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The idea of this thread is that you can use it to announce that you are working on a scenery. Just to let other developers know that an airport, city or region is in development. That way hopefully we won't work on the same addons without knowing it. If you want to show the work in progress of your scenery, you can do that in here.
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While most sceneries focus on airports and cities, scenery viewed from aloft reveals features that are often overlooked. Africa is usually depicted as deserts and tropical forests, but it is geologically diverse. Its most active tectonic feature is the Eastern Rift System that forms lakes and mountains extending thousands of kilometers from Lebanon in the Middle East to Mozambique in southern Africa. Africa's Rift Valley from FL300 Two plates have broken from the main African plate. One has become Madagascar, an island off Africa’s east coast. More of eastern Africa is expected to break away eventually like Madagascar did millions of years ago. Mozambique volcanoes from 5,000 feet The Western Rift is bordered by some of Africa’s highest mountains. The Virunga Mountains is a chain of volcanoes where Rwanda, Congo, and Uganda meet. Its peaks are among Africa’s highest: The highest is Karisimbi at 14,7897 feet (4,507 meters). Nyiragongo is 11,358 feet (3,462 meters), and Nyamuragira is 1,049 feet (3.063 meters), and Sabyinyo is 11,923 feet. Zimbabwe from 15,000 feet Mount Kilimanjaro of Hemingway fame is Africa’s highest peak at 19,341 feet (5,895 meters). It is a dormant volcano with three distinct cones. Its youngest rocks are almost half a million years old. Its height gives it five climatic zones from bush lands, through rain forests, to arctic. Mount Kilimanjaro from FL350 Rift Valley has some of the world’s largest inland waters: Lake Tanganyika is 4,820 feet (1,470 meters) deep. It is also the world’s longest fresh-water lake. Lake Tanganyika from above Bujumbura Burindi The prominence of these features is readily visible in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Bill Stack is a flight-sim expert and author of <a href="https://store.flightsim.com/search.asp?keyword=topskills">tutorial books and videos</a> for flight simmers who want truly realist simulations.
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This scenery is for Dijon-Longvic AB (Base aérienne 102 Dijon), France. Many improvements, and some fictional enhancements, were made based upon Google Earth © imagery and online information for LFSD. Dijon-Longvic Air Base was one of the oldest in France, beginning in September 1910 as a civilian aerodrome. These changes include: • Removing incorrect taxiways. • Revamping/resizing paved ramp areas and taxiways. • Adding parking spots on the main and general aviation ramps. • Adding buildings, hangars, fire station, support equipment, parking, static vehicles (aircraft, cars, trucks, boats in the canal), and landscaping. • The mid-field ramp has 24 different T-28s parked for display (fly-in). Links and instructions for required scenery object libraries are included in the readme. Dijon-Longvic AB LFSD V1 240313 Dijon-Longvic AB LFSD.zip Scene by PhrogPhlyer -
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This scenery is for Trieste Airport, Ronchi Dei Legionari, Italy. Many improvements to the airport were made based upon Google Earth © imagery and online information for LIPQ. These improvements include: • Showing the runway 09/27 parallel taxiway as the closed runway 09R/27L. There is no closed runway “X”, but rather the runway numbering was painted over. • Revamping/resizing paved ramp areas. • Adding additional parking spots on the main and general aviation ramps. • Adding a second fuel fueling trigger at the helipad next to the general aviation ramp. • Adding buildings, hangars, fire station, support equipment, parking lots and a multi-floor parking structure, train and bus stations, and landscaping. Links and instructions for required scenery object libraries are included in the readme. Trieste Airport LIPQ V1 240307 Trieste Airport LIPQ.zip Scene by PhrogPhlyer -
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This scenery is for the Vinkovci Sport Airport, Croatia (AERODROM VINKOVCI / Sopot) ICAO: LDOV. It is missing in the FSX default airfields. This recreates the active sport flying field in Vinkovci Croatia. Vinkovci is a major rail hub for the region and was a stop for the famous Orient Express from 1919 through 1977. Links and instructions for required scenery object libraries are included in the readme. Vinkovci Sport Airport LDOV V1 240224 Vinkovci Sport Airport LDOV.zip Scene by PhrogPhlyer- 2 comments
