MegaCITY USA 2005 Released (FS2004)
PC Aviator Inc, publisher of MegaScenery scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator, announced the release of a new scenery product line titled MegaCITY USA 2005. In the Press Release, PC Aviatior says, “Where MegaScenery brings users large areas of photorealistic scenery using satellite imagery at 5 meters per pixel, MegaCITY USA 2005 will have Flight Simulator pilots soaring the skies above major US cities that have been created from higher resolution aerial photographs at 1 and 2 foot per pixel resolution. Consumers need to understand that Flight Simulator 2004 itself only displays at a maximum resolution of 5 meters per pixel however since the source images were taken at the higher resolution a lot of this detail is retained even after resampling to 5 meters per pixel.
The end result is much clearer and crisper urban landscapes for PC flying where a lot of intricate detail is visible right down to the level of individual trees on golf courses. Cities and their surrounding areas look just like they do in real life as MegaCity scenery replaces the generic tiled scenery native to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 with high resolution images of the actual cities.”
PC Aviator Inc plans to release a number of cities throughout 2005 with the first two titles to be released before the end of January 2005. The first title will be MegaCity San Francisco and the second has not yet been announced. MegaCITY USA 2005 was created by Aerosoft Australia Pty Ltd, developers of MegaScenery. As a result, MegaCITY has all of the advanced and unique features delivered in their MegaScenery titles including Night Scenery, high resolution underlying mesh terrain, Winter Snow Scenery (where appropriate), real water bodies and relocation and realignment of default Flight Simulator objects. MegaCITY titles will be available on CD-ROM and will be priced at $24.95US. The first title - MegaCITY San Francisco will ship on 24 January 2005. More information, including the recently released screenshots, and an opportunity to preorder direct, is available for viewing here.
