3D Lights - Street Lights Project Europe X FSX

[flybytes 34]

I wonder if anyone has downloaded or seen an independent review of this FSX payware 384-MB file which places 3-D street/road lights across Europe?

 

http://secure.simmarket.com/3dlights-street-lights-project-europe-x.phtml

 

Ray.

 

[dogtrack 346]

I already have UTX covering Europe, so no need of it for myself. I do see on the page you linked to though; that there is a small Demo area available for free. Covers Hamburg, perhaps worth a try, nothing ventured nothing gained.

[flybytes 34]

Arnold,

 

Missed that demo - have now downloaded it and done a comparison with the UTX lighting.

 

In my opinion, above 4,000 ft 3-D lights is much superior to UTX, although I think combining both is more realistic - the sharper light points of 3-D Lights providing a good contrast to the blurry area lighting of UTX.

 

Flying below 4,000 feet the 3-D lights start to exhibit the effect of looking at them through a star-burst filter, and the lower the altitude more and more lights start to exhibit this effect.

 

I had thought that 3-D Lights implied that lamp-posts would be modelled & visible in daytime, but this is not the case - rather than use lit ground textures (as UTX does), the lights are similar to aircraft lights, floating above the ground at heights approximating that of the lighting unit in a lamp-post.

 

I would like to see how 3-D L fits in with photo-scenery, especially GenerationX here in the UK , but as I am using the UTX night lighting I don't need to rush into purchasing the download.

 

One final note, the screen shots on the 3-D L site don't do the project justice - they look slightly blurry and dim - the Hamburg demo does show the project in a much better light (excuse the pun!) - so can recommend that anyone interested should try the demo and make up their own minds.

 

Ray.

[dogtrack 346]

Will be interesting to find how it compares to the FTXG 3D lights that are expected sometime. Think they have done Australia for the moment.

[MyPC8MyBrain 273]

here you go guys, this was answered here

http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/79531-night-environment-germany-preview/#entry569178

 

you can also give Night Environment Berlin Demo a try if you really want to verify the satment in the above link

http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/79065-night-environment-berlin-demo-free-released/