PREVIEWS


On these pages we want to keep you abreast of upcoming products, skunk work projects, ideas and dreams that we have. We will of course not put all our cards on the table.. the competition is 'lurking in the bush', but we can tell you some of our plans........

Today we have posted a whole range of screenshots of one of our next products, Misty Fjords by Holger Sandmann. Feast your eyes....... yes, these are Flight Simulator screenshots !
FS enthusiasts, and especially those who love nature, will know Holger Sandmann's name from earlier freeware titles. They can be found on the major FS libraries of other websites. Misty Fjords will be Holger's first forray into the world of commercial FS add-ons. It is also MUCH more extensive than anything else he has made so far and it includes contributions from many other people as well. FSAddon Publishing is actively promoting developers from all over the world to 'help' each other with free contributions. And where needed, buying expertise through specific licenses. To mention specifically here are the cabins and other objects from Mark Smith, the marvellous ships made by 'Hama', the Antilope Trail Ranch from Bill Womack, the amazing 'flying guides' from Doug Linn, the light houses from Bob Langendorfer, and last but certainly not least, the technology licensed from Jim Keir.

The first title in this new FSAddon Publishing series is called 'Misty Fjords' and encompasses an area about the size of Switzerland. It is not only as big as that, it is also as beautiful! The Misty Fjords is an area in the southern part of Alaska, stretching north, south and east from Ketchikan, one of the (few) major cities in Alaska.

What Holger has done is to 'refine' the default flight simulator landscape to a level of detail that is so far unheard of. In reality the area is made up of thousands of little islands, creeks, fjords and many glaciers. When you start your default MS Flight Simulator you will not see many of those. Misty Fjords changes all that and will give you ALL these details to fly over and navigate by. It will give you not only the correct elevations (and hence true mountains) but also the exact coast lines, islands, lakes and inlets. And it will have additional and more detailed textures, showing forestry areas for instance where trees have been cut.

Actually, you really have to see it to believe it, and that's why we've put up a few screenshots now. The final product page will have 'before and after' shots so you can compare the difference!

 

The screenshots below were made by our Beta Testers (thanks guys !!) and just give you a small peek in what Misty Fjords really is: an entire world of mountains, fjords, rivers, creeks, glaciers, endless pine forests, hunting and fishing cabins and much more. Enjoy !


Expected release date of this 'mother of all landscapes': end of November 2004 ! Stay Tuned !


François A. Dumas, October 24th, 2004, 13:00 ZULU