Hello, so I am finally getting a computer of running the game properly. I can sorta run the game now, but my GPU is just under the minimum and it's not the best. Anyway now that I can really start playing the game I was wondering what Scenery add-ons you would recommend? I'm not looking for specific airports, but just general scenery to enhance cities/regions. I already use the map enhancement tool, which I think populates the in game scenery with more recent imagery.

Thanks

What continent will you be flying in mostly ?

mike

I wouldn't waste any money on scenery addons. MSFS looks very good right out of the box, even on medium settings. 

There is plenty of free stuff of flightsim.to 

I bought REX Accuseason and REX Global Airport Textures when MSFS came out.

52 minutes ago, mikeymike said:

What continent will you be flying in mostly ?

mike

I will mainly be flying in the US or Europe. However, I do sometimes like to fly to other areas as well. I know there are add-ons like we love VFR that add things like smoke stacks and other buildings. And mods that add power lines and solar farms. Also, there is one that updates the taxiways at mos stock airports.

Edited January 5, 20242 yr by jt233

REX Accuseasons Advanced and REX Global Airport Textures and the odd airport here and there are all the scenery I bother with in this sim. There just doesn't seem to be the need for anything else in the regions I fly in.

If your GPU does not reach minimum requirements, I doubt most addons would run very well, if at all.

Once your system is more capable, take a look at flightsim.to where thousands of freeware addons are available, many of these are as good some of the payware offerings.  There is also a map to let you find add-ons in the areas you like to fly.

Generally, I would say that if you want payware, just get addons for the area yoy like to fly in.

There is a site that we are not allowed to mention and whilst I would not suggest anyone downloads from there, they do have a very good map showing the locations of many great addons that are available which should be purchased via the vendors websites.

For city updates, you could look at ORBX and Drzewiecki Design.
But if you are just starting with MSFS, then I would suggest to first enjoy the default scenery for a while and then determine which scenery you desire the most.

Edited January 5, 20242 yr by bvdboomen

Global 'enhancements' are not really necessary or worth it but if there are particular airports you want to use as a base to fly from then a well done add-on can make a huge difference. Really depends on how you use MSFS. 

What I did is got the  (usually your closest airport) then find the routes I wanted to fly from there and see what payware is available.and buy it if it's reasonable priced.

Then from those sites saw what routes I wanted to do and repeat the process.

Basically you'll have a network of airports you can fly witout having to deal with all those ugly default buildings.....

The Power line add on is really good for what it does.

If you plan on flying VFR, I would recommend airport add-ons for California. They are all free and take very little bandwith

you can find them at flightsim.to.

I wish I could remember the guys name that did them all. He deserves a lot of credit.

 

Ron

 

 

I am curious to know your system specification, Jason. Can you let us know your CPU/RAM/GPU?

4 hours ago, Ron Lefebvre said:

The Power line add on is really good for what it does.

If you plan on flying VFR, I would recommend airport add-ons for California. They are all free and take very little bandwith

you can find them at flightsim.to.

I wish I could remember the guys name that did them all. He deserves a lot of credit.

 

Ron

 

 

Good morning all,

if I can help...a wee bit, the scenery developers" name is Vincent Bazilio.

Yes, his scenery is top, is consistent/committed to keeping it upgraded and improved.

Edited January 5, 20242 yr by dusty_sourdough907

1 hour ago, dusty_sourdough907 said:

Good morning all,

if I can help...a wee bit, the scenery developers" name is Vincent Bazilio.

Yes, his scenery is top, is consistent/committed to keeping it upgraded and improved.

Concur with this! Great smaller airport scenery that Vincent knocks out. He really enjoys simming and it shows in the freeware work that he does. 

9 hours ago, jt233 said:

 And mods that add power lines and solar farms.

Power lines and Marinas are the two addons that I feel add the most realism.

That is for low and slow flying.. if that is not your style, it may not matter.

It's worth pointing out that some of the hand crafted airports that have been built for MSFS are actually rather good. I am thinking particularly of those airports that have been developed by Gaya Simulations, but the Asobo version of Gibraltar is also pretty good. These are much more like payware airports as far as texture quality and detail levels are concerned.

Edited January 6, 20242 yr by Christopher Low