Wolkenschreck Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Hi Orbx, Let me first thank you for giving us OLC Africa. It was my most look-forward-to add-on (with OLC Asia) and I bought it instantly. As one who never been to Africa (well, only to Tunisia), I am unsure if I simply imagined Africa in colors that have nothing in common with reality or if something is a bit off? So maybe somebody with travel experience can clarify on this for me: I always imagined West Africa and East Africa to be more green with lush vegetation. There is of course a dry and a wet season at most places. But right now it looks a bit strange in the sim. Uganda, DRC, Rwanda are very yellowish / dried out and the wet seasons seems to be totally missing. The same for West Africa, which looks a bit like fall in Europe. And I tried various months in the sim before posting here. Moreover, I compared some places with screenshots posted by Nick and they are similar to my setup. So everything should be installed correctly. OLC Africa is a huge product sold a bargain price and I am very thankful for the discount. But does it really look the whole year that dry in Africa? My shots were done in Lomé, Togo and Entebbe, Uganda. Real life: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rongor Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 My question doesn't have anything to do with your case but please let me ask if you have Vectors installed? Those coastlines in your screenshots look quite off-putting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolkenschreck Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 Yes, Vector is installed. And you are right, it could need some improvements. But at the same time it looks very good in Egypt, Tunisia, South Africa, and so on. In the end, It is a question of source date. For me, Vector is one of the most essential add-ons and I would not want to miss it. Back to topic: Many of the fellow users here already have OLC Africa. Maybe somebody could post a similar shot from Lomé? I really begin to wonder if something is off with my installation. And to add something positive: North Africa and Egypt look very nice. Great improvement there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Hello, I am sure that the Vector data will have been a bit sub-standard in places but it does improve things none the less. Given that all the Google Earth images seem to have been taken in December, unless you can find other imagery, we don't really know how green or otherwise it might be at other times of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanvito Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 I did a bit of flying around Lake Victoria and Kilimanjaro and yeah, it seems a bit too arid. I did set the sim date to January, maybe it's a seasonal thing? In another topic, I also think the OpenLC version of the Pacific coast of Central America is a bit too dry as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc44kin Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Hi Guys, I haven't been to Africa but I have seen some of South Americas coastal regions where all of the rain falls on the other side of the huge mountain range,Peru gets no rain only sea mists for instance, so you really need to know a lot of the climate in the area before commenting too much,great work by the team anyway,Doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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