I know what you're all gonna say - Outerra is at least 1 year away, maybe 2, maybe 3. And that is absolutely true. But take a look at this vid (I downloaded it using the Keep Tube add-on via Firefox in hi def) and see why I keep waiting for the next sim and find FSX so poxy & clunky...
Outerra Flight Simulator Demo
Outerra Flight Simulator 3d
Outerra - Himalayas trip. Posted by Handler at 10:35 PM 0 comments. Mach 3 Flight Simulator 1984 F-16 Fighting Falcon 1985 F-15 Eagle 1986 Dam Busters 1987 Flight. Outerra is a unique 3D rendering engine, a world rendering engine capable to seamlessly render whole planets from space down to the surface. It can use arbitrary/varying resolution of elevation data that it further dynamically refines using fractal algorithms. 1) Microprose is back, and in the sim business, and has announced at least two upcoming simulation titles, of which one is definitely a flightsim. 2) In 2019, MicroProse (owned by Cybergun) was purchased by David Lagettie, one of the makers of the TitanIM open world modeling software based on the Outerra engine.
http://www.outerra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=183Outerra Flight Simulator Games
Outerra Flight Simulators
Bear in mind that this is not even Alpha yet in it's lifecycle. If we could have that in FSX NOW, wouldn't we be happy campers? Hell, yes! So imagine what this will look like once it's polished up & released! /ohmy.gif' emoid=':o' border='0' alt='ohmy.gif' /> Note that the ship is just a 'placed' object: no physics or detailed interaction at all at this point.