FS9 Rebuilt project with new shaders.
Hello all, I have this video of a beta of the Cr1/Toms new Fs9 rebuild. He calls the sim "Freedom" I don't know why...ask him lol. But you can probably guess why. So far he has done the Clouds, sky blues of all times of the day. Trees are all new. New water enhancements. Runways, moon, sun, stars. This video is showing the beginnings of a new Shader dll. that will allow fs9 to work with the Direct x 11/12 and all that allows for 3d and graphic enhancements. When you watch the video you will see the shader be clicked off and on every once in a while. He also gave me the development beta so I can switch it on and off with a mouse click. That is to show you the difference between the new shader and with out. I will post more videos on this development as it progresses. This just updated Flight Simulator 2004 Century of Flight about 10 years. I have it on my work computer and it has three screens that I use for code, application translation and then the game running as you players would see it so on one screen I can turn the dll. on or off. So watch closely as I fly around. Also I start off with the water reflections turned off and holy the water looks so good, then I turn it on just one default setting and its real cool. There is going to be a finer adjustment tool handed out for reflection setting to 1 decimal instead of four, so you can fine tune the reflections.
So watch the video carefully and you will see me click on and off the shader periodically.
Its very new in development but impressive to say the least. I was kinda surprised actually! I build games for a living so I know how he did it, but I'm impressed with how he implemented it, that is major thinking out of the box big time.
This video uses the stock 208 Caravan as an example of what a good light emulation ddl. can do, the Caravan looks way better, gauges are more real and have depth. So look at the water, I mean wow, I turned off the Shader then turn it on its incredible. The detail on the buildings just pop out at you, the boats look like all new models but they aren't. And these are just stock textures so far. I know he is going to build all of that as well, this is just the start.
Also I have the NEW Do 335, that is strictly for P3D V 5 and up with all the crazy detail,(not the freeware one he is also working on) he got it to run in this game with not many frame hit.
From what Tom tells me it will be freeware but not down loadable as each installer will be custom built for each person as the technology in this is very valuable to Cr1 and its going into a new game that they are building. So you will have to deal with him on this. But I know that you will have to have fs2002 or fs2004. You wont be getting the whole game only the components to add into the game.
I will video more on this and show it to you as it progresses.
https://youtu.be/ag8SfT5h_-s
I think there is going to be a special forum put up just around this development. So that is where you can get more news as it progresses. Or just Pm Tom.
I can see a whole new community coming out of this.
Cheers.
