I purchased Global Forests v2 from Orbx today but I don't even have Orbx Central installed. Plan to do it during this week, but since I use SimHeaven X-World sceneries I would appreciate any hints on how to set it up for compatibility.

1) How can I make the SimHeaven Vegetation Library work together with Orbx Global Forests v2?

2) What about if I also use "Enhanced Scenery Pro"?

3) And should I untick or keep selected "3d trees" in Xp12 options?

Any performance fine tuning hints welcome too !!!

Thx !!!

Edited May 26, 20251 yr by jcomm

They have their own forum for global forests.  In the support sub-forum is a thread on proper layering:  https://www.global-forests.com/forum/global-forests-v2-support

You need to register to access the forum.

I have "enable 3D vegetation" checked in the graphics settings section.  Can't help with Enhanced Scenery Pro, as I don't use it.

I have "vegetation density" slider set on High, because my system is bottom tier, and it works well, no noticeable performance degradation.  Your system should be able to cope with Max, but you should test and see which offers best results.

Overall, I really like the combination of SimHeaven X-World & Global Forests v2.  

Hope this helps.

Edited May 26, 20251 yr by beechcaptain

51 minutes ago, jcomm said:

I purchased GF from Orbx today but I don't even have Orbx Central installed. Plan to do it during this week, but since I use SimHeaven X-World sceneries I would appreciate any hints on how to set it up for compatibility.

1) How can I make the SimHeaven Vegetation Library work together with Orbx Global Forests v2?

2) What abou if I use "Enhanced Scenery Pro"?

3) And should I untick or keep selected "3d trees" in Xp12 options?

Any performance fine tuning hints welcome too !!!

Thx !!!

I am using SimHeaven and GF.

You need to deactivate the forest-layer of all SimHeaven parts. I use the tool "xToolbox"  for these operations.

Moreover in the "scenery_packs.ini" place the GF layer between the SimHeaven vegetation layer and the other SimHeaven layers.

.....

SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/simHeaven_X-World_Asia-6-scenery/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/simHeaven_X-World_Asia-8-network/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/simHeaven_X-World_Europe-1-vfr/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/simHeaven_X-World_Europe-2-regions/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/simHeaven_X-World_Europe-3-details/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/simHeaven_X-World_Europe-4-extras/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/simHeaven_X-World_Europe-5-footprints/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/simHeaven_X-World_Europe-6-scenery/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/simHeaven_X-World_Europe-8-network/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Global_Forests_v2/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/simHeaven_X-World_Vegetation_Library/

.....

In XP12 I have "3D vegetation" activated.

Patric

1 hour ago, jcomm said:

I purchased Global Forests v2 from Orbx today but I don't even have Orbx Central installed. Plan to do it during this week, but since I use SimHeaven X-World sceneries I would appreciate any hints on how to set it up for compatibility.

Take a look in the Global Forest forum Here for the correct order in SceneryPacks.ini.

Guys,

thank you all so much !  I just created an account at the support forum, and will apply the configuration instructions in my ".ini" file later today 🙂

Then, I'll get lost in the Forest 😁

Duplicate.

Edited May 26, 20251 yr by MrBitstFlyer

I'm seriously contemplating getting X-Plane 12, but I'm totally not looking forward to all this hassle to make the sim look good...

2 hours ago, Rimshot said:

I'm seriously contemplating getting X-Plane 12, but I'm totally not looking forward to all this hassle to make the sim look good...

There isn't much hassle.

Install...

1.  XP12
2. Global Forests (Orbx Central)
3. SimHeaven.
    Do This to get global Forests and SimHeaven working together
4. LiveTraffic If you want to see live traffic (RealTraffic to feed traffic to LiveTraffic Plugin recommended)As a long time MSFS 2020/2024 user, there is a transition to see the best XP12 has to offer.  There are elements in XP12 that look better in MSFS, but if you have the patience to go through this transition to the XP12 way of showing you the world, you will appreciate just how fantastic the XP world as a whole looks.
5. If you want Satellite imagery you will need AutoOrtho or the XP version of the Map Enhancement Tool - I use this and found it easy to setup.

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Edited May 26, 20251 yr by MrBitstFlyer
Added Ortho choices

I'd also add autoortho into that mix above, and you should be good to go.

 

Edited May 26, 20251 yr by Mike_CFII_MEL

53 minutes ago, Mike_CFII_MEL said:

I'd also add autoortho into that mix above, and you should be good to go.

 

Is that better than Map Enhancement tool?

6 minutes ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

Is that better than Map Enhancement tool?

I think so, but I didn't have the sub version of MET.

Edited May 26, 20251 yr by Mike_CFII_MEL

1 hour ago, Mike_CFII_MEL said:

I'd also add autoortho into that mix above, and you should be good to go.

 

Added that to the list, thanks.

8 hours ago, jcomm said:

I purchased Global Forests v2 from Orbx today but I don't even have Orbx Central installed. Plan to do it during this week, but since I use SimHeaven X-World sceneries I would appreciate any hints on how to set it up for compatibility.

1) How can I make the SimHeaven Vegetation Library work together with Orbx Global Forests v2?

2) What about if I also use "Enhanced Scenery Pro"?

3) And should I untick or keep selected "3d trees" in Xp12 options?

Any performance fine tuning hints welcome too !!!

Thx !!!

1. In my case I have left enabled both SimHeaven Vegetation Library and Global Forests v2, no issues. Just be sure that Global Forests is on the top of the scenery.ini file, or above SimHeaven and libraries.
2. Not sure what that is? I use Xplane Map Enhancement (Pro version), and Global Forest v2 is actually meant to be used with ortho imagery.
3. I have 3d trees disabled in the options, works fine.

8 minutes ago, Pe11e said:

3. I have 3d trees disabled in the options, works fine.

I noticed that disabling 3D trees seems to give off a shimmering effect, I have orbx global forest V2 installed. I may take a look at the pro version of MET, looks good from the short HD video I've been able to find in China.

1 hour ago, Pe11e said:

1. In my case I have left enabled both SimHeaven Vegetation Library and Global Forests v2, no issues. Just be sure that Global Forests is on the top of the scenery.ini file, or above SimHeaven and libraries.

Check this because the advice from Global Forests is different.