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This scenery is for Boryspil International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт «Бориспіль») (IATA: KBP, ICAO: UKBB) is an international airport in Boryspil, 29 km (18 mi) east of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is Ukraine's largest airport, serving 65% of its passenger air traffic, including all its intercontinental flights and a majority of international flights. It is one of two passenger airports that serve Kyiv along with the smaller Zhuliany Airport. Boryspil International Airport was a member of Airports Council International. Since 24 February 2022, the airport does not operate any scheduled, charter or cargo flights due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The airport also houses the 15th Transport Aviation Brigade. Additional scenery libraries will be required for airport structures and aircraft. Library links are included in the readme file. Boryspil Intl Airport UKBB V1 240210 Boryspil Itnl Airport UKBB.zip Scene by PhrogPhlyer -
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This is my scenery for Ingolstadt Airport in southern Germany. The scenery includes: - custom buildings made in FSDS - custom AI traffic - a more detailed landscape of the area around the Airport - a small Eurofighter factory - and some AI planes made by Florian Polzer (Flying_Bassplayer_2707) -
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This scenery is for the Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA). Davis-Monthan, often called the boneyard, is the home of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group. The 309th AMARG takes care of nearly 4,500 aircraft, which makes it the largest aircraft storage and preservation facility in the world. In this scenery there are over 900 aircraft placed in the boneyard, approximately 20% of the actual number of stored aircraft. Required libraries, web links, and instructions are in the enclosed Readme file. Davis-Monthan AFB KDMA V1 231224 Davis Monthan AFB KDMA.zip Scene created by PhrogPhlyer -
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This scenery is for the South Korean Army Airfield located at Pocheon ROK (RKRO, S-217). It improves upon the vacant default airfield and adds some of the surrounding area homes and businesses. The rendition is based upon a combination of satellite imagery and personal experience while flying from RKRO during a joint US-ROK exercise in the early 1980’s. There is a detachment of US Marine CH-46’s encamped on the Eastern side of the airbase. The Pocheon Airbase is approximately 30 miles from North Korea and 20 miles from the center of Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It would play a major role in the defense of South Korea, centered in one of the four major North to South ground assault valleys. Required libraries, web links, and instructions are in the enclosed Readme file. Pocheon Korea RKRO V1 231219 Scene created by PhrogPhlyer -
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This scenery corrects and adds to the FSX default MCAF Quantico Virginia (KNYG). Although it can be used alone, it is intended as a complement to the MCB Quantico addon. https://www.flightsim.com/files/file/210882-fsx-scenery-mcb-quantico/ Scenery includes: · Larger ramp area to reflect current real-world configuration. · New hangars on the south ramp. · Repositioning of the control tower. · Elimination of the northern taxiway. · Buildings at the airfield and surrounding base area. · Crash-Fire-Rescue training pit. · Static aircraft on the ramp and in hangars. With the MCB Quantico scenery, you can depart the airfield and have access to several drivable roads traversing the 15-mile-wide base. Required libraries, web links, and instructions are in the enclosed Readme file. MCAF Quantico KNYG V1 231216 Scene created by PhrogPhlyer -
