rtissera Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Awesome news ! I will buy both products Day one ! Thank you so much for the update ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penta_a Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I think MSFS 2020 announcement trailer was a good motivation for Orbx (and others) to start giving some attention to OLC products (that were put aside for some time in favor of X-Plane products) before the real thing comes out then there will be less and less customers for the OLC product line.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Count me in. Credit card is waiting. Great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Sorry but I've been disappointed too many times. I'll cheer when it arrives. With Holger in Asia I have more real hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Ash Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 That is great to hear that progress is coming along and should be done by year's end. One question I have - will the Africa and Asia Open LCs make Buildings HD redundant in those areas or will the Buildings HD textures be better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickel Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Land class does not include textures (generally), so HD buildings are complementary. So for the best outcome you need both. HD buildings will work in the meantime with default LC and Global textures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Ash Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 But don't the Open LC regions also come with new autogen types and textures? In the Africa previews on the roadmap there are some shots of such. They are however lower res compared to Buildings HD from my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Hello, Buildings HD will improve the appearance of autogen worldwide. Maybe the preview shots were taken before the release of Buildings HD? There are no autogen textures included in any Open LC products, however there are tens of thousands of bespoke ground textures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Ash Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Thank you for the response Nick. That makes some sense. However those preview shots were captioned "New autogen building types". Maybe it means just more categories but still utilising the current Global textures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 I think so, the topic is dated 17th December 2018, well before the release of Buildings HD. Having said that, I am not privy to the development of these products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVSandleben Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 7/11/2019 at 5:20 PM, Captain Lars said: Mt. Everest and surroundings Kilimandjaro Both are already available by other developers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 5 hours ago, KVSandleben said: Both are already available by other developers. Thank you for pointing this out, but I'm afraid that's not a criterion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauer Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Thanks for the update, much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Good news John thanks for the update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiFlyer99 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Thanks for the update! Good to hear that you guys plan to develop ORBX Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvidencePlz Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Very good news. I want to get some Japanese airports after buying/installing Open LC Asia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainsman Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Awesome news. Thank you! I admit to finding the look of Tokyo, Japan extraordinarily disappointing. I've been there a few times and the P3D v4 version of Tokyo looks nothing like the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamgbs Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airernie Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Just sad that Orbx won't be offering a OpenLC Australian/New Zealand product for those of us who don't do full fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dow Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, airernie said: Just sad that Orbx won't be offering a OpenLC Australian/New Zealand product for those of us who don't do full fat. Ummmm Australia and New Zealand are essentially Open LC products, they just don't carry the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airernie Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 8 hours ago, John Dow said: Ummmm Australia and New Zealand are essentially Open LC products, they just don't carry the title. Sorry to disagree, but I'm reading the description and it sure looks different than OpenLC NA, OpenLC Europe, etc. Updated airports, high-definition Melbourne cityscape, photoreal points of interest, etc. So, it's closer to the full fat regions than OpenLC. The reason for a wish for LC only is that I'm a FSX flyer, so impact from scenery I only see in passing from 30,000 feet up is a concern to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickel Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I thought there was one for oceania that covers the pacific islands, Oz & NZ. It might be some ways off though. I could be wrong. It's been known to happen. From time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkH Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 18 hours ago, airernie said: Just sad that Orbx won't be offering a OpenLC Australian/New Zealand product for those of us who don't do full fat. Couldn't you just buy the AU and NZ products and turn off everything except the landclass? I'm not sure why you would ever want to do that but it seems to be what you're asking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone1 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Have not heard if South korea is going to get any enhancement, cities like Seoul South Korea, Daegu, Busan all big cities with large populations and mountains. For all of us that served in S Korea during our military careers this would be really cool. Last year the wife and I flew to S. Korea for a 2 month visit and tour and man did it change and grow from the last time I was there in 1977. Seoul is one gigantic city and gorgeous at night, add to that NamSan Mountain with it's tower overlooking the city....priceless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 9 hours ago, Mickel said: I thought there was one for oceania that covers the pacific islands, I am not sure that an OpenLC would do justice to the Pacific islands with their lagoons, coral reefs, volcanoes etc.. Compare the somewhat disappointing OpenLC NA cover of the Caribbean and the excellent work done on the OrbX Samoas (even in its Western part). