Free Scenery Fixes and Addons [Archive]

Bomber_12th

August 26th, 2020, 04:06

Until the fixes come through Asobo/Microsoft themselves, this guy has been going through Iceland and Alaska fixing many of the lake and river heights and tree issues in those areas:

Iceland: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/freeware-iceland-water-height-and-tree-coverage-fix/212134

Alaska: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/updated-alaska-water-fix

An additional cool piece of scenery by the same individual, Dead Cow Lakebed Airstrip and Fly-in: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/freeware-dead-cow-lakebed-airstrip-high-sierra-fly-in/191430

Here is a fix for the Missouri River: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/missouri-water-fix

Photgrammetric Stonehenge: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/stonehenge

A large number of freeware addon liveries and airport scenery can be accessed from the https://www.msfsaddons.org/ site, and there seems to be new items every day.

When installing any of these addons, it is just the most simple process of dragging and dropping the folders into the "Community" folder within your main MSFS installation location. You don't have to mess with the Asobo/MS content. This is also the same location that any other payware/freeware addon plane/scenery is installed to as well.

Bomber_12th

August 26th, 2020, 04:08

Also, this thread provides information on how anyone can use the SDK tools to remove and adjust the types of any specific trees if needed: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/specific-tree-removal/154666

warchild

August 26th, 2020, 04:26

Moderators?? Can you please pin this thread so that it may be accessed and added too with ease for everyone. I feel that for the time being at least, this is going to be a very important thread..

FlyingsCool

August 26th, 2020, 05:26

Freakin' awesome... thanks Bomber!

sigh

And here, I thought I wouldn't be doing any scenery modeling... wishful thinking

Speaking of which, I do have models of the hangar and American Heritage museum at the Collings Foundation field I created in SolidWorks and figured out how to import into FSX GMax.

And, come to think of it, a FS9 model I believe of the Haystack Observatory in Westford that desperately needs to be properly modeled as it's a landmark that can be seen for many miles in the Nashua, NH/Metrowest Boston area. I wonder if it's usable. Somebody made it for me many years ago and said I could use it in scenery I was creating for the area.

Tom Clayton

August 26th, 2020, 17:32

I wonder if those SDK's can be used to turn a dead VOR back on...

Bomber_12th

August 27th, 2020, 20:27

Trying to keep up with all of the latest freeware scenery releases. A few of these are repeats of those already previously posted (from here on I won't be repeating any going forward), and some are brand new as of just today and yesterday. Please add more to this thread that you know of/come to find.

AIRPORTS:

Palmer's Island (YPLI) in Australia: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php/120870-Freeware-airport-YPLI-Palmer-s-Island-Australia

Yambaitok Aistrip (AYYZ) in Papua New Guinea: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/freeware-airport-ayyz-yambaitok-aistrip-in-papua-new-guinea/220260

Nerlerit Inaat Airport (BGCO) in Greenland: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/bgco-nerlerit-inaat-airport-greenland

Machmell Fisheries Bushstrip in British Columbia, Canada: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/airport-machmell-fisheries-canada

Quatam River Bushstrip in British Columbia, Canada: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/airport-quatam-river-bushstrip

Scotts Island (WV08) in West Virginia: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/scotts-island

Sandane Airport (ENSD) in Norway (V2.0): https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/freeware-airport-ensd-sandane-airport-anda/200541/10

Bad Hersfeld Johannesburg Airport (EDEN) in Germany: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/airport-eden-johannesberg

Unalakleet Airport (PAUN) in Alaska: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/ziggy-paun

Munster Airport (LSPU) in Switzerland: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/lspu-airport

Dead Cow Lakebed in Nevada: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/freeware-dead-cow-lakebed-airstrip-high-sierra-fly-in/191430

Chrcynno (EPNS), Konstancin (EPKU), and Karczew (EPKQ) airports in Poland: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/epns-chrcynno-nasielsk

