e.g.
> > > city centre, bridges, stadiums etc. I'm not getting autogen
> > (not that I
> > > personally would want it with photographic scenery...).
> > >
> > > However, it clearly is possible to have autogen with
> > photographic textures
> > > because Megascenery provides it. But Megascenery have bespoked
> > the autogen
> > > to fit better with the textures. If you used standard autogen
> > with the
> > > textures (if its possible) the positioning would clash badly
> > with the
> > > textures.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Jon
> > >
> > > "Will" <DELETE_westes@earthbroadcast.com> wrote in message
> > > news:OvGdnRzsm7zTQrjfRVn-qQ@giganews.com...
> > > > Previous poster was saying that he does get buildings and
> > trees
> > > > while using the Horizon product. He speculated that these
> > were
> > > > normal autogen objects. If what you say below is true, then
> > > > these cannot be autogen objects.
> > > >
> > > > I don't have a good theory here, just questions. Megacity
> > has
> > > > buildings and trees in its satellite image areas. I have to
> > > > believe that the other poster somehow inherited those in
> > Horizon,
> > > > but I don't understand how.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Will
> > > > Internet: westes at earthbroadcast.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "pr" <nope@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:bv0rsanrbzwe.dlg@ID-259643.user.individual.net...
> > > > > Will <DELETE_westes@earthbroadcast.com> wrote:
> > > > > Don't believe it is possible. My understanding is that
> > > > satellite and
> > > > > landclass textures are mutually exclusive. Thus, without
> > > > landclass
> > > > > textures that are Autogen-enabled, no Autogen will appear.
> > > > >
> > > > > So what is your question?
> > > > > --
> > > > > Peter
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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