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickel Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Possibly not. The statement was made earlier that there wouldn't be an OpenLC covering Oz or NZ. There are plans for it and that it would include the pacific islands. Nothing more, nothing less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanvito Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 9 hours ago, Mickel said: Possibly not. The statement was made earlier that there wouldn't be an OpenLC covering Oz or NZ. There are plans for it and that it would include the pacific islands. Nothing more, nothing less. Where's this statement? I missed it. Even though I have AusV1, I was still looking forward to OpenLC Oceania because of the Pacific islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanvito Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 12 hours ago, MarkH said: Couldn't you just buy the AU and NZ products and turn off everything except the landclass? I'm not sure why you would ever want to do that but it seems to be what you're asking for. Is this possible? I'm a bit scared that the Melbourne cityscape in AusV2 might kill my little laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenstt Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I really hope you guys will be showing screens from the alpha testing phase already as well! Looking forward to both packages a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca22au Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 This is great news, especially regarding LC Asia. Aus simmers fly most hops into Asia, which is a flourishing region for real world commercial traffic and we simmers like to follow the pattern. There are many add-on airports available for the region and these will be enhanced beyond measure by the LC background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Arnold Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 6:14 AM, airernie said: Sorry to disagree, but I'm reading the description and it sure looks different than OpenLC NA, OpenLC Europe, etc. Updated airports, high-definition Melbourne cityscape, photoreal points of interest, etc. So, it's closer to the full fat regions than OpenLC. The reason for a wish for LC only is that I'm a FSX flyer, so impact from scenery I only see in passing from 30,000 feet up is a concern to me. I am running FSX on a 2.8 Dual Core Nvidia GT710 and it is running very fine on the AUS v1, I am getting around 20 to 25 fps (this is my usual desired frame rate) at altitude and sometimes down to 6fps around the purchased airports (Brisbane, Melbourne etc). So maybe staying with the AUS v1 might be the only solution. Or, get AUS v2 and turn off/down some of the parameters. For me, it means it is time to upgrade my system and go to P3D. Or maybe wait for Microsoft FS20... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoera Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Great messageT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenstt Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Are the projects still on track? I hope we soon start to see some previews! Really looking forward to exploring these long neglected regions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanvito Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 16 hours ago, jenstt said: Are the projects still on track? I hope we soon start to see some previews! Really looking forward to exploring these long neglected regions! If there are no further bumps on the road, we should start seeing preview pics this month. Excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1le Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Finally ... Flying from Dubai to Europe using P3DV4 is a joke looking at original textures ... (glad XP-11 can ortho4XP the road, but in XP-11 there aren't any worth looking long haulers unless the only one JAR330 wil fix the plane a bit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave302 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 On 10/6/2019 at 7:08 PM, Juanvito said: If there are no further bumps on the road, we should start seeing preview pics this month. Excited I hope you're right. Been waiting for openLC Africa for several years now so another couple months (or maybe less?) is nothing. Are you just guessing that we'll see preview pics this month or do you have some inside information? Thanks. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanvito Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 4 hours ago, dave302 said: I hope you're right. Been waiting for openLC Africa for several years now so another couple months (or maybe less?) is nothing. Are you just guessing that we'll see preview pics this month or do you have some inside information? Thanks. Dave Just guessing. In the OP JV said Africa needed 3.5 months until a full beta build (which would be by the end of this month), and Asia could be released before the end of the year, two months of beta testing means we could see pics soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauer Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Regarding openLC Africa, I'll believe it when I see it... Really looking forward to this longgggg overdue product! AFRICA - " the (nearly) forgotten continent " Herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbmoke Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Please excuse my ignorance on the matter, but I'm not sure what 'openLC' means. Is this the equivalent of OrbX's True Earth scenery or is it something completely different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F737MAX Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 1 hour ago, orbmoke said: Please excuse my ignorance on the matter, but I'm not sure what 'openLC' means. Is this the equivalent of OrbX's True Earth scenery or is it something completely different? Completely different. openLC is landclass, the data gives a representation of what you would see in the world. TrueEarth is photo scenery. A complete picture recreation of what you can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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