John Venema Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Hello everyone, We have been hard at work since November to further enhance your experience when flying over TrueEarth Great Britain South for XP11. Many of the fixes, additions and improvements have been a result of customer requests and our desire to improve the realism of the region even more. Here are the main improvements in SP1: Removed buildings from airports (as long as they have a boundary set in X-Plane) Added Ambient Occlusion (AO) ground and wall effects to autogen Updated autogen to PBR Upgraded tree placement algorithm (forests are now even more accurate) Updates to autogen placement, fixed reported building rotation bugs Made the roads darker to better match the ortho, and these are now enabled by default Added supermarkets (Sainsbury's, Lidl, Morrisons, ASDA and IKEA) Added fast food outlets Numerous small bug fixes with object placements Some optimisation to London buildings to improve performance In addition we have added 192 344 new Point of Interest (POI) 3D models to the regions including: Many castles Stately homes Every stadium over 7,500 seats Many cathedrals Bridges Other POIs The majority of models are new, others are redone versions of previous models. Also note that we have enhanced many ports and harbours including boats, ports and cranes, shipping yards etc. Here is the complete list of POIs added to TEGB South SP1:Various Gasometers (London)Various Static Boats, CranesCastles Beckington CastleSalisbury CathedralSaint Michael MountGloucester CathedralCanterbury CathedralMacLaren TechClifton Suspension BridgeBristol CathedralNATS RadarGuildford CathedralRoyal CrescentWinchester CathedralEden ProjectRochester CathedralKidderminster Viaduct 1Kidderminster Viaduct 2SatcomCastles Christchurch CastleCastles Pevensey CastleColchester CastleChilham CastleScotney CastleLeybourne CastleHastings CastleKinnersley CastleAllington CastleLongford CastleTonbridge CastlePlace HouseUpnor CastleSutton Valence CastlePendennis castleIOW FerryMarisco CastleRose BowlSouthwold PierWeston Grand PierCity GroundSt Andrews StadiumSelhurst ParkBET365 StadiumLondon StadiumAmex StadiumAshton Gate StadiumStamford BridgeThe HawthornsEmirates StadiumSt Marys StadiumStadium MKWembley StadiumThe ValleyVilla ParkMolineux StadiumOxford City CenteBanwell CastleEastnor CastleWolvesey CastleCooling CastleRougemont Castle ExeterChiddingstone CastleSherborn CastleSecond Severn BridgeNorris CastleKim Bolton CastleKing Power StadiumBrampton Bryan CastleWilton CastleCooling CastleBeckington CastleChiddingstone CastleBanwell CastleCaverswall CastleWolvesey CastleBrampton Bryan CastleNorris CastleLongtown CastleWalton CastleStourton CastleBramber CastlePortman RoadStraddle carrier4Dean CourtPriestfield StadiumSandy ParkRoots HallBurnham on Sea High SomersetPevensey CastleInce CastleElvaston HallPengersick CastleHurst CastleKimbolton CastleLewes CastlePortsmouth Naval MonumentSubmarine bunkersSmeatons TowerRoyal CitadelMount Batten TowerTavy House BlueTavy House GreenTavy House RedFort AlbertFort MoncktonFort GilkickerSt Helens FortNML FortFort BrockurstFort CumberlandSpitbank FortHorse Sand FortFort VictoriaGolden Hill FortFort RownerDungeness Power StationBigbenCoventry CathedralHarringworth Rail ViaductSixways StadiumKassam StadiumBrewery FieldBescot StadiumLiberty StadiumPenydarren ParkPontypool ParkMillennium StadiumHuish ParkTottenham Hotspurs StadiumColchester Community StadiumTwerton ParkCardiff Arms ParkParc y ScarletsCardiff City StadiumMemorial StadiumSt James ParkSWALEC StadiumRodney ParadePride Park StadiumKenilworth RoadNew MeadowCroydon TowerCrystal PalaceT owerBAE Complex on Portsdown HillRoyal GarrisonPyramids CentreIOW BuildingClocktowerD-Day MuseumSpice Island May Rose MuseumM33HMS BristolBritish American Racing HQPortsmouth CathedralStill & West PubOld PortsmouthRound TowerHMS WarriorCastles Pembridge CastleLizardNorth ForelandLundy Island SouthPakefieldDovercourt HighLongshipsEast Nene Sutton BridgeTater DuDuIlfracombePortland BreakwateBurnham on sea lowgorlestonHunstantonWatchet HarbourAnvil PointPortland BillLyde RockPendeenSt Andrew s ChurchFolkestone PierShorehamRoyal SovereignLundy Island NorthSouthwoldNab TowerBerkeley Pill RearBelle ToutHartland Pointcrow pointdungeness 2Start PointOrfordnessBow CreekLowestoftBerry Headdungeness 1Gorleston South PierRamsgate West PierBull PointSouth Foreland LowDubris PharosRound IslandBlack Nore LighthouseHurst PointSt AgnesPortland Bill LowSt AnthonyTeignmouthWolf RockPortishead PointEddystonePortland Bill HighLynmouth ForelandBishop Rock LighthouseHappisburghHarwich LowGunfleetBerkeley Pill FrontPlymouth BreakwaterLundy IslandSt Cartherines OratoryWintertonSt CatherinesSmeatons TowerChapel RockSouth Foreland HighHarwich HighCromerDovercourt LowGodrevyPeninns HeadWest Nene Sutton BridgeTrevose HeadCarrow RoadHome ParkCraven CottageNew Den StadiumFratton ParkMeadow LaneTrent BridgeMadejski StadiumLoftus RoadWelford Road StadiumSkyStudiosTescosSthBkTowerShellCntr100BishopsgateScalpelSGAptsBT TowerHeron TowerCubeSky News HubSky Gillette22 Bishops gateOXO TowerTwickenhamSky Carp arksNational TheatreSky CentralSky Out Buildings (Near Heathrowe)Tate ModernGillette CentreCastles Hurst CastleBrighton MuseumBrighton StationShoreham Power StationBrighton PavilionShoreham WarehouseCastles Tintangel CastleColchester CastleRochester CastleBrownsea CastleCarn Brea CastleStar CastleHedingham CastleCromwells CastleElvaston CastleDeal CastleHertford CastleDownton CastleFort HooHartlebury CastleTreago CastleLulworth CastleOdiham CastleST Mawes CastleGoodrich CastleLaunceston CastleSnodhill CastlePorchester CastleHadleigh CastleCalshot CastleStarkey CastleWalden CastleMackworth CastleRye CastleFranklins GardensCentre CourtCrystal Place National Sports CentreRecreation GroundCounty GroundKingsholm StadiumSt Lawrence GroundLondon Road StadiumCastles Kentchurch courtCastles Clifford CastleLangstone Tech ParkMarchwood IncineratorMedina MosqueeWilton CastleGrace RoadLongtown CastleWithdean StadiumAbbey StadiumNO 1 COURTAdams ParkPembridge CastleCaerhays CastleBerry Pomeroy CastleRufus CastleCompton CastleCorfe CastleWoodsfordPowderham CastlePlympton CastleCroft CastleGidleigh CastleHemyock CastleArundel CastlePortland CastleOkehampton CastleKingswear CastleSt Catherine CastleAffeton CastleSalcombe CastleLongthorpe CastleDrogo CastleWatermouth CastleBickleigh CastlePennsylvania