ORBX KSAN San Diego International Released!

[Gregg_Seipp 565]

12 minutes ago, Hoang Le said:

I am using 376.53 with FSX(SE). Is there a memory leak from nVidia with FSX? I know that there has been a memory leak issue with P3D but not FSX, not that I know of.

I didn't know the issue only affected P3D and, besides, I'm pretty sure that's a good driver.  Perhaps others will post what their VAS is running KSAN.  My experience is that Orbx Socal can be pretty VAS intense.  Perhaps, if you're worried about how large your VAS is getting, you may have to change some settings in your control panels (KSAN, SOCAL, Vector).

[Hoang 108]

Just now, Gregg_Seipp said:

I didn't know the issue only affected P3D and, besides, I'm pretty sure that's a good driver.  Perhaps others will post what their VAS is running KSAN.  My experience is that Orbx Socal can be pretty VAS intense.  Perhaps, if you're worried about how large your VAS is getting, you may have to change some settings in your control panels (KSAN, SOCAL, Vector).

Hi,
Thank you for your help. I might only use ORBX Global and openLC NA with ORBX KSAN only. If this combination works well when flying jetliners (FSLABs,PMDGs) then I will give it a go. It is very hard to know exactly since every system/configuration is different.
Cheers,
Hoang Le

[Ron Attwood 3,464]

I must be swimming against the tide with this one. I have never been more unimpressed with an Orbx product and I have ALL of them! I lie, I don't have Canberra Cityscape.

San Diego looks washed out, flat and painfully photoreal.  I flew from there north up the coast aways and the scenery livened up considerably.

Mustn't complain too much though, as I get the OAPs discount. Still, $32?

 

[Gregg_Seipp 565]

15 minutes ago, Ron Attwood said:

painfully photoreal

Can't say I've heard that one before but I think I get it.  Washed out or strange colors?

[Clutch Cargo 384]

I have to agree with Ron's comments on this one.  I live in San Diego and felt the area has an overall dark, "gloomy" feel to it.  Maybe it's the heavy shadowing of the airport and the downtown buildings.  San Diego is bright and sunny.  :)

Coronado agn have all flat roofs and sparsely any vegetation?  Approaching felt a little like a concrete jungle (like as if I was in LA, ha!), ...  again more trees would have helped.  While the modeler is definitely gifted, I see no reason to move on from my Latin VFR version.  But I am sure it will still sell well.

Clutch

[FreeBird(Josh) 314]

2 hours ago, Ron Attwood said:

I must be swimming against the tide with this one. I have never been more unimpressed with an Orbx product and I have ALL of them! I lie, I don't have Canberra Cityscape.

San Diego looks washed out, flat and painfully photoreal.  I flew from there north up the coast aways and the scenery livened up considerably.

Mustn't complain too much though, as I get the OAPs discount. Still, $32?

 

Plus one here. This is the only ORBXpurchase that I regret. I have un installed it. I could give you a laundry list but its just bad.

[Ron Attwood 3,464]

I never thought this would be possible. I uninstalled KSAN and the place came alive! Instead of empty marinas and naval shipyards(San Diego, home of the USN right?) The roads actually have MOVING traffic! Palm trees are back and the colour has returned.

 

 

[HiFlyer 9,343]

 

[scottb613 1,187]

20 hours ago, Henry Street said:

Scott,

Most of the peripheral airports in KSAN package have gotten minor makeovers from SoCal. SoCal was a YUGGE improvement on all the default airports in the area.

One airfield I am very familiar with is KNRS and somewhat familiar with KNZY. KNZY in KSAN package looks like it does today in real world, with some generic looking objects but nice photoscenery.

KNRS is kinda odd. (Full disclosure: I developed a scenery package for KNRS with all kinds of improvements a couple of years ago).  As I mentioned, the SoCal package greatly improved the default scenery but not to the custom level of my package.

The KSAN package can be run in FTX Global mode or in Orbx SoCal region mode. I am running in SoCal mode. When viewed from overhead, you can plainly see the intermesh of SoCal and KSAN areas at KNRS. It is not exactly a seamless blend. In all fairness, you would probably not notice flying in or out of the airfield. Unfortunately you would probably notice if you were doing helo maneuvers near the border with Mexico south of the base. 

