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What about MS flight sim X?
by boppo1 3y ago
What about MS flight sim X?
- andybak 3y agoHaven't tried it.
- kroltan 3y agoVery pretty, but not accurate. Most of the world is not authored, but a best-guess by an AI with procedural models. (They do have legitimate 3D-scanned areas, and even hand-authored content for specific landmarks and well-known cities, though)
- bparsons 3y agoIt is not far off from Google Earth. Most of the cities have handscaped 3D models, while the rest of the planet is procedurally generated.
- kroltan 3y agoThey are continually improving coverage, a 3D artist friend of mine worked with an agency that was providing 3D models for them (wasn't the best workplace though, very factory-floor-panopticon-y). Though last time I tried it, about a year ago, my hometown (a capital of one of Brazil's states) and all the surrounding areas was still very much procedurally generated. (FLN airport district is next to a mangrove swamp but was represented in-game as grasslands, as well as some very out-of-place building styles)
- zymhan 3y agoDo you mean MS Flight sim 2020?
- Rebelgecko 3y agoAssuming you mean 2020, it's impressive for a game but not Google earth. Flying through a desert (even a desert city with photogrammetry!) and the interpolated trees that get added in would make you think you're flying over a lush forest in the pacific northwest. It also struggles a lot with non-solid 3d objects like bridges, freeway overpasses, etc.
- mrguyorama 3y agoGoogle earth VR fidelity is terrible anywhere that isn't a big 3D hand mapped city, just like Flight Sim VR. Most places you are just looking at streetview images, without any depth.