August 27Aug 27 A little background: I grew up in Minneapolis, MN for 20 years but now live in Huntsville, AL for the past 25. I currently fly GA almost always with a regional jet thrown in there occasionally. Photogen is always on. I've been flying MS since 1983 on a PC Jr and dreamed of the day I'd see my own city done as it is today. But alas... the dream is almost real BUT... the issue is the scenery is so out of date for Huntsville, AL.Huntsville is now the largest city in AL (surpassing Birmingham). And... its one of the fastest growing cities in the US, so when I fly over it from scenery generated 8+ years ago, I'm teleported back to a place where there were cotton fields instead of roads and sprawling subdivisions and new high-rises, etc... KHSV has also changed alot during that time (it's an international airport)... This city needs a MAJOR update. How are the City updates sequenced? Is there any way to find out when Huntsville will be redone with new imagery that reflects the current reality? I'm hoping for a SE City Regional update that covers Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, etc... Any way to know when these areas will get some love via recent imagery?
August 27Aug 27 Is NASA hiding its secret space travel related complexes in Huntsville? Their visitor centers might be a sham to fool the public into complacency. Possibly a large secret alien zoo complex somewhere in Huntsville. With roof top covers which look from above like cotton fields? 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
August 27Aug 27 24 minutes ago, Farlis said:It's all in the hands of the people who manage Bing Maps.Jorg talked about it in a recent Dev Q&A, I don't recall which, that they're not reliant on the Bing team anymore.They can have their own photogrammetry and such without having to wait for Bing to update. Edited August 27Aug 27 by Tuskin38
August 27Aug 27 29 minutes ago, Fielder said:Is NASA hiding its secret space travel related complexes in Huntsville? Their visitor centers might be a sham to fool the public into complacency. Possibly a large secret alien zoo complex somewhere in Huntsville. With roof top covers which look from above like cotton fields?That's more like it 😄 Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
August 27Aug 27 27 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said:Jorg talked about it in a recent Dev Q&A, I don't recall which, that they're not reliant on the Bing team anymore.They can have their own photogrammetry and such without having to wait for Bing to update.I wish they would use their own photoscenery for southern England. Waiting for Bing to remove the Sahara Desert is getting somewhat annoying. Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
August 27Aug 27 37 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said:Jorg talked about it in a recent Dev Q&A, I don't recall which, that they're not reliant on the Bing team anymore.They can have their own photogrammetry and such without having to wait for Bing to update.From what i recall they were working with Vexcel. Not sure if that still is the case. AMD Ryzen 9800X3D/ Asus ROG Strix B650E F Gaming WiFi / Asrock Taichi 9070XT / 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo DDR5 6000 / 2x ADATA XPG 8200 Pro NVME / Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 / Seasonic Vertex 1000w PSU / Lian Li LanCool II Mesh Performance / Asus VG34VQL3A / Topping E70 Velvet DAC & L70 Amp /Sennheiser HD660s2 Thrustmaster Boeing Yoke + TCA Sidestick + TFRP Rudders
August 27Aug 27 Author Thanks for the feedback! Actually, there has been a lot of murmuring recently about Huntsville being in the thick of some amazing new technology (scientists from here being suicided). So... somethings going on. Most don't know that Huntsville has the second largest research park in the world (just behind Silicon Valley)...I was thinking about posting my photogen query on the official MS site to see if I can get some traction there. Does anyone know of any more direct way to get to Asobo to see/answer my question?
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August 28Aug 28 Author Thanks Ryan. Yes, I've got my eye on this rendition of KHSV - a massive improvement over default. Just need the city itself to look right - so many good landmarks here like the Saturn V at the Space and Rocket Center. I grew up in Blaine - wife is from Bloomington. So much has changed since I left in 1990. Except one thing... the Vikings still haven't won a Superbowl!
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August 28Aug 28 Author Understood. My question is with respect to getting an idea of when certain region cities will be done... And... the best place to reach out to Asobo in the hopes of getting a more concrete understanding.
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