Popular Post Orbx Posted April 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2021 Hi everyone, We realise we have not announced any product roadmap for a while, mostly due to putting efforts on planning around the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator and understanding what was possible. After a few months, and a few more products, we feel now it’s a good time to draw up a list of products which we are planning to release in the next little while. Now - we know in flight sim (and in life!) things can change fast, so we reserve the right to modify the list and the sequence, so best to keep checking our “coming soon” page to be up to date with what is coming next. First of all, here are some of the Landmarks City Packs we have lined up for development in MSFS: Auckland, New Zealand Cape Town, South Africa Cairo, Egypt Dubai, UAE Dublin, Ireland Frankfurt, Germany Honolulu, Oahu, USA Melbourne, Australia Mumbai, India Panama Canal and Panama City Yokohama, Japan ....and Cityscape Sydney for P3D! Then a few Regional Packs, also for MSFS: Canary Islands Northern England Scotland A couple of very neat regions are planned for X-Plane 11 and Prepar3D, with the spectacular TrueEarth Eastern Alps (P3D) and TrueEarth Southern Spain (XP11), and you already know about openLC Asia. Regarding airports, we have a bit of a mix between P3D and MSFS, but we are also looking at a number of refreshed airports for XP11. These below are the ones in production: KBOI Boise International (P3D) KBUR Hollywood Burbank (XPL) KCRW Chuck Yeager (MSFS) KPBI Palm Beach (P3D & MSFS) LDSP Split Airport (P3D & MSFS) LIEO Olbia (XPL) LKPR Prague (P3D & MSFS) VTSP Phuket International (P3D) And from our Indies, we have the following that are in deep development: KAVX Catalina for MSFS (Ken & Tim) ENTO Torp for P3D (Finn) KVNY Van Nuys for P3D & MSFS (Matteo) LIPH Treviso for MSFS (Matteo) SBSP São Paulo for MSFS (Matteo) ESSB Stockholm Bromma for MSFS & P3D (Marcus) On top of these, our Australian HQ airport, YMEN, will be launched on MSFS, P3D and XP11 at the same time. Essendon Fields is celebrating 100 years of operation, and we are working closely with Essendon Fields management and airport operations to bring you this airport in its full glory, with max details and true to life buildings. We are rather excited by this (very excited as a matter of fact!), and we hope you will all come and visit. ;-) In some really new news, we will be soon releasing our very first aircraft for MSFS - the Edgley Optica. The aircraft was designed for low speed observation work with a loiter time of around 7 hours, intended to rival helicopters. The bubble canopy provides an amazing 270 degrees panoramic vision and almost vertical downward vision, which is perfect for enjoying Orbx scenery all around. A total of 22 aircraft were manufactured over the years and some are still operational in countries across the globe. Our version has been lovingly crafted with a high attention to detail and will come with some representation of real world skins including some of our own favourite custom designs. We are sure you will love flying this aircraft in MSFS as much as our team has. Well! That is a bit of a list which will keep us busy for the next few months… We are leaving this post open for comments. Happy to get your feedback and future requests! As always yours in flying, The Orbx Team 42 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattydolly Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Wow !! that looks pretty awesome ... to bad I don’t see Bilbao and Asturias airports in the list... I really miss these 2 airports in MSFS 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumley Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 What happened to YPPH? It has been touted in the recent past as in development but doesn't appear in your road map. 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfr_steve Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) Very intrigued to know a bit more about your 'northern England' pack. Will this be a custom overlay/assets/pio pack intended to be released also for the midlands and south regions? Thanks! Steve Edited April 6, 2021 by vfr_steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffegg Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Landmark packs look great. I thought YBBN for MSFS was imminent as well? 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Kamer Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 What about EGLC for P3Dv5? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lenting Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Thank you very much Sir for this update. I know there is a lot of work ahead, keep us busy in this briliant hobby. If a may do a request or give a hint. I do really looking forward for the TE Eirland , Norway, The Netherlands XPlane versions. Regards Peter KLM051 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DModjo Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Great to see Sydney city will get some love in P3D 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marcus Nyberg Posted April 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2021 31 minutes ago, Fattydolly said: Wow !! that looks pretty awesome ... to bad I don’t see Bilbao and Asturias airports in the list... I really miss these 2 airports in MSFS I am working on porting them. But first finish Stockholm-Bromma Im hoping to be able to port all my airports. With focus on the bigger ones in Sweden and Spain first. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ozzman Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Great upcoming list.Especially looking forward to Melbourne and Dubai landmarks packs for MSFS. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ticker7 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Fantastic news guys but still no Perth, a little disappointed 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchsim Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Thanks for the update! A lot of nice things coming! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianV Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Awesome list, thank you so much for giving this taster of what the future might bring. Fingers crossed, and awesome that you have Dublin on your list. The recent MSFS update didn't do it full justice. The expansion into Australia, Asia, Africa, and Central/South America is just fantastic. Beautiful taster shorts, that I will return to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseamad Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Fantastic news, thanks for the update guys. My poor credit card will be getting another head ache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyWsays Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Lots of great news to digest, however the stand out for me are the regional packs. I take it these will be the Microsoft Flight Simulator equivalents of the True Earth series? If so, that is absolutely fantastic! Flying around Northern England and Scotland with stacks of Orbx quality VFR landmarks sounds captivating. My debit card is already poised...take my money! PS - don't forget about Southern England too ;-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenrikIsaksen Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Looks great! Still hoping to see both ESSA and perhaps an ENGM scenery some time this year! