6 minutes ago, andy1252 said:

As others have said, I don't feel Orbx is up to the job a lot of the time these days.

Everyone has an opinion.
This tree product is excellent but unless it is owned and used, the opinion is someone else's.

What seems to have been overlooked by many, is that just like an airport model, if two add-ons for the same
place are installed, then the result is inevitably anomalies.
The only difference is that in this case, the "place" is the entire simulator.
This has been the case for at least 30 years and yet still the question is "will these add-ons work together?"



 

On 7/29/2024 at 10:24 AM, GSalden said:

REX Accusim looks better regarding seasonal trees / plants.

 

Rex Winter looks more like an extreme version Autumn.

56 minutes ago, strider1 said:

Rex Winter looks more like an extreme version Autumn.

That’s why I use Bijangs package ….

I went on the ORBX forum and according to Nick, it has to be a defective Photogrammetry in MSFS because the shapes, many of which look like pointed objects point to that.  If the shapes were square or block like, then there has to be a file that conflicts and has to contain the 10-asobo_species.xml.

I have checked every scenery folder in my Community Folder, and searched Vegetation and opened everything I could find.  I have NO conflicting files and certainly none that contain 10-asobo_species.xml.

The only program in my Community folder that contains that xml. file is ORBX HD Trees.

Edited July 31, 20241 yr by spilok

I had the block like tree problem the first time I used the sim with Global Trees HD - never have used Accuseason or Bjain stuff.  I did find that when I moved ShortestTreesARIFSTUDIOSV5 out of Community - the block tree issue ended.  

I removed my own modified short tree app too. And just use the Orbx product (it is very cheap).

I see no reason that the Orbx 10-asobo_species.xml file cannot be edited in notepad like any other .xml file. Just as I did with the short tree mod. I just haven't got around to changing those 100 or so lines of min and max numbers. At that point I would have both fewer trees and shorter trees.

To see which numbers to change just put up 10-asobo_species.xml from the tree mod and 10-asobo_species.xml from the Orbx mod side by side on the screen. And then start changing the value numbers in the Orbx version to look like the numbers in the tree mod version. Poof! Shorter trees!

So I now started out with my plan to reduce tree size in the Orbx mod.

Here is the first height line in Asobo default:

<Size min="15" max="20"/>

--

Here is same line in Orbx version:

<Size min="9" max="14"/>

--

My old modified version I made 2 years ago:

<Size min="9" max="12"/>

 

The other lines for other species are similar. What this tells me is that Asobo has decreased the tree height (as well as the number of trees). But they haven't decreased them quite as much as I did.

Conclusion: Orbx mod reduces both the tree height and the number of trees.

If you yourself edit the Orbx mod, your edit will be overwritten whenever you use the Orbx season and grass selector app.

The easy way to reduce both tree height and number is just to use the Orbx mod and edit nothing manually. Only a picky nerd, like me, might go further.

 

 

 

 

3 hours ago, TacomaSailor said:

I had the block like tree problem the first time I used the sim with Global Trees HD - never have used Accuseason or Bjain stuff.  I did find that when I moved ShortestTreesARIFSTUDIOSV5 out of Community - the block tree issue ended.  

Where is this ShortestTrees ARISFSTUDIOV5 exactly located?

6 hours ago, spilok said:

Where is this ShortestTrees ARISFSTUDIOV5 exactly located?

Trees on finals. Crazy stuff - Discussion Hub / Airports - Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums

8 hours ago, spilok said:

Where is this ShortestTrees ARISFSTUDIOV5 exactly located?

Use the Everything search app for windows. Find anything super quick.

2 hours ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

Use the Everything search app for windows. Find anything super quick.

Or Total Commander. (alt f7)

Last night I first removed REX Accuseason, then installed the ORBX Tree HD. I like it, looks great. I was flying around central UT, USA.

Apparently it will argue with the REX Accuseason so I already own that.

 

17 minutes ago, davenicoll said:

Apparently it will argue with the REX Accuseason so I already own that.

 

Me too. You just open Accuseason and completely un-install the mods before you install the ORBX mod. There is an option in Accuseason to do this. 

If you don't, you might be looking at re-installing MSFS to fix it.

I prefer the Bijan's deep rich colors and foliage density.Something about the lighting and shadow maps working better with his trees just gives a ton more depth to the overall image.