Yes, indeed! And the winner this time, is ESSX. Yes folks, I´m almost finished, have just made some small adjustments, and then the scenery made by me & compadres will be released. Really, it´s just the ReadMe (which noone ever does, anyway) left.
Then I will embark the greatest adventure since I took my drivers license. Those plans are high-flying, believe me! More when it cools outside.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Friday, April 28, 2006
SketchUp!
Yes, if you´ve missed it, do not fear, SketchUp is now free! Thanks to Google buying another of my favourite software (+Picasa, Writely, and yes, Blogger) this 450€ software is now available for free. Slimmed, yes, but not much. Most noteworthy is that the 3DS Export is missing, but it might be that we´ll find a solution to that.
Sketchup is not a substitute for Gmax, but it is the most easy way to create boxes with roofs, so if I can dream, let MS make an export from Sketchup to FS. Drool! :-)
Sketchup is not a substitute for Gmax, but it is the most easy way to create boxes with roofs, so if I can dream, let MS make an export from Sketchup to FS. Drool! :-)
Monday, April 24, 2006
I hate Word
I hate Word. Yes, harsh words but I do believe that I do. Why? Because it tries to think instead of you. Thankyouverymuch but I think I can manage on my own... That´s why this is written in Writely ! :-)
Friday, April 21, 2006
Furious
Furios? No, not me. But I´ve been furiosly active in Gmax since last thursday, a friend of mine showed me a couple of tricks that I did not know, and it turned out good! I`m re-working my first airport, ESMK, the project which learned me Gmax. And it shows now, looking at the models some 4 years later, that it really is a beginners project. Well, I´m not a pro now neither, but I´ve learned! A lot! :-)
I might have mentioned Sketchup before. Now it´s been bought by Google (as have everything but my car...), but it still is a great program! It is not a substitute for Gmax, but it comes a long way. Making smaller objects like runway-lights, is really a breeze. You still need Gmax/MakeMdl for the export, but sharing files between the two is not a problem at all. I wrote a letter a couple of weeks to @Last Software (creators of Sketchup), sharing the idea of incorporating MakeMdl (which relies on the X-format) as a plugin for Sketchup. No reply, so far... Well, I dream on. Gmax by Discreet is bought by Autodesk who promptly cancelled Gmax. :-P So, there is a market for FS-compatible, cheap (Gmax was free) software. Thanks to TurboSquid who still provide a registration process.
Another free, exellent software (which is also Goooogled) is Writely.com. All you need to process, online, 24/7!
Take care out there!
I might have mentioned Sketchup before. Now it´s been bought by Google (as have everything but my car...), but it still is a great program! It is not a substitute for Gmax, but it comes a long way. Making smaller objects like runway-lights, is really a breeze. You still need Gmax/MakeMdl for the export, but sharing files between the two is not a problem at all. I wrote a letter a couple of weeks to @Last Software (creators of Sketchup), sharing the idea of incorporating MakeMdl (which relies on the X-format) as a plugin for Sketchup. No reply, so far... Well, I dream on. Gmax by Discreet is bought by Autodesk who promptly cancelled Gmax. :-P So, there is a market for FS-compatible, cheap (Gmax was free) software. Thanks to TurboSquid who still provide a registration process.
Another free, exellent software (which is also Goooogled) is Writely.com. All you need to process, online, 24/7!
Take care out there!
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Pains & gains
Hiya! Silence, silence, silence - I´m going on a vacation tomorrow, way up north. No PC, no TV (I think) and almost no phone. Just snow and sunshine!
I´ll be needing this, it´s been too much for a while and it´s starting to take it´s toll. I have done almost nothing in the sim for a while, but I have actually taken up another hobby - R/C - in the form of Mini-Z. Great fun, a little expensive, and it really brings out my competetive side. Do a gooooogle for Mini-Z and enjoy! (I know, that text should have been full with links but I didn´t have the time nor the energy...)
Ultimate Terrain Europe is out. Seems excellent, better than "Roads & Railways...", perhaps? But I have a feeling that my own LC, SweClass, might have an edge! :-)
I´ll be needing this, it´s been too much for a while and it´s starting to take it´s toll. I have done almost nothing in the sim for a while, but I have actually taken up another hobby - R/C - in the form of Mini-Z. Great fun, a little expensive, and it really brings out my competetive side. Do a gooooogle for Mini-Z and enjoy! (I know, that text should have been full with links but I didn´t have the time nor the energy...)
Ultimate Terrain Europe is out. Seems excellent, better than "Roads & Railways...", perhaps? But I have a feeling that my own LC, SweClass, might have an edge! :-)
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Funny!
Brian Fletcher over at Avsim.com have just had his review of FSDS 3 published. It´s an interesting read, but I have to quote him here. Being a keen Gmax user this line is quite amusing;
"Those people who have created highly detailed aircraft and scenery objects with Gmax are a breed of their own who have most likely spent many years mastering the program"
...a breed of their own... well, it´s not what I thought about myself, but it is probably true! :-) Thanks, Brian!
"Those people who have created highly detailed aircraft and scenery objects with Gmax are a breed of their own who have most likely spent many years mastering the program"
...a breed of their own... well, it´s not what I thought about myself, but it is probably true! :-) Thanks, Brian!
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Happy new year!
Hi and have a lovely future! As I write this news of the next version of FS - or rather info on that there will be a new version - is just a few days old. Good for us all, or rather exiting! The screens available show a sim that at least looks better, but apart from this we do not know much else. Digging deeper into the vast resources that are available (and trying to filter what is total b-s-h-t) reveals some interesting details, like that FS X is developed "for Vista, but towards usage based on DirectX". What does this mean? Well, not many of us can tell, and those who do know are not allowed to tell. My guess is that the next version might - or might not - be a development of the current engine. Does that make you more enlightened? No, and be prepared to read all kinds of speculations until we get the answer, when FS X is released "in the holiday season" - to me that might aswell be next weekend! :)
If I can get one wish fullfilled, it would be native support of physics-cards, so that we can move complicated calculations to those separate PCI-addin cards (that none of us have). Then we can dream of having the grass behind our Cessnas waving as we start the engine. Man, that would be sweet!
SweClass is out, together with Danclass, a landclass for Denmark. And it has been applaused, not slayed. I´m amazed, I was certain that I would get a bucketful of critisism for not having placed Bollnäs (just an example) just right... Well, thanks! I will make an SDK, and a new version in due time, and together with Lennart´s new textures - ScanTex - your landscape will be amazing! Right?
If I can get one wish fullfilled, it would be native support of physics-cards, so that we can move complicated calculations to those separate PCI-addin cards (that none of us have). Then we can dream of having the grass behind our Cessnas waving as we start the engine. Man, that would be sweet!
SweClass is out, together with Danclass, a landclass for Denmark. And it has been applaused, not slayed. I´m amazed, I was certain that I would get a bucketful of critisism for not having placed Bollnäs (just an example) just right... Well, thanks! I will make an SDK, and a new version in due time, and together with Lennart´s new textures - ScanTex - your landscape will be amazing! Right?
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