Larry_R Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Announcing Pacific Northwest Ferries for Prepar3D v4 Have you ever wanted to ride one of the classic Washington State Ferries? Now you can --- with Orbx Bob that is. Or you can watch the BC Ferries come and go at Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen. Pacific Northwest Ferries greatly improves the default AI ship and ferry traffic in Puget Sound and Southern British Columbia with authentic models and giving them realistic places to dock. Larry’s longstanding community scenery project, PNW Ferries and Terminals has made the cut and is now Orbx Freeware. In order to do so it has undergone a major upgrade. Many new terminals have been added in Puget Sound, all quite detailed, including adjacent marinas. Terminal areas have been enlarged, annotated with autogen and have seasonal PR and night lighting. Shorelines, roads and road traffic have been adjusted where appropriate. All the large terminal models have been rebuilt and new ones added. Port Townsend is now a mini Townscape which includes 2 large marinas and an adjacent pulp mill. A number of POIs have been added or fixed up: Point Wilson lighthouse, Mukilteo lighthouse, Smith Island, DeltaPort near Tsawwassen, Entrance Island with lighthouse and helipad and more. Lighthouses are based on authentic models with custom light effects. All terminals integrate with the Orbx airports and seaplane bases in the area; CAE3, CAC8, KORS, KFHR, and 74S. The large marina and ferry terminal at Point Defiance serves as a point of interest for Orbx KTIW as you approach from the north. It’s worth a closer look too. There is a lot to explore; 47 terminal areas plus other features of interest. Besides the WSF and BC AI ferries, there are a number of ancillary AI boats; tugs, a couple of cargo ships, cruise ships and a large tanker all quite detailed. And of course there is the usual Extras folder. Among other things it has a pilotable version of the WSF ferry MV Kaleetan as well as a small xml add-on that will enable all new Orbx wave effects. The entire installation is managed by Orbx Central so no more fiddling around having to disable default traffic files. The new wave effects have been anticipated for some time and we have chosen this method of distribution to let you try them now if you wish rather than wait an unknown period of time for technical issues to be solved. As was the case for CAE3, Pacific Northwest Ferries is built for Prepar3D v4. It will be offered as Orbx Freeware via Orbx Central. Orbx Pacific Northwest is required. https://orbxdirect.com/product/pnw And now some screenshots from Iain: More screenshots from Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flapper1 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Utterly captivating. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike62 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Love It! Looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmorin Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Excellent!!! Thank you Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianV Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Wow Larry, this is some awesome work. As much as I like flying in the PNW this adds a whole new dimension to the experience that I look forward to explore. Thank you for sharing and Iain for the shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Li Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 We only have TE PNW for X-Plane 11, but not for P3D. Why this great add on is not built for X Plane 11? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvdboomen Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Wonderful Larry! Thank you for all the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 This looks great Larry, thank you for all this hard work:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flying_fish Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Hey congrats Larry, great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapletree1 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 most grateful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabs79 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Steve Li said: We only have TE PNW for X-Plane 11, but not for P3D. Why this great add on is not built for X Plane 11? There is no TE PNW, only a TE Washington and TE Oregon. There has been a landclass-based PNW region for FSX and later P3D for many years now, and I guess that the addon mentioned here is for that region, not for the more recent True Earth regions released for X-Plane 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Appreciate the work you put into this region. The quality & attention to detail always brings me back to fly here. TTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry_R Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 3 hours ago, fabs79 said: There has been a landclass-based PNW region for FSX and later P3D for many years now, and I guess that the addon mentioned here is for that region Yes, that is correct. Orbx Pacific Northwest is required. https://orbxdirect.com/product/pnw I'll add that to the announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F737MAX Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 @Larry_R Does this update anything on your original 'AI Ferry System for Southern BC and Puget Sound v2' from March 2019? If so, does it require a complete delete of the older project and full install of the new Orbx one? Well done on "making the cut." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Very nice indeed. Thank you so much Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Not much makes me homesick but Larry, I think you did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Absolutely awesome, Larry. Thank you very much !! I might have to fire up P3D again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 How in the world is this not payware? I’d pay for this and I’m not complaining , it’s wonderful, and I see some great comic potential here too. Really look forward to this Larry, thank you and Orbx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack the Swede in Spain Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Am I assuming right, that this product is not yet released? Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry_R Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 15 hours ago, F737NG said: Does this update anything on your original 'AI Ferry System for Southern BC and Puget Sound v2' from March 2019? If so, does it require a complete delete of the older project and full install of the new Orbx one? Thanks for asking a very pertinent question. The original 'AI Ferry System for Southern BC and Puget Sound v2' is not compatible and must be removed. This is covered in the User Guide but I’ll bet that like me, not that many read the guides before installing. If you have installed the Blog version of the ferries as an xml add-on in your \Documents\Prepar3D v4 Add-ons\ folder as recommended you can just delete it. You should also rename the disabled trafficBoats.bgl.original back to the original name ‘trafficBoats.bgl’. Ideally you should do this before installing Pacific Northwest Ferries. If you forget and install the Pacific Northwest Ferries without first installing the blog version, delete the blog version. Orbx Central will have managed the traffic file. The only caveat is that if you later uninstall the ferries, Orbx Central will not be able to restore the name of the default traffic file and you will need to do this yourself. It’s covered in the User Guide. If by rare chance you have disassembled the Blog add-on xml version and copied the various parts (effects, sounds, SimObjects, scenery) to the sim folder itself, removing and deleting the scenery component should be sufficient. I strongly recommend installing the Pacific Northwest Ferries in an external library and not in the sim. This keeps all the files installed by the ferries in one place so you can be sure that every trace is removed when you uninstall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto2 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Hi Larry, Thanks for all of your great work including this newest Pacific Northwest Ferries add on. I am sure it will be superb just as it looks in the great pictures by Iain! Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seby.h Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 7 hours ago, JJJackson said: Am I assuming right, that this product is not yet released? Jack I am guessing its for now only available if you subscribe to fastlane option in orbx central which allows you to access addons and update a bit earlier while they are in final beta stages. I could not see it any where in Orbx Central V4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry_R Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 25 minutes ago, seby.h said: am guessing its for now only available if you subscribe to fastlane option in orbx central Hi guys, This is a customary preview announcement. When the product is released it will be announced here: https://orbxsystems.com/forum/forum/217-orbxdirect-release-announcements/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 This is excellent news, thanks for this Larry. Thanks for both you and Iain for the images too. I will at last be able to enjoy this magnificent add on as I didn't have the nous to install it before! What a great reminder this will be for the trip I recently took between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen on The Queen of New Westminster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caluma65 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Superb. Very impressive indeed!! Cheers, Calum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwam Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Larry, Your PNW freeware is the icing on the cake for what is already my favourite place to fly in the P3D world - every add on a must and every one worth paying for too so to get them as freeware is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
787flyer Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 On 2/24/2020 at 1:15 AM, VH-KDK said: This is excellent news, thanks for this Larry. Thanks for both you and Iain for the images too. I will at last be able to enjoy this magnificent add on as I didn't have the nous to install it before! What a great reminder this will be for the trip I recently took between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen on The Queen of New Westminster. Same here! Was there last October and took the ferry. Looking forward to watching the ferries go to and fro. Nice work Larry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry_R Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Hi folks, This is just a quick note to say that it shouldn’t be too much longer before the PNW ferries are released. Let me take this opportunity to answer one likely question: why are the Bremerton and Seattle ferry terminals not included? For me the problem with these areas is where to stop. Just adding a small terminal would look out of place within the bigger scene. Each of these locations becomes a big project. I may add them as part of a service pack at some point, but my interest now is in getting this to you soon rather than at some unknown time in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanislepilot Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Thanks again for your commitment to this and CAC8 Larry! Out of curiosity, do you have BC Ferries C classes and newer Coastal Renaissance class modeled? Cheers! Troy Kretzul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry_R Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 10 hours ago, vanislepilot said: Out of curiosity, do you have BC Ferries C classes and newer Coastal Renaissance class modeled? Hello Troy, The most recent BC ferries modeled are the two Spirit Class boats. There are a couple of ferries that are no longer in service but that have sentimental value for me so they remain, like the Queen of Nanaimo. It takes me between one and two months to make a boat and a number of them have been redone multiple times as I've gone along. I have to stop somewhere just to get this out the door. