Aimee Sanjari

October 13, 2018

The most anticipated X-Plane announcement of the Cosford Show has now come to fruition! Thats right, TrueEarth Great Britain South for X-Plane 11 has now been released.

GB South covers a whopping 42,000 square miles (107,349 km2) and covers Southern England and Wales. We have developed new autogen technology especially for X-Plane which allows for region specific houses to be placed accurately to ensure maximum immersion.

What really makes TrueEarth Great Britain unique, are the Points of Interest. We have hundreds of iconic UK landmarks from Tintagel to Cardiff City Stadium, from the Brighton Pier up to Buckingham Palace in London – all based on 2018 data - You won’t find a more comprehensive and up-to-date British flying experience anywhere!

Features:

42,000 square miles (107349 km2) of hand corrected, crisp, color-matched aerial imagery
New autogen technology developed specially for X-Plane 11, allowing thousands of realistic looking UK-themed houses to be placed at a realistic height with minimal impact on performance
130 million trees at the correct height and location
13.2 million buildings at the correct height and location
VFR landmarks such as masts, windfarms, churches, power-lines, and lighthouses are all accurately placed.
Hundreds of custom-modelled 3D POIs
Hand-placed and custom modelled landmarks placed throughout the scenery such as bridges, skyscrapers, castles, piers, and monuments – this is especially noticeable in city areas such as London and along the coast.
Sharp and detailed 10-meter mesh brings out stunning detail in natural features such as hills and beaches
Superb watermasking along the entire coastline
Accurate road and rail network blended into the aerial imagery with moving left-hand drive traffic.
Control Panel option to use photoreal major roads/motorways or synthetic X-Plane ones.
Summer season only with full night-lighting supported

We have also added a new built-in decompression feature in FTX Central to greatly reduce the download size (approx 26GB instead of 90GB) ensuring a shorter download time, but adds a decompression stage locally on your PC (see below).

In addition to these features, users will get free service packs for life as well as more POI models in future updates.

TrueEarth GB South is now available to purchase from OrbxDirect for AUD $54.95 (approx. USD $39.55 / €33.95 / £30.60)

Please note that you must have the most recent version of FTX Central installed (v3.3.1.4) in order for TrueEarth Great Britain South to install correctly.

Before beginning the TrueEarth GB installation, run FTX Central and then check for this blue button at the bottom left of the interface:

Click on it, and FTX Central will update itself to v3.3.1.4 - you can then proceed with the installation.

** IMPORTANT!! ***

THIS PRODUCT INSTALLATION HAS A DECOMPRESSION STAGE - The TrueEarth Great Britain South download size is a compact 26.0GB to save on download time, but we are using a new installation system where we decompress the ortho textures using FTX Central. This expands the total installation to around 125GB of drive space. The texture conversion process of 11,876 files can take between 1 to 2+ hours, depending on your CPU speed and the number of cores it has. It is normal during this process for the cooling fans to speed up on your PC.

After the download stage is complete, you will see the STATUS change to "Converting" and a countdown of the number of texture files remaining:

DO NOT ABORT OR INTERRUPT THE INSTALLATION DURING ANY STAGE! Wait for the tick to appear and the text "Product Installed".

September 24, 2018

Hello everyone!

Jarrad Marshall's KPSP is now available to purchase for Aerofly FS2!

KPSP is an international airport located a short distance from the centre of downtown Palm Springs, and is currently host to twelve airlines serving the continental US, Canada and Mexico. The unique terminal is a combination of mid-century Modernism (the main building) and open-air planning (the Sonny Bono concourse).

This makes for a wonderfully unique setting for your airliner flights; park alongside the outdoor terminal area that includes sculpted parkland, a children's playground, shops and even a well-known coffee chain. Beyond the terminal, there is plenty else to see at the airport. Explore the Palm Springs Aviation Museum with it's wide variety of airside and non-airside exhibits. As well as this, check out the FBOs, the ongoing work at the Skywest facilities, and of course the (relatively) new control tower.

Key Features

Ultra-detailed rendition of KPSP Palm Springs International Airport
Enormous 1500sq km coverage
Beautiful hand-edited ground textures at 30cm/1m resolution
Impeccable 10m high res mesh
High-detail ground poly with bump/spec mapping
All-new custom vegetation cultivation
Dozens of custom landmarks
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway helipads
Unique static aircraft and vehicles exclusive to KPSP
Extraordinarily detailed Airport Terminal
Incredible virtual reality integration: optimized for performance and smoothness
Extreme high-density vegetation and building cultivation
3D Night lighting for the entire city
Advanced rendering, ambient occlusion and unique night-lighting techniques used for maximum realism
Custom animated content
Orbx PeopleFlow technology
Designed to blend seamlessly with default Aerofly scenery
Incredible performance on even mid-range systems - far superior to FSX/P3D/XP11!