Generally, I find the KSAN area a slight improvement in performance over SoCal, a significant improvement in overall vector and POI over SoCal, and still with the overall greenish photoscenery color problems in SoCal. Performance at KSAN itself is much better on my system than LatinVFR/SoCal combo.

Hope this helps, KSAN package is net positive for me.

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Henry,

Thanks so much for the detailed write up... I'll have to look for your KNRS package - hah - personal knowledge of the field ? I used to go down there quite often - to "scrounge" radar parts from the surplus warehouse at KNRS for the SCORE facility on San Clemente Island... I liked IB - it seemed a little off the beaten track (as much as you can be in SOCAL) and had a nice pier and beaches...

Given some of the feedback - I will probably pass on this package - I have the LVFR one and I've been pretty happy with it - combined with FTX Global - makes the area nice enough... If this had come across with unilaterally "exceptional" reviews - I may have made the switch...

Again - thanks for taking the time...

Regards,

Scott

[scottb613 1,187]

20 hours ago, Henry Street said:

Scott,

Most of the peripheral airports in KSAN package have gotten minor makeovers from SoCal. SoCal was a YUGGE improvement on all the default airports in the area.

One airfield I am very familiar with is KNRS and somewhat familiar with KNZY. KNZY in KSAN package looks like it does today in real world, with some generic looking objects but nice photoscenery.

KNRS is kinda odd. (Full disclosure: I developed a scenery package for KNRS with all kinds of improvements a couple of years ago).  As I mentioned, the SoCal package greatly improved the default scenery but not to the custom level of my package.

The KSAN package can be run in FTX Global mode or in Orbx SoCal region mode. I am running in SoCal mode. When viewed from overhead, you can plainly see the intermesh of SoCal and KSAN areas at KNRS. It is not exactly a seamless blend. In all fairness, you would probably not notice flying in or out of the airfield. Unfortunately you would probably notice if you were doing helo maneuvers near the border with Mexico south of the base. 

Generally, I find the KSAN area a slight improvement in performance over SoCal, a significant improvement in overall vector and POI over SoCal, and still with the overall greenish photoscenery color problems in SoCal. Performance at KSAN itself is much better on my system than LatinVFR/SoCal combo.

Hope this helps, KSAN package is net positive for me.

 

 

 

 

 

Please delete - I can't delete the quote - the forum wasn't registering the post - hence the double...

Regards,

Scott

[Joe L 62]

The YouTube video is well done, but, never shows a comparison or even a single close up  of airside terminals, airport buildings, etc.  How does ORBX compare in that regard, as that is what matters most to me.

[mikced76 57]

Clutch, how is that SoCAL photoreal scenery of your comig along! ;) I am just fishing of course but the images you showed about a yar ago looked absolutely amazing :) Together with LatinVFR KSAN.., who needs anyting else :)

Mike

 

[Bert Pieke 7,584]

16 hours ago, Ron Attwood said:

I never thought this would be possible. I uninstalled KSAN and the place came alive! Instead of empty marinas and naval shipyards(San Diego, home of the USN right?) The roads actually have MOVING traffic! Palm trees are back and the colour has returned.

 

 

Good thing I am away right now, or I might have already bought it... ;-)

[scianoir 610]

16 hours ago, HiFlyer said:

 

Oh dear - this doesn't look too good at all! As Clutch said and from my RW visits there, San Diego is a bright city (even when it is not sunny!) and looking at this and the other screenshots, they just seem to have got the texture colours very wrong and turned the airport and city into dull drab areas. Will be sticking with my Latin VFR version, which is fairly compatible with SoCal, for now anyway.

Bill

[Hoang 108]

9 minutes ago, scianoir said:

Oh dear - this doesn't look too good at all! As Clutch said and from my RW visits there, San Diego is a bright city (even when it is not sunny!) and looking at this and the other screenshots, they just seem to have got the texture colours very wrong and turned the airport and city into dull drab areas. Will be sticking with my Latin VFR version, which is fairly compatible with SoCal, for now anyway.

Bill

Hi,

Thank you for the video. Actually...by looking at this I somehow prefer the way LatinVFR looks, or maybe because I get so used to it.

I have my day off today and currently changing to P3D, will see how performance and VAS goes with LatinVFR

Cheers,

Hoang Le