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfstreamtwo Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Larry, I'm really looking forward to adding this to my sim. I've already deleted the previous .xml based version and restored trafficboats.bgl in anticipation of release (sure was easier than the earlier system), and I'm also looking forward to the progress made to the wave effects you prototyped a while back. It was a treat to see a couple of shots of the Kingston terminal, as we're on the Kingston-Edmonds run once or twice a month to head to "the other side" from the Kitsap peninsula. I completely agree with the comments above that this is truly payware quality and a magnificent gift to the community. Curious about something I haven't seen mentioned, except perhaps in connection with your comment about the Bremerton and Seattle terminals. Did you accommodate the DD Seattle City X (not airports) scenery where your terminals would affect that scenery area? Based on the map here, that would be Fauntleroy, Edmonds and Mukilteo but not Point Defiance or anything on Vashon. For those unfamiliar with the Washington State Ferry system, here's a link to their home page, where you can find a .pdf map and timetable on the left side of the site, so you'll know where to look for terminals and boats. Here's one for BC Ferries for their southern Gulf of Georgia routes and one for the northern Gulf routes. Both systems are a real life-line in the PNW. A better Point No Point light and area and my P3D PNW will be ideal. With your WSF/BC Ferries, I'll be back to preferring it over TE Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfstreamtwo Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Just saw it's out. Fabulous! I see from the separately downloadable manual (great idea, Orbx) you've included route maps so my links above are just supplemental for anyone waning a standalone version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 44 minutes ago, Gulfstreamtwo said: Just saw it's out. Fabulous! Have to completely agree! I'm a friend of Larry (also the late Neil Hill) and have watched Larry's talent and giving spirit grow by the day. The new PNW Ferry and Terminals is 1st class. A big CONGRATULATIONS to Larry on a stellar project. I too take the Edmonds to Kingston ferry fairly often. Riding the ferry is unlike anything else you will ever do. In case it helps I've made a zip file of all the Terminals and POI in the new PNW Ferries and Terminals by Orbx and Larry Robinson. Each one will put you facing the terminal or POI in slew mode, using the default Maule. Of course I also like just flying around and finding them but just in case. Here's my two favorites (well, besides Mukilteo to Clinton, and Pt Defiance, and...........) Can you guess which ones they are? PNW Ferry Flt Plans.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfstreamtwo Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 The top one is: What a superb accomplishment! Congratulations, Larry! Thanks for the work on the flight plans, Rob. Nice even for us locals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfstreamtwo Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I'm also pleased to report that Larry's three terminals that are in the DD Seattle X area fit in just fine. In fact, the PR Larry used appears to be the same set but better rez than the DD ones. Perfectly understandable on DD's part as they're covering a larger area. For anyone using the DD product, don't miss out on picking up Larry's freeware. As you can tell from those of us who live here in the Puget Sound area, Larry has truly captured an essential part of the experience. This is a pay-ware quality product in all but the free price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfstreamtwo Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I did notice that at Kingson and Bainbridge/Winslow Larry has King County water taxis for high speed ferries, tho' at the correct location for Kingston. It's the small vessel outside the breakwater and to port of the ferry. Should be Kitsap Transit like this, but admittedly, that's pretty nit-picky. His "Welcome to Kingston" sign covers all sins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry_R Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Gulfstreamtwo said: I did notice that at Kingson and Bainbridge/Winslow Larry has King County water taxis for high speed ferries, tho' at the correct location for Kingston. It's the small vessel outside the breakwater and to port of the ferry. Yes, I know the model I used is not correct. In fact the Melissa Ann used at Kingston is now replaced with newer boats on Seattle routes. I do have a few photos of the boat used on the Kingston run but not enough and given the 1 to 2 months it takes me to make a boat, I had to make compromises. A lot of them. For example, some of the other ferries represented are no longer in service. I hope everyone will understand. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 A big thanks for this nice scenery and for the improved waves. Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkH Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Nice picture showing that obviously this annoying bug with terrain reflections showing up in the middle of water is still not solved. What a pity (not Orbx fault). Sadly, those guys over at LM still ignore this bug... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvdboomen Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 10 hours ago, AnkH said: Sadly, those guys over at LM still ignore this bug... And the shifted terrain shore and bank reflections in the water... But indeed, it's not Orbx causing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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