KPSP pack for Aerofly FS2 is now available on OrbxDirect for $39.95 (approx. USD $28.80 / €24.60 / £21.95)

You can also purchase KPSP Palm Springs for FSX/P3D here - don't forget about the 40% cross-platform discount!

September 17, 2018

6 hours ago, PFS said:

Beautiful photos!! err... screenshots!

It's hard to tell, huh

September 14, 2018

Hello everyone,

You may remember ages ago that we announced that developer Marcus Nyberg was creating two Swedish airports - ENSQ & ESSD - for FSX and P3D. I'm here to tell you that we lied... it's actually a triple pack, and the third one is a biggie!

Not only does this airport pack feature ESNQ Kiruna Airport and ESSD Dala Airport, but ESSV Visby Airport as well. This is especially significant for those who fly in the area frequently due to the vast number of commercial flights to Stockholm, Malmö, and Gothenburg. This pack also features a unique 3D snow effect at ESSD & ESNQ, making these airports a great place to... chill.

ESSV Visby Airport

Visby is located in Gotland, an island located southeast of Stockholm in the Baltic sea. Sweden is normally a rainy place, however Gotland may be the exception! Famous for nice weather, beautiful landscapes and world heritage sites, it is a hugely popular destination for Swedish nature lovers, tan-seeking beach goers, party people, and the Swedish political elite. Famous Swedish director Ingmar Bermgan used to live here and a lot of his movies are set in the surrounding area.

ESSV itself is a busy airport made up of three main areas: Swedish military operations run out of the northern part of the airport, a buzzing commercial airport takes up the majority of space in the middle, and there is also a GA area in the southern region with a cross-direction grass airstrip straight under the approach to the runway.

Visby Airport has been developed with great care and is highly detailed featuring high res textures throughout the airport and advanced modeling to ensure maximum realism. Marcus spent a lot of time trying to make atmosphere as true-to-life as possible around the city of Visby, the harbour and the old town with custom objects and coloring, really capturing the unique Swedish vibe around the airports. He has even included custom vehicles that you would normally find in the area!

ESSD Dala Airport

Across the Baltic Sea and northwest of Visby is Dala Airport, located in Dalarna County just outside the city of Borlänge, and 25 minutes drive from where Marcus grew up in Falun. This county is famous for tourism as well, however as it is close to Stockholm, Dala Airport is primarily used for charter flights & general aviation - commercial traffic is very limited. It also hosts a model airplane club and has a very active glider community.

Dala Airport is an important milestone for Marcus, as he once developed it for FS9 years ago as freeware - he is incredibly excited to bring ESSD up to date for the modern simulation market. This airport features a very cool approach with approach lights located in a nearby horse paddock as well as animated horses (I've never heard of a horse strike before but nevertheless, make sure you aren't coming in too low!) Another cool feature of Dala is the replication of the famous red houses in the surrounding area, which have been modelled in-sim.

ESNQ Kiruna Airport

For our final airport, we are taking you waaaaay up north - 1,200 kilometers north of Dalarna County - to ESNQ Kiruna Airport, a mining town towards the far tip of the Norwegian border. Kiruna is situated in the middle of the vast Swedish tundra, however it is vital to the Swedish economy. Kiruna is the key city in the northern inland part of Sweden and is an important source of iron ore as well as a popular tourist destination for hikers and climbers en route to the nearby Scandinavian Mountains which boasts the highest mountain in in Sweden, Kebnekeise.

ESNQ Kiruna Airport has been developed with high detail, high resolution textures and even 3D-snow to create an immersive feeling that really captures the nordic spirit. As Kiruna is close to the Norwegian border, it has frequent links to Stockholm-Arlanda which feature primarily private jets and cargo traffic. A lot of work and precision has been put into details such as a whole new fleet of Swedish airport vehicles and flora unique to the surrounding area.The town has also been updated with 100,000's of handplaced houses and trees as well as the nearby mining area.

Key Features:

Ultra-detailed renditions of Dala Airport, Kiruna Airport, and Visby Airport
Advanced baked ambient lighting
PeopleFlow throughout the three main airports
Custom vehicles and objects typical to Swedish aiports
30/50cm airport and approach coverage
Introducing new unique 3D Snow effect at ESSD & ESNQ
High resolution textures throughout the airports
Towns of Visby & Kiruna

For the best experience, FTX Global should be purchased and installed prior to using this airport pack.

Coverage maps:

The ESSV Visby Airport pack will be available to purchase from OrbxDirect soon for AUD $39.95 (approx. USD $28.80 / €24.60 / £21.95 )

Here are a few screenshots from Marcus and Emmsie. Don't forget to stay tuned here and on our Facebook and Twitter pages for plenty more shots over the coming days!