Fairways Airport (OG20) in Oregon: https://orbxdirect.com/product/og20-msfs

Freeware Airports Megapack (continuously added to): https://forum.capjoan.dev/forumdisplay.php?fid=16

Woolston Moss Airstrip in the UK (account sign-up required): https://www.msfscommunity.com/index.php?/file/9-woolston-moss-warrington-airstrip/

Coal Aston Airfield in the UK (account sign-up required): https://www.msfscommunity.com/index.php?/file/10-coal-aston-airfield/

Ince Airstrip in the UK (account sign-up required): https://www.msfscommunity.com/index.php?/file/8-ince-airstrip/

SCENERY LANDMARKS:

Sydney Harbor Bridge: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/sydney-harbour-bridge

Stonehenge: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/stonehenge

SCENERY ELEVATION FIXES:

Another new update today (8/27) for hundreds of Iceland lakes/rivers/trees fixes: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/update-8-27-freeware-iceland-water-height-and-tree-coverage-fix/212134

Alaska water/river height fixes (hundreds) updated as of yesterday (8/26): https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/update-8-26-freeware-alaska-water-height-fix-anchorage-and-southern-national-parks/201218

Bergen, Norway with over 400 elevation adjustments: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/scenery-bergen-norway

Missouri River elevation fix: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/missouri-water-fix

A fix that levels out a hill near EFHK Helsinki Vantaa Airport: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ayw1sp3l5532pd0/baddweapon-scenery-efhkhillfix.zip?dl=0

Dimus

August 27th, 2020, 22:28

These are all very nice indeed! I need to start looking into this SDK myself and make or redo stuff.

I wonder how these corrections may conflict with future updates from Asobo.

jmig

August 28th, 2020, 03:59

These are all very nice indeed! I need to start looking into this SDK myself and make or redo stuff.

I wonder how these corrections may conflict with future updates from Asobo.

I have been following the threads over at FSDeveloper on MSFS. They are coming up with some good tools.

If folks at Asobo are smart they will get approval for the DYI's to use the existing fixes as updates to the game.

Bomber_12th

August 28th, 2020, 04:07

What's so great about these scenery fixes and addons is that, as the person installing/using them, nothing actually gets modified in the Asobo/MS game files (no manual editing of anything, no having to make "scenery library" changes, etc.). Even with the elevation fixes, just like the addon airports/liveries/aircraft, all you're doing is adding a folder of files to the 'Community' folder, never touching or modifying the official sim files. If you decide to remove the scenery/addons at any time, all you have to do is delete or move the folder(s) out of the 'Community' folder.

Also, here are a few more new ones (wish we could edit older posts):

AIRPORTS:

Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport (EDLP) in Germany: https://www.aerosoft.com/en/flight-simulation/news/1st-aerosoft-dlc-for-the-new-msfs-for-free

(https://www.aerosoft.com/en/flight-simulation/news/1st-aerosoft-dlc-for-the-new-msfs-for-free)Cypress Island Airstrip in the San Juan Islands, Washington: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/freeware-airport-cypress-island-airstrip-san-juan-islands-washington/226880

Voss Airport (ENBM) in Norway: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/freeware-airport-enbm-voss-airport-bomoen/226539

dvj

August 28th, 2020, 06:36

I need someone to re-create Edwards AFB and environs like we had for FSX. Guess I should post that request in the forums.

Bomber_12th

August 28th, 2020, 18:04

Bomber_12th

August 29th, 2020, 07:59

Another update released today for the Iceland lakes/rivers/trees corrections: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/update-8-29-freeware-iceland-overhaul/212134

Navy Chief

August 29th, 2020, 08:18

More:

AIRPORTS:

NAS North Island (KNZY) in California: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/i-made-my-first-airport-knzy-north-island-nas-halsey-field-usa/219539

Oxford Airport (EGTK) in the UK: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/freeware-airport-egtk-oxford-airport/227947

