Water in FS 2004!

[Hanseman]

Hi!

I just installed FS 2004 here in Sweden, on July 26!

..........but, water/ocean really looks bad.

Has anyone checked yet, and does anyone have tips about what you can do about it?

I tried to exchange the textures using my FS 2002 textures, but no
change.

Grateful for tips and ideas......

Thanks!

Hans Hermansson
SWEDEN

[Spitfire79]

A quote from the file readme.rtf:

"If you cannot see water effects when you have set Water Effects to high, you may have to adjust the Terrain Detail slider to the second highest setting. If either slider is set to its maximum setting (all the way to the right), the other slider will automatically move to its second-highest setting. To adjust terrain detail textures go to the Settings menu, click Settings, and then click Display. Slide the Terrain Detail Textures slider to the second highest setting, and then click OK."



In short, don't crank the terrain detail all the way to the right. You'll lose water effects. Should work =)

[bofredrik]

HEJ Hans!

I have been thinking about this also.
We have to wait for a addon from someone...
But it looks better if you have some clouds
between the a/c and the water... That is what
i found so far...

[ladamson]

Within 2004 there are many variations of water, hues, & waves; ranging from very good to "different". All depends on settings, cpu, and time of day.

Ladamson

Some water examples:

[rccoultas]

Ladamson,
Great shots! I think the water is much improved over FS2002, I like the way you get the different hues and reflections. I think just playing around with the settings and what one's individual cpu can handle will get desired results.

Best Regards,
Randy