As a bit of a history nerd, projects like this really pique my interest. 

When the default world scenery is good enough for this, the possible applications seem endless (even beyond flight sim):

https://msfsaddons.com/2025/12/12/time-machine-designs-releases-iron-age-hillforts-of-north-somerset-for-msfs-2024/

 

 

Really nice idea, and I'd love to see more stuff like this, but at first glance it doesn't look amazingly well done in terms of textures and appearances. That may just be the video though. I'll probably try a copy as long as it's not pricey.

Fair - I did see that in the vid, too. But I contrast this with the line drawings or sketches usually shown in books, and the fact that it can be visited via Hi Fi helo, and that brings it together for me 😁👍

and, it’s less than $10 AND covers 20+ separate sites. 

there’s a couple freeware’s on their site, too. Gonna have to check those out myself  

🤙

Edited December 13, 2025Dec 13 by UrgentSiesta

While this is an interesting idea, I think the real potential with historical stuff like this would be creating historical missions. There are modern day missions like the re-creation of Capt. Sully's Miracle on the Hudson landing, but imagine similar challenges set in the early days of aviation with customized scenery that depicts the buildings and airports of the time, similar to how the Stranger Things missions depict the fictional town of Hawkins, IN.

Also, the nice thing about this kind of structure is you aren't taking any "realism" out of free flight... the scenery is contained within the missions so you don't need to disable it when you want to fly in the modern world. Photography challenges are a nice way to add a free flight element without taking over the base sim.

For an extreme example, imagine flying as a carrier pigeon during WWI! Maybe with a gamey element of avoiding predators and gunfire to make it a bit more interesting 😁

Moved into the Hangar Chat forum since it is not part of MSFS 2020/24

1 hour ago, charliearon said:

Moved into the Hangar Chat forum since it is not part of MSFS 2020/24

Charlie, it’s an MSFS 2024 scenery. 

we talk about addons in here all the time, right?

not to mention the fact that I’m specifically referencing MSFS 2024’s unprecedented world realism. So, in fact , this post is more about the sim itself than most posts here. 🤙

Edited December 14, 2025Dec 14 by UrgentSiesta

OK, back in the 2020/2024 Forum!

5 hours ago, charliearon said:

OK, back in the 2020/2024 Forum!

Many thanks!🙏 

On 12/14/2025 at 4:12 AM, UrgentSiesta said:

As a bit of a history nerd, projects like this really pique my interest. 

When the default world scenery is good enough for this, the possible applications seem endless (even beyond flight sim):

https://msfsaddons.com/2025/12/12/time-machine-designs-releases-iron-age-hillforts-of-north-somerset-for-msfs-2024/popular games

 

 

That sounds fascinating, UrgentSiesta! The idea of incorporating historical elements into flight simulation is really exciting. I can't wait to see how this evolves!

I’m sure some people would be tempted to land the Joby aviation electric taxi in the middle of the fort and then be worshipped as a god by its naive confused occupants. 
 

For anyone interested in Iron Age hill forts, or  hill top villages at least there’s a good recreation of one on its original site south of Cardigan, Wales.

https://www.pembrokeshirecoast.wales/castell-henllys/

37 minutes ago, jon b said:

I’m sure some people would be tempted to land the Joby aviation electric taxi in the middle of the fort and then be worshipped as a god by its naive confused occupants.

Or they might make lots of holes in you, not worth the risk IMHO.

We have been speaking of such (period) historical experiences in our SIMs since many years, but some of these expectations seem to be finally coming to fruition in MSFS.

With either present (or enhanced scenery, RedWing airports being one example), these ideas are indeed interesting, if you’re a history buff (myself being definitely so, at least, within the realm of aviation…)…

I would love to land my 727-100 (or 737-100) into a realistic looking (period) LaGuardia airport or Frankfurt airport…with no danger (hopefully) of making lots of holes in the fuselage of my aircraft…🙂…as is possible with this above (specific) adventure…

Edited January 26Jan 26 by P_7878

I'd certainly like to see a few of my favourites as they were back in the day, and even better if the surroundings were done the same way.

I'm kinda envious of today's youth, in the sense that they will be able to use Google Earth/Streetview almost like a time machine as they grow older. Plenty of places now have maybe 15 years of history you can flip back through in streetview, which means if you're only around that sort of age you'll be able to go back through your entire life, from childhood onwards, and see how your own bit of the world has changed, and also have access to the places you maybe never got to at the time.

Hey, if AI ever gets to this point, there's no reason why they couldn't really go for the whole time machine concept as part of the package. Imagine being able to wander the streets of London as Pepys saw them, or go all the way back and watch the Parthenon being built.

And then we can argue about "is it a game, or a chariot simulator" <grin>

I'm up to MSFS2024 Chariot Level 4, and the new boss became North Windbag. He wants to rip me off as soon as I start a flight 😞

 

How do I post a screenshot?  The forum help doesn't really help (a bit out of date) and every URL I post my shot in shows red in the 'Insert image from URL' whichever URL I use.

I want to talk about (and show a shot of) Time Machine Designs fantastic add-on 'Hadrian's Wall 180' - a wall and forts, much of which still exists, that the Romans built from the West Coast to the East Coast of England.