Jarrad Marshall Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 G'day All, I am delighted to make three introductions to you all; a new member of the Orbx Team, a new line of Orbx Products, and a much-anticipated new scenery project for Australia! Allen Kriesman is a legend of the Flightsim community; a master of his craft for several decades, you will know from his company Scenery Solutions, and highly popular products such as Ultimate Terrain X (UTX). We are delighted to have him on the team; not only will you see new scenery projects from Allen during 2018 and onward, but his technology will be making it's way into many of our other product lines over the coming months. Orbx CityScene is a new line of scenery products that will recreate urban centres and cityscapes around the world in incredible detail. Building upon thousands of hours of R&D over several years, Allen's ground-breaking new technology enables highly-detailed scenery, coupled with highly improved performance and optimisation compared to default city centres. Bypassing traditional autogen methods, buildings correctly replicate unusual footprints, improve on building height and type accuracy, and even add more details for an immersive experience. Vegetation, lighting, terrain, traffic, are all fully integrated. Most importantly, CityScene technology uses next-gen optimisation techniques to ensure the very best performance. The CityScene line will sit alongside bespoke hand-made Cityscapes such as Maurizio's Canberra and Cote d'Azure; likewise some components of this new tech will be utilised in upcoming region and airport products. In short, features you can expect from an Orbx CityScene product: - Highly detailed city and urban landscapes brought to life - Accurate and detailed buildings that go far beyond the limitations of the P3D autogen system - Realistic photoreal/satellite orthoimagery base - Dense and highly-accurate vegetation placement - Road traffic, vector, mesh (DEM) and landclass where required - Full 5 seasons (where applicable) and complete night lighting - Important POI, landmarks and features modeled - Optimised for the best balance between performance and detail CityScene Gold Coast is Allen's first project with Orbx, and recreates the entire City of Gold Coast and surrounds. A long-awaited return to our Australian roots after a hiatus of several years, Goldy has been designed in parallel with Matteo's YBCG Gold Coast International Airport (more news on that soon!). The CityScene captures one of Australia's favourite tourist destinations in complete detail; explore 600 sq km of beautiful beaches, urban landscapes, hotels, towers and waterways. As a bonus, Allen (with the help of Jordan Gough) has included lite renditions of several helipad locations, and Southport Flying Club (YSPT), perfect for launching low-and-slow flights over the coverage area. As Australia's largest non-capital city, Gold Coast has long been famous for it's beaches, surfing and weather. After a massive development boom in the 1980s, the population of the area is now over 600,000, as well as being home to dozens of skyscrapers, including Q1, the tallest building in Australia. The area straddles the New South Wales - Queensland border; Brisbane lies 65km to the north, whilst major NSW regional centres such as Balina, Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie lie just to the south. One of the features of the calendar is the Gold Coast 600 Supercar Motor Event; held in the centre of the city, the event is a launching stage for spectacular aerial displays from the RAAF (recommended flying inspo here, here and here!). Given it's southern Queensland location, Gold Coast is the perfect centre for short airline flights to well-loved ORBX destinations such as Brisbane, Coffs, Port Mac, Hervey Bay, Bundaberg, Cairns, Tamworth and Bathurst. Talking of airline flights, CityScene Gold Coast is prepared and ready for the upcoming Gold Coast Intl; a simple placeholder airport representation has been included as an interim measure until the full HD airport is ready as a separate product. CityScene Gold Coast has been designed to blend with ORBX Australia. ORBX CITYSCENE GOLD COAST FEATURES - Highly detailed, accurate representation of the City of Gold Coast and surrounds - Beautiful ground textures at 60cm, with bonus 7cm ultra-HD at Southport Flying Club - Huge 600km2 coverage area - Next-Gen CityScene Technology - Custom 3D lighting, road traffic, and vector components - Bonus Southport Flying Club (YSPT) lite airport - Bonus light helipads: Marina Helipad and Gold Coast University Hospital - Custom DEM mesh - POIs including Q1 (Australia's tallest building), Jupiters Casino and more - Over 69,000 custom objects! - 119,000 accurately-placed buildings - 1.12 million trees! - Expertly optimised using ground-breaking techniques for best performance. - Compatible with all versions of FSX and P3D, designed for use with ORBX Australia - The exciting first product for Allen Kriesman! - Price will be AUD$24.95 (approx. USD$19.50 / €16 / £14 ) COVERAGE AREA MAP Please enjoy these first screenshots from Emmsie, and stay tuned for plenty more shots and information over the coming days! Cheers, Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabnz Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akshay Iyer Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Amazing, can't wait for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flo Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 uuuuuh, great things are coming! looking forward! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantock Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 The performance issues around Central London with Heathrow, Gatwick and London City are crippling to some/most people. If ORBX brought out a London scenery package that re-wrote the autogen code and mapping for all of London like this we might for once have an easier time of flying in that area!!! ORBX, do you have any plans to do London? (Pretty please) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vora Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Holy cow, that's a huge coverage for a cityscape. Time to undust my boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianV Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 A great return to Australia, and smashing shots of the city and huge coverage area. Looking forward to this marking 10 years of Orbx scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulFWatts Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 My home city and soon home airport. Yes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greybeard Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 This has to be one of the most requested areas for improvement to ORBX over the last 10 years. It looks like the wait has been worth it. And very well priced too I might add. Welcome Allen to the ORBX team. I'm sure that with Jarrad's continued expertise along with your own, we will all see some amazing creations coming our way. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 That's what I love about ORBX: Innovation. And what a project! A paradise for VFR pilots. Kind regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick@YMEN Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Magnificent, I have spent a few summers here and your rendition is PERFECT. Great work and look forward to a virtual holiday in your masterpiece, so many lovely small and large airports in this part of the world too. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansmatthys Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Simply amazing!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveebee46 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 That looks like a 'Must Buy' to me, I have visited Surfers many times. When is it going to be released? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptune6 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 a wake up for Aussie nice scenery Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Right now I'm just stunned and lost for words regarding every single aspect of this news Jarrad! Except to say I'm absolutely whole-heartedly over the moon to see this new innovative FTX product line bringing a whole new dimension, immersion and level of possibilities into the Orbx world. Worldwide CityScenes injecting more life and unique vistas of hopefully some really interesting, distinct and characterful cities all around the globe! This will undoudtedly come with even more positive knock-on effects. Just what the doctor ordered for an even healthier sim experience. Simming just got a massive upgrade in my opinion! Thank you! Thank you! Truly, Thank you! I'll be buying every CityScene around the world! Emmsie, your shots...that city is looking beautiful! Looking forward to even more stunning shots and exploring Gold Coast as soon as its released. And then of course, I'll definitely need YBCG when that's released or how else will I get there . Delighted Jarrad! And great vision by Orbx and John...never ceases to surprise and delight! Last but not least, a huge customer welcome to Orbx's team Allen! So looking forward to everything you are going to bring to the table. Judging from Emmsie's shots and Jarrad's words, we are undoubtedly in for some spectacular and far-reaching treats from you in 2018 and the years ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 39 minutes ago, Daveebee46 said: That looks like a 'Must Buy' to me, I have visited Surfers many times. When is it going to be released? Dave you just put a cool image into my imagination...Some Orbx 'Surfer-flow' at Surfers?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmorin Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Outstanding! I am looking forward to it. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca22au Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 As a local, fan..b....y..tastic. Just can't wait. And you won't have to pay a $20000 joining fee to fly out of YSPT. Matteo's YBCG is eagerly awaited, to complete the cityscape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce e Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Really looking forward to this long long long overdue make over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caleb1 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 4 hours ago, Daveebee46 said: When is it going to be released? Orbx usually does not mention something that far in advance before release, so my guess will be within the next few weeks, but I'm not sure. Are there any plans to redo the Portland Cityscape as a CityScene? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Jarred, I'm stunned. All I can say is this is beautiful and my card is ready to buy now. And welcome to the new Orbx member, I look forward to his work and more of these cityscapes, they're wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, caleb1 said: Are there any plans to redo the Portland Cityscape as a CityScene? Another company is working on a Portland product so we'll defer to them to see how they treat the city area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caleb1 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Another company is working on a Portland product so we'll defer to them to see how they treat the city area. Thanks. That's ok. What company is doing it? Drzewecki Design? Just curious.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Outstanding. Definitely looking forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Well , isn't this news just the best thing to start your day with! Wow Jarrad and JV, what a surprise! This will be such an exciting package, and I look forward to it's release in earnest and whatever cityscence pacakage may come next. It's always such a delight when Orbx develops new stuff. And welcome Allen Kreisman! I look forward to seeing your work within the Orbx world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishunt Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 This is seriously good news. The Gold Coast cityscene is excellent in itself but bringing Allen into the Orbx team is quite a coup to put it mildly. The combination of Allen's development tools and Orbx reach should make 2018 and the near future something of a golden age for our hobby. I don't know how old you are Allen but here's hoping you hang around for a while - no pressure obviously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMBIII Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Darn ! Things and news of future projects like this make it extremely difficult to "kick the habit" of spending money "foolishly"(?). Looking forward to my "next fix". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Magical.. Bring it on, a fabulous Gold Coast, and the "New" Australia.. what a treat..Teecee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabs79 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 4 hours ago, caleb1 said: Thanks. That's ok. What company is doing it? Drzewecki Design? Just curious. Thanks. I hope it's OK to tell that it's Flightbeam. Was announced last year IIRC But back on topic, I'm really excited about this new scenery, it's great to see that Australia and New Zealand are getting some attention lately, and the new tech sounds great if it serves to improve on performance of those huge city sceneries. I faintly remember an announcement of this tech on the Scenery Solutions homepage, just couldn't remember what became of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triplane Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I want it.....RIGHT NOW!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caleb1 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I hope it's OK to tell that it's Flightbeam. Was announced last year IIRC But back on topic, I'm really excited about this new scenery, it's great to see that Australia and New Zealand are getting some attention lately, and the new tech sounds great if it serves to improve on performance of those huge city sceneries. I faintly remember an announcement of this tech on the Scenery Solutions homepage, just couldn't remember what became of it. Ok. Thanks fabs79. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbclark Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Great News, Could this technology be integrated into existing products..........upping detail and improving performance? I fly in VR 100% of time, so this could be significant! Bill Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 WOW! Your servers will take a bashing when this is released. Awesome. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt sl Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 simply stunning. cannot wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilstorm Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Great post and welcome to the team Allen. With this new type of tech, is it safe to guess that the workflow/production time has vastly increased over prior techs in this area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_j Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Looks fantastic! Any chance the Carrara Lifesaver Helicopter base could be included too? Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petfy Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 1982 views so far. I think you may be on to something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patster-NZ Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Just waiting with "cheque book at the ready". . . . . . . Super piece of work! Best wishes from NZCH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 A warm welcome to ORBX Allen. It is so good to see Australia getting a look in again and this scenery is magnificent. It is probably the closest I will ever get to the Gold Coast, indeed with scenery like this I will have no need to go there in RL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Excellent news can't wait for its release and the release of YBCG . This is going to be extremely popular. Well done all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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