FSX / P3D

FSX HD Moon Texture V2.0

Sharper lunar phases transform night flying with a freshly rendered HD moon texture set featuring an updated bump map and DXT5 conversion for cleaner detail. Optional 1024x1024 textures dramatically boost resolution, while refined planetshine keeps Earth glow subtle except near early and late quarters in FSX.

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Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

Images & Screenshots

5 total

Fifteen phases of the moon are arranged in a grid against a black background, showing the progression from new moon to full moon and back.

Two crescent moon textures with visible surface details are shown side by side, labeled as 512x512 px and 1024x1024 px.

A large, detailed view of the moon shows prominent craters and surface textures against a dark, nearly black background.

A business jet with illuminated navigation lights climbs above a cloud layer at dusk, with a crescent moon visible on the horizon.

A crescent moon hangs above a dark, rugged mountain ridge under a dimly lit, reddish-brown twilight sky.

This update will replace all previous textures from version 1. 0. Complete new rendering with new bump map applied and converted to DXT5. Earth's planetshine has been darkened so that it's no more visible, except from the moon's very early and late quarter. Additionally it's now possible to use 1024x1024 instead of 512x512 resolved textures. This means a plus of 1600% in terms of resolution compared with 64x64. By Marco Fischbach.

Image showing a full lunar cycle.

Make a backup copy of your default moon textures. Therefor go to your FSX 'Texture' folder and copy file moon1.bmp up to moon15.bmp to a folder of your choice (for example, you could create a new folder 'backup moon texture' or something like that)
Unzip the downloaded file and move the HD_512's or HD_1024's --> 'Texture' folder into your main FSX directory. Click 'yes' by replace folder or copy all 15 files from the downloaded HD_512 or HD_1024 --> 'Texture' folder into your FSX main 'Texture' folder. Click yes to replace all.

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File information

Filename

fsx_hd_moon_texture_v2_0.zip

File size

6.07 MB

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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 fsx_hd_moon_texture_v2_0.zip has 43 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
fsx_hd_moon_texture_v2_0	12.28.10	0 B
HD_1024	12.28.10	0 B
Texture	12.28.10	0 B
moon1.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon10.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon11.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon12.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon13.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon14.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon15.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon2.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon3.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon4.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon5.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon6.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon7.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon8.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
moon9.bmp	12.28.10	1.00 MB
HD_512	12.28.10	0 B
Texture	12.28.10	0 B
moon1.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon10.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon11.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon12.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon13.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon14.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon15.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon2.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon3.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon4.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon5.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon6.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon7.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon8.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
moon9.bmp	12.28.10	256.07 kB
Readme.txt	12.28.10	1.76 kB
screen_01.jpg	12.28.10	186.95 kB
screen_02.jpg	12.28.10	169.54 kB
screen_04.jpg	12.28.10	133.54 kB
screen_05.jpg	12.28.10	130.95 kB
screen_03.jpg	12.28.10	184.99 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B