Jarrad Marshall Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 G'day All, After a little bit of R&R following the release of Palm Springs, I've been getting stuck into service-pack-mode, and in particular bringing up some of my titles to native P3Dv2 standard with some much-appreciated assistance from Graham Eccleston. I am currently working on three Service Packs/Triple Installers at the moment, and am delighted to show off a few screens for two of these, Broome International and Cairns International airports for FTX AU. To be perfectly honest, these are two of my all-time favourite projects to work on, and it's been great fun to add full P3D2 compatibility, as well as adding some additional features and new content. Of course these new features will be made available for the FSX version too, as well as a couple of fixes for both airports. With our 33% Off* Sale running for another two weeks (until January 2nd 2015), now is the perfect time to pick up these two airports for a very nice discount! CAIRNS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT The largest airport in the Australian Tropics, Cairns International is a major tourist hub, serving many international and domestic airlines, as well as being one of the largest GA and rotary-wing airfields in the country. As an internationally-renowned tourist destination, the city is a short flight away from the Great Barrier Reef and tropical Rainforests of the hinterland region. This extensive scenery add-on not only includes the airport in full detail, but also the majority of the city of Cairns (including the busy downtown resort district on short finals to the airport), Green Island, Vlashoff Cay and large photoreal portions of the Great Barrier Reef. The City Center floating helipad, Base Hospital helipad, Marina and Green Island floatplane docks, and Vlashoff Cay landing area all provide additional landing areas to explore, as well as over 50 custom landmarks and points of interest to check out across the coverage area. An enormous and varied location to explore, Cairns offers some of the most dramatic landscapes to be found anywhere in Australia. New Features for Triple Installer/Service Pack 2: - Full compatibility with Prepar3d V2 - New taxiway edge and centreline lighting system - New airport ground poly source for better performance, including some updated textures - New Static Aircraft - Virgin Australia (white) 737NG, AirNorth E170, Airlines PNG Dash-8, Air Nuigini Q400 and B757 - Updated GA and bizjet static aircraft - New Global-style autogen lighting for better look and improved performance - Minor updates to animated people and generic ground vehicles - Fixed excluded mangrove autogen - Fixed missing GUIDs - Fixed Ground Poly aircraft light splash issues - Fixed compatibility for 5m mesh setting For full product details and information, please visit the Cairns Intl Product Page. All screenshots aside from night pictures taken in P3Dv2 BROOME INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT For those not familiar with the town, Broome is one of the biggest tourist destinations in Australia; as well as being home to the world-famous Cable Beach, it is also a major hub and gateway to the Kimberley wilderness area. Broome has a fascinating and diverse history, much of it centred around the pearling industry that was set up in the 1880s - indeed one of the many visual icons of the town is the sight of a pearling lugger sailing past Cable Beach at sunset. The town also came to prominence during World War II, when the airport (home to USAAF B-17 and B-24 bombers) and town site were bombed by the Japanese. The most well-known casualties of this raid were a fleet of Dutch flying boats anchored at Roebuck Bay - these aircraft were on their way from the Dutch East Indies to Perth at the time. The airport itself is quite iconic due to it's proximity to the town centre - the main runway at YBRM essentially cuts the town in half. From an eastern approach, short (short) finals take you low over the town centre - when visiting the local outdoor cinema (Sun Cinemas - incidentally the oldest outdoor cinema in the world), it is common to be interrupted by a 737 flying over only dozens of feet overhead! When approaching from the west, short finals take you over the impeccably white sand of Cable Beach, passing just to the south of the Cable Beach Resort. New Features for Triple Installer/Service Pack 1: - Full compatibility with Prepar3d V2 - New taxiway edge and centreline lighting system - New Static Aircraft - AirNorth E170 - New Global-style autogen lighting for better look and improved performance - Minor updates to animated people - Fixed coastline issue near lighthouse For full product details and information, please visit the Broome Intl Product Page. All screenshots taken in P3Dv2 Cheers, Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vora Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Man, your announcements are always a feast for the eyes. Cairns, oh my Cairns, thou art returning finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilstorm Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 One of many things I love about your post are that you usually wait until its only days from release before you post. So one can hope that this will be available very soon and yes I've been looking forward to seeing many of your products get the P3Dv2 update. Broome being one of them but after seeing Cairns, I am equally as excited for both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Nothing to add: your shots say it all - always going the wishes of simmers, improving what is good; fixing what went unnoticed! Great shots, great developer you are, Master! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddler Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Great work! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franck66 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Jarrad, It's a good news for us, thanks a lot. As 'the' fan of your production i will order Broome before jaunary (Cairn is already on my collection) I'm still waiting the triple installer for KJAC, KSFF and of course KBZN but I have time, I must re-explore Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack the Swede in Spain Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Downloaded the airfields from my account but none of them had triple istallers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 My goodness, Jarrad, these look like photographs. I had to look twice at them to see that they are, or might be, taken from P3D. JJ, I am guessing these are not quite ready yet. That might be the reason that this is in the preview forum and not the release section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaoticBeauty Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Those airports look fantastic, and the Prepar3D enhancements make them even more exciting. As I buy Orbx sceneries I'll get them eventually, I'm definitely very glad I started out with the Australian stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I hope Alice Springs is also in the works, because that would bring my collection of Orbx airfields up to date with triple installers. I bought Broome and Cairns after moving over to P3DV2, so I'm very much looking forward to trying them out for the first time. Thank you, gentlemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Wow Jarrard, Cairns is my all time favorite airport ( after KRDD, Redding of course ) Now that I've moved mostly to P3Dv2 it will be a real treat to see your good work come alive. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Goff Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Downloaded the airfields from my account but none of them had triple istallers! When triple installers are ready they get release announcements, these are just previews from Jarrad's work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabs79 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Fantastic news! Cairns was one of the things i missed very much after moving to P3D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Frost Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Except for '74S' I own all your airports Jarrad, and they are all fantastic pieces of work. Thank you for all your great work and post release support. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownCityMisfit Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Despite owning AU for a while, I have never purchased any airports for the region. You can bet these will be my first. Such stunning work. Being from socal, I cannot express how much I am enjoying KPSP. Now is the time to fill out the Jarrad collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Cairns is one of my all time favs in Australia! Great to hear its finally getting the P3D V2 treatment! She looks as good as ever Jarrad, as does Broome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Cheese Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 They look spectacular in P3D2! But seeing all those Macdonalds has made me hungry - time for something to eat Cheers Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Smart move Jarrad, to give us that info in advance, your post made me buy Cairns in a blink that I will download when the triple installer is ready as I hardly care for FSX these days. Thank you for the conversion, to you and Graham ! Now, I look forward to KRDD one of my top favorite airports I like very much the way you present your work BTW, beautiful and informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakyak Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Hi Jarrad, Please don't forget about the fishing boat lights on the approach bridge. http://orbxsystems.com/forum/index.php?/topic/34742-YBCS-(sinking-into-runway) Looking forward to the updates Nick Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffm777 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Great pictures and great to see that the triple installers for the larger airports are now coming. Since the triple installer for Broome seems to be just around the corner, I guess, I will pick up Broome in the ongoing sale (I already own Cairns). Thanks for your efforts, Jarrad! And have a nice christmas holiday! PS: Maybe you could tell us which third triple installer you are working on? This would certainly be a selling pitch for me if I do not already own this airport! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaseman007 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 This is epic. That is all. Jas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrad Marshall Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Thanks everyone, no dates for release yet sorry, but we are working hard to get these completed for you all Please don't forget about the fishing boat lights on the approach bridge. http://orbxsystems.com/forum/index.php?/topic/34742-YBCS-(sinking-into-runway)Looking forward to the updatesNick Thanks for the reminder Nick, this was already one of the first items on my fix-list! PS: Maybe you could tell us which third triple installer you are working on? This would certainly be a selling pitch for me if I do not already own this airport! Now, I look forward to KRDD one of my top favorite airports Redding/Benton is indeed the third service pack I'm working on - expect some shots of these in the not-too-distant future too Cheers, Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusher Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Awesome. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff974 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Redding/Benton is indeed the third service pack I'm working on - expect some shots of these in the not-too-distant future too Cheers, Jarrad Hallelujah, Instant buy for redding thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Z Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Sweet. Redding is the connection I needed for my trip north from Palm Springs. Will grab the other 2 as well, as they look great, and I need more good airports in P3Dv2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownCityMisfit Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Redding/Benton is indeed the third service pack I'm working on - expect some shots of these in the not-too-distant future too Cheers, Jarrad Thank goodness! Been missing this scenery since moving to P3D. You are the MAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff-974 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Just bought KRDD and cairns for P3D2. Thank you Jarrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnepethomas Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Thanks Jarred - the updates have brought the Orbx team another sale, we truly appreciate the 'investment protection' that Orbx has provided us as we move to P3D. Its had my credit out a few times recently. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thanks for this Jarred. The only problem about moving to P3D is waiting for the triple installers! Fantastic shots BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Stewart Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I have bought all three..I just couldn't resist the awesomeness..(if that's a word) Thanks for all the hard work Jarrad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I just couldn't resist the awesomeness..(if that's a word) Regrettably, it has become one, and is used ad nauseam. I'm checking the Release Announcements forum daily and really looking forward to what for me will be new airports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpsi Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Hi For people who bought the first version of both airports, is this "update" for free? harpsi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukcip Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Hi For people who bought the first version of both airports, is this "update" for free? harpsi Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I have bought all three..I just couldn't resist the awesomeness..(if that's a word) Thanks for all the hard work Jarrad! According to the Merriam Webster, it is indeed a word http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awesomeness Feeling better ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVI8TOR Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Thanks for the update But also ymml v2 needs to be patched as it also has ground poly issues Thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endyamon Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Hi .. any news ? I bought both airport in December for P3D Thank you Regards J.C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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