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The pictures do not show the latest version. Winterthur airfield (LSPH), also known as Hegmatten airfield, is a private glider airfield in Winterthur. The airfield is operated by the gliding group Winterthur (SGW). In 1964 the airfield was built. In 2002, the airfield hosted the Swiss Gliding Championships. In 2017/2018 the airfield was closed for 6 months. At the same time, the old hangar was demolished and a new hangar was built. This freeware addon brings the Winterthur airfield with more realistic scenery into MSFS. It brings the airport to life with custom buildings, many objects and details. Main features: -Added custom ground textures -Added custom buildings & objects -Added gliders & glider trailers -Added custom runway markings -Added two correctly placed windsocks -Removed way too large river next to the airfield -Removed trees from the nearby railroad tracks -Added/Removed buidlings, objects and vegetation near the airfield -Imported Google Maps 3d buildings -Night lighting -4 custom parking positions (note: KI can spawn on them) How to install: (0. Delete older versions of this addon.) 1. Download the ZIP-file. 2. Open the ZIP-file. There should be a folder called "nfm-winterhur-lsph". 3. Drop this folder into your MSFS community folder. 4. Start MSFS. The addon should work now. My Website My Instagram Created using assets from ambientCG.com (CC0). Have fun!-
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This freeware add-on brings Tesla's Gigafactory 4 to MSFS. This massive car factory is located in Berlin-Brandenburg in Germany. The scenery isn't highly detailed. It looks good if you are departing or approaching Berlin-Schönefeld aiport. But if you are flying near the factory, it won't look very nice. Main features: Added custom 3d-object: Gigafactory 4 Added some standard scenery near the factory Added a POI Removed vegetation How to install: (0. Delete older versions of this add-on.) 1. Download the ZIP-file. 2. Open the ZIP-file. There should be a folder called "nfm-brandenburg-gigafactory4". 3. Drop this folder into your MSFS community folder. 4. Start MSFS. The add-on should work now. My Website My Instagram Created using assets from ambientCG.com(CC0). Have fun! -
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This scenery is for the former Twin Pine (Pennington) Airport N75 in Mercer County New Jersey. It improves upon the vacant airport with multiple general aviation aircraft and trees. It also replaces the default buildings. This scenery is dedicated to Michael J. Rovello, Pilot, Junior HS Principal, Mentor, ardent supporter of local aviation, and dear friend. The rendition is based upon personal experience and supported by the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields website. http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NJ/Airfields_NJ_Trenton.htm#twinpine Required libraries are identified with weblinks on the attached notecard. FSX N75_TwinPine_Pennigton Scenery V1 N75_TwinPine_Pennigton.zip Scene created by PhrogPhlyer -
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This scenery is for MCAS Futenma, Okinawa. It improves upon the vacant default airbase and removes or replaces various default hangars. The rendition is based upon personal experience while flying on Okinawa the 1980’s. I have attempted to recreate the look and feel of this airfield as it appeared during ’80’s by adding support buildings and aircraft at the airfield, in addition to adding roads, buildings and facilities on the base (West) side of the field. Additional scenery libraries are required for all objects to appear. The enclosed notecard lists install instructions and the list of libraries, with links for download. Scene created by PhrogPhlyer "FSX Scenery - MCAS Futenma Okinawa ROTM 80s" ROTM_MCAS Futenma_80s.zip -
Hello! I have a small problem with some selfmade sceneries for MSFS. If anyone has a solution, I'd appreciate it. Over the last year I made three sceneries for MSFS with the SDK: https://flightsim.to/file/61989/flugplatz-gstaad-saanen-lsgk-for-msfs https://flightsim.to/file/59076/flugplatz-speck-fehraltorf-lszk-for-msfs https://flightsim.to/file/54819/flugplatz-hegmatten-lsph-for-msfs But there is a strange problem with my custom groudn textures: As soon as I have more than one of my own sceneries installed, they won't load anymore. Only when I use one scenery at a time, the ground textures will load correctly. I looked trough all the files if there are duplicated GUIDs, false file names or something else. But I found nothing. I have really no idea what is causing the disappearance of those textures. Does anyone here have an idea or a solution? The tutorial I used to add my ground textures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI5iZCrkjVc
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Hi! A few days ago I finished my own scenery for MSFS. But sadly it has some problems with my custom ground textures. It should look like this: But sometimes my textures just disappear: I don't have a clue why those textures sometimes work and sometimes not. Does anybody have a solution?