Svalbard/Longyear Airport (ENSB) in Norway: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/freeware-airport-ensb-svalbard-longyear/228829

I downloaded North Island, but don't have any USN aircraft to fly from it. I see the freeware Hornet, but after having read how uncontrollable it is, and other bugs, I am holding off getting it. NC

Bomber_12th

August 29th, 2020, 08:40

Yep, we're not even two weeks into the release of this sim yet. Some of what is being released right now is by folks just having fun experimenting to see what can be achieved in a short period of time with an SDK that is not yet finished. Back when FSX was released (October 2006), it took four months before the first real quality addon aircraft was released for it (Robert Bruce's Bristol Fighter).

MSFS is going to be the biggest game in town for a long time to come, and we'll see brand new and exceptional aircraft developed in-time, probably unlike we've ever seen before (just look at the default aircraft in this sim compared to the default aircraft in any other flight sim to-date). Even from the perspective of Asobo/MS, in their own words they're only just getting started themselves with this sim.

Bomber_12th

August 29th, 2020, 12:03

Sydney Tower: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/sydney-tower

TuFun

August 30th, 2020, 12:09

FS2020 Creation over at reddit, a look at what freeware is in development.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FS2020Creation/

Bomber_12th

August 31st, 2020, 07:58

Thank you, Ted! There is a lot to keep track of.

I noticed a lot of the scenery addons in the Reddit pages are available here (another site I have now bookmarked): https://flightsim.to/

(https://flightsim.to/)Here is I believe a newer version of the Machmell Fisheries Bushstrip scenery, in British Columbia, Canada, that had been released some days ago (you'll want to remove the old version first, if you already have it installed): https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/freeware-machmell-fisheries-2020-v1-by-metropolisexbox-ry4nflint/239501

Another update to the Iceland fixes (over 1,000) released today. It now also includes the addition of Reykjavík Cathedral, Harpa concert hall, Brautarholtskirkja, and a dc3 crash site: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/update-8-31-freeware-iceland-overhaul/212134

Bomber_12th

August 31st, 2020, 09:15

Just noticed my 'Community' folder, where all of the addons go, is already up to containing 48 main folders and 21 GB of "stuff" (everything free except for one small payware airport).

dvj

September 2nd, 2020, 13:37

The Iceland fixes are very nice. Still some work to do there. Waiting for someone to do the Edwards test center nicely.

mike_cyul

September 2nd, 2020, 20:25

Can someone tell me how they installed the Sydney Bridge and Tower? My MSFS is on the D: drive, where it was pointed during installation, and consists of the main folder and then two others inside: Community and Store. That's it. The installation instructions say to go to %localappdata%, then go to Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_RANDOMLETTERS\L ocalCache\Packages\ and place "aw-airport-ensd-anda" into the Community folder (these are on the C: drive here). For me, there's no Community folder in that location, much less a /community/addon_folder/addon_files.

Created these addon folders in both the D: and C: locations, and no luck.

And what's the "aw-airport-ensd-anda" that's mentioned?

Hope you can help! :)

dvj

September 2nd, 2020, 20:49

mike_cyul

September 2nd, 2020, 22:02

Do a search on "Community". It's where you installed the 100 gigs of download for MS2020.

Thanks. Yes, I had a good look, which is why I'm confused. There are three MSFS folders named "Community".

D:\WindowsApps\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_1.7.14.0_ x64__8wekyb3d8xxxx\Packages\fs-base-ui\html_ui\icons\community (contains .svg files)
D:\WpSystem\S-1-5-21-2972812404-325697429-812407575-xxxx\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimula tor_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community
D:\MSFS2020\Community

The last is the one with the full MSFS 100Gb install. There are just two folders, "Community" and "Store", and that's all. In "Community" I created the indicated folders manually and then put the Sydney bridge put in there, but nothing shows in the sim.

