March 6, 20197 yr Looking for opinions on PacSim's RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan airport scenery. I like Cargo ops, and RCTP ranks #9 on the list of the world busiest cargo hubs. Thanks for any info. Scott
March 6, 20197 yr I've got it for my Cargo flying in Asia. PacSim does good work and RCTP is no exception. Grace and Peace, I Earned My Spurs in Vietnam
March 6, 20197 yr I'd say the airport was done well, the surroundings not so much. You will find swaths of water that were not masked, and you'll find that different parts of the photoreal area have different coloration. In all honesty, for the price I paid I expected a higher standard and slightly regret my purchase. If ever they do another sale, I'd recommend waiting for that rather than buying it at full price. It's sad, because I very much like their KSLC and KRNO, but RCTP feels like a step down. That said, if all you care about is the airport proper, then it's a fine product, though perhaps overpriced. Benjamin van Soldt Windows 10 64bit - i5-8600k @ 4.7GHz - ASRock Fatality K6 Z370 - EVGA GTX1070 SC 8GB VRAM - 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX @ 3200MHz - Samsung 960 Evo SSD M.2 NVMe 500GB - 2x Samsung 860 Evo SSD 1TB (P3Dv4/5 drive) - Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM - Seasonic FocusPlus Gold 750W - Noctua DH-15S - Fractal Design Focus G (White) Case
March 6, 20197 yr I'd have to give this one a "C+"...it's the best (only?) option for this airport, but the non-pavement photoreal ground textures are pretty coarse and fuzzy, the cargo building signage and textures are as well, the texture overlays on parts of the ramp do not receive shadows, so acft shadows are mottled or not visible on the ground in many places. The ADE has the parking spots around the terminal set too far forward, so the scenery's IK jetways are embedded in the AI planes all around the field. There's a user GSX2 mod available in the FSDreamTeam GSX forum that replaces all the PacSim IK jetways with better-placed SODE versions, which helps a lot. Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
March 6, 20197 yr Author Thanks guys, I appreciate the detailed feedback on this one... I wanted this mainly for my cargo ops, being the #9 ranked cargo hub in the world and all, and like Bob said, there's really nothing else available for RCTP, either freeware or payware, so it's either the PacSim version or the default, which frankly, is pretty awful... Still, I might like to fly a passenger jet in to the airport on occasion, and having jetways embedded in the AI aircraft all over the airport doesn't do much for the immersion factor..☹️ I'm going to think on this one for a bit before deciding, but thanks again for the info... Scott
March 7, 20197 yr 10 hours ago, SunDevil56 said: I'm going to think on this one for a bit before deciding, but thanks again for the info... Get it whenever it goes on sale. Yes, it has all the problems as mentioned by others, it's definitely not modern (no dynamic lighting or reflections) and you should replace the jetways with GSX Level 2 if you have it. However, combine it with the freeware Taipei city scenery as described in this Avsim post and you have a good-performing and detailed airport scenery with a cityscape in Asia - a rare combination. There are other, newer, sceneries at a similar or more expensive price-point that I've been more disappointed about than this. Here's a few screenshot pics I've taken to show the good and the bad - https://imgur.com/a/xWAVrNX Edited March 7, 20197 yr by F737NG AMD Ryzen 5800X3D; MSI RTX 3080 Ti ; 32GB Corsair 3200 MHz; ASUS VG35VQ 35" (3440 x 1440) Fulcrum One yoke; Thrustmaster TCA Captain Pack Airbus edition; MFG Crosswind rudder pedals; miniCockpit FCU; CPFlight MCP 737; Logitech FIP x3; TrackIR MSFS; Fenix A320; A2A PA-24; HPG H145; PMDG 737-600; AIG; RealTraffic; PSXTraffic; FSiPanel; REX AccuSeason Adv; FSDT GSX Pro; FS2Crew RAAS Pro; FS-ATC Chatter
March 7, 20197 yr I love it- It's a crucial stop on my Asian route network, and it's a great scenery, but it takes some gettin' used to. The city isn't the best, but it's a fun airport to fly in, despite some of its dated limitations. It's also nice looking, with a lot of attention to the buildings and such. I fly a lot of heavy routes around the region, and it's a great place to add to have some short to medium haul routes in the Pacific. Edited March 7, 20197 yr by dal330200
March 7, 20197 yr It is definitely worth the money. One of my favourite P3D destinations in the APac area. Pacsim does some great work - I just wish they were more prolific Looking forward to Incheon
March 7, 20197 yr IMHO PacSim’s release of RCTP is spot on in terms of their rendition of the airport. As was said already, the surrounding areas though were not touched much, but if you have FTX Global and a bit of freeware for Taipei, you’ll be more than happy. I’m looking forward to their Incheon release. Dylan Charles "The aircraft G-limits are only there in case there is another flight by that particular airplane. If subsequent flights do not appear likely, there are no G-limits."
March 7, 20197 yr Author 8 hours ago, F737NG said: There are other, newer, sceneries at a similar or more expensive price-point that I've been more disappointed about than this. Here's a few screenshot pics I've taken to show the good and the bad - https://imgur.com/a/xWAVrNX Thanks for the screen shots F737NG, those look pretty nice... Considering that I was looking at this primarily for cargo ops, the apparent deficiencies of the PAX terminals (ie. jetways, lighting, etc.) probably wouldn't be that big of a deal to me anyway, so i'll probably end up getting it soon.. Scott
March 7, 20197 yr A+. The airport is done well and I like the inclusion of photo scenery with it. Gives good immersion. Dave
March 7, 20197 yr Author Picked it up today and overall I like it a lot. It lacks animated jetways, but since I got it mainly for it's cargo hub status I can live with that, and if I ever get around to buying GSX I can add SODE jetways if I understand correctly. Scott
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