Microsoft Flight Simulator - Official Oceania Trailer

[HiFlyer 9,362]

 

[Farlis 2,287]

As we have already observed in another thread this is basically false advertising. Currently these watermasks are not in the game yet.

That is not mentioned.

[Tuskin38 6,528]

13 minutes ago, Farlis said:

As we have already observed in another thread this is basically false advertising. Currently these watermasks are not in the game yet.

That is not mentioned.

I mean, it is a trailer. Trailers are usually released before things.

[michaelray 236]

13 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said:

I mean, it is a trailer. Trailers are usually released before things.

Maybe a disclaimer should have been added that it is a WIP.

I just took off from Moto Mute airport and can confirm that I don't have the masking shown on the trailer.

[Rmmm 17]

3 hours ago, michaelray said:

Maybe a disclaimer should have been added that it is a WIP.

I just took off from Moto Mute airport and can confirm that I don't have the masking shown on the trailer.

What is the "masking" referred to.   Sorry to be so uninformed.   Thanks

I was hoping after Palau, where I have friends, they would come north to the Mariana Islands of Guam/Rota/Saipan.   But no joy.

[michaelray 236]

Masking is the technique they use to achieve that nice shade of pale blue for shallow water. If you look at Bing maps it doesn't give a true representation of this shallow water. It has to be edited via a separate process.

[rtodepart 761]

4 hours ago, Farlis said:

As we have already observed in another thread this is basically false advertising. Currently these watermasks are not in the game yet.

That is not mentioned.

I mentioned this already and ill do it again. What we got is a work in process im not upset at the point were i feel the rights to go ALL OUT nit pick and also  use the False Advertising sentence when it comes to all this trailers i had seen ... 

[espent 1,397]

Is this part of the World Map Update 1 that will be coming soon?

[OzWhitey 3,353]

16 minutes ago, rtodepart said:

I mentioned this already and ill do it again. What we got is a work in process im not upset at the point were i feel the rights to go ALL OUT nit pick and also  use the False Advertising sentence when it comes to all this trailers i had seen ... 

I think, as you’ll see from the threads here, it’s more than “nitpicking”.

In this particular case, it’s the lack of a major feature that was advertised as being in the sim from the point of the first trailer. If you’re flying over the ocean in the tropics, it’s a pretty big deal.

[Carlosx 48]

37 minutes ago, OzWhitey said:

I think, as you’ll see from the threads here, it’s more than “nitpicking”.

In this particular case, it’s the lack of a major feature that was advertised as being in the sim from the point of the first trailer. If you’re flying over the ocean in the tropics, it’s a pretty big deal.

Exactly. And the way it was advertised implied that shallow waters were the new standard. Yet, it is only the exception.
They could have shown a million things in the trailers that are actually in the release. But they choose to show shallow waters over and over. That was obviously on purpose.

Yes, it will probably get updates sometime over the course of the next ten years. Yay!

Edited August 19, 2020 by Carlosx

[MikeT707 1,181]

3 hours ago, espent said:

Is this part of the World Map Update 1 that will be coming soon?

I sure hope so. If so that would be a nice enhancement to the current release. 

[Gabster 7]

To be honest - there have been trailers that do not match what we get in game and advertise to much. At the same time there have been trailers from alpha/beta showing many bad stuff that is now fixed. So in the end we got a good mix of what the current state is and what might come with the next updates. At least this is what I hope because flying in the alps was way better in P3D and freeware austria when it comes to ground textures.

Gabriel

[roi1862 602]

Hold on, don't tell me that this 'world update 1' and/or the water masking will be paid dlc...?

[AllRed 53]

16 minutes ago, roi1862 said:

Hold on, don't tell me that this 'world update 1' and/or the water masking will be paid dlc...?

No, it'll be part of their standard, free upgrades/patches they will be releasing periodically from what I've gathered.

The video looks absolutely brilliant so once that water masking is sorted it'll be a great addition. They have to be designed by hand so they are probably getting round to them all eventually. Its already been done in certain areas.. not sure where though..?

Edited August 19, 2020 by AllRed