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A few days ago I flew around in North Korea for fun. I noticed that the iconic Ryugyong hotel was missing. So I made the buidling in Blender and imported it into MSFS. The 3d-model isn't that great. It only took me about 30 minutes to make it. Don't expect much from it. Main features: -Adds the famous Ryugyong hotel -Deletes wrong buildings in the area -Adds North Korean flags in front of the building -Adds some vegetation around the Ryugyong The Ryugyong Hotel is an unfinished 105-story, 330-metre-tall (1,080 ft) pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name is also one of the historical names for Pyongyang. The building is also known as the 105 Building, a reference to its number of floors. The building has been planned as a mixed-use development, which would include a hotel. Construction began in 1987 but was halted in 1992 as North Korea entered a period of economic crisis after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. After 1992, the building stood topped out, but without any windows or interior fittings. In 2008, construction resumed, and the exterior was completed in 2011. The hotel was planned to open in 2012, the centenary of founding leader Kim Il-Sung's birth. A partial opening was announced for 2013, but this was cancelled. In 2018, an LED display was fitted to one side, which is used to show propaganda animations and film scenes. [Wikipedia: Ryugyong Hotel] Installation: 1. Download the file from flightsim.com 2. Open the ZIP-file. There should be a folder called "north-korea_nfm" 3. Copy this folder into your community folder 4. Restart MSFS. The scenery should work now The community folder is usually located here: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\Community This can be different. I do not support the North Korean regime in any way! Have fun!-
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FS2004 Scenery - Borealis Operations Center. Borealis is a fictional scenery located far north on Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. It is Aeroworks-Technologies' (ARX) primary northern operations hub supporting the ARX TR-3B, REDACTED, REDACTED reconnaissance missions, and northern orbit-based satellite launches. Borealis also acts as a test facility, much like Groom Lake, or Tonopah Test Range in the real world, but specializes in cold weather testing for Aeroworks projects. Scenery by Joshua B. Nyhus.-
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Krukenburg Castle is situated on a hill above the village of Helmarshausen, today part of Bad Karlshafen, in Northern Hessia (GER), north of Kassel-Calden airport. It is quite special in the way it was build. Central part of the castle is a church, built between 1107 and 1126. Its layout consists of four cross-shaped wings around a central rotunda, This design follows the layout of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The abbot of the Helmarshausen Monastry - Wino - had brought the necessary architecural plans from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem around 1030. This scenery removes vegetation from the castle site and adds a model of the castle remains. For more information please read the README.TXT file contained in the zip-archive. -
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MSFS Scenery--Helmsley Castle (North Yorkshire, UK); Helmsley is a small market town situated at the southern edge of the North York Moors. The castle, on the west side of the town, was initially constructed in wood around 1120, was converted into a stone castle with works beginning only about 65 years later. In subsequent decades the castle was further extended, fortified and made more comfortable to live in. But is was until the times of the Civil war that it was besieged, taken and destroyed. Only the Mansion was spared. In the following centuries the castle was owned by various people and left to decay. In the 18th century it became a pictoresque decoration of the Duncombe Park estate with its country house built nearby. For more information please read the readme.txt file contained in the archive. -
KerrSpectives - A Thinking Man's Guide To Add-onsBy Kenneth J. Kerr /images/op-eds/msfsadd/t/kerrspective-2-1.jpgA freeware repaint of the stock AirbusA320neo, sits on the ramp at the payware version of Innsbruck airport(LOWI) by Orbx. Hey there folks, it's Kenneth J. Kerrhere, and thank you for joining me in this second episode of my brandnew series, KerrSpectives, where I offer my personal perspectives onthe flight simulation industry. As I write this, we are one month into our collective experience ofthe new Microsoft Flight Simulator platform, and of course theopinions are legion as well as divided. Some hate it, and some loveit. Some swear by it, while others swear at it. Well, love it orloathe it, it's here to stay. And what's also here is the suddenexplosion of addons, so today we're going to offer some importantthoughts, guides, and KerrSpectives on the world of MSFS 2020addons. Whenever a new version of a sim