"World Update 16: Caribbean is ON"...

[Dominique_K 10,152]

1 hour ago, F737MAX said:

I think that's a separate issue with the sim. Seen quite a few of those squares around where there's no water masking nearby.

Shame that one of the most iconic parts of the World, which desperately needs good water masking, didn't receive more care and attention.

Having done that in P3D for my own amateurish sceneries, I would be surprised if some blending to fade the WM into the deep sea tiles was not possible. That requires some PITA labor and thus cost  of course.

Edited February 2 by Dominique_K

[wan2fly99 38]

Just tried it Did an approach into St barth  Fly right over the road and dip.

Problem there were trees right there  Anybody got that scenery, so I crashed

 

I thought this update would give area coverage update

[meerkat 86]

6 hours ago, wan2fly99 said:

Just tried it Did an approach into St barth  Fly right over the road and dip.

Problem there were trees right there  Anybody got that scenery, so I crashed

Look at flightsim.to for TFFJ - there's an addon that removes these trees (among other improvements).

[Farlis 2,331]

10 hours ago, wan2fly99 said:

I thought this update would give area coverage update

In my experience the World Updates touch nothing that Blackshark AI has created automatically.

Rivers too big or not following the satellite image: Untouched. 

Inaccuaracies in coastline drawing: Untouched

Tree setting and biomes: Untouched.

 

They simply add better DEM, add the POI's, sometimes PG Cities, and airports and that's it. 

Someone painstakingly going over inaccurate data or AI mistakes is simply not happening, and probably outside of the scope of a free update. Even though I think it really should be done. Kind of comparable to what ORBX used to do in their Region packages, making sure that trees are placed correctly, have the correct height and water polygons are all accurate.

[wan2fly99 38]

I thought world updates fixes oh well  Will Unstiall it and download the flightsim.to

 

ok will loo at flightsim.to

 

[Krakin 5,899]

I know I'm a bit biased but this is the best world update ever!

[Tuskin38 6,709]

1 hour ago, wan2fly99 said:

I thought world updates fixes oh well  Will Unstiall it and download the flightsim.to

 

ok will loo at flightsim.to

 

you don't need to uninstall it.

[regis9 4,044]

1 hour ago, Krakin said:

I know I'm a bit biased but this is the best world update ever!

Other than the water mask issues, it’s certainly a good one.  The Caribbean is one of my favourite places to fly, doing island hopping so I’m certainly enjoying it.

Plus we’re in the middle of a two day snow storm here in Halifax expected to dump 40-50cm on us, so flying somewhere warm is a nice escape 🙂

Edited February 3 by regis9

[Lonesome Cowboy Burt 190]

It's just a shame Cuba gets so little attention I expect there is plenty of data and it's simply a political decision not to cover it well (politics  shouldnt come into it really).

[David Mills 4,774]

5 hours ago, Krakin said:

I know I'm a bit biased but this is the best world update ever!

I agree totally. Since the update, I haven't flown anywhere but the Caribbean.

[Tuskin38 6,709]

40 minutes ago, Lonesome Cowboy Burt said:

I expect there is plenty of data

But would the Cuban government be willing to share that with an American company?

[HiFlyer 9,409]

On 2/2/2024 at 1:04 PM, Dominique_K said:

A rushed job without QC. It is free all right but I would be ready to pay for a better job in such an iconic region. Anyway you take what you are given...

Microsoft's explanation of water-masking issues is covered within the first minute:

 

[Christopher Low 5,415]

Surely the watermasks were working when the update was passed for release, so how are they suddenly not working now? Insufficient testing of the final release version? Is there any other logical deduction?

Edited February 3 by Christopher Low

[NZ255 312]

On 1/31/2024 at 9:45 AM, regis9 said:

I wonder if they stock "Bort" license plates at the airport gift shop?

I heard they’re sold out. 

[Lonesome Cowboy Burt 190]

2 hours ago, Tuskin38 said:

But would the Cuban government be willing to share that with an American company?

They wouldnt have to the west has high resolution Photography of the area, its very very  closely monitored.