Orbx Publishes NZ Mesh for Microsoft Flight Simulator

It has barely been a day since Orbx announced NZ Mesh, yet Orbx has opted to choose today to make their first mesh product for Microsoft Flight Simulator available.

Reiterating what was said in yesterday’s announcement, the product page reads:

“NZ Mesh is the first product made with our new proprietary approach for custom terrain meshes for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

“Created from carefully blended high-resolution DEM data, NZ Mesh is a 100% self-contained product with no changes made to the default mesh or any other files. With virtually no noticeable performance impact, each LOD is consistent without any blurring and minimal LOD morphing when flying over the diverse terrain of New Zealand.

“When installed, NZ Mesh takes up only 523MB of hard drive space and comes in at a 10m resolution. We are planning future updates to this product with LIDAR data of up to 1 m resolution to further enhance terrain detail in rural and urban areas.”

Key features of NZ Mesh are given as follows:

  • High-resolution 10m DEM data
  • Minimal performance impact
  • Compiled to reduce LOD morphing
  • Self-contained product
  • Planned updates with LIDAR

For comparison GIF images, see yesterday’s announcement article.

Orbx is asking for AUD $15.95 in exchange for the scenery, which is approximately US $12.34, GBP £8.76 or €10.22.

It is available to purchase through their website or Orbx Central.

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