Vector Land Class- Released

[timmo]

Here are some screen shots and videos of the flightsim addon that i've been working on for the last couple of years (!)- It is a complete replacement of the data that synthesises the FSX world in New Zealand: Water, roads, terrain, waterclass, population class, season class, 3D objects (including Marae!) and Landclass.

The Land classification system is a revolutionary approach to this problem- I've managed to compile it as vector polygons instead of the traditional raster layer which means far far greater accuracy.

Here are a couple of quick videos made by Robin, a partner in the project (Robin Corn of RealNZ flightsim addon fame)
















Check out VectorLandClass.com for more information

[Dave Homewood]

Really nice work!!

I like that Blunty too.

[John L]

Am I going to have to get FSX, eventually?

[timmo]

I think you will!

With this addon, the aim is that your 'back yard', regardless of where you live in NZ, will be recognisable. If you are a tramper, you should be able to follow that track right to the tramping hut. If you are a farmer, your shelter belts should be in the correct location. If you are an ag pilot, the airstrip you operated off last week should be there too.

[Dave Homewood]

If you gould do wartime NZ looking this good, I'd get into this flight gaming stuff. I am not that interested in the modern stuff (though i like looking at it and it looks good) but I'd love to be able to fly a P-40 or Hudson around a realistic simulated NZ of 1942.

[timmo]

My new website is up and running- Take a look

www.vectorlandclass.co.nz

[timmo]

Ive just posted a wee teaser video of VLC in action since we are hoping to release this month.....It features some pretty average flying haha (its hard to fly, record, and move the camera at the same time!)

[baz62]

Wow and wow again, that looks really good. like the A4 in the video!

[timmo]

Vector Land Class has now been released....whew! Thanks for everyones support on here

I'm pretty pleased with how it has turned out....New Zealand actually looks like New Zealand now for one, but there are also some cool features which make me smile: One is the cell phone towers around the country- I pass a particular one every morning on the way to work and there it is, recreated faithfully in the sim

Another is all the farm airstrips around the place which can make a nice diversion if you are in the right aircraft type (the plan is to supplement these with typical NZ barns and provide fert trucks so users can place them around the country too)

Here are some pics from the released version
















It would make a great fathers day pressie for those that enjoy flying but perhaps can't afford or aren't otherwise able to get up in the sky in real life (of course you'll need a copy of FSX and relatively modern PC to run it)

www.vectorlandclass.co.nz

[vs]

love the 747 400!

[Dave Homewood]

Stunning stuff!! That Strikemaster looks so cool.

That river looks a bit clean, can't be any dairy farms round there [ducks for cover] :-)

Does this have towns too? Can you perhaps fly a Hudson over Cambridge for me?

[timmo]

Couldn't quite rustle up a Hudson for ya Dave but Cambridge is definitely there



Looking towards Pukekura

[Dave Homewood]

Brilliant!! I can see my Mum's house ;D

That large area in the foreground where the race track can be seen, used to be Cambridge's aerodrome by the way.

[lightmannz]

Sept 2, 2010 21:21:45 GMT 12 Dave Homewood said:

Brilliant!! I can see my Mum's house ;D

That large area in the foreground where the race track can be seen, used to be Cambridge's aerodrome by the way.

where can i download the original VLC v1.01 as i have updater 1.02 7 newer ones , but just can't find 1.01 anywhere, reinstalled FSX Gold NOT SE & really need this file VLC 1.01 PLEASE.

[Dave Homewood]

I have no idea about any of this. Someone here might though.