The spot lighting on the bridges, doesn't really work, but the wharf areas are quite good. The autogen lighting does not match the package as it is darker. The city building textures are very realistic and from any angle including the excellent approach to KOAK RWY 09R is excellent. The San Francisco cityscape is very good in the low light. With the autogen scaled back you can see the actual added scenery provided by the package, there is no hope to cover the whole area with efficient 3d buildings, yes there is the Open Street Map conversions and very good they are as well, but it is framerate at a premium we are looking for.Ĭomplex and realistic, with North American autogen, for once the San Francisco package works in your favour. Yes I admit it is not building to building perfect, but all you are really requiring is a replica skyline of the city and this approach can deliver that with efficiency. This way you get the very best of an efficient engine and can cover a large area without the large framerate hit you can get with a totally filled out 3d city. I have always been a promoter of the fact that to engineer realistic sceneries quickly in X-Plane it is a great idea to use both angles in creating the basic icons of cities and then letting the autogen do the major point of filling in the surrounding areas. So how much does the X-Plane autogen contribute to the scenery. "The Rock' Is also the first lighthouse and US built fort on the West Coast besides its infamous past as a prison. The "Golden Gate is of course a stand out, and the heavy Oakland Bay Bridges, San Mateo Bridge and the Dumbarton Railroad bridges and the heavily animated traffic is excellent. The cities bridges in the Oakland Bay Bridges, San Mateo Bridge and the Dumbarton Railroad bridges are not new to this release, but are significant to mention again in their detail and the added animated vehicle traffic. Famous "Fisherman's Wharf" is well replicated, but more a tourist attraction than a working Wharf. Shipping is dotted around on San Francisco bay and many are animated. There is more items in vessels parked at wharf's (tugs), showboats, clippers and various ferries. The Embarcadero is the main frontage of the main wharf area of the city and the iconic "Ferry Building" is well modeled as well as all the wharf fingers. Tom Curtis has replicated most of the iconic buildings in this city area, there are too many to list here but the most important ones (or the highest) fill out the view including the Transamerica Tower and the Telegraph Hill-Pioneer Park monument "Coit Tower". Once past the Oakland Bay Bridge you are downtown. Traffic on the (all) bridges are animated and that adds into the vibrant movement that you require to bring bustling cities alive. The Oakland Bay Bridges dominate the view as they stretch out over towards Oakland on the other side of San Francisco Bay. It is the smaller additions that can add in visual detailing and you can see the many wharfs and finger maritime warehouses that are located around the shoreline. But standing out is the Candlestick Park Stadium on Candlestick point. so the texture res is set at "Very High", number of objects is "Too Many" and the World Distance Detail is set at "High".Īt first glance the the package does not seem that much different except for a more densely populated city skyline. My render setting are important here to relate what you see in what is part of the Golden Gate package and what X-Plane autogen scenery adds to the overall viewpoint. Departure was from KSFO on the Coast Guard pad and flew north towards the San Francisco city area. To have a better view of the additions I flew the excellent X-Trident's Bell AB412 to get a closer look. This 1.5 version release of Golden Gate, KSFO and South Bay covers the extra inclusion of more detailing on the San Francisco city and port areas. Scenery Review : Golden Gate, KSFO and South Bay by Tom Curtis (v1.4) For a full cover review these areas and the above airports from X-Plane Reviews then go here: Alcatraz Prison and the Nike Missile Site Museum. GG01 - Clipper Cove, Located on Treasure IslandĪnd not to mention other items including Golden Gate Bridge, Oakland Bay Bridges, San Mateo Bridge and the Dumbarton Railroad bridges. KPAO - Palo Alto Airport - General Aviation KSJC - Mineta San Jose International Airport KOAK - Metropolitan Oakland International Airport KSFO - San Francisco International airport There are already in this scenery a large list of the areas airports including: Golden Gate, KSFO and South Bay is a huge massive area of scenery that covers the San Francisco and South Bay area. Update Scenery Review : Golden Gate, KSFO and South Bay v1.5 by Tom Curtis
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