Mike

mgr

September 2nd, 2020, 23:32

Hi Mike,

Thanks. Yes, I had a good look, which is why I'm confused. There are three MSFS folders named "Community".
D:\MSFS2020\Community

This is the correct one, yet be aware you can not make sub-folders, so the scenery must place directly "under" Community. So:
D:\MSFS2020\Community\sydneyharbourbridge

This works on my end.

Marcel

edakridge

September 3rd, 2020, 01:53

Thanks. Yes, I had a good look, which is why I'm confused. There are three MSFS folders named "Community".
I prefer to keep all "Flight Sim" related stuff off my C: drive so I moved it all to E:. The address of mine is: E:\WpSystem\S-1-5-21-936619755-2409447364-1802826837-1000\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimula tor_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community

FlyingsCool

September 3rd, 2020, 05:10

I prefer to keep all "Flight Sim" related stuff off my C: drive so I moved it all to E:. The address of mine is: E:\WpSystem\S-1-5-21-936619755-2409447364-1802826837-1000\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimula tor_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community

Yeah, that's essentially what I ended up with. I hate how convoluted the installation process was, I just want it at D:\MSFS2020\Packages\Community

And OneStore as the main folder name, really????

mike_cyul

September 3rd, 2020, 06:59

Hi Mike,
This is the correct one, yet be aware you can not make sub-folders, so the scenery must place directly "under" Community. So:
D:\MSFS2020\Community\sydneyharbourbridge
This works on my end.
Marcel

Thanks, Marcel. Sydney Tower now shows up, so the path is correct, but now there's no Sydney Bridge at all! Not even the default. I'll keep trying. :)

Mike

mgr

September 3rd, 2020, 07:42

Hi Mike,

Thanks, Marcel. Sydney Tower now shows up, so the path is correct, but now there's no Sydney Bridge at all! Not even the default. I'll keep trying. :)
Mike

Are they not 2 separated packets/zips? I've only the Sydney Bridge :very_drunk:

Marcel

PS Just checked they are:
scenery-Sydney-Tower-OhGaz.rar -> https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/sydney-tower
sydneyharbourbridge.zip -> https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/sydney-harbour-bridge

mike_cyul

September 3rd, 2020, 08:20

Hi Mike,

Are they not 2 separated packets/zips? I've only the Sydney Bridge :very_drunk:

Marcel

PS Just checked they are:
scenery-Sydney-Tower-OhGaz.rar -> https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/sydney-tower
sydneyharbourbridge.zip -> https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/sydney-harbour-bridge

Yup, two separate sceneries. One works here, one not, although its exclusion seems to. Don't have time right now to try others, but will later. For today, cars in Sydney can only use the tunnel....

Mike

dvj

September 3rd, 2020, 12:26

BTW, just to note, some, but not all of the custom liveries are really poor. Low resolution, reversed text, and uneven lines. I've deleted quite a few. Where are the expert painters?

Navy Chief

September 3rd, 2020, 12:34

I didn't create the paint, but it is pretty nice.

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78801&stc=1

dvj

September 3rd, 2020, 12:36

BTW, just to note, some, but not all of the custom liveries are really poor. Low resolution, reversed text, and uneven lines. I've deleted quite a few. Where are the expert painters?

DennyA

September 3rd, 2020, 14:09

I didn't create the paint, but it is pretty nice.

Navy Chief, is that livery correct on both sides? All of the 747-800 liveries I've seen are reversed on one side.

If that one's correct on both, would love to know where you got it!

mike_cyul

September 4th, 2020, 11:08

Yup, two separate sceneries. One works here, one not, although its exclusion seems to. Don't have time right now to try others, but will later. For today, cars in Sydney can only use the tunnel....

Mike

In case this helps anyone, now have the Sydney Bridge, by using this method (yet another "Community" folder). This uses the Rolling Cache file path address found in the Options/General/Data section of the setup menu.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSRuaNp4uE

And thanks for the list!

Navy Chief

September 4th, 2020, 11:23

Navy Chief, is that livery correct on both sides? All of the 747-800 liveries I've seen are reversed on one side.

