Nowhere Island Mesh Scenery
By Aman Kumar (22 December 2000)
INTRODUCTION
Well, I'm back, announcing the departure of those accursed exams! It's great to be back and write something for all of you to criticize and nag me about.Those of you who are wondering "Why is this old coot writing about scenery as stale as my sister's / mother-in-law's / wife's brain?" are to have their doubts cleared now.
2) I have mentioned earlier, faithful readers, that I review scenery that I like best, and this liking grows on me, slowly...
3) Exams are now over!!!
To get back to the scenery, I'd like to get it over with by
describing it as 'absolutely spiffing' (to all Brits) or 'wunnerful'
(for the Yankees), but I am compelled to elaborate.This, however, is no Task of Tedium, for it is an excellent piece of scenery. Made by the little-known Blue Sky Studio, its chief authors Dominique Favreul and Christian Joliff have surpassed, by far, standards set by previous sceneries. Boasting experience in real-world architecture, they have produced some high-quality villas and bistros to please the flightsimmer's eye.
In spite of my general avoidance of sceneries meant for small props
(Nowhere Island sports a 1600 foot long runway), I feel that this is
not to be missed scenery. Apart from the obvious attention to
eye-candy and detail, it is also easy on the ole wallet (free) and
features an executable for setup, which is paradise for all without a
degree in computer engineering.
After manually entering the various topographical formulae into the scenery.cfg, I put my Presario 7800 (you got competition, Mr. James!) to test by revving up ole Flight Simulator 2000, with some background music (The Beatles) AND chat AND Hotmail AND FlightSim.Com.
After some moments of feverish anticipation (LONG moments, I had to restart...) I got there. One thing I noticed before being entranced by the highly textured temples and bars, was that it was the only scenery I had got, for a non-existent airport, that could be accessed from the standard Go To Airport menu, and not 'Scenery From FS95 and Before', making it possible to generate flight plans.
As you see from the screen shots, there IS plenty of effort behind
Nowhere Island, apart from thinking out the complex name.
Positioned on Runway 4, I saw before me a sight that held me
spellbound. Aman Kumar once said, "WOW!", and I now quote him. An
imposing, nicely rounded hill to one side, with small islands
scattered about, bars and sheds to the left, it was a sight for sore
eyes. I slewed around a bit, and saw the exquisite French villa
tucked away into the hillside, shrouded in vines and shadows,
aristocratic style. With a tiled patio and detailed roof textures,
all I wanted was a pool to laze in the tropical heat, and it was
there! Ah, for a house like this! Next I saw, on an island, a working
lighthouse, it's beam stabbing the dim dusk light, and a BEAUTIFULLY
lit temple, complete with foliage and textured pillars.
Though not accompanied, for the IFR pilot, by navaids, (or navies and
novae, as put by my spell-checker), it is still worth the ferry trip
every time you feel like a chit-chat with priests or Mr. And Mrs.
Fotheringham. Heed my advice, fellow virtual globetrotters, and
download this masterpiece, worthy of a 95 out of 100 points,
painstakingly created for your viewing pleasure and entertainment.
Oh, and you might want to fly around a bit, too.
Aman Kumar
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Nowhere Island scenery.
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