Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery
FSX: Enhanced Major Metro Autogen (requires FSX Enhanced Autogen World )

File Description:
This is the second and final part of our enhanced autogen release. This package repairs and upgrades 48 major city autogen building textures world-wide and RESTORES the light maps Aces missed in which large numbers of buildings (Paris, Berlin, London, etc) have been dark since the release of FSX. It includes North America, South America, Asia, Eurasia, Middle East, Europe, Africa and Australia. You MUST install PART ONE (fsx_enhanced_autogen.zip) before using this package. There are links included with the instructiions of this package to PART 1 should you need them along with instructions for FTX users. The included textures will add all the default missing light maps, blend perfectly with GEX Enhanced USA/Canada and are a great match for our upcoming GEX Europe release. Please note these are only textures for major metro auto-generated buildings and are not the city skyscrapers and landmarks. There is absolutely no performance loss -or- performance gain when using these textures which are ONLY for FSX and can not be used in FS9. Happy Holidays from Team GEX to the entire sim community!

Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery
Nick's Sun-Fix

File Description:
This package will enhance the sun effects in FSX and add simulated volumetric light rays extending from the corona. It’s designed to work with and without light bloom and be dynamic with the time of day, altitude, clouds and the level of atmospheric humidity content. The elements which light bloom enhance have been reworked so bloom is not overpowering and should display in proper scale. ENJOY!

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Miscellaneous Files
Nick's LightFix

File Description:
The concept and the base textures for this package are from Mark Poole and his original light replacement releases. Mark's original Nav Light package has a really good concept and uses light textures which create sharp lens flairs or bursts. I found the lens flair in his packages to be a bit too large and out of scale for my display and taste. Also, I wanted to have an easy way to replace all the FS9 lights in one shot with little or no configuration file editing. With that in mind, this package was created. This release will automatically replace ALL the Flight Simulator aircraft and airport lights with more realistic ones along with better distance visuals of slower flashing radio tower/smoke stack and ground beacons. It also includes replacement lights in scale for the PMDG 737, 747 and for all Project Opensky aircraft offered on their site. It works automatically with Ultimate Traffic and other AI add-ons which use the default Microsoft aircraft lights. I added a diffused halo effect to Mark's original airport_lighting_v2 texture which gives a more realistic look in cloudy or weather conditions and enhances the dynamic directional brightness of the lights. In addition to the navigation lights, I have also created aircraft beacons and strobes which will also install automatically . A restore package is included allowing to you to revert back to default FS9 texture and FX files. ENJOY! From Nick Needham Klondikekit@yahoo.com

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Miscellaneous Files
FS2004-FS2002: Nick's Touchdown and Vortex FX

File Description:
HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT!! When those big boys touch down they don’t just chirp -n-smoke the tires... that pillow of air under those wings has to go somewhere. With Nicks Touchdown and Vortex FX's you get to see it and if you’re close enough to the action, choke on it as well!! The provided touchdown and vortex FX's are designed for all weather conditions and usually enhance wet pavement landings. Three custom scaled FX files cover large scale military and civilian transports, Airbus, 777's, 747's, 737's, MD's, 727's along with large and small Lear jets. Users of Nicks Prop Dust can also use Nick's Touchdown with Vortex FX to enhance their LARGE prop aircraft on dry asphalt and concrete runways. Installation requires running the auto-installer and making a minor edit to the aircraft.cfg file. After a great flight wouldn’t it be nice to end it with the realistic WoooooooOOSH that Microsoft left out of Flight Simulator? Now you can be BLOWN AWAY with every touchdown! You can also add this FX to all your AI traffic as well. ENJOY! From Nick Needham Klondikekit@yahoo.com

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Miscellaneous Files
Nick's Prop Dust v2.0 with Nick's ALL WET for Watercraft!

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This package is an all new release of my original prop dust FX. This gauge/effects package automatically senses the terrain the aircraft is in contact with or flying over and changes the prop dust and water FX for the aircrafts prop/rotor wash based on dirt, dry mud or clay, snow, rain, water, ice, sand, gravel and short grass. In addition the real time surface conditions are also sensed. In example: a dry asphalt or concrete runway will produce no prop dust/wash; however, the same runway with snow/rain conditions present will automatically produce a throttle controlled snow/rain blowing effect. FX files and gauges are included for large and small, single engine, multi-engine, amphibians, helicopters, seaplanes and massive scale military and commercial land/water transports. This package requires manually editing/adding lines in the aircraft.cfg and panel.cfg files. The README files include very complete and comprehensive instructions with a quick and easy copy/paste file for all the Microsoft prop aircraft and 13 other popular aircraft. I have also provided a QUICK REFERENCE file for current Nicks Prop Dust users for the new seaplane gauge and new FX location formulas. Nick's ALL WET is wild splashing and spraying bow/skid water FX designed for amphibians, seaplanes and boats which includes water droplets on the 2D and VC windshield as the plane barrels through the water on takeoff and landing. There is an option to install Nick's ALL WET without the main dust FX package. ENJOY! from Nick Needham

