The primitive look of London in Orbx EU ENG is a concern to many simmers. If you have London X, here’s a quick and simple fix to blend the two together.
Here are the steps:
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Scenery
184: Maps – UK & Ireland
Here are the links of my modified version for UK & Ireland Google Earth airports and landmark maps.
The first one is based on Playhorizon’s VFR UK, UK2000 and other airport addon developers, covering England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/25018674/Google%20Earth%20Shared/EU%20-%20UK%20%26%20Ireland.kmz
The second one is from Orbx’s EU which covers England only.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/25018674/Google%20Earth%20Shared/EU%20-%20Orbx%20ENG.kmz
One may use the links to compare the airports from above different developers.
As always, the links are downloadable. However, it is recommended to just COPY the URLs and add them via the Network Link function in Google Earth, so that updates can be immediately called up when available.
183: Orbx EU ENG with UK2000 Airports
182: Orbx EU England – A Disappointment
Just installed Orbx’s EU England and flew a few places around. All I can say is: a disappointment — even though it is still a good one.
Compared to the UK VFR I have, Orbx’s EU England is artificial and primitive.
The scenery, very likely, can be further enhanced by future airports and addons they develop, according to the company’s usual practices. However, these addons will surely pull a lot of money from our pockets — just look at those never-ending NA airports.
Really don’t have the mood to further discuss it. Take a look at the images below and judge them by yourself.
These 6 images are from Orbx’s EU England:
These 4 images are from VFR UK:
164: Maps – New Zealand Complete
With the installation of the newly purchased New Zealand North Island from Orbx, my modified version of the country’s Google Earth airport and landmark maps have been revised accordingly.
The first link below is for the North Island only, which can be used with my earliest Post 136 for the South Island.
The second link is for the whole of New Zealand, which includes everything from Airports to Points of Interests.
As always, although the links below are downloadable, it is still recommended to just COPY the URLs and add them via the Network Link feature in Google Earth so that updates can be immediately reflected when available.
151: Enriching One’s Pilot Reward Collection
Besides missions, many rewards in FSX could be collected from regular free flyings. These rewards are called
Sandbox Rewards because the world in FSX is like a sandbox in which one can explore without limitations except challenges and realism levels people set for themselves.
Followings highlight eight quick Sandbox Rewards one could easily obtain by just landing at the airports specified. These places, indeed, are fun to visit, too.
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136: Maps – New Zealand South
Just installed Orbx’s New Zealand South Island. As expected, the product is a lot better than the default FSX scenery. The quality of this new addon to me, however, is lower than the company’s North America products. You will say “not bad” (edit: much better with the SP1) but won’t give it a “wow” when you first run it — die-hard Orbx fans may disagree.
Actually, the company’s recent products are giving me an impression that the overall quality of their addons are generally lowered. I no longer buy their products without a second thought as I used to be in the last few years.
Anyway, here’s my modified version of the island’s airports and landmarks. It is recommended to just COPY the URL and add it to the Network Link in Google Earth so that updates can be immediately reflected when available.
119: Maps – UK & Ireland Airports
Here is the map for Airports in the UK and Ireland.
Airport Addons include products from Aerosoft, Mexsim, UK2000 and various freeware. All are installed on top of Horizon Simulation‘s VFR UK Photographic Scenery version 3.0
110: RTMM’s CIRP Photo Previews
As mentioned in post 104 that I’ve been helping scenery checking for Return to Misty Moorings’ (RTMM) soon to be released Cambria Icefield Research Project (CIRP).
Agreed by Doug Linn of RTMM, followings are photo previews of the various ice stations from the project:
Note that there might be some objects missing from the photos. They were taken a couple of weeks ago before scenery and libraries were finalized. It is a preliminary preview; nothing is final.
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