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattydolly Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 37 minutes ago, Marcus Nyberg said: I am working on porting them. But first finish Stockholm-Bromma Im hoping to be able to port all my airports. With focus on the bigger ones in Sweden and Spain first. That’s the great new of the day. Thank you so much for your amazing job (and all the Orbx dev of course) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Cumbers Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 as awesome as this is id rather you fix the night lighting at EGPH as it has been unusable for over 4 months now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keino333 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 True amazing ..wow ..can't wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Hoping we'll get some more TrueEarth regions in the US for X-Plane at some point! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonDominique Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Yep, curious, no mention of YBBN for MSFS. But i like this 2021 menu Dom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurebreadmachine Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Hello! Great news, preparing my wallet already for a bunch of good stuff on the lists! One question, what does the regional packs for MSFS mean? Improved autogen, landmarks, overlays etc? Thanks once again, Orbx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ams Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Truly an amazing list. Almost all of them are great! Very exciting times. It's definitely time to bring out the wallet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURKEP12000 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Excellent news and thanks for the roadmap update. Particularly looking forward to what Northern England brings to MSFS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshp151 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Wow Canada completely left out. The ground mesh is so outdated. Disappointing it won’t get any kind of update to bring it to the standard of everything else 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post captainbluesky Posted April 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2021 Thanks for the updates. However I echo previous comments re: what about YBBN and YPPH for FS 2020? Also what is the status of the following main Australian airports for FS 2020 - can the lead project manager and/or lead developer comment? YBAS Alice Springs YBCG Gold Coast YBCS Cairns YMML Melbourne YSCB Canberra Any plans for Adelaide, Darwin or Townsville airports? I think FS 2020 needs some more detailed Australian airports to satisfy a lot of flight simmers. I am certain you would sell vast quantities of the above if they were prioritised even before the City Packs. 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoDuSu Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Without wishing to be too repetitive or pushy, can we please get an update for EGLC for the P3D variant? It was suggested, in the below thread, that you would dedicate some time to it in January of this year, but we've not heard anything since. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udo Metz Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Overall good News! I´m really looking forward of Sao Paulo. Whats about the Alaska Airport Series like PAEN, PAGS, PAHO, PAJN, PAKT PAVD and PAYA? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KORDATC Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 They all sound wonderful, but if I may.... Why wouldn’t a brand new in-house scenery such as Boise also be made compatible with MSFS? This would be the perfect airport to fly the new CRJ into. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evaamo Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Nice roadmap, however, I’d like to know if Barcelona cityscape is still going to be made P3D v5 compatible? Also, is Hawaii still going to be ported to XPL? thanks! -E 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F737MAX Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 There are some very interesting products for me in that line-up. Particularly like the P3D stuff, but welcome the regional packs in MSFS too. Glad to see some emphasis on areas outside the USA and Europe. Just hope previous feedback on MSFS products is taken on board and we can get some updates on long-standing scenery discussions (e.g. EGLC P3Dv5, YPPH). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurebreadmachine Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 2 hours ago, chumley said: What happened to YPPH? It has been touted in the recent past as in development but doesn't appear in your road map. 40 minutes ago, captainbluesky said: Thanks for the updates. However I echo previous comments re: what about YBBN and YPPH for FS 2020? Also what is the status of the following main Australian airports for FS 2020 - can the lead project manager and/or lead developer comment? YBAS Alice Springs YBCG Gold Coast YBCS Cairns YMML Melbourne YSCB Canberra Any plans for Adelaide, Darwin or Townsville airports? I think FS 2020 needs some more detailed Australian airports to satisfy a lot of flight simmers. I am certain you would sell vast quantities of the above if they were prioritised even before the City Packs. In case you didnt knew, there is another different dev working on YPPH already. Might not be Orbx, but at least one is being made. More about it here... https://fselite.net/news/axonos-announces-perth-airport-for-msfs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilstorm Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Looking forward to all that 2021 brings. Of the list the ones I see that are items Ive been waiting for are KNVY for MSFS KAVX for MSFS KBUR for XP11 Really hoping to see more of the small GA PNW airports find their way into MSFS, any Pilotedge towered controlled airports find their way into XPlane 11. Of everything, KNVY a Class D airport is the airport that most interest me for my enjoyment of GA flying on PilotEdge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scandinavian Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Another update, no Bodø. Shame, it looked so promising. But excellent news of Bromma for P3D. Hope you consider KCRW and SBSP for P3D in the future. Especially Congonhas. We already have an awesome rendition of Santos Dumont. The Rio - Sao Paulo route is maybe one of my all time favorites with exciting airports at both ends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvidencePlz Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I want that plane! Also, Northern England Orbx pack for MSFS? Please tell me it will include Liverpool and major landmarks, buildings etc. MSFS official uk world update added only three: Royal Liver Building and the two stadiums. I want more! Thank you Orbx. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlynnePayze Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Having switched from X-Plane 11 to MSFS2020, I was wondering when you are likely to create EGNX. The X-Plane version was excellent. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 A welcome update, pleased to see Marcus will be porting over his work to MSFS. Now looking forward to Matteo's projects, especially Congonhas, which should be a wow! Neil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mets747 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 How detailed will KVNY be for P3D? I'm really looking forward to that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLH1702 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) see below . . . Edited April 6, 2021 by DLH1702 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLH1702 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Honestly these MSFS sceneries all look fantastic. But checking the roadmap for new XP11 stuff the list is really quite short. It seems Orbx is puttting the vast majority of resources into dev for MSFS and is not really interested that much in doing business with XP11 users any more. I am feeling sorry for not seeing any major airports being developed by Orbx for XP11 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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