Orbx has released their first TrueEarth scenery for X-Plane 12, Great Britain North. TrueEarth consists of high-quality, color-edited photoreal imagery, using specially made autogen technology for X-Plane. This addon covers 40,415 square miles of hand-corrected imagery covering the entire central region, as shown below in the coverage map.

Scenery consists of: the Scottish Highlands, the beautiful Lochs, the Outer Hebrides, and the Shetland Islands. It includes many VFR landmarks, such as castles, monuments, bridges, and ancient ruins. Apart from the “ancient” landmarks, GB North also has urban cities - Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Key features of TrueEarth Great Britain North are:

• 40,415 square miles of hand-corrected, crisp, color-matched aerial imagery
• New autogen technology developed specially for X-Plane
• Well over 1.4 million buildings at the correct height and location
• Millions of trees within 160k+ accurately placed forests
• Many historic buildings including castles, bridges, stately homes, and more
• VFR landmarks such as masts, windfarms, churches, power lines, and lighthouses
• Over 400 custom 3D POI models
• Hand-placed and custom-modeled landmarks placed throughout the scenery
• Sharp and detailed 30-meter mesh brings out stunning detail in natural features
• Superb water masking along the entire coastline
• Accurate road and rail networks blended into the aerial imagery
• Summer season only with night lighting provided by HDR and texture lighting

This scenery can be bought from the Orbx Store for roughly $29.30, requiring at least 118.93 GB of free hard disk space to install.

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