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FSXA Natural flow

Just ambient animations and sounds taken to the nth degree, nothing special in terms of SDK tools, just taken a lot further than most people bother.

Then again - I don't care about if the grass next to the runway moves or not, I'm only going to see it when I'm taxing. I'm here to fly planes, not admire nature - if I want to do that I'll walk out my door into the Lake District, where I can do so without worrying about software or framerates.

There's better things to be spending processing time on - but that's just my eternal cynic opinion...
 
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They call it NatureFlow, which I thought was something you got after drinking a few beer or perhaps contemplating life on the crapper. :rolleyes:

I am already fighting to keep the frame rates I have; having leaves falling and the grass moving would put me quickly into single digit rates!

Regards, Mike Mann
 
Flying Officer Jevans said:
Just ambient animations and sounds taken to the nth degree, nothing special in terms of SDK tools, just taken a lot further than most people bother.

Then again - I don't care about if the grass next to the runway moves or not, I'm only going to see it when I'm taxing. I'm here to fly planes, not admire nature - it I want to do that I'll walk out my door into the Lake District, where I can do so without worrying about software or framerates.

There's better things to be spending processing time on - but that's just my eternal cynic opinion...
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I'm with you on that.

Anyways, the sounds are probably just effects based sounds, as Bill Womack has already done in Dillingham X, Javier Fernandez did on the Nimitz, and I'm sure many others have in other places too. As for the trees, I'd guess they're animated similarly to existing moving vehicles in scenery (people movers and custom road traffic at airports in various sceneries). I don't see what's so special, other than the "Ooh, look! Something moved!" factor, if that counts.
 
Flying Officer Jevans said:
Just ambient animations and sounds taken to the nth degree, nothing special in terms of SDK tools, just taken a lot further than most people bother.

Then again - I don't care about if the grass next to the runway moves or not, I'm only going to see it when I'm taxing. I'm here to fly planes, not admire nature - it I want to do that I'll walk out my door into the Lake District, where I can do so without worrying about software or framerates.

There's better things to be spending processing time on - but that's just my eternal cynic opinion...
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You read my mind, sir.

If the trees and all blend well into the surrounding autogen though, why not? It's a small GA field after all and you get to admire the surroundings from a Cessna's cockpit.

On a real airport with airliners though, moving trees would be a waste of resources.
 
mmann said:
I am already fighting to keep the frame rates I have; having leaves falling and the grass moving would put me quickly into single digit rates!

Regards, Mike Mann
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Goodie!! Time to buy a new computer then. ;)
 
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