X-EUROPE 5.3, Seasons, Mods

X-EUROPE 5.3

X-EUROPE was updated to v5.3, available as full download or update file from 5.2/5.2.1 to 5.3. Main features are in layer 4-scenery: I’ve corrected the preprocessing which lead in v5.2 to missing height tags and thus smaller objects and buildings and new: complex buildings (building:part in OSM) are now generated.

This version will be the blueprint for next upcoming scenery packages, starting X-AFRICA and then X-AMERICA

X-EUROPE Seasons

The download was updated to 5.3, which covers new VFR objects in layer 1-vfr.

X-EUROPE Network Mods

There is a modification for the network available to change vegetation and tunnel objects along highways. In the default network (this is roads_EU.net from XP11) highways may have trees along highways:

Using the mod you can change the vegetation to bushes:

Or eliminiate the vegetation along highways, which is my prefered option:

The second mod, sometimes at tile borders you may see tunnels where in reality no tunnel is:

Using the mod you can eliminate the tunnel objects:

In the download of Network mods, the mods are set by default to no vegetation and no tunnels. If you use this mod, please send me a feedback, as I would like to include these mods into X-EUROPE.

October news

X-EUROPE 5.2
This full update has many improvements using the latest OSM data:
– better performance
– 278 new vfr objects
– FlyAgis asynchronous wind-turbines added
– new farm and hotel facades
– minor changes to layer 3, 4 and 7, all new generated
Delete older versions of X-Europe before installing the new version. You still need the simHeaven Vegetation Library and OpenSceneryX library.

Farms1
Download size is 6.2 GB (expanded 13.1 GB), download at
https://simheaven.com/simdownloads/x-europe-5/  

X-EUROPE Seasons
Winter is coming… yep, I’m a fan of Game of Thrones… FlyAgi did deep winter textures for the brandnew X-Europe 5.2 changing buildings via SAM to winter textures.

XE52_Deepwinter
Download file (600 MB) at
https://simheaven.com/simdownloads/x-europe-seasons/

X-AMERICA
X-AMERICA covers North, Central and South America! There is a beta version having houses in European style. I will rework layer 4-scenery and change red roof houses to gray roof, change building for central and south America, but actually I am still looking for support doing the houses in American style, which is different from European houses.
If you could help with doing objects in different sizes, please let me know. I intend to use these objects even for Asia and Australia which will follow after America.

New York
Try out the X-AMERICA beta, download file (4.3 GB) at
https://simheaven.com/simdownloads/x-america/

X-AFRICA
There is a beta version, layer 4-scenery will be reworked and even some textures to more white colours, maybe by end of November the X-AFRICA should be final.
The coverage is shown here, including Canary Islands:

X-Africa coverage
Try out the X-AFRICA beta, download file (1.7 GB) at   https://simheaven.com/simdownloads/x-africa/

X-EUROPE 5 is out

This full update has many improvements using the latest OSM data:

  • new region Northern Germany (new objects and facades)
  • new region UK/Ireland (only roof colours adapted)
  • improved generation of layers (scenery and forests changed position)
  • service streets (even in airports) removed
  • more precise settings of buildings
  • new generated layer 3 – 7
  • now Ortho overlays needed for OSM+autogen areas
Emden in Northern Germany

Download size is 6.2 GB (expanded 11.8 GB)
Remarks:

  1. delete older versions of X-Europe
  2. download at https://simheaven.com/simdownloads/x-europe-5/
  3. “simHeaven_Vegetation_Library” is one time included in the download file v5.0 to prevent errors and mails asking for help 😉

And please read the Manual.

Flying the Mediterranean – X-EUROPE 4.4

More #stayathome times, so Peter, Sven and me had more time to do another update – v4.4 is online. We focussed on the Mediterranean area, some hundred new objects, few new churches and facades change completely the view from cockpit. Fly at the coast line of Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia. discover how beautiful the landscape is, see some examples here:

The version 4.4 is available as an update file 4.3.1 to 4.4 (78 MB) on FAQ.

The full download (7.6 GB) you can get here: https://simheaven.com/simdownloads/x-europe-4/