December 31, 201312 yr So I just purchased x plane the other day and there is a question I have been pondering. I understand the plausible world concept that XP has and that by default there are no custom landmarks/buildings. My question is, are skylines done randomly every time the sim fires up? For example, I'm flying over Chicago, if I where to close the game and then start up again and fly over Chicago, would it be the same skyline? Or would it be a different one?
December 31, 201312 yr The same, I believe, because it probably searches is database of objects that are compatible with a given spot and picks one in a non-random way ( sequentially? ) There must be some sort of seed though, so that successive types can alternate? Well, ok, I give up :-( How is it done? BTW: Good Question!!!! P.S.: Shhhh - I want a Majestic Q400 for X-Plane.... ( tell this to no one!!!! ) Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
December 31, 201312 yr My question is, are skylines done randomly every time the sim fires up? No. It wouldn't make sense to add a random element into it. There is a fixed algorithm that tries to determine sensible buildings based on roads and landclasses.So if there is no change in these elements you will always get the same elements. But if the landclasses or roads changes (for example you installed one of the HD Meshes). Karsten Schubert
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