is launched, whether that sim befrom Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, or Laminar Research, it typicallytakes a little while for the supply of addons to grow from a trickle,to a stream, and then to a river. But this time, with MSFS 2020 it isdifferent. One month in and the floodgates are open, with hundreds ofaddons already available, and growing by the day. This might be due to the fact that many people had access to thealpha and beta, and had time to work some things out. But, it is alsodue to the fact that a larger audience has been attracted to the simby virtue of it being pushed not just to niche-hobbyists, but also togamers in general. With reportedly more than one million copies sold,and the SDK being easily available to all, it's little wonder thatthings are different this time around. Needless to say, as the addon supply increases, there's animmediate temptation to go crazy. It's like being a kid again, lookinground the stores just before Christmas and being told you can takeyour pick. However, this is not a time for mad excess, it is a timefor restrained discretion. With that in mind, you may want to askyourself some very pointed questions. What Do I Really Want And Need?If you've been around the industry for a long time, you probablylook at your hard drive and find an absolute ton of downloadedfreeware files, and a small fortune's worth of commercialproducts. Chances are that some of them were purchased several timesover as each new version of the sim rendered your existing collectionobsolete. So do you really want to go through that process all overagain? In my personal development books, I often remind readers that "Alesson will be repeated until it is learned". So are you going torepeat the lesson, or learn it and act differently this time? This is an opportunity to do things differently. So, instead ofdownloading everything new as and when it is released, or buying everysingle airport or aircraft that comes onto the market, why not look atyour past simming preferences and be more discerning? How many aircraft did you buy in the past, and only fly a fewtimes? Are there airports you never landed at again? Then why fill upyour hard drive or put pressure on your budget just to repeat the samemistake? Make a list of the aircraft you REALLY want, and which airports youREALLY need. If it means waiting a while, then wait. Enjoy what thesim offers now, and hold out with discernment and discipline for afeast of what's really important to you, instead of gorging yourselfon the eye candy you'll get sick of quickly. Whom Do I Trust And Where Will I Go?Over the years, through experience, many of us have gravitatedtowards supporting certain developers and frequenting certainwebsites. We know we can trust their name, or their brand, or theironline presence. However, once again it's a little different now. Suddenly, there are new names appearing. Many of these are brandnew to the flight simulation genre, and armed with the SDK they aretrying out their hand at designing sceneries, or the modification ofexisting files. And, as these new names appear, we're also seeing asudden increase in new websites eager to bring those files to thepublic. But here's the rub. Do you know these designers? Can you be certainof their quality of workmanship? Can you be sure that they know whatthey're doing? Or is there a possibility that some sub-standard fileswill crash your program and your computer? And when it comes to the new websites, or files available throughnumerous other locations, can you feel confident that these files arefree from malware or viruses? And do you have any idea who the peopleare behind the new sites? Some of them have so many adverts on themthat you have to be very careful where you click "Download here" asyou might just be downloading something you really don't want. The flood of new addons is largely coming from unknown designersand being offered through brand new websites. And while I am notsuggesting that every new designer, and every new website is suspect,I am saying that we must be discerning, and perhaps a little cautiousuntil trust is established. The fact is that the legacy websites suchas FlightSim.Com and Avsim, are still the go-to choice for experienceddesigners to distribute their files through. You are free to try outthe new (I am), but remember you are walking into untried territorywhen you do so. In the process you might indeed find new names totrust, and even new sites that you frequent, but it could also be asomewhat risky journey along the way. Is It Legal?As I look at the new websites out there, and try some of the files,it is becoming apparent that already the question of legality israising its head. I have already seen cases where people are adaptingexisting aircraft designs from other sims into the new sim. This isfine, and we'd like to see more of this, but only if the person doingthe adaptation has been granted permission from the original designerof the work. To adapt someone else's work, and to share it withouttheir permission is wrong, and it is legally