Popular Post Orbx 1,126 Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 We are pleased to announce the second of our Landmark City Packs - Singapore! Singapore, the bustling city-state in Southeast Asia, is famous for its booming economy and multiculturalism. A former British colonial outpost in the monsoonal Indian Ocean trade circuit, Singapore today boasts one of the world's busiest ports, as well as thriving finance and services sectors. Our TrueEarth team, led by the renowned Holger Sandmann, have packaged together 150 Points of Interest (POI) with 20 high-detail POIs being developed in-house by our Havant Studio (Newcastle, Graz and the upcoming Brisbane). These carefully selected high-detail POIs allow you to get up close and personal, whilst still maintaining excellent performance across the city. The 130 medium-detail POIs are the perfect balance between quality and performance. They allow us to capture the essence of the city’s unique architecture, without impacting performance. Other refinements, such as night lighting and custom terraforming, completely transform the city in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be revealing more exciting Landmarks products for Microsoft Flight Simulator — so keep an eye out! Key Features 20 high-detail custom landmarks including Supertree Grove, Helix Bridge, The Fullerton Hotel and the Old and New Supreme Courts 130 medium-detail custom landmarks, balancing quality and performance. Extensive terraforming across the coverage area, enhancing how our custom landmarks sit within the simulator’s terrain. Unique laser lights on the Marina Bay Sands Hotel Custom night lighting based on real-world photography. Enhancements to harbour, port, and industrial areas between Jurong Island and Changi Airport Enjoy these early previews! Note that they are from the current work-in-progress build and are not the final product. 21 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BrianV 462 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Awesome news and first steps into Asia if I am not mistaken. Amazing images and hopefully a few airports coming later. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
farman 1,281 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Great, great! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
pmb 1,001 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Singapore looks stunning. Looking forward to more landmark packs which I find are a great addition to MSFS. Kind regards, Michael 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SemShekhovtsov 1 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 where is the link to make purchase? Link to post Share on other sites
GlennS 31 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Looks fantastic. Any plans for an X-plane version? Link to post Share on other sites
BradB 22,779 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 2 hours ago, SemShekhovtsov said: where is the link to make purchase? Not available yet . Link to post Share on other sites
bvdboomen 1,466 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Good to see the continuing of City packs. I've been in Singapore and Sydney, so they probably will be among the first purchases after I jumped to MSFS. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
carlosqr 4,775 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Yessssssss, yesssssss, yeasssssss you made my day! Thank you so much 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sun_king_135 27 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Hope for Orchard Road, Little India and Changi Airport.... Kind regards. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Abriael 43 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, sun_king_135 said: Changi Airport.... Yeah, I've been wondering, is anyone working on that yet? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
carlosqr 4,775 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Abriael said: Yeah, I've been wondering, is anyone working on that yet? Yes it is on the way I asked about it 7 days ago Here you are: Cheers Carlos Edited December 13, 2020 by carlosqr 2 Link to post Share on other sites
andy1252 2,672 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Looks good, and I will probably buy this even though I already have a competitive product. I would add a suggestion if I may though. Well, two actually. First is that the default MSFS Marina Bay hotel is pretty good, actually better than the one the competitor produced (same with the big wheel), so maybe an option to turn the new one (which I assume will be part of the package) on/off as desired? Secondly, and I've no idea if this is even possible as I know nothing about whatever modelling tools are used for these products, one of the things that would make these building based sceneries absolutely masterful would be an element of slight wear or tarnish to the structures. Some of the buildings look like they're made of icing sugar and have just been baked - fresh out of the oven. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking this or any other product, and I truly appreciate the effort that goes into these sceneries, but if it is possible to take some of the "shine" off some of the buildings, I think it would increase the realism enormously. That apart, please roll out more cityscapes! Photogrammetry is ok as long as you stay up above a couple of thousand feet, but if you want to really see a place up close it has to be modelled. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Holger Sandmann 1,197 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Hi Andy, Quote First is that the default MSFS Marina Bay hotel is pretty good, actually better than the one the competitor produced (same with the big wheel), so maybe an option to turn the new one (which I assume will be part of the package) on/off as desired? We're actually keeping the five default landmark objects in Singapore -- they are of very good quality indeed -- but are adding things that are missing like night lighting, rooftop vegetation, etc. Quote but if it is possible to take some of the "shine" off some of the buildings, I think it would increase the realism enormously. Fair point, thanks for the feedback. Cheers, Holger 4 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
andy1252 2,672 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 27 minutes ago, Holger Sandmann said: Hi Andy, We're actually keeping the five default landmark objects in Singapore -- they are of very good quality indeed -- but are adding things that are missing like night lighting, rooftop vegetation, etc. Fair point, thanks for the feedback. Cheers, Holger Thanks for the response, Holger, and this just confirms that I'll be waiting for this to come out with my ccard at the ready. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wolfko 997 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Holger Sandmann said: Hi Andy, We're actually keeping the five default landmark objects in Singapore -- they are of very good quality indeed -- but are adding things that are missing like night lighting, rooftop vegetation, etc. Fair point, thanks for the feedback. Cheers, Holger Long time no see Holger. Good to see that you are still on board. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
