Holger Sandmann

Hi Rob, thanks for the kind words. It's certainly an interesting -- and challenging -- project for the team. Including already existing models is a good idea in principle. However, each custom model would add unique geometry and texture files to the overall project, quickly increasing its package size. For example, the 100 or so POI models we created for each of the MFS World Updates we contributed to, added several GB to their packages. Given that the Vertical Obstructions project covers the globe, with at least 500,000 objects, we're pretty much forced to use a limited library of models, sort of like a LEGO set, to build the antennas, masts, chimneys, and other structures. Cheers, Holger

Hi all, thanks for the kind wishes and words, much appreciated! Cheers, Holger

Hi Michael, See https://forum.orbxdirect.com/topic/217052-qq-about-the-coming-nz-world-update/?do=findComment&comment=1832634 Cheers, Holger

Hi all, thanks for the kind wishes and words, much appreciated! Cheers, Holger

Hi Carlos, one of the towers in Landmarks Dubai. It's in the middle of the cluster of highrises shown in the video at ~1:35min in: https://youtu.be/UD67_Xrpp7U?t=95 Cheers, Holger

Hi guys, actually, Rapa Nui/Easter Island is, geographically speaking, part of Polynesia, which in turn is one of the subregions of Oceania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island While it's a special territory of Chile, it's not part of South America, just like Guam (US unincorporated territory) wouldn't be considered part of North America. Cheers, Holger

Hi there, it's part of Landmarks Panama and primarily benefits owners of that product. Our aerial ground imagery for the northern locks of the canal clashes with the maximum file sizes (and file structures) allowed for Marketplace products so we decided to make it available separately. If you don't have Landmarks Panama (on either Orbx Direct or the MS Marketplace) you're welcome to install it. It'll improve the local ground imagery but lacks everything else that's included with the product. If you purchase Landmarks Panama on the Marketplace you should also install this package to complete the product. Cheers, Holger

Hi there, actually, the grandstand complex has been modeled with custom buildings plus there are animated racehorses going around on weekends. Cheers, Holger

Hi there, I've re-uploaded cvx_FTX-SCA_FSDT-KLAS_compatibility_v2.zip into the first post in that thread, hopefully it works now. Cheers, Holger

Hi Lt. Bran, working on it as quickly as we can. Adjusting hundreds of objects and polygons to match the new photogrammetry content is a major undertaking. Landmarks Adelaide was rather straightforward by comparison Cheers, Holger

Hi guys, thank you so much for the wishes and kind words! My first birthday in the southern hemisphere so it's been warm and sunny for a change ;-) Plenty of new and exciting projects in the works -- stay tuned! Cheers, Holger

Hi there, Blue Marble only replaces the default coarse-resolution global satellite resolution image with a better-quality version. That's the image that only ever gets displayed outside of the inner circle of landclass cenery, as in your screenshot. It doesn't actually alter the coding of how seasons work. OpenLC also doesn't alter the distribution of seasons so what you're seeing is the mismatched interplay between Blue Marble and the default seasons file. In other words, your screenshot should look the same with or without openLC. There is no connection between that global seasons file, which sets the local season for landclass files on an approx. sq-km basis, and the global satellite imagery (default or Blue Marble), which simply switches on the first of each month. Cheers, Holger

Hi there, there is no separate placement file for the custom objects in Frankfurt, they are all in a couple of _PLC_ files in \FTX_EU\FTX_EU_GES_05_SCENERY\scenery. Your options are to exclude them individually with a tool like ADE or SBuilderX, or, if you know how to do it, decompile the placement file and remove the Frankfurt buildings before recompiling. The latter approach would be pretty tedious though as the xml files work with GUID codes rather than object names. Cheers, Holger

Hi there, so I checked Cape Town's default Bing ortho, wondering whether perhaps it had been updated since we released Landmarks Cape Town. It hasn't, it's still the same typical coarse Bing imagery, which is why we licensed and created the custom orthoimagery in the first place. Here's a random location in the port. While our ortho may not be a huge improvement it's definitely noticeable. Also has less shadows baked in than the default, which is particularly noticeable on Table Mountain. In any case, if you prefer the default you can simple rename or remove "sai231.cgl", in \orbx-landmarks-cape-town-city-pack\CGL\300. Note that there will be slight discrepancies in the object placements compared to the default Bing ortho. Also, in our custom ortho we've removed the footprints of vessels in the harbour and made other enhancements throughout, which you will lose by deactivating the CGL. Cheers, Holger

Hi there, indeed, all our FTX regions have a set of exclusion files that cover the entire area. If removed or deactivated, this will lead to tons of duplications and other display issues across the product's coverage area. With typically several hundred airports per region, it's just not feasible to cut "windows" in the area-wide exclusions for each airport and then create separate exclusion files for it. Probably wouldn't be particularly performance-friendly either. In other words, sorry but there's only one set of excludes to rule them all ;-) Cheers, Holger