questionable. I wouldencourage anyone trying to adapt an existing work to start off bygetting written permission from the original designer first. And this does not stop with aircraft. What about scenery? Yes, Iknow that for years people have downloaded ortho from "certainsites" and have used it to create photo scenery. Those companieshave turned somewhat of a blind eye to it, so far. But what about thenew landmarks being created by using material from certain sites? Ifthe volume of such creations goes through the roof, how long will thelegal departments of those sites remain silent? Especially when theresulting files are being integrated into a product that supportstheir competitor. And what about the sites which distribute these pirated orquestionable creations? Will the owners of the original copyright orintellectual property come after the one who did the adaptation onetime, or will they target the sites distributing those creations bythe thousands? Again, we are dealing with a new audience coming into the genre,and as a mass of new people try their hand at adapting existing works,distributing them through "suddenly appearing" websites, we may be infor a rough ride legally, or at least some turbulence. Bottom line: Let's remind new designers to keep it legal. Better totake your time and do it right, than to jump into the muddy waters oflegal grey areas. What If Asobo Changes Something?In years gone by, and with previous versions of the MicrosoftFlight Simulator, we were dealing with something fixed in stone. Theversion you bought in the box was likely to stay the same until a newversion came out a few years later. This meant there was stabilityupon which third party designers could build, at least for a year ortwo. This time it is different. With the new Flight Simulator beingdistributed and supported online, and being so reliant on streamingdata, anything can change. Think about the patch that was issued justdays ago. There were many changes in that patch, and while it did helpsome people out in terms of performance, it also caused the sim tocrash for others. In some cases the crashes were being caused by theaddons the users had already integrated into their earlier releaseversion of the sim. Wow, this could be a disaster waiting to happen. We are dealingwith a moving target here folks. If MSFS 2020 is truly going to be anongoing development, as stated by Asobo, then addons created for anearlier version could be rendered obsolete or unworkable withinmonths, weeks, or days of their release. That's a challenge for theaddon companies, and also a challenge for the users of theprograms. There is a reason why the most reputable addon companies areworking very closely with Asobo, and some of them are telling us itwill be months before they release a product. The new "out of nowhere" unknown designers might justbe playing with fire when they release their hurriedofferings. Meanwhile, the established big name players are crossingthe t's and dotting the i's in direct communication with Asobo.Again, as a user, be aware of the risk you take by rushing to supportunknown designers too early in the product release schedule of thesim. So What's Out There Already?Incredible though it may seem, there's already more out there thanany one person has time to try. In terms of freeware, and given thecaveats already expressed, there are: Airports of varying complexityRepaints of stock MSFS 2020 aircraftLandmarks that can replace stock buildings and bridgesUtilities to change refresh rates of glass cockpitsAnd much moreAnd then, when to comes to payware, we have already seen: Detailed airports from Aerosoft, Orbx, FlyTampa, UK2000, and other established manufacturersScenery additions to augment photogrammetry from Orbx, Taburet, Drzewiecki Design, and othersThe first re-release of an existing aircraft from CarenadoThe first aircraft from a designer previously working within the X-Plane ecosystemA utility called SmoothTrack to allow you to use your phone camera in a way that is similar to the function of TrackIR.A very detailed guide (in place of the manual we never got with the sim) from SoFly. It is constantly updated too.And announcements are coming in fast and furious of products in thepipeline from other well-known industry luminaries. PMDG has told us their 737NG will be coming eventually, as will other aircraft from their fleetA2A is working on an all-new AerostarAeroplane Heaven said they're working on a SpitfireIndiafoxtecho has confirmed that development continues on numerous aircraft after the release of the latest patchAerosoft reports their Twin Otter and CRJ projects are progressingDC Designs has previewed several jets in development, including the Concorde, and the F-15 EagleNumerous scenery projects are being developed by myriad established companiesREX Weather Force 2020 is going to bring us true METAR real weatherAnd much much more is happening behind the scenesYes, it is a new world, being built on a new platform, and thefuture looks bright. All the more reason to be discerning with ouraddon choices as we take our