carlosqr 4,775 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 9 hours ago, andy1252 said: Thanks for the response, Holger, and this just confirms that I'll be waiting for this to come out with my ccard at the ready. +1 Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Cooper 6,944 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Hello, for those who are engaged in the off topic discussion, your new topic is here: 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
andy1252 2,672 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 4 hours ago, Nick Cooper said: Hello, for those who are engaged in the off topic discussion, your new topic is here: Nick, not looking to start anything here but I really don't think my post could be considered "off-topic" - I simply asked if an aspect of this product could be considered while it was still under development, and Holger actually confirmed my thoughts in his specific reply. Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Cooper 6,944 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Hello, I have put it back here for you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
eaim 25 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I really need to resist spending so much on MSFS 's addons but it's not easy with products like these. Link to post Share on other sites
maunakea 10 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 I am so happy to see you guys at Orbx are finally doing stuff for Asia! This region has been neglected for so long and it's great to see some TLC for it! This will definitely be a day-1 purchase for me as well as any other Asian stuff you guys are going to release! Keep up the fabulous work! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Ozzman 9 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) Looking forward seeing this released hopefully soon. Edited January 7 by Paul Ozzman 1 Link to post Share on other sites
carlosqr 4,775 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Hi What happened with this one? There has not been any update on its status was announced almost a month ago. I know you notify when launched but I check daily (several times a day) for not missing it Thanks Carlos Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Correia 4,261 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Still happening Carlos We are still finishing off the high quality assets to be included. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
carlosqr 4,775 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1 hour ago, Ed Correia said: Still happening Carlos We are still finishing off the high quality assets to be included. Thank you so much Ed! So exciting Have a great day Cheers Carlos Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Ozzman 9 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Looking forward to this one. Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Ozzman 9 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Any more news on the release date for this scenery package? Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Correia 4,261 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 5 minutes ago, Paul Ozzman said: Any more news on the release date for this scenery package? Early Feb is the plan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Abriael 43 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 14 hours ago, Ed Correia said: Early Feb is the plan. Just in time for the airport. Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Ozzman 9 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Which airport? Link to post Share on other sites
Abriael 43 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Paul Ozzman said: Which airport? Hope the Orbx team doesn't mind me mentioning it since it's another dev (but it was already mentioned above even if the date changed, so I hope it's fine). I recently heard from Imaginesim, and they also plan to release WSSS in February. Perfect match Almost feels like a new partnership in the making... Edited January 20 by Abriael 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Correia 4,261 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Time for some new screenshots, getting very close to release candidate testing. Havant team getting comfortable with the parallax textures with our hero-assets. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Harmes 1,858 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 On 1/21/2021 at 7:52 AM, Abriael said: Hope the Orbx team doesn't mind me mentioning it since it's another dev (but it was already mentioned above even if the date changed, so I hope it's fine). I recently heard from Imaginesim, and they also plan to release WSSS in February. Perfect match Almost feels like a new partnership in the making... Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Ozzman 9 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, Ed Correia said: Time for some new screenshots, getting very close to release candidate testing. Havant team getting comfortable with the parallax textures with our hero-assets. Great Pictures Ed.Looking forward to this one. Link to post Share on other sites
carlosqr 4,775 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 4 hours ago, Ed Correia said: Time for some new screenshots, getting very close to release candidate testing. Havant team getting comfortable with the parallax textures with our hero-assets. Awesome shots Ed Worth the waiting Just bought Paris Link to post Share on other sites
BrianV 462 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Oh yes, I am in. I am forth and back between P3Dv5 and MSFS, both are splendid sims and these releases add so much atmosphere. Great work and a very welcome release in Asia. Link to post Share on other sites
Abriael 43 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) 12 hours ago, Scott Harmes said: Haha yeah I noticed that. Looks like a partnership WAS in the making, just not the one I expected I'm actually curious, since now Orbx has partnered with Cloudsurf, will there be any compatibility between Orbx's Singapore City and theirs? Edited January 23 by Abriael Link to post Share on other sites
Qverner 0 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 The screenshots look amazing and very up to date with many recent buildings included, but from what I've seen it lacks The Sail and Marina Bay Financial Center, at least. These are very prominent in the skyline when viewed from marina bay sands for example, so just curious if these are also going to get added or not? Link to post Share on other sites
Stillwater 13,568 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 On 12/12/2020 at 4:56 PM, bvdboomen said: I've been in Singapore and Sydney, so they probably will be among the first purchases after I jumped to MSFS. I second that, totally. And I am sure Ben and I would be able to supply dozens or real pictures from these magnificient sceneries, err, cities. Link to post Share on other sites
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