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You can download the | You can download the official [[World Scenery]] terrain from the [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/scenery-1.0.1.html FlightGear website]. Alternatively, custom scenery is available for certain specific areas. They are distributed separately due to their license, or because their level of detail it is not suitable for low-end machines. See [[Suggested Airports/Scenery]] for a list of custom scenery projects. | ||
There is also a 4 DVD set available for download via [http://www.torrentbox.com/download/59050/FlightGear_4_DVD_Disk-set.torrent BitTorent], which can be a higher performance option for those wanting to download the entire world. | |||
To install the scenery just extract (uncompress) the tar.gz archive file in the [[$FG_ROOT]]/Scenery directory (under Win32, using a tool such as for example [http://www.izarc.org/ izArc] or [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip]), preserving all directory structures in the file. The | To install the scenery just extract (uncompress) the tar.gz archive file in the [[$FG_ROOT]]/Scenery directory (under Win32, using a tool such as for example [http://www.izarc.org/ izArc] or [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip]), preserving all directory structures in the file. The scenery will be installed automatically. | ||
You can use [[ | You can also use a GUI installer, called [[FlightGear Admin Wizard|FGAdmin]], to (un)install scenery. | ||
=== Terrain === | === Terrain === | ||
In your FG_ROOT directory you would find the following directories: | In your FG_ROOT directory you would find the following directories: |