Important ! in order for this mod update to work properly, go to the Microsoft Flight Simulator Roaming folder in C:\Users\MYUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator or C:\Users\MYUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftFlightSimulator\Local Cache (depending on yout MSFS version - steam or MS Store), then remove the file named Content.xml.
This scenery is compatible with the WU3 update, but you need to download the UK MS/Asobo handcrafted objects first. Also, make sure they are up to date (check them in the content manager).
IMPORTANT! Download both thalixte-edinburgh.7z (https://flightsim.to/download/edinburgh/22840) and thalixte-edinburgh2.7z (https://flightsim.to/download-item/edinburgh/5620). Extract thalixte-edinburgh and thalixte-edinburgh2 folders into the Community folder. Both packages are mandatory for the scenery to display correctly. Download and install 7-zip if you don't have it already. It is free and supports most of the standard file compression formats.
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's second-most populous city and the seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom.
Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the highest courts in Scotland. The city's Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the monarch in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, literature, philosophy, the sciences and engineering. It is the second-largest financial centre in the United Kingdom, and the city's historical and cultural attractions have made it the UK's second-most visited tourist destination attracting 4.9 million visits, including 2.4 million from overseas in 2018.
Edinburgh's official population estimates are 488,050 (mid-2016) for the Edinburgh locality, 518,500 (mid-2019) for the City of Edinburgh council area, and 1,339,380 (2014) for the wider city region. Edinburgh lies at the heart of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region comprising East Lothian, Edinburgh, Fife, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian.
The city is the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. It is home to national cultural institutions such as the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582 and now one of three in the city, is placed 16th in the QS World University Rankings for 2022. The city is also known for the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe, the latter being the world's largest annual international arts festival. Historic sites in Edinburgh include Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfriars and the Canongate, and the extensive Georgian New Town built in the 18th/19th centuries. Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town together are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, which has been managed by Edinburgh World Heritage since 1999.
GPS: 55° 57′ 10.8″ N, 3° 11′ 20.4″ W
Credits:
This scenery has been extracted from Google Maps, hence all 3D credits goes to Google.
This scenery has been generated with the Google Earth Decoder tool (credits to /u/Jonahex111):
https://www.reddit.com/r/FS2020Creation/comments/j3faaj/google_earth_decoder_now_userfriendly/
This scenery uses this colors light pack (credits to miguel88): https://flightsim.to/file/912/11-colors-lights-pack-from-blender-1-0
Addon history:
v1.0: initial release
Installation:
Download thalixte-edinburgh.7z (https://flightsim.to/download/edinburgh/22840) and thalixte-edinburgh2.7z (https://flightsim.to/download-item/edinburgh/5620). Extract thalixte-edinburgh and thalixte-edinburgh2 folders into the Community folder. Both folders are mandatory for this scenery to display properly.
If you want to donate, you will always be welcome to help me continue with more projects and update the existing ones https://paypal.me/Thalixte.
I am appreciating the work of THALIXTE a lot, he is a great programmer. But I have got 2 questions + 1 proposal: a) With me, the scenery appears very dark, b) ORBXgb-north SHOWS PINK OBJECTS; -gREAT bRITAIN - nORTH SHOWS PINK OBJECTS - Question: HOW COULD I FIX THESE 2 PROBLEMS?? - And c) It would be good tohave also te CRAMOND-CAUSWAY included!
1 years ago
laszlobarki
will you extend the area covered slightly?, it would be good to see crammond and the island covered
1 years ago
khwajai
Is this compatible with WU3 + Orbx GB North?
Thanks
2 years ago
DougMaestro
This did not work for me, I have the standard version of MSFS 2020 installed on my PC from the Xbox portal, as I have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate account, would that cause this not to work?
My 'Community' folder and the 'Content .xml' file were in slightly different folders than the ones you mentioned, i.e. .....
2 years ago
Are you sure that your community folder is located here ? It sounds strange to me. In dev mode, you can check where the files are mounted
2 years ago
Thalixte
Anjocoy
Great scenery. It looks fantastic and good to have most of the city covered. I live in Edinburgh so its a welcome addition to the sim. One thing though. I noticed the night lighting for most of the city centre doesn't work, or at least it doesn't for me. I had a similar problem with the photogrammetry scenery I made of Edinburgh back in late 2020. The night lighting just didn't seem to work. I'm not sure if this is just a problem for me or not. The lighting works for the outskirts of the city and the surrounding area though.
2 years ago
Thls. Your Edinburgh scenery is great too. I don't have the lightning issue you mention (but did not test it with the lateste sim update). Maybe try to install the https://flightsim.to/file/912/11-colors-lights-pack-from-blender-1-0 addon (it is normally embedded, but who knows...)
2 years ago
Thalixte
Mobias
Georgeus scenery!!!!! Please, make Cape Town!!!! This beautiful city needs the best developer.
2 years ago
I concur - Cape Town was voted in the top 3 most beautiful cities in the world. And it has the 8th wonder of the world - Table Mountain, which also is begging to get high res textures. The approach into Cape Town is breathtaking. Ask any pilot.
1 years ago
Patrick1
Caiman
Merci beaucoup, fonctionne parfaitement! 😊
2 years ago
OpusPocus
Glorious! Just in case others are experiencing similar issues, I managed to get this addon to work finally by reducing my graphics settings, which stopped the infinite loading.
2 years ago
Olmecslayer
I'm trying to figure out the solution to the infinite loading screen. Without any Edinburgh addon airport, it did not work for me. I did get it working once, when I spawned at another nearby airport, but on repeating this, it then did not and instead infinitely loaded for about an hour, before I ended processes. I had been using addon linker, so will try simply dropping it into the community folder and see.
Half an hour later and still wont work....Maybe its my machine being temperamental.
2 years ago
Olmecslayer
Hi, This is really good, however, when loading into Edinburgh, with or without the PYREEGUE Dev Co addon Edinburgh airport scenery, I get an infinite loading screen. I have ensured that the Asbo addons are all installed from the contents manager and content.xml was first deleted. I did manage to get it to work if I spawn into another airport, near Edinburgh though. Not sure why this is happening.
Seems there is a conflict with this scenery and the default Edinburgh airport, from what I can guess.
2 years ago
Yes, possible. But without the addon, it is difficult to say (you can understand that i will not buy it just to check the compatibility with my own addon).
2 years ago
Thalixte
Olmecslayer
Finally Edinburgh looks like the great place it is. Crisp details and excellent coloration too! My flight over it was smooth as silk.
I have one problem though, the map square directly south is flat (sea level) and all the AI buildings are missing. I deleted all of my Edinburgh mods (except yours), deleted the content.xml and confirmed it was regenerated, but still south of Edinburgh is flat as a pancake. I also updated Geneva City at the same time and didn't have any problems (looks great too, thank you!). Any hints?
2 years ago
Can you share to me screenshots ? Also, make sure that you downloaded the extra MS/Asobo handcrafted models for the UK in the content manager. Make sure also that you correctly downloaded and installed the two folders: thalixte-edinburgh, and thalixte-edinburgh2.
2 years ago
Thalixte
fosheem
Blown away by the detail and clarity of this one. Definitely 5 stars plus.
2 years ago
cianpars
Very good scenery. Thank you very much. Seems to work perfect.
2 years ago
Carry69
scenery impressive - including the chair lift at the ski slope
performance - surprisingly good frame rates ( have had a couple of stutters)
2 years ago
udprdjm
Very impressive.
2 years ago
newtestleper