Textures 8k, 4k and 2k extrapolating what looked like the Earth 180'000 years ago. All is included in the package, SpecMap and NormalMap.

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Virtual texture 16k

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Virtual texture 32k

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Virtual texture highly acurate (128k !) for the south UK. You'll even see the farmer fields !

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Virtual texture very acurate for Florida

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Virtual texture very acurate for some isles

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Stonehenge texture; you'll not become a druid, but you'll please your eyes. Version 2, intented for Celestia version 1.32.

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Texture 16k, dds format, leaning toward green colour

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Texture 16k, dds format, IMHO nicer than the previous texture.

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Night texture 16k, at dds format.

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Virtual night texture 32k, at dds format. The best stuff around for this kind of texture.

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NormalMap textures 16k, 8k and 4k

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Virtual NormalMap texture 8k

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Virtual NormalMap texture 16k, jpg format. This map is the first, in my opinion, to be an high quality one. May to much, since you'd experiment (depending your computer) some slowdowns...

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SpecMap (stands for SpecularMap) texture 4k

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Virtual SpecMap (SpecularMap) texture 32k

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Clouds texture 2k

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locations file allowing to show all greats asteroids impact.

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locations file enabling to show the great natural places (deserts, oceans, lakes, mountains, etc.).

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Elevation of water texture (bathymetry ?)

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Political border texture. You are going to review some old knowledge... You should add the locations files, to have a complete map of the world.

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Virtual borders texture, but this time in overlay ! I think it's a better way to show borders, but you choose.

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overlay textures for sismics places, elevation for water level and a third concerning the water heat.

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NormalMap texture 32k, jpg format. Don't look somwhere else, you wouldn't find better. Very nice, but it will slowdown your computer.

Update : I've found still better... here.

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Virtual texture 64k, at dds format. It's wonderful, awfully gorgeous. Details are very accurate.

I removed the jpg release from emule, since no one shared it. The good news is it's downloadable by web ! In dds release, replacing the jpg release, I was incredulous about the quality... but it is still better. As it is big sized, some mates from http://www.celestiamotherlode.net/ share it on web. Quickier, prettier, I don't how one could ask for more... Two links to download it completely
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Virtual Specular Map (SpecMap) 32k, at jpg format.

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Night texture 8k, at dds format. It doesn't worth it ? Well, it'll let you see aurora borealis !!!

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Clouds texture 8k, at dds format. It improves a lot your cloud map, but the problem is Celestia doesn't take in charge "moving textures" of that size.

The tip to pass through this limitation is to modify the solarsys.ssc file options for the Earth :


You replace the row "CloudSpeed 65" by "CloudSpeed 0", that's all. Clouds won't move anymore, of course... 'til a new Celestia release. It would be easier to place a ssc file into extra folder (he would keep all its properties, without changing the main solarsys.ssc) but unfortunately, Celestia doesn't (still) manage alternatives clouds maps.

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Virtual night texture for Buenos Aires, level 5 to 9, dds format. It subjoins to this texture.

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A world exclusiveness, for all that were valient enought to try the Earth at 64k png format, some complements can be downloaded for a lot of parts of the World, as Sicilia, New York, Hawaï, and so on. These images have been converted at png format, so you could use them with you huge texture to death.

It's Arkones addons, wich include additional levels (BTW closer details). You only have to uncompress them in the same directroy as you installed the main virtual texture. Some files will be replaced, but you'll be pleased to know that are included backup images as well.

HTML files letting to lauch Celestia straight to the new places are included too.

Update : this png release does not fit anymore together with dds release of Earth 64k.

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Second part of additional levels, png format, complementing the Earth at 64k.

I have disjoined them in two parts because I think this one is less convincing that the previous. But keep in mind that is a very subjective opinion... In this pack, you'll find addons for north america and Portorico.

Update : this png release does not fit anymore together with dds release of Earth 64k.

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Virtual NormalMap texture 64k, at jpg format. I believed for a long time that the previous could not ever be dethroned, but this one has details much more elaborated. It's only when you go to high resolution you'll see differences.

On the other size, the zip size get much bigger: level5 is certainly the culprit ! For willing people, you'll have to be patient.

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Third set of additional levels, png format, complementing the Earth at 64k.

It contains Baghdad, Cancùn, Oahu island and Salt Lake City.

Do install only over the second set, to avoid any future problem.

Update : this png release does not fit anymore together with dds release of Earth 64k.

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Fourth set of additional levels, png format, complementing the Earth at 64k.

It contains Bora-Bora, Low California, Oahu island (new pics), the Bosphorus strait, California, Philadelphia and the San Francisco bay.

Do install only over the third set, to avoid any future problem.

Update : this png release does not fit anymore together with dds release of Earth 64k.

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Regrouping all virtual intersting additional levels, this is the ultimate addon related to dds earth 64k.

It is included the south Great Britain, many Isles, Stonehenge, and all Arkones addons.


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Again additional levels ? That's right, but this time, we go throught a next step, the twelve level... You must own dds earth 64k, and the result is... you may see it here.

You only have to uncompress the file in the same directory you installed the main virtual texture. Some files will be replaced, but you'll be pleased to know that is included backup images as well. You'll have to have Celestia 1.4 release, the first version to show these levels.

HTML files letting to lauch Celestia straight to the new places are included too.

It is included Los Angeles, Seattle, and... a few iraqi cities. That's pretty funny to assemble them for artistic purpose :(


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