If that one's correct on both, would love to know where you got it!

Unfortunately not correct. Darn it. NC

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Bomber_12th

September 4th, 2020, 12:35

Tom Clayton

September 4th, 2020, 12:41

That makes me wonder if there's not a separate texture for logos like there was on the default FS9 jets.

Navy Chief

September 4th, 2020, 13:06

It appears as though all of the aircraft (at least the 747) in the Mega Liveries pack download, are printed like this. Can't be correct. NC

FlyingsCool

September 4th, 2020, 17:18

That makes me wonder if there's not a separate texture for logos like there was on the default FS9 jets.

It appears as though all of the aircraft (at least the 747) in the Mega Liveries pack download, are printed like this. Can't be correct. NC

Who knows if they'll ever correct it... They did the same thing in FSX default planes to save texture space, the Cub, the Dash 8, and I think some others, they mapped the plane so only the left side was actually painted, then mirrored on the right side, and, yes, the there are decals for logos, which is why you can change the N-number on the fly on a plane.

So, technically it's correct... it would be nice if they remapped the model in the future so the left and right side aren't mirrored.

DennyA

September 6th, 2020, 00:50

Are we going to get an MSFS library here?

I just created my first scenery (I fixed Majerle field in WA) and would love to post it here if there's going to be a place.

DennyA

September 7th, 2020, 00:25

wombat666

September 7th, 2020, 00:44

Are we going to get an MSFS library here?

I just created my first scenery (I fixed Majerle field in WA) and would love to post it here if there's going to be a place.

Request has been posted in the Admins forum.
Not sure what the situation is with Rami (our 'Librarian') at this point in time but I'll check.
:encouragement:

Tom Clayton

September 7th, 2020, 08:44

I just contacted Rami. He's got a post in Newshawks for feedback.

PRB

September 7th, 2020, 09:03

Ok, I downloaded the Missouri River fix. The zip file contains a folder, which contains another folder of the same name, which contains, "the scenery". The installation instructions say "simply" unzip the zip file directly into your community folder. So, my question is:

Does that mean:

This? (A)

http://www.prbdatasystems.com/pics/s2.JPG

Or this? (B)

http://www.prbdatasystems.com/pics/s1.JPG

And my second question is: what has to be done after that? Because I tried both ways, and my Missouri river is not fixed.

PRB

September 7th, 2020, 11:12

Nevermind. Figured it out. Downloaded a simple free airport, got it working, looked at what a working scenery folder looks like, and went digging through the Missouri River fix download, searching for a folder that contained similar stuff. It's in there. That's the folder you put in your community folder, not the entire unzipped file from the download.

Tom Clayton

September 7th, 2020, 13:08

Rami has the new section active. He added a section for rotaries, but I told him that there isn't going to be support for them any time soon.

Navy Chief

September 7th, 2020, 13:25

My first scenery is live!

You can grab it here:
https://flightsim.to/file/219/wa17-majerle-stolport-enhancements-and-fixes

or here...
https://simviation.com/1/browse-Scenery-176-0

WA17 Majerle field near Duvall, WA. The stock field had trees which shouldn't have been there that made it nearly impossible to use. Now it's a fun launching spot to take a Cub flight up and down the Snoqualmie Valley.

Very nice, Denny! Thanks. NC

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DennyA

September 8th, 2020, 00:06

Thanks, Navy Chief!

I hadn't noticed it, but the scenery had the river raising around the end of the runway threshold, and a couple of other visual glitches. I was able to fix those in the scenery editor, so I've now uploaded v1.1 of the scenery with those fixes and a few more enhancements to the area.

I uploaded it to the new Sim-Outhouse MSFS library! Cool! Hopefully it will be live soon.

DennyA

September 8th, 2020, 09:05

The 1.1 version of my Majerle STOLport scenery east of Seattle is now live in the Sim-Outhouse Warbirds Library!

