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| SUPPORT |
VTBS_FSX@hotmail.com |
| DELIVERY METHOD |
DIRECT DOWNLOAD |
| FILESIZE |
51MB |
| ALSO AVAILABLE |
ARMI PROJECT - VTBS-FS2004 2010 |
| UPDATE OFFER |
If you previously purchased ARMI PROJECT - VTBS-FS2004 2010 at simMarket, you are entitled to the special upgrade price of EUR 15.00 (+VAT where applicable) only. NOTE: The special upgrade price will be awarded automatically, therefore you must be logged into your same account used to purchase the previous version! If in doubt contact simMarket support first! NO REFUNDS GIVEN!
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| REGISTRATION KEY |
Registration key after purchase, see order details page in customer account |
| REQUIREMENTS |
FSX |
| BUNDLE OFFER |
Buy 2 for 11.00€ each (+VAT where applicable)
ARMI PROJECT - VTBS-FS2004 2010
ARMI PROJECT - VTBS-FSX 2010
To make this happen the products must be purchased at the same time under the same order number! No Exceptions, No Refunds! |
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Introduction and History
Suvarnabhumi International Airport is the largest airport in Thailand. The airport project was first established in 1973 to replace Don Maung Airport which was already congested and no way to be expanded. It took more than 3 decades to complete because of obstacles in politics. It was officially open in 29th September 2006.
Nevertheless, the airport itself is beautifully constructed with glass, metal and modern fabric canvas roof. Design by Murphy/Jahn Architects. The airport has 2 parallel runways. It has a total of 120 parking bays (51 with contact gates and 69 remote gates) and 4 of these are capable of accommodating the Airbus A380 aircraft.
VTBS armi project was released in 2009 with full of detail. I modified it to make it more frame rate friendly. But it is still only for FS9. I have upgraded this scenery for full compatibility with FSX. It has been done from inside gmax, to incorporate new feature of FSX including bump mapping, specular map, reflexion, airport vehicles, road traffic etc. Make this scenery much more beautiful than FS9 version.
Features
- Main terminal and concourses are made in detail with 3d metal frames. Interior decoration has been added. You can see through the glass wall of the concourse and main terminal. But the interior decorations cannot be visible in front of the main terminal. Nevertheless, there are rotating doors provide some view that you can see inside.
- Visual Guide Docking System by Arno Gerretsen, provide guide when parking to the gate.
- Real 3d ALSF-2 landing light system.
- Fully detail jetways and bridge to concourse.
- Animated ground service vehicles.
- Custom made lines, taxiway and taxi lights.
- Custom Gmax ground texture from satellite photos will make you feel like being in the real airport. Moreover ground texture will change with season.
- Animated Thai Maintenance Hangar doors. You can open them by dial Nav2 to 112.00. You need to wail 10-15 sec. until the doors opened.
- Turn runway guard light into green by dialing NAV2 to 113.00
- Runway guard light can be switched to red or green by dialing Nav2 to 113.00.
- Surrounding area including Thanacity Golf Course, King Mongkut Institute of Technology, Logistic Center, Airport link station and Burapha Vitae Expressway.
- Charts are not included but you can get the real thing from http://www.aerothai.co.th
Incompatibility
This scenery is incompatible with Jan Martin’s VTBD and Bangkok. It may cause runway and taxiway disappear. Other scenery regarding VTBS should be removed, including VTBS photoscenery by myself (Jirayu Tanabodee) VTBS by Jan Martin, VTBS2006 and VTBS2008 by Siamavsim. This scenery is fully compatible with Prasong’s VTBD from Thaiflight.com. (but it is FS9 not FSX).
Performance
The lowest spec. PC should be at least CoreII 2.53 Ghz RAM 2GB. Video card memory should be at least 512 mb. Our beta-tester can get 10-15 fps. without any AI and clear sky. We recommend new CPU such as i5 or i7. FSX is CPU bounded program. If you’d like to upgrade your computer try the faster CPU not graphic card. Graphic card in mid level should do the task with decent frame rate. My 9800GTS is still working with newer CPU.
I would recommend not to run FSX at full spec. You need to tweak it to get decent frame rate. How much to tweak depends on your hardware. |
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Robert Thomason *Verified Product User*, 01/09/2011 |
1 of 2 customers found this review helpful |
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I really like this airport package, I found the textures to be very sharp and clear, especially the night lighting effects which are beautiful. I'm not suffering from any frame rate issues as I can maintain 20+ with add ons and payware aircraft. (REX, ASE, UT2 Mesh, ST landclass, and QW757 CS707)
I was a little skeptical about all of the internal shots of the facility in the previews as I am prone to staying in the VC and not one to go out and explore. However, some of the shots that show the golden statues etc. are what is visible while taxing at night and looking toward the terminal. It's not all solid or fake reflections looking back at you, which is pretty cool as you go rolling by. The apron has just enough clutter with purple passenger buses driving about as you complete your pre-flight.
The area around the airport looks to be photo imagery with some custom autogen added in. I clearly saw the train station and multiple highway overpasses as I approached the threshold of one of the runways. The photo imagery blends fairly well with the Scenery Tech landclass I use. It's noticeable but not irritable.
The only issue I had was since it is a newer airport 2006. It, the airports afcad, was not showing up in Flight Sim Commander or Air Hauler. The Armi Project install allowed me to select it inside of FSX itself but it was still not showing up in FSC or AH even after importing scenery into both. So it leads me to wonder what kind of afcad their using? I simply downloaded Ray Smith's afcad for VTBS from the Avsim library (free) following the instructions provided then ran my scenery importer for AH and FSC without ever starting FSX. Once completed VTBS show up in both AH and FSC. I then removed Ray's files so as not to create any afcad/scenery conflicts and I was set. I'll probably also need to do some tweaking with UT2 but all this has nothing to do with the scenery itself as it's great. Just letting users of these add-ons that their might be a little extra effort required. (Don't know about their support they don't have a web page but I did not need to contact their email address)
If your looking for a modern beautiful Asian airport this should be high on your list. While it might not be as stunning as Fly Tampa's Kai-Tak masterpiece it's good value for your money and very well done. I would say it's very much on par with Overland's RSKI Seoul Inchon offering in terms of fit, finish, and my overall satisfaction. 4.5 stars! |
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Nice product! Bought the FS2004 version a while ago, and was satisfied with it. It was a bummer that is wasn't available for FSX, and now it is. Thanks! |
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Philip Jensen *Verified Product User*, 12/14/2010 |
4 of 6 customers found this review helpful |
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The fs9 version was fantastic.
Sadly the FSX version is very heavy on frames. I have a i7930 oc to 4.2 and a GTX480. In comparison I can get 18-25 fps with ai at ORBX YMML v2, and VTBS fsx i get as low as 5fps and averaging around 10. This creates a lot of stuttering and slow flying!
I rated this 2 star as the scenery is beautiful just unflyable with a commercial plane like PMDG, Lvl D, Quality Wings 757 |
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Hi,
I flew this airport only 1 time after i boughtthis product and replace it with the AFCAD only addon. Unbelievable heavy on FPS, i mean it doesnt make any sense to have a very low framerate with this scenery compare with the other heavy detail scenery addon. Try it and see if im wrong.
Just trying to be honest on reviewing this addon. |
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