Popular Post Orbx 1,482 Posted September 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2020 Orbx is proud to return to our roots with our very first Australian product for Microsoft Flight Simulator - Cityscape Sydney! We know that many of you have been keenly awaiting news of our first homegrown project for the new sim, and as such we have to kick things off in style. Over nine months in development, Cityscape Sydney is an enormous project that pushes the boundaries of what is possible with the current MSFS SDK. Acclaimed developer Frank Schnibben (Cityscape Honolulu, Melbourne Cityscape for AUv2) has brought to life Australia's largest city with his debut MSFS scenery with the assistance of our in-house team. A complete cityscape, the scenery captures the feel and energy of the harbourside capital, with thousands of details and features across the entire metropolitan area. Over 100 custom points of interest have been faithfully recreated, including the city's tallest skyscrapers, well-known icons, sports stadiums and bridges. Whilst most of these have been created with a high level of detail that prioritises high optimization and unique PBR texturework, we have created a few ultra-high-detail "hero assets" - models that rival airport terminals in terms of detail - perfect for exploring right up close. You can see this in action with our incredibly detailed Sydney Harbour Bridge - the centrepiece of this scenery. Custom aerial imagery replaces the default Bing ortho for the inner suburbs, airport and CBD of Sydney. We made the decision to use our own ortho as it is a vast improvement over the default; fidelity, colour quality, source resolution and tonality, as well as Frank's hand-editing bring this feature to life. Additionally, water colour and detailing is greatly improved; the world-famous beaches of Bondi and Coogee look far more realistic and vibrant. Watermasks in the central parts of the scenery have been totally replaced, more accurately depicting coastlines. Frank has also totally replaced over 28,000 primary buildings with his own custom-designed models in complete 4k PBR. This vastly improves the type, footprint height and roof types of the most standout towers, residential blocks and commercial buildings not covered as points of interest. These improvements extend far beyond the primary coverage zone - major suburban centers such as Parramatta, Chatswood and dozens more have been replaced. Lastly, Port Botany next to Sydney Airport has seen a major overhaul, with detailing and improvements to this landmark that is visible on all flights into and out of the airport. AT A GLANCE Our first Australian scenery for MSFS An entire Cityscape covering the City of Sydney Airport terminal-quality Hero Assets such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge 103 Custom PBR landmarks across the Sydney metro area 28,000 replacement buildings with corrected heights, footprints and building types 250km2 of pristine custom aerial imagery - perfectly colour balanced and hand-edited Thousands of placed objects to bring the Harbour City to life Stunning night lighting Replacement watermasking for more accurate coastlines Improved tree heights in select locations Improved suburban centres and POIs beyond the primary coverage zone Port Botany recreated From acclaimed developer Frank Schnibben, with assistance from our in-house team As the first of several major Australian projects currently under development, we look forward to sharing more information and shots of Cityscape Sydney over the coming weeks - be sure to keep an eye out on our previews forum and social media for more information. Enjoy! 39 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites
calooom 12 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Is this eventually coming to Prepar3D? 7 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyS 34 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Yay! Link to post Share on other sites
BrianV 493 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 That is some awesome news and great captures of this beautiful city. Wonderful work. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
andy1252 2,702 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Wonderful! The photogrammetry (still struggling with that word) in MSFS is really impressive stuff from a ways up, but at the level I like to explore - this is what we need! This looks stunning. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
andy1252 2,702 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Just wanted to add - that penultimate shot (the girder work from inside the bridge) is un-(word probably wouldn't be allowed <grin>)-believable. I could happily live with that blown up 20 feet wide and filling a wall. Never seen anything quite like it in a sim. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
DModjo 31 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Will this come to P3D too? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
gpickup 64 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Looks stunning. Simples... Link to post Share on other sites
boetie 1,724 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Looks like I'll need to take the plunge and get MSFS!......... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
XCLTM3 21 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) YAY! When will this be ready? Edited September 18, 2020 by XCLTM3 Link to post Share on other sites
Phil May 106 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Absolutely epic! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post BradB 23,116 Posted September 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2020 For all those members that said MS2020 would be the death of Orbx , you better put a hold on their obituary ........... 16 10 Link to post Share on other sites
The Merowinger 103 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Amazing, only amazing! Link to post Share on other sites
Siggy 16 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Fantastic! I hope, that at some stage, not in the too distant future :-), Perth will get a similar treatment. Cheers Siggy 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites
carlosqr 4,933 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Oh my God! I think I'll have to start doing a garage sell Fantastic 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites
wolfko 1,074 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 OMG! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wolfko 1,074 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, DModjo said: Will this come to P3D too? I doubt that this detail is possible in P3d. Maybe somtime in P3d10. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
