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The problem being that SFD Global was written for X-Plane 11, and there hasn't been an official update for X-Plane 12. I have only Autogen and Landmarks installed, and dropped Terrain textures and Forests and Forrests. Autogen has been improved for several regions, like New England (US of A), Scandinavia, Mediterranean, Asia, Africa, Caribbean, ... . To get X-Plane 12 trees annotated to the autogen, you have to put a small patch in place which you can find on the org: https://forums.x-plane.org/forums/topic/195634-sfd-global-additional-files-3d-trees-on-autogen-for-x-plane-12/ (my excuses for the direct link to the org). If you want to combine it with X-World, I recommend to overwrite the Library.txt in SFD Global Autogen directory with the one I linked to higher up in this post. For me this adds a lot of variation to the default Laminar models, even in its current state, but I am using it for several years now. I don't know what Laminar is cooking, especially since the developer (MisterX6) joined them. They promised a complete update of the scenery, but only a few parts have been touched up to now.

I agree, but only if you are not using Ortho overlays. The library.txt that I uploaded replaces the outdated and often wrong facades used by XWorld by the SFD global buildings. The disadvantage is that it doesn't always align well with the building footprint. The result is very plausible to my eyes (and I know the region very well). fyi, before you spend money on SFD Global, MisterX made a freeware version for Japan, look for Japan Pro 1.02 on the org. So you can check if it is something for you.

result in the Southern French Alps (Les Alpes de Haute Provence): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gfqcbo4kg3wg8tyfm3v46/Aspres_sur_Buech.png?rlkey=5nv300i3exij6dv1qozokjv16&st=5bm0dv9c&dl=1

If you want to combine SFD Global with Sim Heaven X-World for X-Plane 12, I combined a couple of adaptations in one library.txt, to be put in the SFD Global Autogen folder. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vvc38irtp5vi2r8eq4umc/library.txt?rlkey=pw3i1uagw05eo00zr1zju3a5w&st=rz2qcv47&dl=0 This one works best for me as it includes the Mediterranean area.

And how should the programmers know that this number isn't correct? But I am sure LR is aware and will come up with some clever solution. Best is that you write them a weather bug report.

I don’t get that, but I fly usually in the south of France, where METAR is giving the actual numbers. My screenshot is showing mountains way further away, and probably they are in real life not visible due to haze… 😉 If your nearby airfield is telling 14.5, that’s what you will see in the sim.

I don't think the issue is with X-Plane, in the South of France I get for today: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7s6mf7blwa1ux66p8zqcq/Soaring-paradise.png?rlkey=qghz1rblbpe5trf75a58bresg&st=3yjdgp8z&dl=0 If the Metar is reporting 14.9, that is what is depicted. Probably Laminar can work this value with some art controls, is this already existing?

Tip, instead of a complete reinstall one can also run the installer against the current folder and let it repair whatever this skunkcraft has broken. Or remove the output and resources folders and let the installer do the rest. xplane is really flexible in this regard as it doesn’t change the windows registry.

Impressive! Especially the tow plane

Simheaven is nice if you use Ortho, but is lacking otherwise. It is really meant to be used with satellite imagery. SFD Global is replacing the default autogen with regional buildings, but is way more diverse for Asia, Southern Europe, Northern Africa etc. When I am using default landclass, I prefer SFD Global, but if I use autoortho or orthoXP, I prefer Simheaven. They are two distinct things. The other day I found an update in the support forum for SFD Global which replaces the 2D style vegetation with the new 3D models for XP12, I only tested South of France but it is very convincing. PS: you can install only the buildings from SFD Global, and use the default XP12 ground textures, because those are not updated for XP12 seasons and variety.

For globally improved autogen I highly recommend FSD Global, by the renowned MisterX. It is originally for xp11 but on the support forum you find several fixes and recommendations for 12.

Just for fun, and as prove that we can indeed detect AI better than AI itself, I counted six times: X-Plane 12 World scenery overhaul in this article. No human would do that, if not because it is too long to type 🙂. But of course for an AI this is not a problem.

Example, I asked ChatGPT: Write an article about how to learn to fly a Cessna on your own and why it is safe and make me laugh How to Learn to Fly a Cessna on Your Own (And Not Die in the Process) So, you've watched Top Gun one too many times, and now you’ve decided to take to the skies. Maybe you're tired of traffic, or maybe you just want to impress your Tinder matches with, “Yes, I fly. No big deal.” Either way, you’ve landed (gently) on the idea of learning to fly a Cessna. Great choice! It's like the Toyota Corolla of the skies — reliable, humble, and gets the job done (without flipping upside down and launching missiles). Let’s break down how you can learn to fly a Cessna mostly on your own — safely — and with a few chuckles along the way. Step 1: Start With a Real Instructor (No, You’re Not Tom Cruise) Yes, this article is about learning "on your own," but let’s get one thing straight: you can’t just hop in a Cessna and take off like it’s Mario Kart in the sky. You need instruction. and so on. Does this style appear familiar? Chatgpt and co can appear very professional and convincing but often it is thin air.

Why we think this is written with the help of AI? First he left his prompt in, second a lot of unnecessary words are used to make a point, third the repetitions when he starts a new paragraph, in a way humans wouldn’t do.

I haven’t had time to test it.