Orbx Heads to New Zealand with Auckland City Release

Orbx Simulations has taken to their forums and announced their next visual rendition of global landmarks, this time taking place in Auckland, New Zealand. The landmarks beautifully showcase the beauty of the city of Auckland. Previously teased on social media through a series of cryptic posts, users are quick to pinpoint the location after the initial teaser.

The Sky Tower and Auckland Harbor Bridge, to name a few, have all been modeled in faithful detail to represent the city’s architectural work. The terrain surrounding the town has dozens of volcanoes and other Points of Interest for you to enjoy. Orbx has also accomodated to helicopter pilots by adding two locations with landable helipads.

The City of Auckland has a historical background dating to 1350 when the Māori settled in the region. After about 500 years with various setbacks, the Europeans settled in Auckland and created a trading port.

Orbx provided a feature list of what is included in this scenery pack. Many of the significant buildings of the Downtown Auckland area are highly detailed custom 3D models. Over 100 custom models with reasonably detailing populate the coverage area, bringing the city’s varied architectural styles in-sim. Custom orthoimagery is included for Downtown Auckland and the entire Waitematā Harbour area. Along with this, vegetation, building placement, boats, vessels, etc., are all packed into this scenery package. A full feature list has been provided by Orbx:

  • High-detail custom landmarks include Auckland Harbour Bridge, Sky Tower, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Eden Park Stadium, and the entire downtown waterfront between the Ferry Building and Hobson Wharf. 
  • More than 100 medium-detail custom buildings showcase the unique architecture of historic and new Auckland. 
  • Several buildings with rooftop helipads, with additional landing areas on moored vessels and at the Mechanics Bay heliport.
  •  Animated features on both water and land.
  •  Custom orthoimagery for downtown Auckland and the entire Waitematā Harbour waterfront. Many enhancements to the city and surrounding areas: improved vegetation and building placements, static boats, vessels, cranes, antennae, etc. 
  • Extensive terraforming and shoreline adjustments across the coverage area.
  •  Custom night lighting based on real-world photography.

You can find this scenery package from Orbx listed for $13.63 AUD on their website. You can also find Orbx’s catalog of other scenery packages and add-ons for other flight simulators on their website as well.

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