first baby steps into it. What Have You Tried Kenneth?Well, let me check something first. Goodness, I have logged 116hours of actual flight time in the sim in four weeks. No matter whatmy misgivings (and I do still have some), it is now clear that for thetime being this is my current simulator of choice. So, a few thoughtson what I have tried, and what I am enjoying. Carenado Cessna 182T (Payware) /images/op-eds/msfsadd/t/kerrspective-2-2.jpgCarenado Cessna 182T. The registration iscustomizable as with the stock aircraft, so I selected C-GYKF torepresent a real example of this paint scheme in Ontario,Canada. I know that Carenado has had their share of detractors over theyears when it comes to systems, and they don't produce study-levelaircraft like A2A, but visually they knock it out of the park timeafter time. Well, I just had to try their 182T since it was the firstever third party aircraft for the new platform. Gotta tell you, I likeit. Sure, I have to mess with the zoom and the seating position to getit right, but I don't mind that. And while some hate the sound, trywearing headphones and the bass will come through in a way it does noton cheap speakers. As a fun alternative to the 172, and a complexityupgrade in the Cessna line, I think it is a keeper, for me at least.No regrets buying it. HOWEVER, I do hope Carenado will NOT limit us tobuying from the Microsoft store in the future. Hey guys, don't forgetthe likes of FlightSim.Com's store. You owe much of your success tothe independent websites and their stores. Orbx Innsbruck Airport And Cityscape (Payware) /images/op-eds/msfsadd/t/kerrspective-2-3.jpgGlorious attention to detail is typical ofOrbx individual airport releases. The 757 is part of the staticscenery, the A320 is what I was flying on this occasion. I have never personally been disappointed with a detailed Orbxairport. In the past I'd purchased Innsbruck for Aerofly FS2, and sowith their loyalty discount being made available to me, I had to giveit a go in MSFS 2020. It's beautiful of course. However, there is someuneven water in the river that flows through the city itself, andwhile that might be an underlying issue with the sim, it's somethingthat does take away from the area if you focus on it. Will I keep thisairport? Heck yes! Taburet Fishburn Airfield (Payware) /images/op-eds/msfsadd/t/kerrspective-2-4.jpgA beautiful little airfield in the Britishcountryside. Lots of character, but I am taking a significant FPS hitwith it. Once that is fixed I will fly the heck out of the trafficpattern here! A delightful little British airfield with a lot of character,including two vintage DeHavillands on static display. Taburet hascaptured the detail, right down to the fences and the signage. Ireally wanted to like this, but I find it currently un-flyable due toperformance issues. I can be hitting 36 to 40 FPS in the pattern, butwhen some parts of this field come into view I drop to a 10 FPSslideshow. Even Orbx Innsbruck stays at around 30 FPS for me. Iwonder if the patch changed something as I can't see Taburet lettingthis through his quality control. I don't know as I got it after thepatch was installed. A keeper? Yes, if there is indeed a fix for thisperformance hit. SmoothTrack -- Phone-Based Head-Tracking App (Payware) /images/op-eds/msfsadd/t/kerrspective-2-5.jpgThis screenshot came from an outside source,I did not take it. It shows an inset of the phone screen in thisimage, but you do not see that on your monitor in the sim. I have never owned TrackIR but have always been intrigued by thenotion of head tracking. So, when I heard about this phone-based appthat mimics the functionality of TrackIR for a low price, I knew itwas worth trying. SmoothTrack works in consort with a free programcalled Free Track, and it does take a few moments to set up. Does itwork? Yes. Does it work smoothly? Not for me, but that might be mysystem. I experience a slight lag in the movement, and it issufficiently annoying to me personally, that I prefer regular panningin the VC. It might work like a charm on your machine however. SoFly -- A Guide To Flight Simulator MSFS 2020 -- (A Payware PDF Manual) /images/op-eds/msfsadd/t/sof-100-flightsim-guide-msfs.jpgMSFS 2020 is the first incarnation of the iconic title to shipwithout a manual, not even a digital one. That's quite anoversight. Therefore, even before the product was released, a new teamcalled SoFly started working on a digital guide in PDF format. It'snot a step-by-step, button-by-button manual, and it also deals withthings like peripherals, but many people might find it very useful. Ihave just started going through it, and kudos to the people whodesigned it. It is beautifully done, and lavishly illustrated. It isalso (like the sim itself) an evolving product. Every week it seemsthey add another bunch of new material to it, and it keeps gettingbigger. I am planning to do a more complete review as it gets closerto content stabilization. Aerosoft Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport (Freeware) /images/op-eds/msfsadd/t/kerrspective-2-6.jpgA superb German