Stephen Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 News! - Scenery Updated : EGBB Birmingham v2.1 by Boundless If any scenery developer has come on in leaps and bounds it is Boundless (pun intended) Simulations. The early work felt a bit rushed, but their latest offerings are now of very much more of a better quality and detail, EINN Shannon in Ireland is a good current example. EGBB Birmingham was one of those early releases last October 2020. And although Boundless has a coming project list that is exciting, they still had the time to review and update this quite newish Birmingham Midland UK scenery, this is v2.1. And a very nice update it is. Focus in the update v2.1 is on getting better performance out of the scenery, by not only reducing the original hefty file size down to under 2Gb (1.89Gb), this was done by improving the ground textures and ground markings, and also adding in great and more local traffic around the Coventry Road (A45) Bypass, and that aspect looks great on approach to RWY 33. Ramp vehicles, equipment and landside vehicles are also now more local and UK branded. Version 2.1 (March 21st 2021) Greatly reduced file size Improved performance Added more detail to NEC area Added custom road traffic (includes UK specific vehicles) Added custom airport ground traffic (real airline / ground handling companies) Improved forests / tree models Improved night lighting Various minor bug fixes applied Improved ground textures Improved ground markings The massive adjoining Birmingham NEC - National Exhibition Centre complex has also had some updates, as has the night lighting. EGBB Birmingham v2.1 by Boundless Simulations is now available from the X-Plane.OrgStore. Current purchasers can update to v2.1 by going to their X-Plane.OrgStore account and downloading the new v2.1 version. _____________________________________ Yes! EGBB Birmingham v2.1 by Boundless is available from the X-Plane.Org Store here : EGBB - Birmingham Airport Price is US$19.99 Main Features include: Full PBR HD custom Ground textures High quality Ortho background Excellent FPS Custom HD Trees Custom Ground Polygons Custom Terrain mesh including the iconic sloped runway (optional) Full PBR HD custom buildings Custom Road signs and lighting Fully accurate night lighting Includes NEC, Resorts world arena, nearby offices and warehouses Fully accurate ground markings, including accurately modelled cracks / wear & tear Enhanced Traffic Global compatibility* Additional PBR water / puddle textures Partially modelled building interiors Custom static ground equipment (Jet2, Swissport etc). Animated monorail (Air Rail Link) All nearby hotels modelled thousands of accurately placed streetlights & roadsigns Requirements Windows, Mac or Linux 4 GB VRAM Minimum - 8 GB+ VRAM Recommended Download Size: 1 GB Current version: 2.1 (March 20th 2021) ___________________________ News by Stephen Dutton 23rd March 2021 Copyright©2021: X-Plane Reviews (Disclaimer. All images and text in this review are the work and property of X-PlaneReviews, no sharing or copy of the content is allowed without consent from the author as per copyright conditions) All Rights Reserved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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