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Original Aircraft
Nick's Space Shuttle Landing Challenge FINAL RELEASE

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Featuring the Space Shuttle Discovery and celebrating NASA's return to space! This package contains the most up to date version of my Space Shuttle Landing Challenge (v1.2). I am providing it as a FINAL single installation package to eliminate the need for multiple update files. This package includes the Space Shuttle Discovery redesigned using actual NASA-Boeing mechanical/aeronautical engineering data, a panel, sounds and shuttle landing FX. The space shuttle in the sim (like the real shuttle) has the ability to water 'ditch' and belly land in an emergency or if improperly landed on the suspension system. You can select the sensitivity of the main landing gear struts (less crashes) for those who are novice to flying critical tolerances. This package includes a CHALLENGE FLIGHT ADVENTURE PACKAGE and features a reference list of the flights along with approach/landing procedure tips to the kneeboard (F-10) for you to refer to while in flight. The adventure pack will provide a set of 11 challenge flights spanning the globe for the space shuttle re-entry simulation. A Bonus PACK of CrashBar effects including smoke, fire, explosions and other nasty reminders of landing mistakes is included as an optional installation. The original .mdl file is by Matthew Moxon and a modified for FS9 panel byTom Kellner. Model repaint, flight dynamics, air file, sound.cfg, adventure flights and shuttle landing\crash FX by Nick Needham. Includes NASA's description of the entire landing process which you can now experience in Flight Simulator! This package includes an install for FS2002 as well and supersedes all other update packages. ENJOY! Nick Needham, Klondikekit@yahoo.com

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications
Beechcraft Baron 58 60 Style Update

File Description:
40 years of Beech Baron's! So this is a paintscheme, done after one of first ordered pressurized Models in the 60s ("E Largo Regia"). The complete file includes an updated version of the original MSFS9 Beechcraft 58, implied are Nicks Propdust effects. Everything is programmed, by using the original panel version. Just overwrite existing! This is one of 2 paint schemes I made for having more fun, learning the function of VOR. Other repaint is extra and also available here at AVSIM. Wish you all a happy flying! ZiggyFsims-flight & flightsim enthusiast.

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Original Aircraft
Focke-Wulf Ta-183 Expansion Pack

File Description:
In 1945, as the Allies were overrunning Germany, many amazing discoveries were made, from torture camps, to fantastic aircraft. They included many amazing designs, such as VTOL aircraft, jets, flying rammers, etc... The Focke-Wulf Ta-183 was Kurt Tank's answer to the Luftwaffe's request for a high-power single-seat jet fighter capable of carrying 30mm cannons, air-to-air missiles, and a variety of other palyloads. In the end, the aircraft never got off paper. Some say, though, that the advancing Russians got the blueprints, and took them to Moscow. After many years of tweaking and changing, the Ta-183 finally took to the air, called the MiG-15!! The Luft '46 Project is proud to present a render of the Ta-183 that has been in the works for several years, now!

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Gauges
Medical FX Control Gauge for Mike Hill's RFDS KingAir B200

File Description:
FS2004 and FS2002: This gauge controls the Medical effects for the RFDS Kingair B200 and eliminates the need for the keyboard. When prop 1 is featherd below 900 rpm the large cargo or patient door will open on the aircraft. When prop 1 is at zero rpm (engine 1 off) the gurney will unlock and begin to appear from the aircraft and during that time the ambulance arrives. The reverse occurs in sequence when engine 1 is restarted. This package requires Mike Hill's RFDS KingAir B200, Full Version in Medical Configuration. ( rfds_mvl.zip ). By Nick Needham

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Miscellaneous Files
Nick's AI Jet Exhaust With Control Gauge

File Description:
Hanging around the airport watching the A-I traffic and chasing A-I jet aircraft just got a little more interesting. Enjoy watching your entire A-I jet fleet as they display engine heat shimmer effects -after- push-back from the terminal and during taxi to the active runway. All the A-I traffic take off displaying a lite, expanding, frame-rate friendly and nicely scaled high throttle heat/exhaust trail FX which remain with the A-I aircraft during its entire flight. To top off the show, the A-I aircraft that are throttled down and landing display no exhaust from the engines! This package also comes with a gauge that allows pilot throttle control of the taxi heat shimmer/full-throttle exhaust FX for the jet aircraft being flown in the sim by the user. This package does NOT interfere with the logo, taxi or wing lights of any aircraft and comes with 5 all new exhaust effects files which can be applied to just about any size private, commercial or military jet. It requires editing/adding lines in the aircraft.cfg and panel.cfg files. The README files include very complete and comprehensive instructions including a quick and easy copy/paste file for all the Microsoft jet aircraft and tutorial on making custom gauges from the one provided. This package completely replaces my original *Nick's Jet Smoke* package and any/all updates for it. By Nick Needham