airport from Aerosoft, andit is free on the Microsoft store and at Aerosoft's own site. Aerosoft surprised more than a few flightsimmers when they releaseda gorgeous freeware airport in the Microsoft store. It's EDLP inGermany. I downloaded it and was very impressed. Beautifully designedwith custom aerial images, custom buildings with terminal interiors,and surrounding local landmarks. It is a great demonstration of whatwe can expect from Aerosoft in the future, and as it performs well onmy machine it's a keeper. Various British Farm Strips From Neil Birch (Freeware) /images/op-eds/msfsadd/t/kerrspective-2-7.jpgOne of the many free farm strips from NeilBirch. Download them all from FlightSim.Com and see if you can be thefirst to identify it in the comments to this article! (No prizesthough). Neil Birch is well known for his farm strip series of sceneries,and his guided tours of the British countryside. Right now he is on aroll as he discovers his own enthusiasm for the new sim. I've lostcount of how many farm strips he has now made for MSFS 2020. They area lot of fun to fly from, and sometimes hard to find unless you cheat!One thing I have noticed is the same bug that's present in the TaburetFishburn scenery with regard to some static aircraft. They flipbetween positioned correctly, and being half buried in theground. With this happening in the sceneries of two talenteddesigners, it's got to be an SDK thing, or something in the toolsused. I bet it will be fixed at some time in the future. Grab Neil'sairfields, after all, the price is right. Tiger Moth (Freeware) /images/op-eds/msfsadd/t/kerrspective-2-8.jpgA sign of what might come. This experimentalconversion from Ants freeware FSX Tiger Moth was working until the latest patch was released. I am adding this screenshot here as an example of what ispossible. This Tiger Moth was an adaptation of Ant's freeware designfrom FSX. Unfortunately, the latest patch now causes it to create aCrash-To-Desktop every time I try to fly it, or any other "converted"aircraft. All of these experimental conversions are missing anyavionics, and the flight models are typically off. However, it is astep in the right direction, and given more research by dedicateddesigners, hopefully in consort with the original designers and Asobo,this might be a good omen. Landmarks (Freeware)As mentioned earlier, there are many freeware landmarks beginningto appear to correct or augment cities in MSFS 2020. Some of theselandmarks are being designed from scratch, but many are making use ofmaterial from "certain sites" in their creation. In order to avoiddrawing attention to any one freeware designer, I will refrain fromusing a screenshot here. Suffice it to say I have tried a few of thesecreations. Some work well, but at least one caused terrible scenerytearing about 20 miles from the place it was located. Just remember touse any of these freeware offerings at your own risk. And alsoremember there are commercial outfits like Orbx and Drzewiecki Designbeginning to build their own landmark products entirely from scratch,free of legal ambiguity and fully tested. (Orbx London and Sydney,Drzewiecki Design Moscow and Washington). Repaints (Freeware) /images/op-eds/msfsadd/t/kerrspective-2-9.jpgA custom repaint of the humble Cessna 152that came close to one of the machines I flew many years ago out ofBurlington Airpark, Ontario (CZBA). So I added the registration, andre-flew a bunch of circuits. Goodness, did that melt the yearsaway. /images/op-eds/msfsadd/t/kerrspective-2-10.jpgThe repaint also included a black panel. One of the staple diets of the addon industry over the years hasbeen repaints, and this phenomena is now beginning for MSFS2020. There are already hundreds of repaints for the A320 Neo alone,and a significant number for the Boeing 787. For me however, I am mosthappy to see repaints of the humble Cessna 152, especially when someof them include different-colored panel options. All of the 152's Iflew in my training (years ago) had black panels, so it was a treat tofind a repainted option that included this. There will be a lot morerepaints to come in the future, of that I am certain. ConclusionsIt can be argued that if addons had not existed, the entireMicrosoft Flight Sim genre (and derivatives) might have died outdecades ago. Addons have made most sims what they are. In some eyes,addons have taken games and turned them into simulators. I have no doubt that the addon industry will flourish under theMSFS 2020 era, and that the base program will become hundreds of timesbetter as a result. MSFS 2020 is far from perfect, but it is the best"out of the box" foundation we've ever had, and as we know, greatmansions can be built upon strong foundations. I hope you find my KerrSpectives on the addon industry helpful,perhaps thought-provoking. You don't have to agree with me, but ifthese ideas serve you in your own involvement in the addon industry,either as a designer or user, then I am happy with that result. See you next time! Kenneth Kerr Previous KerrSpective: So What About The MSFS 2020 Scenery?