FSX / P3D

FSX Strange Moon Textures

Strange Moon Textures refreshes the night sky in Microsoft Flight Simulator X by swapping default lunar images for imaginative alternatives such as planets or space stations, delivered as crisp 512×512 BMPs that stay sharp when zoomed. Install all 15 replacements or mix and match individual moons for a personalized celestial backdrop.

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Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

Tired of the same old moon? This replaces some, or all, default moon textures with various other things, like space stations, planets, or other things, using 512X512 BMPs for higher resolution when zoomed in.

Screenshot of the Moon as Saturn?

There are several options to installing. You can install them all and replace all the 15 moon texture with the content of the "moon_strange" folder, or you can replace only a few select moons.

Back up your FSX moon files in a back-up folder. These are found in the FSX "Texture" folder.
copy and paste the contents of the "moon_strange" into the FSX Texture folder, OR, whichever specific moon you would like. If you want the Death Star, copy-n-paste "moon12.bmp" into the FSX texture folder. All the other moons will remain default.

That's all there is to it. To view the various "moons", grab a copy of a almanac or a good calendar and set the "Time and Season" to the appropriate time and date given by the almanac or calendar.

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File information

Filename

moon_str.zip

File size

4.03 MB

Virus scan

Clean (scanned with ClamAV)

Access

Freeware

Content rating

Everyone

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How to install this mod

FSX / P3D add-on

Extract the downloaded archive

Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.
Place files per the readme

Most FSX add-ons go into one of: SimObjects\Airplanes\, Addon Scenery\, Effects\, or Gauges\.
Always read the included readme

Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.

What’s inside this archive

The archive moon_str.zip has 21 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

This list displays the first 500 files in the package. If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them.

Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
id file.txt	05.05.09	220 B
moon_strange	05.05.09	0 B
moon1.bmp	05.04.09	1.00 MB
moon10.bmp	05.04.09	1.00 MB
moon11.bmp	05.04.09	1.00 MB
moon12.bmp	05.04.09	1.00 MB
moon13.bmp	05.04.09	1.00 MB
moon14.bmp	05.04.09	1.00 MB
moon15.bmp	05.05.09	1.00 MB
moon2.bmp	05.04.09	1.00 MB
moon3.bmp	05.04.09	1.00 MB
moon4.bmp	05.04.09	1.00 MB
moon5.bmp	05.04.09	1.00 MB
moon6.bmp	05.04.09	1.00 MB
moon7.bmp	05.05.09	1.00 MB
moon8.bmp	05.03.09	1.00 MB
moon9.bmp	05.04.09	1.00 MB
Read Me.txt	05.05.09	2.12 kB
saturn.jpg	05.05.09	9.20 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B