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Those of you already using the excellent program REX as a scenery adder to FSX won't be needing this but for others running default FSX scenery like me, I found this to be something extremely useful.
I have to keep my scenery in FSX fairly at default levels to help eliminate errors when testing betas but I've never been happy with the grass effect in FSX. It's green so THAT'S good anyway
On the REX website they offer a free download to sample the product that with a single file replacement in the global scenery folder changes all the grass in FSX to some VERY nice real looking grass.
Naturally this replacement file is meant to be a teaser for you resulting in you purchasing the entire program, which I will add here is a VERY good scenery program. I highly recommend it and have always liked it. I'd install the entire thing in a heartbeat if I could. Your circumstance might vary of course.
Anyway, if you have a low or medium system running FSX and you would like some VERY nice looking grass I highly recommend you check out this download offered by the developer of REX. The effect is well worth paying for. The fact that it's a free offering from the developer I feel speaks highly for their marketing skills AND as well says a great deal about how confident they are in their product, which as I said is first rate in every respect.
Dudley Henriques

"Firstly, let we warn you that the REX bumpmap file to make grass look grainy will make GEX textures grainy too, everywhere, including snow. If all you are using is a REX grass texture and have not installed their detail1.bmp which changes the grain on all ground scenery then what you have is fine. But do be aware that roads, snow, everything on the ground will become as grainy as the REX grass" - Nick Needham"

I have used this detail1.bmp replacement file in the past. It definitely makes the grass look better, as D says, but I was rather bothered flying over the roads and other such things and seeing the same texturing. I guess it depends what one wants to emphasize in their sim. Certainly go ahead and try it out, but make darn sure to back up that detail1.bmp just in case you are bothered by some of its side effects

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It goes without saying that backing up the supplied file from REX is advisable. REX suggests that as well in their readme. Your result might vary from mine but I find nothing unusual at all about the look of the snow. To my eye anyway, the snow actually looks MORE realistic with the texture showing a carpet of grass underneath the white.
I noticed nothing unusual on the roads in my system.

As with all suggestions offered like this. Pass on it if not interested or try it using sound backup practice.
If it's not your cup of tea, try the coffee.
Dudley Henriques