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For Editorial Information:
Robert Ferraro
Robert.Ferraro@pcaviator.com
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www.megascenery.com
MegaScenery Pacific Northwest Goes Gold
Next MegaScenery Product Steps Up The
Scenery Graphics Realism A Few More Notches
SOUTH CAROLINA, 27 December 2004. MegaScenery publisher, PC Aviator, today
announced that the next volume of its MegaScenery scenery series for Microsoft
Flight Simulator 2004 – MegaScenery Pacific Northwest - has gone gold and will
be rolling off the production presses in a few short weeks.
Originally slated for an October release, the product was deliberately delayed
due to the incorporation of newly developed scenery features by the MegaScenery
development team at Aerosoft Australia Pty Ltd that take the MegaScenery series
to the next level in flight simulator scenery realism.
One
of those new developments is that of MegaCity Technology where primary cities in
each MegaScenery area are now created from 1 foot per pixel aerial photography
compared to the 5 meter per pixel imagery used for cross country scenery. Even
though Microsoft’s Flight Simulator only supports 5 meter per pixel as its
maximum resolution, the higher resolution original source image results in much
clearer cityscapes than previously possible. The level of detail is increased
significantly – to the point where vehicles on interstates are now visible.
MegaScenery Pacific Northwest truly captures the realism and essence of the
Pacific Northwest area. Recently, Mt St Helens made the news again with her next
eruption imminent. Flight Simulator pilots can now fly over and around and
explore Mt St Helens and see her just as she looks in real life. Mt St Helens is
just one of the features – everything that’s in the 30,000 square mile area in
real life is faithfully rendered within this scenery product including: Mt
Rainier, Olympic Mountains, Mt Hood, The Cascades, portions of the Columbia
River, Puget Sound and of course the entire city of Seattle – down to street
level detail.
“MegaScenery Pacific Northwest is by far our biggest and best title yet.” said
PC Aviator President, Robert Ferraro “With the incorporation of 4 scenery
technologies into the one, Day Scenery , Night Scenery, Winter Scenery and
MegaCity Technology, Flight Sim pilots now get over 90,000 square miles of
unique scenery in the one package. If ever there was a Flight Simulator Scenery
product to own and that was going to create a jaw-dropping PC flying experience
due to the realism, MegaScenery Pacific Northwest is it!”
Like
previous versions, MegaScenery Pacific Northwest will come in a Full Kit and
Lite version. The Full Kit version provides all of the full color maps and
charts to navigate the scenery. For those users not requiring the charts the
Lite version provides software and installation manual only.
Due
to the size of the product, MegaScenery Pacific Northwest will ship on DVD media
only.
MegaScenery Pacific Northwest will commence shipping on 24 January 2005. The
Full Kit version will be priced at $29.95 and the Lite version will be priced at
$29.95.
More
information, including the recently released screenshots, and an opportunity to
preorder direct, is available for viewing at the MegaScenery website at
www.megascenery.com.
MegaScenery is created and developed by Australian company Aerosoft Australia
Pty Ltd and published by PC Aviator Inc.
About PC Aviator
PC Aviator Inc is based in Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina and is the US subsidiary of the Australian based The PC Aviator
Pty Ltd. The company is in its 14th year of providing flight
simulator products and services to flight simulator enthusiasts worldwide. The
company publishes Computer Pilot Magazine the world’s only monthly flight
simulator magazine (www.computerpilot.com),
operates PC Aviator Direct, it’s mail order division and also publishes flight
simulator software titles such as MegaScenery. The company’s website is at
www.pcaviator.com.
About Aerosoft Australia
Aerosoft Australia is Australian based and develops and manufactures a number of
flight simulator related products – both software and hardware. The company is
noted for its Scenery USA photorealistic scenery for the Fly! flight simulator
created using its powerful proprietary scenery development techniques and which
it has also used to develop MegaScenery. Also of great interest to flight
simulator pilots is its 747 Mode Control Panel (747MCP) hardware for flight
simulations. The company’s website is at
www.aerosoft.com.au. |