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=255&linkid=27019

If you grabbed the original, just delete it from the Community folder in your FS install and drag the new folder over. This fixes the water weirdness at the end of the runway and adds some more objects around buildings that are near the airport.

Javis

September 12th, 2020, 02:01

Devil's Tower available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uKMf66a9UMx2uq5VDHsdqT0Abz1bZnf5

(as found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/FS2020Creation/comments/im5q8w/devils_tower_release_download/)

John, i'd love to download and install Devil's Tower but can't seem to get that organised from neither reddit.com nore drive.google.com. ( is that some sort of 'Box' alternate ?..)

Reddit looks like just a forum ? The link brings me to a forum thread about Devil's Tower with a few screenies (looks great!) but no download link. 'Add-On Downloads' contains just one post with a number of links to MSFS add-ons (can't find Devil's Tower amongst them). I registered at Reddit just to be sure.

The first link brings me to 'Drive' which also shows a few great screenshots of Devil's Tower but also a zip file that can be openend with Zip Extractor. Did that and have the content in this 'Drive' environment but can't seem to find a way to move those files anywhere else ?

Did you manage to download/install this Devil's Tower scenery yourself, John ?

If afirm, how ??? :smile:

Thanks!

Javis

September 12th, 2020, 02:37

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by edakridge http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/images/buttons/viewpost-right.png (http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?p=1235529#post1235529)
I prefer to keep all "Flight Sim" related stuff off my C: drive so I moved it all to E:. The address of mine is: E:\WpSystem\S-1-5-21-936619755-2409447364-1802826837-1000\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimula tor_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by FlyingsCool http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/images/buttons/viewpost-right.png (http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?p=1235537#post1235537)
Yeah, that's essentially what I ended up with. I hate how convoluted the installation process was, I just want it at D:\MSFS2020\Packages\Community

And OneStore as the main folder name, really????

Got my MSFS via Steam. Installed on a new, dedicated 2TB SSD. MSFS core at D: Steamlibrary/steamapps/common/MicrosoftFlightSimulator. Next to that on D: MSFSPackages/Community which contains all add-on stuff. MSFSPackages/Official/Steam which contains the 100GB MSFS stuff that was downloaded. There's also an OrbxLibrary here that was created when i installed the new Orbx Central and bought the Insbrück scenery.

After i downloaded the "liveriesmegapack" i unzipped it into D:/MSFSPackages/Community and Bob was my Uncle.

Can't remember exactly but i believe i got the option to install this MSFSPackages folder anywhere i wanted before downloading and installing MSFS.

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Bomber_12th

September 12th, 2020, 05:18

Jan, in the Reddit posts, the download links are always posted by the author in the comments section, so you usually always have to click on the blue bar that reads "View Entire Discussion" to find the post with the download link.

In the case of Devil's Tower, you can also download it from here: https://flightsim.to/file/186/devil-s-tower

(https://flightsim.to/file/186/devil-s-tower)
Lately, these are all of the sites/pages I routinely check once or twice a day for new MSFS addons:

https://flightsim.to/
https://www.msfsaddons.org/
https://www.reddit.com/r/FS2020Creation/
https://forums.flightsimulator.com/c/flying/world-discovery/
https://forums.flightsimulator.com/c/flying/airports/
https://forums.flightsimulator.com/c/flying/user-screenshot-gallery/
...as well as the MSFS Aircraft and MSFS Scenery sections of the https://www.flightsim.com library (it has been wonderful to see Neil Birch doing his line of UK farm strips now for MSFS)

"Baddweapon", on the MSFS forums, routinely updates his Iceland and Alaska scenery overhauls every few to several days, so it is always worth keeping track of them to see when the next updated/expanded version is released (he has done wonders!). He also just released an updated version of his fantastic Dead Cow Lakebed STOL Competition airfield.

