Get ready for a brand new environment in Flight Simulator!
World Environment 2012 is a high quality texture enhancement package which brings a new level of visual realism to your Flight Simulator. You will experience breathtaking skies, clouds, and effects in high definition!
This new product features over 250+ new textures which drastically enhance your Flight Simulator’s environment without affecting performance. Your environments and weather themes will be instantly enhanced no matter where and when you fly.
You get the FS9 and FSX versions in one package so you can enjoy your new environment on both simulators!
Features for FSX:
New textures in high definition bring your skies, clouds and environments to life!
Ultra realistic HD clouds for overcast, broken and scattered conditions.
Choose between two texture resolution options for graphics and performance preference.
New and more realistic skies with horizon transition and visibility smoothing.
New sunrise, morning, noon, afternoon, sunset, and night sky textures.
Improved precipitation sounds inside and outside the cockpit.
New lightning effects.
Compatible with Active Sky and other weather engines.
Frame rate friendly
Features for FS2004:
New textures in high definition bring your skies, clouds and environments to life!
Ultra realistic HD clouds for overcast, broken and scattered conditions.
Choose between two texture resolution options for graphics and performance preference.
New and more realistic skies with horizon transition and visibility smoothing.
New sunrise, morning, noon, afternoon, sunset, and night sky textures.
Improved precipitation sounds inside and outside the cockpit.
New lightning effects.
Compatible with Active Sky and other weather engines.
New rainfall effects for very light, light, moderate, and heavy rain conditions.
New Virtual Cockpit rain effects greatly enhance your VC rain experience during flight.
New snowfall effects for very light, light, moderate and heavy snow conditions.
This is another great addon for FSX. I checked the clouds this morning and they look exactly like they are in FSX. I was truly amazed! My fs is getting much better, more realistic!
Sorry to disagree with other reviews but I think this is a poor product for several reasons. There appears to be no configuration option, so that if for example you mix and match with another weather product you have to re-install the whole package again, or make laborious backups, if you wish to return to the same cloud types as before. Secondly there are not many cloud variations, and again, if you first install with the high res clouds you can't go back and use the medium res clouds without re-installing the package.
I think this is rather lazy product development, and the documentation is also threadbare.
The cloud textures themselves are ok but no better than ok. The hi res ones have a rather "painted" look that doesn't blend convincingly blend with the sky. They look too stark and contrasted. That said, they are better than the default clouds but there is simply not enough variation in the shape and depth even if you experiment with layers in FSX.
This could have been a lot better if the developer had taken more trouble, both in the clouds themselves and in offering more options.
I like to write positive reviews.
The cloudy skies looks more Natural with World Environment.
So you get more appetite to get airborn!
And i am not joking (...)
This is a good application for FSX.
And the fps matter...depends on your own PC and settings.
As always!
From Richard (Netherlands).
I bought this product thinking it would probably be full of hype & not deliver what it says but i was surprised, this made FSX look awesome!! straight away i was surprised how all the colors looked better & the clouds are a hundred times better than the default, i actually have REX but i never use it as i was really getting fed up of waiting for the textures to load, as of writing this review i have only had this software one day & i'm already satisfied, this is well worth the money in my opinion, my overall opinion is that it makes the sim more realistic & it's like someone turned the lights on !!
wow men that stuff is outstanding....not only for the textures, but expecially for RAIN EFFECTS: super super super.
They work also if u use wipers, are very realistics and u can hear the sound of the rain on your windshield! CLASS A PRODUCT
Excellent job with the graphics. The Zinertek Team has developed a top-notched product for Flight Simulator. I would definitely recommend this product in which is Frame Rate friendly for a fast or slower system.
I can highly recommend this add-on The clouds are so realistic I can honestly say I've never had so much fun just flying through clouds! Together with "Active Sky Evolution" there is a never ending variation of wonderful clouds and textures I have never seen in FSX before.
Superb!