With the release of the Global update, the appearance of this game/simulator was completely changed. High quality atmospheric rendering and satellite imagery for the entire planet has made Infinite Flight the best mobile flight simulation game by far. However, the best ground textures we can get at the moment are only 15m resolution. This is fine for people who want to fly airliners at high altitudes, but for those who prefer low level military flying, or just want to explore, the current ground textures can be somewhat disappointing. This is especially true when flying through areas of natural beauty. In many cases, this beauty is lost, as fine details and features are wiped from our view. The photos below are screenshots of the same location (A5 Pass, Wales), the first from Infinite Flight, the second from Google Earth.
Note that there is a difference in the FOV of each photo, however, the differences in the quality of ground textures should be immediately apparent.
Before you go ahead and say āOne photo per request pleaseā, take the time to consider how I am supposed to make a comparison without uploading two photos.
As you can see, there is quite a difference between the two. Improved ground textures would really make flying at low level much more exciting, regardless of the aircraft used. I am however also aware that high resolution satellite imagery is expensive, and may be difficult to implement for a variety of other reasons.
One way to reduce the financial cost, as well as the number of technical hurdles which may be encountered during development, is to only add ultra high resolution textures where they are needed. Scenic ares such as the Alps or Himalayas would benefit, as well as areas of low flying activity, such as the Mach Loop in Wales, the Lake District in England, the Highlands of Scotland and Death Valley in California. Improved scenery could also be added around major airports, to make the approach more interesting.
If this is something you would like to see implemented, please consider giving it a vote.