November 9, 20214 yr https://forum.orbxdirect.com/topic/210984-announcing-himalaya-mesh-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/ Cheers John
November 9, 20214 yr Thank you for the headsup John. It looks impressive. I've been flying there quite a few times with MSFS and there are some areas which were indeed in dire need of a better mesh. Dominique Simming since 1981 - [email protected] GHz with 16 GB of RAM and a 1080 with 8 GB VRAM running a 27" @ 2560*1440 - Windows 10 - Warthog HOTAS - MFG pedals - MSFS Standard version with Steam
November 11, 20214 yr I had a closer look at the map at Orbx. . What is interesting is that it covers not only the central Himalayas but also the Tian Shan and the Altai massifs, Northern Burma, Pakistan, Kirghizistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. It wouldn’t interest me otherwise. I have made quite a few flights in these regions. MSFS ground imagery makes flying there a memorable experience if you like flying rough and high terrains , geography and history (Silk roads, the Hump, the NW Frontier etc.) ) . The mesh is often good but not always and could be better anyway. 20 GB is an ouch! for my capped bandwidth but I look forward to it. Dominique Simming since 1981 - [email protected] GHz with 16 GB of RAM and a 1080 with 8 GB VRAM running a 27" @ 2560*1440 - Windows 10 - Warthog HOTAS - MFG pedals - MSFS Standard version with Steam
November 11, 20214 yr Having spent several years in Darjeeling, looking at Kanchenjunga almost every morning. and walking to Tiger Hill to view Everest, I shall probably not be able to resist. If we ever get a decent DC-3 it will be splendid for the CBI theater as well. Meanwhile, I shall use the excellent PMDG DC-6 to fly the routes for route fam... This one, I'm excited for... Best- Carl Avari-Cooper
November 11, 20214 yr 37 minutes ago, cavaricooper said: Having spent several years in Darjeeling, looking at Kanchenjunga almost every morning. and walking to Tiger Hill to view Everest, I shall probably not be able to resist. If we ever get a decent DC-3 it will be splendid for the CBI theater as well. Meanwhile, I shall use the excellent PMDG DC-6 to fly the routes for route fam... This one, I'm excited for... A beautiful place. I spent a few weeks at the on the ridge where you could see Everest by climbing a ladder many years ago. (A friend of mine got many years of war stories by breaking his leg on that ladder...he kept saying he broke it climbing to see everest) .As long as the toy train does not make the horrible screech it did in 1984 Edited November 11, 20214 yr by harrry Harry Woodrow
November 12, 20214 yr Looking at the Everest ! Yes ! And then what ? Our fellow simmers will tell us that you can’t spend your simming life gaping at Mount Everest ! Paro, Lukla ? Yes ! And then what ? This is not about watching great landscapes with vertiginous peaks and ridges and making two famous approaches. This is about flying ! For millenia, this region has been inhabited and crossed by trade roads in the valleys and the high altitude plains (yes, there are plains too ) and deserts. It has been and still is, for geographical reasons, a strategic buffer disputed between the Russian and British empires then now between China and India. The aircraft have replaced the dromaders and there are quite a few airports. Some difficult, some easier... Most really interesting. A multitude of great flights. Set up your Neofly FBO in Gilgit, Leh, Dibrugarh, Dushanbe or Putao, you’ll see. Edited November 12, 20214 yr by Dominique_K Dominique Simming since 1981 - [email protected] GHz with 16 GB of RAM and a 1080 with 8 GB VRAM running a 27" @ 2560*1440 - Windows 10 - Warthog HOTAS - MFG pedals - MSFS Standard version with Steam
November 12, 20214 yr Can't wait to fly the Aerosoft Twotter from Kathmandu to Lukla. Great challenge
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November 13, 20214 yr That's an absolutely massive area! I'll buy this instantly. Too bad they couldn't cover the rest of India though. Tired of Streetlights everywhere? Try MSFS DarkStreets today!
November 13, 20214 yr 14 minutes ago, kiwikat said: That's an absolutely massive area! I'll buy this instantly. Too bad they couldn't cover the rest of India though. Whoah, yeah, that’s an enormous area. I was thinking I’ll wait until we get a WU for that area but if it’s fairly cheap, that’s a no-brainer. i910900k, RTX 3090, 32GB DDR4 RAM, AW3423DW, Ruddy girt big mug of Yorkshire Tea
November 13, 20214 yr 44 minutes ago, Fielder said: Holy smokes, that is a massive coverage area. "Himalaya Mesh" doesn't really sound as big as this actually is. AMD Ryzen R9 9950X3D | Asus Astral RTX 5080 OC | 32 GB DDR5 6000 CL30 | 3440x1440 G-Sync | Logitech Pro Throttles Rudder Yoke Panels | Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS | TrackIR 5 | Oculus Rift S
November 13, 20214 yr 6 minutes ago, Republic3D said: Holy smokes, that is a massive coverage area. "Himalaya Mesh" doesn't really sound as big as this actually is. And there are lots of areas in that map with gorgeous mountain scenes. Flying around Krygyzstan’s Issyk-Kul lake strongly recommended! i910900k, RTX 3090, 32GB DDR4 RAM, AW3423DW, Ruddy girt big mug of Yorkshire Tea
November 13, 20214 yr 20 GB for Himalaya was too much data for my drive before last week upgrading from 500 GB to 2000 GB. XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 2TB. $189. Which Tom's Hardware used to love back in 2019. But newer drives (Samsung 980 Pro) have passed it by in Tom's current ratings, but they cost a lot more $379. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YLDWCYV https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Internal-Gaming-MZ-V8P2T0B-AM/dp/B08RK2SR23/ https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/adata-xpg-gammix-s11-pro-m2-nvme-ssd/2 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
November 13, 20214 yr On 11/9/2021 at 8:21 PM, johnbow72 said: https://forum.orbxdirect.com/topic/210984-announcing-himalaya-mesh-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/ Cheers John WOWW, that looks realy great ( and seems a big download - 20gig ). Thanks for posting ! 👍🏽 cheers 😉 08.2024 new PC is online : ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI Mainboard, AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D Prozessor, G.Skill DIMM 64 GB DDR5-6000 (2x 32 GB) Dual-Kit, MSI GeForce RTX 4090 VENTUS 3X E 24G OC Grafikkarte, 2x WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 4 TB - Drive C+D, WD Gold Enterprise Class 12 TB for storage HDD, Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W PC - Power supply, Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO CPU Aircooler with 7 Heatpipes, Design Meshify 2 White TG Clear Tint Tower-Case, 3x 4K monitors 2x32 Samsung 1x27 LG 3840x2160, Windows11 Prof. 23H2 - now Windows11 Prof. 25H2 Flightsimulator Hardware: Honeycomb Throttle Bravo, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro, Logitech Flight Joke System, XBox Controller, some Thrustmaster stuff, Winwing CDU Panels.
November 13, 20214 yr 46 minutes ago, scotchegg said: And there are lots of areas in that map with gorgeous mountain scenes. Flying around Krygyzstan’s Issyk-Kul lake strongly recommended! So, I plugged Issyk-Kul into the left side search bar, there's an AP called Issyk-Kul UCFL right on the lake. Karakol is region capital. Hard to see in picture, but there are 5 airstrips within 1 NM of the lake, all around it. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
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