John Venema 9,185 Report post #1 Posted December 10, 2019 EGJA Alderney is on short finals! PLEASE NOTE: Whilst every attempt has been made to port the original Earth Simulations product over to P3Dv4, there are some features missing due to the inefficiency of the original 3D models and how they were implemented originally. Also many of the source materials were not organised in source folders correctly and files were missing meaning some features may be absent. Finally, the imagery we have licensed is from a different supplier, as we were not able to to transfer the original imagery license that was purchased by ES for their version. This means the imagery is not as crisp as the original, but still quite sufficient. To compensate for these issues with the porting, we have decided to release this as an ultra affordable budget destination at only AU$14.95 (approx £7.50, €9, USD$10) Furthermore, as an early xmas present for you all, the product will be release into the end-of-year sale at a further 50% off! (AUD$7.50, £3.75, €4.50 and USD$5)!! So for less than the price of an Uber you can make a nice hop from EGHI Southampton and back again Look for Emmsie's final shots very soon. 17 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregmorin 1,145 Report post #2 Posted December 10, 2019 Thanks John! Greg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper31 3,313 Report post #3 Posted December 10, 2019 Friggin' awesome JV...what an extremely generous and nice Christmas present from Orbx! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TigerTigerM 5,508 Report post #4 Posted December 10, 2019 A far from capricious decision. Appreciated TTM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldboy43 479 Report post #5 Posted December 10, 2019 Thank you John. cheers Karoly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrianV 332 Report post #6 Posted December 10, 2019 You guys are just the best. I wish you all at.Orbx a very merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and yours. The same goes for all fellow flyers in these great forums, best wishes for 2020. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinfirth 152 Report post #7 Posted December 10, 2019 2 hours ago, John Venema said: there are some features missing due to the inefficiency of the original 3D models and how they were implemented originally. Also many of the source materials were not organised in source folders correctly and files were missing meaning some features may be absent. Finally, the imagery we have licensed is from a different supplier, as we were not able to to transfer the original imagery license that was purchased by ES for their version. This means the imagery is not as crisp as the original, but still quite sufficient. Can you tell us which features 'may' be missing please? What's the difference in imagery resolution please? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wain71 1,163 Report post #8 Posted December 10, 2019 looks fantastic..... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
donbrindles 67 Report post #9 Posted December 10, 2019 Much appreciated John, I've been waiting for this for a long time...Guernsey and Jersey next please! Merry Christmas to all at ORBX, and all my fellow ORBXeteers! Don. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lifejogger 5,647 Report post #10 Posted December 10, 2019 I can't find it.... I am sure it is right in front of me but I can't find it. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adambar 10,803 Report post #11 Posted December 10, 2019 Thank you for that John. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReZ13 21 Report post #12 Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) EGPH half price please Edited December 10, 2019 by ReZ13 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christopher Low 122 Report post #13 Posted December 10, 2019 Does it include Casquets Lighthouse? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adrian Petford 2 Report post #14 Posted December 10, 2019 Thank you, John! Really looking forward to having this one back in my library. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Cooper 4,867 Report post #15 Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Christopher Low said: Does it include Casquets Lighthouse? It does. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VH-KDK 32,822 Report post #16 Posted December 11, 2019 A totally munificent gesture by you and the team JV. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airwolf 237 Report post #17 Posted December 11, 2019 Thank You - It looks amazing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jencas 0 Report post #18 Posted December 11, 2019 Thanks a lot and merry Christmas and a happy new year to all of the team! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patster-NZ 18 Report post #19 Posted December 11, 2019 Thanks to you all! If there are 'missing items', how will we know? Will we actually care? What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve. Thanks once again JV and Team, have a truly wonderful Christmas, 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinfirth 152 Report post #20 Posted December 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Patster-NZ said: If there are 'missing items', how will we know? Will we actually care? People may have used the original ES scenery. some features were more obvious than others. Unless you know what is missing, it's impossible to know how relevant they may be to anyone. It is highly subjective ofc! My question wasn't a moan at all as I'll undoubtedly pick it up regardless, I was just curious :) 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SGunard 28 Report post #21 Posted December 11, 2019 Cheers JV! :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiley 7 Report post #22 Posted December 12, 2019 Cheers John, fantastic news and looking forward to purchasing. Merry Xmas Regards Miles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rod321 6 Report post #23 Posted December 13, 2019 Bonzer, John! How did you know I like hopping around this set of historic, charismatic (and monied) islands? So: Birmingham-Southampton-Alderney ………......…..Vertx DA62 should look the part ….it's a 'beaut'! Rod EGBB XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX …......………………………………………………...…………. .. … … ._______________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badl4ndz 43 Report post #24 Posted December 14, 2019 Hmm, is Alderney in the Bermuda Triangle? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ikbenik 1,465 Report post #25 Posted December 14, 2019 49 minutes ago, Badl4ndz said: Hmm, is Alderney in the Bermuda Triangle? If you're not able to control your plane....yes! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seaking 1 Report post #26 Posted December 16, 2019 When and how can we obtain it?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BAW9DV 13 Report post #27 Posted December 16, 2019 Hi, Thank you for still considering us FSX users with this! A big thank you! If you do Guernsey and Jersey too, I will definately drop the UK2000 scenery version of Jersey and buy yours! Thank you again John. And it was great to see you at Cosford! Take care, regards, Lee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nkurun 0 Report post #28 Posted December 17, 2019 Will Alderney (and the other forthcoming channel island sceneries) be released for Xplane as well? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Whyte 4 Report post #29 Posted December 18, 2019 I just bought and installed Alderney into my system...what a beautiful add-on this is! The scenery, town buildings and layout, airport features, even horses corralled near the airport! Breathtaking and the performance on my old system is spectacular. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airtrooper 10 Report post #30 Posted December 26, 2019 Are the textures seasonal please (I don't believe the Earth Simulations original was)? What is the resolution (GSD) of the orthophotography (ground textures)? Many thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinfirth 152 Report post #31 Posted December 26, 2019 8 minutes ago, Airtrooper said: Are the textures seasonal please (I don't believe the Earth Simulations original was)? What is the resolution (GSD) of the orthophotography (ground textures)? Many thanks It was, resolution of original ES scenery was 30cm pp, first time it was done in FSX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airtrooper 10 Report post #32 Posted December 26, 2019 1 minute ago, kevinfirth said: It was, resolution of original ES scenery was 30cm pp, first time it was done in FSX Ah, my mistake! ORBX state they had to use different orthos though, due to licensing, so I wonder if the "new" version is still 30cm and seasonal? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Cooper 4,867 Report post #33 Posted December 26, 2019 It is still seasonal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airtrooper 10 Report post #34 Posted December 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, Nick Cooper said: It is still seasonal. ... and 30cm resolution? Many thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Cooper 4,867 Report post #35 Posted December 26, 2019 Hello, please have a read of the release announcement, which answers your question. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinfirth 152 Report post #36 Posted December 26, 2019 52 minutes ago, Airtrooper said: Ah, my mistake! ORBX state they had to use different orthos though, due to licensing, so I wonder if the "new" version is still 30cm and seasonal? I very much doubt it, the origin imagery was licenced from the Jersey government. I attempted years ago to source similar imagery to complete a Jersey scenery but the terms and conditions insisted upon wereruinous, so I completely understand why Orbx used different imagery. I think they used 1mpp... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
