Popular Post Orbx Posted December 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2020 Explore the Charming Canary Islands in X-Plane 11! TrueEarth Canary Islands for X-Plane 11 delivers nine idyllic islands to explore in phenomenal detail and also includes the fully hand-crafted and highly detailed GCLA La Palma Airport. Discover the sun, sea and serenity of this stunning archipelago in an experience that only TrueEarth can deliver as you cruise along the coasts of Gran Canaria or marvel at Mount Teide as it towers above the island of Tenerife. Combining detailed hand-corrected aerial imagery and refined mesh means the islands are more lifelike in X-Plane 11 than ever before. Complete or start your tour of the Canary Islands at the La Palma Airport, developed by the Orbx Havant Studio. Sporting a single north-south runway on the east side of the island, expect challenges from prevailing winds and coastal turbulence. Test your instrument approach skills with the NDB approaches from the north and south. This included hand-crafted airport is ideal for those looking to perform numerous island-hops or take their favourite 737 or A320 back towards mainland Europe for those leisure flights. Located on the island of the same name, La Palma Airport is the perfect hub to start your journey around the Canary Islands. Each of the Canary Islands in the archipelago has its own characteristics and charm that have been stunningly recreated. From local hotels and resorts in Santa Cruz to seaside towns and harbours across the lakes of Arrecife, each island has unique locations to explore from the skies. The beautiful coastlines across the Canary Islands provide those perfect picturesque moments you can only experience with a TrueEarth product. TrueEarth Canary Islands goes beyond remarkable aerial imagery, with custom Spanish themed autogen that has been expertly made and placed accurately throughout each of the nine islands. Millions of pieces of vegetation, buildings, and miles of road are all placed accurately meaning you can easily navigate the islands low and slow. TrueEarth Canary Islands is truly the definitive way to explore these idyllic islands! FEATURES Complete coverage for all nine Canary Islands (El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Lanzarote, Chinijo Archipelago, La Palma, Tenerife and La Graciosa) Explore each island in exquisite detail with hundreds of points of interest to seek out Includes Orbx payware quality rendition of La Palma Airport, featuring stunning PBR material texturing, detailed modelling and SAM jetways Hand-crafted and colour-matched aerial imagery bringing each island to life Accurately placed hotels, resorts, towns and other landmarks easily identifiable as you fly Discover natural attractions such as Maspalomas, Teide National Park and Mount Teide in rich detail Expertly crafted coastlines with beautiful watermasking for famous beaches such as El Medano, Sotavento and El Cotillo Millions of accurately placed trees, forests and custom building autogen to provide authentic Spanish vibes across the archipelago Project led by legendary developer Tony Wroblewski GCLA La Palma Airport developed by the Orbx Havant Studio TrueEarth Canary Islands will release next week on 26 December with a special 20% launch discount! 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbmoke Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Very good - looking forward to getting this - thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbmoke Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) Actually, it's just a thought - how long will you be holding the discount for from the 26th? It's just that I won't be able to access the Orbx Central software to download this scenery on my PC until I get back from the Christmas break on the 2nd of January? Is there any way of paying for it without using Orbx Central using my iPad and then download it after my return? Edited December 18, 2020 by orbmoke Grammar correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Correia Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 47 minutes ago, orbmoke said: Actually, it's just a thought - how long will you be holding the discount for from the 26th? It's just that I won't be able to access the Orbx Central software to download this scenery on my PC until I get back from the Christmas break on the 2nd of January? Is there any way of paying for it without using Orbx Central using my iPad and then download it after my return? You can purchase through the website directly and then download later with Orbx Central. The discount will run till the 29th December. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediumRareBaku Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 A cool project. Do you plan to bring it to P3D as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiotrMKG Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I don’t fly in X-Plane, but this looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_santi Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Wow! Definitely a day one purchase. Just wonderinggggg: will there be more airports to come in the future? (specially GCXO and GCTS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britfrog Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 this is a must have for me, have so missed La Palma since leaving FSX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ams Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Superb!! No body can beat Orbx true earth products. Keep them coming..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilG Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Really chuffed about this. Put me down for a copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarchelHoek Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Wow, Would be an instant buy if it would come to P3D as I don't fly X-Plane. Very stunning images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzelle Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I'm worried about Lanzarote - in MSFS it's far too green and it doesn't look like that at all (BING that is). The Spain UHD has it about right at Level 18 and 19. What is Orbx's spec for scenery - 30cm per pixel or other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Word not allowed! Always enjoy the challenge of getting into La Palma, but XP11 has been sidelined off my PC. Can only fit 2 out of the 3 major Sims on the system. This looks good enough to get me trying to find a way to put XP11 back on! TTM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renault Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Two words - "Simply Outstanding !!!" Cheers Renault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renault Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 25 minutes ago, TigerTigerM said: Word not allowed! Always enjoy the challenge of getting into La Palma, but XP11 has been sidelined off my PC. Can only fit 2 out of the 3 major Sims on the system. This looks good enough to get me trying to find a way to put XP11 back on! TTM Hi TTM I have XPlane on a 1 TB Samsung T5 Portable SSD. It uses a USB 3.0 connection and works like a charm Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil0671 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 A superb news............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porsche Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 How much disk space will this occupy when installed? I'm running out of space and will have to thin down where possible. Thanks. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, renault said: Hi TTM I have XPlane on a 1 TB Samsung T5 Portable SSD. It uses a USB 3.0 connection and works like a charm Cheers Pete I found XP11 on an SSD too. Hooked up & currently updating TE GB regions. Fingers crossed. Tell me, how does one tell if a USB slot is 3.0 or 2.0? Is there a symbol that differentiates them? I think I have USB 2.0 & 3.0 on the PC, but not sure which is which. Slots in the front & back Cheers TTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim/Rodeo314 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 20% down from what base price? USB 3 ports on a PC have blue plastic inside. If you have a Mac, all your ports are either USB 2 (for old old machines) or all USB 3, there is no mix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wroblewski Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Fizzelle said: What is Orbx's spec for scenery - 30cm per pixel or other? This is 60cm 3 hours ago, porsche said: How much disk space will this occupy when installed? I'm running out of space and will have to thin down where possible. Thanks. Approx 30gb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porsche Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 30 is good. Thanks. I quite enjoy TE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzelle Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Tony Wroblewski said: This is 60cm That's a disappointment, was hoping for better resolution than that. So then, how green is Lanzarote? I'm sensitive to this as I practically lived there pre-lockdown. Edited December 18, 2020 by Fizzelle Additional bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leinsters Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Amazing guys! Thank you for continuing to develop for X-Plane. MSFS just isn't cutting the mustard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanlaoge Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I had a fear that TrueEarth series would die out with the coming of MSFS. I am so relieved it is not the case. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morten I Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 15 hours ago, TigerTigerM said: I found XP11 on an SSD too. Hooked up & currently updating TE GB regions. Fingers crossed. Tell me, how does one tell if a USB slot is 3.0 or 2.0? Is there a symbol that differentiates them? I think I have USB 2.0 & 3.0 on the PC, but not sure which is which. Slots in the front & back Cheers TTM Blue is usb 3 plug, black is usb 2.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wroblewski Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 13 hours ago, Fizzelle said: So then, how green is Lanzarote? I'm sensitive to this as I practically lived there pre-lockdown. It's not green, i.e. looks good to me and as it should be. 13 hours ago, Fizzelle said: That's a disappointment, was hoping for better resolution than that. 60cm is high resolution already, if you go down to 30cm all you will get is a scenery that is 4 times the size that looks the same and video cards running out of RAM because nobody can run it smoothly. The increase in size and disk-space requirements wouldn't be worth it and X-Plane will simply make everything blurry if you force in too much. Also, bare in mind this has a high resolution mesh as well that really brings out every detail in the landscape. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzelle Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Sorry Tony I get a bit OCD and possessive about MY island! You've convinced me! I still use XPL a lot and will continue to do so. BING Lanzarote is awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Can we expect preview shots from Iain and/or Filou? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X4711 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 12/18/2020 at 10:26 PM, Tony Wroblewski said: This is 60cm Approx 30gb It is great that you are using ZL18. I found that doing Helicopter flight over the Balearic Islands, the high resolution did enhance the experience a lot. ZL18 is a great choice. (Would be awesome if we had True Earth Taiwan in ZL18 for X-Plane someday. It is 36.193 km² but the True Earth Washington release had 237,956 km² in ZL17. So True Earth Taiwan in ZL18 would require less disk space than True Earth Washington in ZL17.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil0671 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Please make it also for MSFS2020 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jota Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) at what price will the discount come out? is it compatible with third-party airports? Edited December 22, 2020 by Tony Wroblewski Edit: Removed large unnecessary font Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harmes Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Jota said: is it compatible with third-party airports? Hi. Digital Design's GCTS works very well with the scenery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan W. Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 New on this forum and this is very good news. Cannot wait to fly over playa Famara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Will the other airports in the Canary Islands group appear as presented in XP itself, or be tweaked at all by Orbx?? TTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jota Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) Sorry, at what price will it come out? Edited December 23, 2020 by Tony Wroblewski Removed formatting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wroblewski Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 6 hours ago, TigerTigerM said: Will the other airports in the Canary Islands group appear as presented in XP itself, or be tweaked at all by Orbx?? Some of them have been tweaked to be compatible, e.g. by removing trees or adding/removing exclusions to fit in with the scenery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harmes Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 @Jan W. @Jota Welcome to the forum. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agboeing15 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 will this be compatible with fly-x's Fuertaventura and Lanzarote sceneries and just-sim's GCTS? looks amazing anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rylabics Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Good news for Christmas! I am happy to hear that the airport GCLA will be improved! As I fly very often in this region I would like to ask some questions: As I understood the package includes the mesh of 9 islands and only one airport (GCLA), the other airports (GCXO, GCTX, GCLP, GCHI, GCGM, etc.) are not included, right? => case not is there a plan to include them in the near future? In the "official" version of GCLA I have a lot of problems with AI traffic and also with the textures of the runways. That happens also in GCHI, GCGM and GCXO. I hope that your package is an improvement with respect to AI traffic. I use a lot traffic global, could you please tell me if the package will be compatible with traffic global? I mean will it allow AI traffic? Does the package offer the possibility of choosing between installing static and non static aircraft? Is this mesh compatible with Spain UHD or case not is it an improvement of Spain UHD? I am using Spain UHD and I am very happy with it. Thanks in advance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim/Rodeo314 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Like all TrueEarth products, it should provide mesh (including elevation data), photoreal ground textures, autogen, and an additional overlay package for custom POI objects. It's definitely a replacement for SpainUHD (provided you give the Orbx scenery pack higher priority). It should be possible to use SpainUHD mesh and textures with the autogen and overlay from Orbx, but you'd be skipping half of the product :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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