Badl4ndz Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 With next weeks update now announced, may I ask if there will be any implications should one already have Orbx British Isles Mesh, Great Britain North/Central/South, Dublin & London City Packs installed? I ask this because World UIpdate 17 contains enhanced elevation data for the British Isles. The update introduces or enhances photogrammetry for 13 major cities across the region: London (completely rebuilt with expanded coverage including Heathrow) Dublin Cork Edinburgh Glasgow Cardiff Bristol Leeds Bradford Sunderland Liverpool Newcastle Brighton There are dozens of new points of interest that have been added across the region, including: Various bridges Palaces and castles Lighthouses and other technical facilities The famous Cliffs of Moher in Ireland Coverage extends beyond just Great Britain and Ireland, with POIs also added for Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man Source of collated information - Vasco Ferreira https://msfsaddons.com/2024/07/18/microsoft-flight-simulator-announces-world-update-17-uk-and-ireland/ 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Hello, the answer is "possibly". 2 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 One thing for certain - this simmer will not be buying any more scenery - or aircraft -between now and Nov. - and to make sure that any further updates before then will not interfere with the current 3rd party addons - I have removed all the community bits and pieces from 2020 - and will only use what I may need for my limited flights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 7 minutes ago, John Heaton said: One thing for certain - this simmer will not be buying any more scenery - or aircraft -between now and Nov. - and to make sure that any further updates before then will not interfere with the current 3rd party addons - I have removed all the community bits and pieces from 2020 - and will only use what I may need for my limited flights. Sounds like a wise decision John, I think I'll go down the same path. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 On 7/18/2024 at 1:02 PM, John Heaton said: One thing for certain - this simmer will not be buying any more scenery - or aircraft -between now and Nov. - and to make sure that any further updates before then will not interfere with the current 3rd party addons - I have removed all the community bits and pieces from 2020 - and will only use what I may need for my limited flights. I have to agree there John, I will be buying the 777 but as for scenery, no....it's difficult to keep track of what's been updated and what has not but that may be my brain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 just a quick question, what's the best way to put Sim to default and then just add what I actually use? I guess just go through uninstall / reinstall.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 4 minutes ago, wain71 said: just a quick question, what's the best way to put Sim to default and then just add what I actually use? I guess just go through uninstall / reinstall.... Rename the Community folder to CommunityX and restart MSFS. The you will only have the default simulator and whatever you might have bought from the Marketplace. The Marketplace products are not so easy, you will need to "delete" them, using the in-game Content Manager. The Addons Linker is the perfect way to add back addons. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 55 minutes ago, wain71 said: just a quick question, what's the best way to put Sim to default and then just add what I actually use? I guess just go through uninstall / reinstall.... Just what Nick said - but in my case - the addon linker he mentions is way ahead of my old brain and I find it complicated I have a separate community in aircraft and scenery categories and just slide them across into the sim when I need them Since I only have aircraft from Marketplace - I don't worry about deleting them - none are too complicated to worry about changes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 @Nick Cooper @John Heaton thank you both, I found for some reason I couldn't get my head around addon linker, I have deleted all scenery and want to reinstall but into regions, EU, USA, AUS / NZ etc I will see if this s possible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjaye Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Just adding my voice to the request. I hope you can sort out the potential confilicts. I know the Great Britain Central, North and South series will probably have multiple clashes now, I've seen screenshots of the new world update's excellent models of the Laxey Wheel and Peel castle on the Isle of Man for example which will clash with Great Britain North. As the update is available free to all MSFS simmers I assume it's just a case of finding duplicates and you removing the Orbx ones from these packages? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 (edited) 11 hours ago, Kjaye said: Just adding my voice to the request. I hope you can sort out the potential confilicts. I know the Great Britain Central, North and South series will probably have multiple clashes now, I've seen screenshots of the new world update's excellent models of the Laxey Wheel and Peel castle on the Isle of Man for example which will clash with Great Britain North. As the update is available free to all MSFS simmers just a case of finding duplicates anI assume it's d you removing the Orbx ones from these packages? I'm sure that I've read this problem before - when Orbx brought out the new UK region series - ie a clash of sceneries The answer at that time - I think - was just what I think you said above - seek out the relevant scenery you find objectional and remove it from the North file Although - just checking the 2 items you mentioned which are in the Orbx North files - I would need someone more knowledgeable than myself to advise just how and what to remove from the file - NICK maybe From what I read - most of the changes in MS are in Ireland anyway But - then again - just remove the Orbx file from the community and enjoy the new scenery whatever it is - and its only for another 4 months - and my thought is - its probably been done by Orbx for MS anyway Edited July 22 by John Heaton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjaye Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 7 hours ago, John Heaton said: I'm sure that I've read this problem before - when Orbx brought out the new UK region series - ie a clash of sceneries The answer at that time - I think - was just what I think you said above - seek out the relevant scenery you find objectional and remove it from the North file Although - just checking the 2 items you mentioned which are in the Orbx North files - I would need someone more knowledgeable than myself to advise just how and what to remove from the file - NICK maybe From what I read - most of the changes in MS are in Ireland anyway But - then again - just remove the Orbx file from the community and enjoy the new scenery whatever it is - and its only for another 4 months - and my thought is - its probably been done by Orbx for MS anyway Unfortunately, Orbx don't divide their GB scenery packs into scenery files so it's not possible to selectively remove individual POIs or groups of POIs like masts or radomes etc. The Orbx packs are a mixed bad in all honesty, they each have a couple dozen of excellent models, and the rest I'd rather I could just remove as they are done better elsewhere and Orbx's models just clash with them. My real hope is that MSFS 2024 allows for more configuration so we can remove duplicates. It wasn't Orbx who has modelled the new POIs either, it was Gaya I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulk Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Haven’t seen the WU17 update available yet, I thought the release date was today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 6 hours ago, paulk said: Haven’t seen the WU17 update available yet, I thought the release date was today? I heard it was this Thursday Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulk Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 5 hours ago, Rob Abernathy said: I heard it was this Thursday Paul. Thanks Rob, FSElite had it as Tuesday, only 2 more days to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcrawley57 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 It's out already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 9 minutes ago, bcrawley57 said: It's out already That's a nice surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc_Z Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Should the London and Dublin city packs be removed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 47 minutes ago, Doc_Z said: Should the London and Dublin city packs be removed? Yes, if you prefer. If there are conflicts and early reports suggest that there are, fixes will not be possible in the blink of an eye. To do the job properly, first all the POIs must be checked and then corrections made as necessary. Despite the apparent expectation that this can be done before the world update has even been released, it cannot, as the world update content appears to Orbx at the same time as it does to customers. This is the definitive answer to all of the "is it nearly ready now" questions, but customers may be assured that, as has been the case in all of the previous world updates, when there are conflicts, they will be fixed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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