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When flying over very remote islands in the Philippines, I notice some have many buildings, that can't possibly be real. I thought blackshark.ai was only supposed to put buildings where they actually existed on bing maps.
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Orbx Global Buildings HD (P3D V4) ReviewBy MrYorkiesWorld /images/reviews/buildshd/t/1.jpgIntroductionOrbx products have always captivatedme, purely and simply because of their accuracy, attention to detailand performance, and after being forced to deal with blurry old stocktextures provided by P3D, I'm happy to have finally taken the plungeand installed Orbx Buildings HD. The product is quick and easy to install and transforms a ratherbland looking simulator into something special that looks and performsreally well. I'm extremely excited to get into this review and to talk about thefeatures and benefits of this product from Orbx, so let's get straightinto it! /images/reviews/buildshd/t/2.jpg /images/reviews/buildshd/t/3.jpgCoverage AreaSo as you might already have guessed, this product replacesvirtually ALL of the default building textures within the simulatorwith HD, crisp imagery which makes the 3D world look even moreattractive and immersive. You will find buildings and structures allaround the globe replaced in this way, and it really adds to theimmersion and makes you feel as if you were actually there. Graphics And PerformanceContrary to what you might think, this product doesn't actuallyaffect performance, at least not that I could tell. I cranked theAutogen Building Density all the way over to the right, and testedperformance both with, and without Orbx Buildings HD installed - therewas virtually no impact on performance. This doesn't mean to say that you WON'T experience a performancedrop on your own machine. I personally use a GTX 1080 TI along with16 GB of RAM and an Intel Core i9 9900k clocked at 5 GHz, so this mighthave been the reason I didn't notice any performance impact, so pleasekeep that in mind. I didn't notice any stuttering induced by this product, or anyimpact on scenery or texture loading times, which indicates to me thateven if there was an impact on performance, it's probably so minimalthat everyday users of P3D wouldn't notice it anyway. The actual quality of the imagery on the buildings is fantastic, asit really allows you to see signposts, people and other finedetails. I noticed I could clearly make out the shop names, streetsigns and things such as fire alarms, burglar alarm systems,electrical boxes, etc. that I normally wouldn't be able to seeproperly with the default P3D textures. /images/reviews/buildshd/t/4.jpg /images/reviews/buildshd/t/5.jpgOne negative thing I would mention, and only because I'm beingpicky, is the fact that some of the textures do still overlap or arerepeated. It very rarely happens and it's not really noticeable, butoccasionally I did notice that individual sides of a building did seemto have the same texture. Again, this is me being extremely picky, andit's still a huge improvement on the default textures! FeaturesAs ever, Orbx doesn't disappoint for those of us who have a keeneye for detail in the write-up. They've listed loads of differentfeatures that Buildings HD offers such as: High-definition building textures at 4K resolution covering the entire worldRegionally accurate buildings worldwide, derived from on-location photos taken in many countries throughout the globeBrand new 3D building models for complex autogen objectsAmbient occlusion shadows baked on to building textures for added depth and realismHigh resolution rooftops derived from drone photosIncredibly realistic night textures for an immersive new night flying experienceDesigned to work seamlessly with all Orbx products, including Global, all openLC products, regions, and airports; or without any other Orbx products installedCompletely compatible with FSX, FSX: SE and P3D v1-v4 /images/reviews/buildshd/t/6.jpg /images/reviews/buildshd/t/7.jpgSystem RequirementsThere actually aren't many system requirements listed for OrbxBuildings HD, only that it is compatible with Microsoft FlightSimulator X, Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition, Prepar3D v1- v4. Final VerdictAs someone who loves to have that feeling of being immersed withinthe simulator, I have to give this product a solid 9 / 10. I wouldonly knock off a point due to the fact some of the building texturesdo repeat themselves. However as previously mentioned, this is notvery often, and most of the textures are indeed quite unique in manyways. MrYorkiesWorld Purchase Orbx - Global Buildings HD