The third out of upcoming six packages contains points of interest in the Southwestern region of Baden-Württemberg. The castles are located in the Northern area of the Swabian Jura ("Schwäbische Alb").
The models are released under contract with State Office for Monumental Preservation at Stuttgart Regional Council (www.denkmalpflege-bw.de). All models provided have been created by using photogrammetry which represent the geometry and textures in high level of detail.
For version 1.1.0, the following points of interests have been adapted for MSFS 2020 and integrated into the package.
Hohenneuffen Castle (location)
- Hohenneuffen Castle is a large ruined castle in the northern foothills of the Swabian Alb, above the town of Neuffen in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg. The medieval castle is situated on a large late Jurassic rock on the edge of the Swabian Alb at an elevation of 743 m (2437 ft) in a strategically advantageous location on the slopes of the mountain range.
Hohenurach Castle Ruins
- Built in the 11th century by the Dukes of Urach, in the 16th century Hohenurach Castle was developed into a major fortification by the Dukes of Württemberg. It has been a ruin since 1765 and is Bad Urach's landmark.
Staufeneck Castle
- Staufeneck was built by the Lords of Staufeneck , who were probably relatives of the Staufer family. The castle complex is now a ruin , which houses the Staufeneck castle restaurant and hotel.
Teck Castle
- Teck Castle (German: Burg Teck) was a ducal castle in the kingdom of Württemberg, immediately to the north of the Swabian Jura and south of the town of Kirchheim unter Teck (now in the district of Esslingen). The castle took its name from the Teckberg ridge, 2,544 feet high, which it crowned. It was destroyed in the German Peasants' War (1525).[1] The site's current buildings were constructed during the 19th and 20th centuries on the ruins of the original castle.
Rechberg Castle Ruin
- Together with the castles of Hohenstaufen and Stuifen, the Rechberg is one of the three "Kaiserberge" – the "Emperor Mountains" – in what was once Staufer territory. The castle ruin is considered one of the finest in Swabia. Built in 1194 as the seat of the Lords of Rechberg, the castle defied the passage of centuries and even the Peasants' War unscathed, and it wasn't until 6th January 1865 that it was destroyed after being struck by lightning.
For version 2.1.0, the following points of interests have been adapted for MSFS 2020 and integrated into the package.
Katzenstein Castle
- Katzenstein Castle is one of the oldest remaining Hohenstaufen castles in Germany.[1] It is located in a borough that shares its name with the castle in the Dischingen municipality of the Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg. The castle is open to visitors and contains several dining rooms as well as hotel rooms.
Lichtenstein Castle
- Lichtenstein Castle (Schloss Lichtenstein) is a privately-owned Gothic Revival castle located in the Swabian Jura of southern Germany. It was designed by Carl Alexander Heideloff[1] and its name means "shining stone" or "bright stone".[2] The castle overlooks the Echaz valley near Honau, Reutlingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The modern castle was inspired by Wilhelm Hauff's 1826 novel Lichtenstein and was built in 1840–1842. The ruins of an older medieval castle are a few hundred meters away.
Castle Ruins Helfenstein
- Helfenstein Castle represents the remnants of the fortified castle (burg) Helfenstein of the counts of Helfenstein located above the city of Geislingen an der Steige, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Castle Ruins Reussenstein
- Reussenstein Castle (Ruine Reußenstein: the Reussenstein Ruin) is ruins of a medieval fortress in Germany. It is situated 760 metres (2,490 ft) above sea level overlooking Neidlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Oedentower Geisslingen
- The Oedentower ("Ödenturm") is a lookout tower on a mountain spur above Geislingen an der Steige on the edge of the Swabian Alb. To this day it is one of the landmarks of the city of Geislingen. The name Ödenturm comes from the word desolate (lonely). A 60 m long and 15 m wide area was artificially created as the location of the tower.
How to solve priority problem of interfering packages (works from version 2.1.1 onwards)
If you run into the problem, that from other packages (e.g. this one) similar castles have been included, the following you can do to use the photogrammetry out of this package with higher priority.
- To the latest version (2.1.1) of this package, so called "Exclusion Rectangles" have been defined on all objects.
- Delete Content.xml in the "...\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator" Folder
- Check that this package is the last in the list of packages. You can add a "zzz-" in front of it so that this is valid.
- MSFS will consider this as higher priority and hence, use models from this package first.
- Start MSFS 2020 (Content.xml will be re-generated)
flugjo2
Super Szenerie. Vielen Dank! Kommen die Ortschaften wie St. Johann auch vielleicht mal dazu? LG
RegentFalke
tolle Ergänzung for the Länd, hab es in meinen Blog eingebaut:
https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/high-mountain-flying-landings/350179/74
ein VFR-Orientierungspunkt ist auch der Schönbergturm beim Lichtenstein, hier gibts ein 3D-Modell:
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/d21a47fbc01d2f4fe7983b7681ace4c0/Schönbergturm-Pfullinger-Unterhose?hl=de
hoffe du machst weiter!
grüssle
RF
titanicheiko12
Ist mit Landmarks of Germany - Baden-Württemberg von FSDG kompatibel?
Ulrich11
Hallo,
ich schließe mich dem Lob sehr gerne an - prima Arbeit!
Ist vielleicht auch die (ehemalige) Kirche auf dem Michelsberg bei Cleebronn (Landkreis HN) bei Dir auf dem Schirm? Ein markanter VFR-Punkt. (Und vor meiner Nase beim Blick aus dem Fenster 😌 )
virtuaero author
Leider habe ich das Modell der Kirche nicht. Falls du das irgendwoher bekommst, baue ich es aber gerne ein
3 years ago
Alemanne
Einfach klasse, ich danke dir für die tolle Arbeit und hoffe du machst weiter.
Vielleicht könntest du noch die Achalm einbauen in Reutlingen, das wäre Klasse ,😉
Thanks for the great work.