Mars Explorer use the best of technology in order to display an amazing number of polygons. With the help of the data from the NASA you can enjoy various realistic landscapes, based on the real data from Mars.
Features : 3 programs : 1-Marsexplorer_fly.exe is just an application where you can fly as you want and paint the Mars surface. 2-Marsexplorer_rec is an application that works like the FLY more but it records everything you do in a file. 3-Marsexplorer_play is the screen saver. It is also an application that can play a pre-recorded paths made with the RECORD mode.
Options: -2 mode : Day and Night. -Dynamic tesselation to display a very high number of polygon at higher frame rate. -Visual distance option setting, used to select the vision range. -Paint option, used to display different textures according to the relief. -Thresold option to tweak the minimum and maximum optimization to display the landscape. Closer you are, more detail you see... -Volumetric Fog. -High expansion option to create different terrains from the same, by stretching the landscape, can create smooth deserts to spikes. -Resolution up to 1280x1024 in 24 bits. -Optionnal messages to leave some words, the name of your company, some thinkings...
3D Mars Explorer 1.1.4 was released by Copieshop LLC on Wednesday 28 January 2004. Its known requirements are : 3D accelerated video card with 32mb.
3D Mars Explorer will run on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.