Iceland: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/update-9-12-reykjavik-expanded-and-masts-added-freeware-iceland-overhaul/212134
Alaska: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/update-9-2-freeware-alaska-water-height-fix-anchorage-and-southern-national-parks/201218
Dead Cow Lakebed: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/update-9-12-freeware-dead-cow-lakebed-airstrip-high-sierra-fly-in/191430

jmig

September 12th, 2020, 05:31

John, i'd love to download and install Devil's Tower but can't seem to get that organised from neither reddit.com nore drive.google.com. ( is that some sort of 'Box' alternate ?..)
...

Thanks!

Try here Javis

https://flightsim.to/file/186/devil-s-tower

Tom Clayton

September 12th, 2020, 09:36

I just found a very promising KILM over at flightsim.to too. It's a favorite destination when I want a nice relaxing trip to the beach.

Edit: Nevermind... The terminal building looks nice, but there's too much else that doesn't work well.

Javis

September 12th, 2020, 13:20

Thank you John and John ! Got it! :encouragement:

And thanks John for explaining about Reddit and other links. Amazing how much freeware stuff is already available for MSFS in such short time (i suppose the're all alpha/beta testers...) By now i still haven't even discovered half of what's going on behind the curtains of MSFS.

Although not exactly sure what it's all about yet i signed up at Discord.

For anybody interested here's the default bit sorry looking Devil's Tower:

https://i.ibb.co/D1fTrrm/dt-1.jpg

The real thing up ahead :
https://i.ibb.co/tBghgPv/dt-2.jpg

What a beauty ! Congrats and thanks to the dev ! :

https://i.ibb.co/Hg31GNk/dt-3.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/9NJL1L1/dt-4.jpg

All of s sudden i have a strong hunkering for mashed potatoes...I might watch the movie again tonight..

Thanks much again, gentlemen ! :cool:

cheers,
jan

YoYo

September 13th, 2020, 21:44

Nice and free! 21W Ranger Creek Airport, Greenwater, Washington, USA - do you remember FS2004 time? :loyal:

http://youtu.be/nn3Mf7j7c9g

Download link: https://kimjoongjae91.wixsite.com/mysite/project09 :encouragement:.

Anneke

September 14th, 2020, 01:42

This is great stuff! I know of a recent payware offering which pales compared to this freeware!

Bomber_12th

September 14th, 2020, 07:58

Thank you for the heads-up, Yoyo!

Navy Chief

September 15th, 2020, 13:54

Er, I would be surprised if this repaint does not get removed from the download files!!

https://www.nexusmods.com/microsoftflightsimulator/mods/235

I would post a screenshot, but am sure the moderator would not be pleased. NC

Tom Clayton

September 15th, 2020, 16:57

Yeah, that's just wrong.

FlameOut

September 16th, 2020, 02:19

"gamers" and not true flight simmer. Some little smart arse boy.

wombat666

September 16th, 2020, 03:55

"gamers" and not true flight simmer. Some little smart arse boy.

Plenty of those Muppets out there!
Problem will always be there as a lot(not all!)of the X-Boxers are cut from the same cloth.
We have to put up with them in the Race Simulation world.
:banghead:

ak416

September 16th, 2020, 07:49

Navy Chief

September 16th, 2020, 08:54

Nothing wrong with people who want to play these games the way they want to play them.

All this hostility, and for what? And name calling, really guys? Because someone uploaded a repaint you don't like to a completely different website?

I posted about the paint, not because I don't like it, but (considering the PC atmosphere today) I was surprised it is there for download. I think the paint is hilarious. Btw, I contacted the guy who uploaded it to ask what the lettering on the tail, and the cartoon underneath the aircraft meant? He replied, explaining that the tail lettering meant, "Wassup!", and the cartoon means "Have fun!" NC

ak416

September 16th, 2020, 09:21

I posted about the paint, not because I don't like it, but (considering the PC atmosphere today) I was surprised it is there for download. I think the paint is hilarious. Btw, I contacted the guy who uploaded it to ask what the lettering on the tail, and the cartoon underneath the aircraft meant? He replied, explaining that the tail lettering meant, "Wassup!", and the cartoon means "Have fun!" NC

I was referring to some of the other comments that seemed to be in response to your posting of the repaint. Maybe I misread the tone, just seemed like there were some needlessly hostile comments towards people who don't enjoy this hobby the same way we do.