pmb 1,012 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Wow, Orbx has done it again! No half-baked Harbor Bridge anymore. This will be so much fun to fly. Kind regards, Michael 3 Link to post Share on other sites
wolfko 1,074 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 And now I kmow, why Asobo was a bit slobby when doing Sydney. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Dario 3,510 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Absolutely stunning. One feature that impressed me a lot is the corrected water colors. Wow! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrd0ct0r 16 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Oh man that's awesome, once this sim gets some good aircraft - dam! Link to post Share on other sites
sidfadc 25 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Oh man my wallet....and FPS Link to post Share on other sites
John Dow 1,333 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 17 minutes ago, mrd0ct0r said: Oh man that's awesome, once this sim gets some good aircraft - dam! Interesting observation. I've been testing all the aircraft and I'm finding the modelling is incredibly good for default planes. There are things that don't work in some of them sure, but the flight models and the look and feel in the cockpit is pretty damn good. I put the C172 on a par with the X Plane 11 model which is pretty darn good. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wolfko 1,074 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, John Dow said: Interesting observation. I've been testing all the aircraft and I'm finding the modelling is incredibly good for default planes. There are things that don't work in some of them sure, but the flight models and the look and feel in the cockpit is pretty damn good. I put the C172 on a par with the X Plane 11 model which is pretty darn good. +1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrd0ct0r 16 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, John Dow said: Interesting observation. I've been testing all the aircraft and I'm finding the modelling is incredibly good for default planes. There are things that don't work in some of them sure, but the flight models and the look and feel in the cockpit is pretty damn good. I put the C172 on a par with the X Plane 11 model which is pretty darn good. Yeah I agree. I wasn't super specific but was referring more towards stuff like the NG3. Needless to say, my FSEconomy flights are bliss in MFS. Link to post Share on other sites
bernd1151 2,707 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Best news since I threw up my lunch This will be an instant buy for me!! I only hope that Frank and the talented Orbx team have also people with less than monstrous PC hardware in mind, so we can handle all these details without having to live with a slide show, when we fly over Sydney 4 Link to post Share on other sites
WGP 1 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Great to see Sydney kicking off some awesome Australian scenery for MSFS. Looking fantastic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alex McCreath 15 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Absolutely amazing. Looking fwd to Australia coming alive in MSFS with Orbx magic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wolfko 1,074 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, bernd1151 said: Best news since I threw up my lunch 1 hour ago, bernd1151 said: This will be an instant buy for me!! I only hope that Frank and the talented Orbx team have also people with less than monstrous PC hardware in mind, so we can handle all these details without having to live with a slide show, when we fly over Sydney Yes, I hope so too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
EvidencePlz 143 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 This is incredible on a whole new level. I don't live in or have never been to Australia but this is a must-have for me. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TigerTigerM 7,412 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Well, this is a stunner! Superb craftsmanship. Being 9 months + in development, it obviously has MS/Asobo consent. Perhaps Orbx could list all the other Cityscapes in the pipeline so that I can do some calculations to assess the size of the overdraft I need to apply for? I recall from my 1st visit to Sydney that crossing their suburban roads was an exercise in sprinting self preservation. Whereas in NZ the suburban speed limit was 30 mph, Sydney preferred 50 mph, & they drove up to & beyond that. Out of curiosity, will the highly detailed Harbor Bridge include moving vehicles?? TTM 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Taph 1,786 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Stunning images looks like the bar has been raised again, congratulations 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Crowhurst 128 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Nice Link to post Share on other sites
ReZ13 28 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Stunning Link to post Share on other sites
wain71 2,246 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 superb graphics, absolutely stunning... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
williambodie 5 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 How about fixing the skyscraper height in the London pack first? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ErichB 12 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Amazing 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Musketeer 92 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Wow, that looks spectacular! If I could have picked just one product for Orbx to do, this would have been it. While I fly all sorts of places around the world in the sim, I do find myself flying into/out of my home airport quite a bit. This is going to make that look sooo much better! Can't wait 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Lars 3,478 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 These pics look stunning indeed. Make you want to drive our even walk through your sim. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
wolfko 1,074 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 34 minutes ago, williambodie said: How about fixing the skyscraper height in the London pack first? There are 2 different teams working on these 2 cities. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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