Any Modifications to FSX?

Question

Hey, I'm wondering is there any modifications to fsx apart from the normal service packs that can improve scenery and performance?

Thanks!

Answer 1

The new features in Flight Simulator X include:



* Improved graphics including enhanced texture resolution, new Earth model facilitating polar flights, true road data, region-specific textures, minimal 3D animals, star constellations, etc. Also, the scenery textures now line up with the automatically generated (Autogen) buildings. Maximum rendering-engine-supported scenery resolution of 7 cm/pixel (not available with default scenery).

* Airports now have jetways that move to the aircraft by the key combination Ctrl + J. (happens for AI aircraft automatically) Airport Vehicles also drive around the airport to you and AI aircraft. (Baggage cars, pushtrucks, fuel trucks, etc.) (International airports only)

* The built-in GPS support has been upgraded to include Garmin G1000 integrated glass cockpit, (select aircraft in the Deluxe version only).

* Improved ATC featuring certain non-FAA procedures where appropriate (for example, altimeter/QNH scale in metric units) and numerous minor updates such as an improved progressive-taxi feature.

* Improved and new default aircraft including, for example, an Airbus A321. Default aircraft systems modeling is rather extensively improved, featuring, for example, APU, fire protection, passenger advisory sign switches etc.

* Improved weather system, including better visibility modeling.

* Revamped multiplayer functionality featuring Shared Skies, a feature allowing multiple users to share the same cockpit.

* Tower Controller, a feature in the Deluxe version allowing users to simulate local control at many airports worldwide during multiplayer gaming.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Better performance - http://www.simforums.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=29041

There is some freeware, but so far the only decent stuff I've found is payware as far as scenery goes.

REX2 is awesome.

GEX and UTX are very good, but it kinda depends on where you want fly most of the time.

If in Australia, I think Orbyx (something like that) is the only way to go.

Here are a couple nice freeware aircraft - the only FSX freeware that's worth a dang for FSX that I've found.

http://www.justflight.com/microsoftc152.asp

http://indiafoxtecho.blogspot.com/2009/06/t-45c-goshawk-version-185-released.html

Check out avsim or any number of FSX related forums for all kinds of free stuff, but be cautious - lots of potential conflicts.

Good luck.



Edit: Forgot about this...

http://simviation.com/fsx_terrainmesh.htm

Answer 4

There are many add-ons to FSX that improve scenery, add aircraft, and add other gadgets—although there are many more available add-ons for the preceding version of Flight Simulator, FS2004.