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Why do scenery devs model pizza boxes, malls, bedrooms...?

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Well, I for one enjoy all the interior and exterior details being added to scenery these days. In my experience and opinion, and for ME, it adds to the simulation immersion experience. But then, what the heck do I know. After all I am just some 'kid' with 30 years of real-world military experience and four combat tours (with more firefights than I can count) that these developers are obviously marketing to. 😒🤷‍♂️

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    This may sound strange to some people, but even knowing that there is a modelled terminal interior increases my immersion in a flight simulator, even if I cannot directly see a lot of it from the apro

  • I would ask for a button where that all can be turned off. My immersion comes from the Apron and not from inside the terminals and certainly not from hotel bedrooms. The performance gains turning all

  • Seconded. I would love to turn off all the interior stuff I never use and probably won't ever see. I also only care about accuracy on the airside of the airport. I don't really care if every parking s

At some time in the future, guys...

At some time, 'The Sims' will be in there. 🙃


 

On 6/1/2026 at 11:32 AM, Christopher Low said:

This may sound strange to some people, but even knowing that there is a modelled terminal interior increases my immersion in a flight simulator, even if I cannot directly see a lot of it from the apron. I may get to see a different bit if I park at a different gate the next time that I visit the airport, or I may decide to wander around exploring if I get bored of the flying now and again biggrin However, it is that knowing that it is there that somehow makes the place more exciting to visit. An attention to detail that just makes the entire airport experience more believable.

You have no idea how much more of a thrill I get rolling up to my parking spot at (for example) Pyreegue EGNX East Midlands, and getting a glimpse of the interior detail, with one or two animated passengers wandering around. It is probably impossible to explain that feeling to someone who does not care about such things, but it is literally the difference between night and day to me. The immersion that I feel at some of the payware airports that I have installed is breathtaking at times.

exactly - immersion, just the knowing it's there

same reason cabins became mandatory for serious developers

probably the same reason, for having a working toilet on the plane.

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1 hour ago, pilotter said:

having a working toilet on the plane

That's a relief.

21 minutes ago, The_Flying_Potato said:

That's a relief.

I see what you did there 😁👍

I think we need an airport Simulator.

Mike

There is much more to see and model outside then inside.
I always wonder why the 'easy' effort to model pizza 'boxes' and not apron clutter and such.

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