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Bridges in FS2004
Have Microsoft not been keeping up on their Bridge Licensing Fees or
something? I took delivery of FS2004 this morning (thanks Play!) and in general the improvements are very impressive, especially in the visuals (Manhattan looks absolutely gorgeous). However on visiting two of my favourite flying haunts, the North West of England and Tokyo Bay, I'm compelled to ask: what the hell has happened to the bridges? The Runcorn-Widnes bridge, a steel arch type, had been rendered in its full glory (graphics of the time permitting) in every release of MSFS back to at least '98 and possibly further. In FS2004 it's been turned into a generic flat thing bearing no resemblance to its real-world counterpart. And as for Tokyo, what have they done with the Rainbow Bridge? Aside from the loop at one end the structure in FS2004 looks nothing like it. I just can't understand this. It's been present and correct (again, graphics allowing) for several versions of MSFS so why drop the model for something that looks like a reject from a Meccano competition? What's really ironic is that the tweaks to Tokyo's graphics in general are magnificent in FS2004; a vast improvement over those in FS2002. I would go so far as to say they're about the best you're going to get with autogen scenery, but that bridge sticks out like a sore thumb and ruins the whole effect. What bothers me is that of the mere half dozen or so places I tried with the new version, two have shown these glaring bridge problems. I find it difficult to believe that in one session I just happened to pick the only two locations where this has been done. There must be more, surely? I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has noticed or notices any more butchered bridges in FS2004, famous or otherwise. -- Kev __________________________________________________ ________________________ "Apply artificial respiration until the patient is dead." From a school First Aid examination |
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