Thank you for sharing that info, and while I agree with you that it's not really my thing, seems like a nice repaint with a positive message, if you are into that sort of thing.. whatever "that sort of thing" is, I can't keep up with the youngins anymore :encouragement:

jschall

September 16th, 2020, 10:08

DennyA

September 16th, 2020, 10:57

We should be welcoming the gamers, not mocking them. Today's curious gamer is tomorrow's flight sim fanatic. Us 50-to-80-year-old simmers who grew up on Sublogic's Flight Sim II are eventually going to all die and where's the genre then? :)

Meanwhile, still waiting on a warbird, but maybe this meets halfway in the meantime. :)

https://flightsim.to/file/533/bonanza-g36-p-51-invasion-stripes-livery

https://image-cdn.flightsim.to/images/01/TuMtC2wp.jpg?w=1400&fm=jpeg

Sundog

September 17th, 2020, 18:56

The author, Adnan Arif, has found a file in MSFS that controls the range of heights used to generate the heights of trees of various species. For example, for deciduous trees, the range of 15 to 20 feet he reduces to 12 to 16 feet.

Swapping this single xml file results in a more realistic landscape. And it sure makes it easier to find your house!

https://flightsim.to/file/392/tree-height-modification-for-mfs2020-shorter-realistic-trees

That's interesting, because most of the deciduous trees by my house are around 50 ft to 60 ft tall. It's an old neighborhood and the trees are well established. I guess if you live in a new build neighborhood, most of the trees are that small.

Tom Clayton

September 17th, 2020, 21:04

What would really be nice would be to have a random mix between the old/tall trees and the newer/shorter ones. Have a look at the neighborhood in this link. Some of the trees are young, but some are 100+ years old and absolutely massive!

https://goo.gl/maps/pcMZPEXJMKBuDxvk7

DennyA

September 17th, 2020, 23:15

I have two trees behind my house that, according to my drone's altimeter, are over 120 feet tall. We do trees big in the PNW.

zswobbie1

September 17th, 2020, 23:58

Nothing wrong with people who want to play these games the way they want to play them.

All this hostility, and for what? And name calling, really guys? Because someone uploaded a repaint you don't like to a completely different website?

Indeed..
& what is a 'true' simmer?

We are all playing the same 'game', as it were!

Just because we are having fun, do not judge us. Simming is all about Fun Fact & Fiction.. we are not false simmers because of that..

True simmers, than, according to you, will never fly a Cessna with a joystick!.. How can that be true, if you do?

stovall

September 18th, 2020, 06:53

Nothing wrong with people who want to play these games the way they want to play them. All this hostility, and for what? And name calling, really guys? Because someone uploaded a repaint you don't like to a completely different website? The hostility has to do with the wording on the aircraft. Wording that involves profanity is not tolerated at SOH. If the aircraft paint were submitted here, it would never have made it to the download section. The messages regarding the paint scheme are a reminder regarding what is acceptable and what is not.

FlyingsCool

September 18th, 2020, 08:13

The hostility has to do with the wording on the aircraft. Wording that involves profanity is not tolerated at SOH. If the aircraft paint were submitted here, it would never have made it to the download section. The messages regarding the paint scheme are a reminder regarding what is acceptable and what is not.

Agreed (about swear words). Not something I think is really funny or care about seeing. Then again, I'm 57, not 12-15... sigh

As far as trees, heck, trees around me (NE, USA) reach thirty feet tall in 20 years, the general canopy around me (deciduous/coniferous) is easily 30 ft to 50 ft tall. 12 to 15 foot tall trees would only be found in a nursery, or approaching the treeline on a mountain.