CastleTiverton CastleLydford Castle Here are some screenshots of the improvements and POIs: New PBR autogen models with reflections, bump textures and new night lighting: New darker roads that integrate much better into the ortho: Many cities are improved, such as Portsmouth: Missing items such as bridges have now been added: Too many castles to mention, such as Arundel in West Sussex: Many new stadiums, such as Amex in Brighton: And much much more .... SP1 will be announced as available released shortly, and you can update using Orbx Central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunRingill Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Really looking forward to this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaisho Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 An incredible content update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeroflux Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Touch of class...enough said ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrat Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Thank you John. Thank you Orbx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Museumkeeper Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Thank you to John and team for making the following saying come true. “The difference between the difficult and the impossible is that the impossible takes a little longer time.” Lady Aberdeen Kind regards Ian S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGosney Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I like flying in vr this is going to make it much more interesting many thanks can,t wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunm Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 An impressive SP just a bit disappointed my local castle has been missed which is Caerphilly, second biggest castle in UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david broome Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 This is amazing work and support beyond the call of duty. The new PBR models with AO look more believable and with OrbX we are getting away from the lego brick feel when flying low and slow. The scenes just burst with a newly realised realism. The new roads also make a huge difference and no longer stick out like a sore thumb as with vanilla Xplane. And all this comes with additional POI's and commonly found franchises on top of what was already a great package at no extra charge. Thank to all who put their hearts and souls into this project, you deserve every success. Hope to get a new VR setup later this year so the timing is perfect as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehowell57 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Excellent John Looking forward to this release. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FILOU Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Unbelievable! Impressive work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelhj Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 OMG!! You guys at Orbx really have been busy. On looking through the additional scenery items that are coming I will have to start flying the helicopter more especially as fast food outlets are on the list!! After having flown in TE North the roads are so much better and really looking forward to the SP1 update for TE South. Regards Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meabeachboy Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Thanks John and the Orbx team. I plan to buy the two other regions when I get a little more cash in the next couple of weeks I really only fly my area, but want to support your investment. Im always very thankful for what is extremely impressive at the low price point it has. Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
European Mountain Man Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Wow super cant wait John and thanks to the orbx team for all there hard work regards EMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaboki Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Though, i love this, but i think I read somehwere that night lightning in london is gonna be fixed, but maybe i dreamt. I see no mentioning of it. Like most of the buildings in the center of london doesnt have night lightning, is this gonna be fixed? Its the only thing that bothers me with TE south... Also, this post didnt mention better zoomlevel around london as previously announced, is that dropped from this SP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Great remedial work and new content. I especially like the look of the houses now. Extremely accurate fro a typical housing estate in GB. I too would be interested in knowing about the night lighting of Canary Wharf buildings and also the proposed ZL18 for some cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david broome Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 50 minutes ago, kaboki said: Though, i love this, but i think I read somehwere that night lightning in london is gonna be fixed, but maybe i dreamt. I see no mentioning of it. Like most of the buildings in the center of london doesnt have night lightning, is this gonna be fixed? Its the only thing that bothers me with TE south... Also, this post didnt mention better zoomlevel around london as previously announced, is that dropped from this SP? Yes the night lighting was the one true let down of TE Britain releases but I know they were working on this. Judging by the screenshots it has been corrected and hopefully we now also have all the missing lit textures that were absent in London especially, I guess there are a few improvements that have not been mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyger Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Outstanding! It has taken a while granted and, one 'could' argue that TEGBS shouldn't have been released in the state it was - essentially it is not (as it is) synonymous with ORBX quality and it is a fair assessment that after the initial hype settled the community in general, wasn't too happy with it - notwithstanding the wonderful orthos layer, saturated a tad for ORBX colouring styles. This patch is good news. No......... it is 'very' good news and personally I have no doubt that it will fill the voids of frustration and ambiguity with the current vanilla install. I look forward to reviewing - I'll be kind but, this is a long time coming. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrex1984 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Thats an impressive set of features John. But what about the ZL19 for London? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longranger241 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 35 minutes ago, Cyrex1984 said: Thats an impressive set of features John. But what about the ZL19 for London? As JV posted: it won't happen: Hardly a surprise since they are working on so many additional UK airports, that need photo sceneries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsm (Frank) Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 C’mon JV, you’re pulling our leg! Is it 1April already! This is just unbelievable! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Brilliant, John, many thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0emf Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 All that and the original product for £30.... bargain! Many thanks to Orbx , great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldboy43 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Thank you John and Orbx, it looks very nice. I'm already looking forward to. Cheers Karoly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeroflux Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 56 minutes ago, g0emf said: All that and the original product for £30.... bargain! Many thanks to Orbx , great stuff. Really?...might be for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsm (Frank) Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 1 hour ago, g0emf said: All that and the original product for £30.... bargain! Many thanks to Orbx , great stuff. I agree with you. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaGuy Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 As I wrote someplace else, this scenery package has made me what I call an "XP Expat." I was reluctant to buy it simply because I preferred flying in areas with which I was familiar, and I guess that meant "staying home," my being a Yank and all. Looking for something new (as we simmers always are) I gave GB South a try. I may never go home again (until True Earth Northwest comes out). It is so nice to fly from the airports and grass strips that dot the English countryside. Great work. John in Indiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Free icing on the cake that is in itself worth the price of admission. Well done Orbx. I look at that list of POI's and enhancements and I think of building just one of those in sketchup and I am already overwhelmed! Thanks Orbx! Really looking forward to this release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilG Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 That all looks so beautiful, well done all involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Hi everyone, My original post has a typo. I originally said there would be 192 new POIs in the South SP1. It is actually 344 new POI models!! We had hoped to release it today but we have found a few last-minute glitches with implementing the new darker roads and duplicate lighthouses etc, so we are now aiming for tomorrow. Apologies for the delay, you'll soon have this in your hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderbadger Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Oh no! Now I'm dissapointed, I was looking forward to the 192 new POI's not sure I want the update now there's additional realism! Some people - never happy, I think we're called "British" - the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - and the fence is in very slightly the wrong place, speaking of grass being green does anyone know if the mis-textured water bodies issue has been resolved where a lot of ponds and parts of rivers were luscious grass? Looking forward to the update, especially the darker roads - its a shame that x-plane thinks that every road has to be wide enough to fit 4 cars side by side, it makes small country lanes look a little odd at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 New BONUS feature! A freeware "airport" - EGLH Needles Lighthouse. You can choose it as a starting point for helicopter ops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeroflux Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Congrats from Mr Impatient LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david broome Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 35 minutes ago, John Venema said: Hi everyone, My original post has a typo. I originally said there would be 192 new POIs in the South SP1. It is actually 344 new POI models!! We had hoped to release it today but we have found a few last-minute glitches with implementing the new darker roads and duplicate lighthouses etc, so we are now aiming for tomorrow. Apologies for the delay, you'll soon have this in your hands Thanks for the update. It will save me going into seizures hitting refresh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehowell57 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Great news John. Just my luck that were going away for a Music of the 70's weekend . Will miss the SPI release and the first F1 in Austaralia, but at least my wife will be happy - she's going to see the Bay City Rollers!! I'll download as soon as I get back!! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehowell57 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 LOL, yes I can spell Australia ! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmazzei Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Hi, How much free space is needed on the installation volume for this update? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmparry77 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Thanks John for the Update and well done to your team, Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim/Rodeo314 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 5 hours ago, John Venema said: We had hoped to release it today but we have found a few last-minute glitches with implementing the new darker roads and duplicate lighthouses etc, so we are now aiming for tomorrow. Any news about this or will it have to be a manual update again? Regards, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Manual update, Central4 is not finished yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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