paulb Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 ......is EGFF Cardiff, Wales . I often flying low and slow simply to enjoy the scenery. So (for my own benefit), I decided to compare the three sims that I use. All are clear skies in summer flying a DA42 or 62. I have my sliders to the right in all sims. Below are three approach shots for each simulator. Hope that you find them of interest. P3Dv4 with Orbx EU Wales X Plane 11 with Orbx EGFF Cardiff and TE GB South MSFS with a third party airport. Still waiting for Orbx Landmarks GB South 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caluma65 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Very interesting set of comparison shots Paul. All three looking superb imo. Cheers, Calum 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, Caluma65 said: Very interesting set of comparison shots Paul. All three looking superb imo. Cheers, Calum Thank you Calum . It took me longer than I expected to do the comparison! The thing that I notice most is the absence of landmarks in MSFS. For example, in the other two sims one can see landmarks such as the Porthkerry Bridge and the Aberthaw Power Station. I guess one notices it more in places that one is familiar with. Hopefully Orbx will soon fill the void. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caluma65 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, paulb said: For example, in the other two sims one can see landmarks such as the Porthkerry Bridge and the Aberthaw Power Station. I guess one notices it more in places that one is familiar with. Hopefully Orbx will soon fill the void. It was the bridge that stood out to me too. It's a shame that there aren't more landmarks available. Hopefully it's something that will come in time - along with wider coverage photgrammetry. Cheers, Calum 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 nice comparison there Paul, I was always disappointed with what looks like a waterfall on the approach, better modelled in the other sims I thought... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 14 minutes ago, wain71 said: nice comparison there Paul, I was always disappointed with what looks like a waterfall on the approach, better modelled in the other sims I thought... Thanks Wayne . Glad that you found it of interest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Interesting comparison Paul. Good idea. I’m glad you have landmarks in your sim for your area. Mine? Fuggetaboutit. The data from all three goes back to the Stone Age. Someone here was doing my area in P3D but stopped which really hurt. Won’t mention any names but it was a huge blow to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 And the winner is ……….. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiflyit Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Yes Paul, very interesting. Overall it shows that all the 3 sims have good scenery and graphics. But the cliff on the left side and the bridge look best in Xplane so the winner is of course Xplane!! 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Fantastic comparison Paul, from an area you are quite familiar with. Very interesting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Interesting comparison Paul. Good idea. I’m glad you have landmarks in your sim for your area. Mine? Fuggetaboutit. The data from all three goes back to the Stone Age. Someone here was doing my area in P3D but stopped which really hurt. Won’t mention any names but it was a huge blow to me. Thanks Jack . Sorry to hear that your home area is poorly represented in the sims. Doesn't the Bing imagery in MSFS at least make it look a bit better? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 2 hours ago, BradB said: And the winner is ……….. I am not going there John! This is a friendly forum 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 2 hours ago, andiflyit said: Yes Paul, very interesting. Overall it shows that all the 3 sims have good scenery and graphics. But the cliff on the left side and the bridge look best in Xplane so the winner is of course Xplane!! Thanks Andreas . Well, I think that X Plane 11 offers the best UK scenery at the moment thanks to Orbx True Earth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Stillwater said: Fantastic comparison Paul, from an area you are quite familiar with. Very interesting! Thank you kindly Gerold . These small details often make a difference when you know an area well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 39 minutes ago, paulb said: Thanks Jack . Sorry to hear that your home area is poorly represented in the sims. Doesn't the Bing imagery in MSFS at least make it look a bit better? Nope, it looks like a rubbish dump. It's sad they can have such good imagery in other places. The sat view of where I live looks like it was taken 60+ years ago with Sputnik. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 42 minutes ago, paulb said: Thanks Andreas . Well, I think that X Plane 11 offers the best UK scenery at the moment thanks to Orbx True Earth. Very well done comparison images Paul. Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Orbx also release True Earth scenery of Great Britain for P3D? I thought they did. It would be interesting to see the same comparison, albeit with P3D TE up against X-Plane TE to see how the two TE GB's compare 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: Nope, it looks like a rubbish dump. It's sad they can have such good imagery in other places. The sat view of where I live looks like it was taken 60+ years ago with Sputnik. Oh dear . I know that some of the Bing imagery dates back many years. I wonder if they will ever update it in MSFS? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 1 minute ago, paulb said: Oh dear . I know that some of the Bing imagery dates back many years. I wonder if they will ever update it in MSFS? I have a better chance of winning the lottery than them doing that Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, Sniper31 said: Very well done comparison images Paul. Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Orbx also release True Earth scenery of Great Britain for P3D? I thought they did. It would be interesting to see the same comparison, albeit with P3D TE up against X-Plane TE to see how the two TE GB's compare Thank you Landon . Indeed. they have released TE GB for P3D. I have all of their EU scenery (and most of the rest of the world regions) in P3Dv4. But they released TE GB for XP11 first. That caused me to purchase XP11. Having bought it once, I couldn't see any point in buying it for P3D. So, the shots simply reflect what is on my pc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 42 minutes ago, paulb said: So, the shots simply reflect what is on my pc Makes perfect sense Paul 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Fine shots these Paul. cheers Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 8, 2022 Author Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Iain Emms said: Fine shots these Paul. cheers Iain Many thanks Iain . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 On 9/7/2022 at 9:27 PM, paulb said: That caused me to purchase XP11. Having bought it once, I couldn't see any point in buying it for P3D. I wish I had that will power, I have it for both but I don't even have p3d installed now.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, wain71 said: I wish I had that will power, I have it for both but I don't even have p3d installed now.... Oh dear! That seems a pity. Never mind Wayne. There are worse things to spend your money on . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 I guess we all have scenery and planes that we don't use etc, on my shelf in the office I have disc versions of FSX, XP10 & Ground Environment Extreme, but I'll keep them and don't regret buying them... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 53 minutes ago, wain71 said: I guess we all have scenery and planes that we don't use etc, on my shelf in the office I have disc versions of FSX, XP10 & Ground Environment Extreme, but I'll keep them and don't regret buying them... Same here Wayne. I have a box full of old discs. But they gave me pleasure and memories . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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