Prospective Traffic X Purchaser with a Question

I presently have UTII and I'm eyeing Traffic X to purchase since UTII does NOT have cargo carriers.  I'm able to import 3rd party packages but I don't have the time to piece-meal paints, aircrafts, and schedules (being that I work full time, have kids, and a social life). My FSDT LAX cargo area is dead especially FedEX (not very realistic).

QUESTION: For those that have Traffic X are you satisfied with the program, the number of cargo carriers, and the rendering of the airplanes? Thanks for your help in this matter.

 

 

 

 

FedEx is very well represented.  As are other freight carriers such as UPS, TNT, DHL, etc. In your daily FSX travels you will regularly see freight aircraft parked at the ramp, taxiing or flying ... (along with the airlines too of course).

 

GA planes are fairly well represented, although there perhaps could have been a few more varieties.  Still, it is good enough and does the job well.

 

The liveries could be a little better.  Some of the paints are a little blurry and fuzzy around the edges.  However, this is really only noticable if you increase the zoom and are actually making the effort, on purpose, to look closely enough to pick faults.  For day-to-day FSX use, where YOU are concentrating on what it is that YOU have to do, taxiing, flying, landing, taxiing again, etc ... you certainly won't notice.  I've added a few of my own repaints, and I've taken the time to do them well, but even those can turn out a little fuzzy based on how you choose to save/import them and what resolution you choose.  Whilst many Traffic X reviews may advise that the Traffic X liveries could be better, it looks to me like Just Flight made a conscious decision to choose the resolution they chose in an effort to maintain good frame rates whilst trying to balance livery resolution at the same time.  Personally, whilst there are a handful of times when I do wish the liveries were better, I quickly forget about it and think Just Flight did get it just right (no pun intended).

 

Speaking of frame rates, with Traffic X, you will barely notice a decrease.

 

In conclusion, out of the box, Traffic X is fine ... traffic levels are great (provided you remember you need to install the Service Pack), airline coverage is comprehensive, GA is covered well enough, the liveries are fine if you are not nitpicking them, and the frame rates are exceptional.

 

I know you said you won't have time to piece-meal things ... and that is fine ... Traffic X will still be great ... but if you ever DO want to get down to the nuts-and-bolts of adding/editing/repainting etc, Traffic X provides all the tools to get the job done.  I'm sorry I cannot compare it to other packages, having only owned Traffic 2005 and now Traffic X, but I'm a happy user and I've never felt the need or desire to consider a change.

 

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PS. Jomni makes a good point that Traffic X is a little "dated" now and some of the airlines etc may have closed and others (new airlines) may not necessarily be represented.  Traffic X does provide the tools for you to remove airlines, and add repaints etc.  But, of course, that would be where the piece-meal stuff comes in. And note that unlike other packages may do, Just Flight do not provide regular updates.  What you get, is what you get.