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MSFS20 Simmershome ETNL Rostock - RELEASED (updated)

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For all who are waiting for it, even if I am currently working on Project Russia-Eurasia, ETNL Rostock (not available in MSFS) is in the pipeline and started.

Below you can see the aerial photo in high resolution in LOD 20

ETNL.JPG


But it will take time to finish the place according to my requirements, because it will contain both the civil and the military area completely and as authentic as possible.

This will be no small thing, because the aerial photo alone will require 1.5 GB.
 
So, all beginnings are hard when there is nothing in MSFS. I have now installed and adjusted the aerial photo, the runway and today freshly both ILS. There is no possibility to install ILS and Glideslope ingame in dev mode. So you have to do some real manual work in the XML and especially the adjustment afterwards to match it with my aerial picture. It works now in both directions.

Here the approach to the 09

ETNL ILS Implementierung.JPG


Laage ILS 09.JPG


Tomorrow I will continue with the approaches, which are also inserted by hand.
 
overflow said:
There is no possibility to install ILS and Glideslope ingame in dev mode. So you have to do some real manual work in the XML and especially the adjustment afterwards to match it with my aerial picture. It works now in both directions.

Here the approach to the 09

ETNL ILS Implementierung.JPG
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Just like Real ILS Calibration :) MSFS is definitely being as Real as it Gets!

I heard the next SDK update will includes different construction vehicles for Developers to makes their airports :P

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Marc L said:
Just like Real ILS Calibration :)
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Definitely right.
The problem is, however, that MSFS does not offer any data on places it does not know, and these can only be generated by direct code in xml, because the SDK also does not offer anything for retrofitting in dev modus.

ILS, Com, Navids, Approaches for ILS, RNAV, VOR/DME , GPS. Nothing is inside. I have build by myself.

Unfortunately, I have a completely different view of the reality of the MSFS, but this is not the intention of a showroom. Reality in flight simulation is more then optic for me.
 
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Today there is a picture directly from the development. The civil area (top left) is finished with all taxiways and ground.

In the military area (bottom right) I started and will probably finish tomorrow.

etnl021120.JPG
 
Monday I had "generously" declared that I would soon be through. But I changed my concept once again.
The entire military area is fully usable.

Here the parking overview

Parkings.JPG


In the whole area more than 10km of road network are realized with PBR textures. At the same time, transparency has been incorporated in order to be able to use the pollution of the aerial photo.

Overview of the military area

etnl_Mil_roads.JPG


All textures have flowing falloff to the ground and to each other.

Here from close up

Ground near.JPG


Nevertheless, the high-resolution texture is not sterile from the plane at the parking lot or while taxiing.

Parking 41.JPG


Until the end of the week I still have to deal with the ground.
 
The ground is now completely finished including all taxilights and everything else
The Terminal is placed, even if it was not easy to implement the transparency. I had to make a few small concessions, but only I notice that.


Here are the pictures of the terminal


ETNL Inside

Term_in.JPG


ETNL Outside 1

term_out1.JPG



ETNL Outside 2


Term_out2.JPG


ETNL Outside 3

Term_out3.JPG


 
Today there are a lot of new things.

Civil area

Picture 1 Cargo, Catering, Duty


czc.JPG


Picture 1 Old Bunkers


Bunkerabriss.JPG


Picture 2 Mil South

mil1.JPG


Picture 3 Mil Middle

Mil2.JPG


Picture 3 Mil Middle

Mil2.JPG


milapron.JPG


Picture 4 - Mil Apron

milapron.JPG



Picture 5 - Mil South East


mil_SE.JPG


Now comes the ground correction, roads, vegetation and landscaping
 
Today you can see the last pictures of ETNL. Expected release is next Friday.
The airport is equipped with everything among others


- static 3D people (passengers, firefighters, workers, crew, soldiers etc.)
- static airplanes
- static scenes
- Animated luggage truck (collision free)
- Buses
- Tank system
- Fire Department
- Eurofighter and much more


What remains to be done?

- Completion of the civil park area
- Vegetation
- Airport lighting

Here are the pictures that speak for themselves.



Picture 1


1-ETNL Gate.JPG


Picture 2

2-etnl apron1.JPG


Picture 3

3-ETNL Static1.JPG



Picture 4

4-etnl static2.JPG


Picture 5

5-etnl static3.JPG


Picture 6

6-etnl feuerwehr.JPG


Picture 7

7-etnl mil.JPG
 
Great work! One question: On picture 3 one can see the ground crew having a weird shadow around - are the people just appetizers and added afterwards?
 
manschy said:
Great work! One question: On picture 3 one can see the ground crew having a weird shadow around - are the people just appetizers and added afterwards?
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I think that's the MSFS runtime ambient occlusion. It does seem quite strong in a lot of scenarios. As a guess I think it's computed at a lower resolution (half/quarter res) for performence so you see some artefacts around objects like on the people to the right.
 
SteveFrost said:
I think that's the MSFS runtime ambient occlusion. It does seem quite strong in a lot of scenarios. As a guess I think it's computed at a lower resolution (half/quarter res) for performence so you see some artefacts around objects like on the people to the right.
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These are the aerosol settings from the weather of the MSFS. I had forgotten to set them to 1. Everything else is hardly usable. Unfortunately all this also affects the ground and ground objects, especially if they are small. From picture 4 on I had changed the setting
 
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ETNL Rostock v1.1 released

Unfortunately it was necessary to recompile Rostock completely after the last MSFS update. It must therefore also be completely re-downloaded.
The MSFS has unfortunately destroyed my SDK fair, but own Lightsystem.

It looks like this:

etnl.JPG


In this simulator, it's probably better not to use your own brain, but rather to place lamps, lights and buildings like Lego bricks, or to get the content directly from Google. I'm sure we'll see more surprises there.

Anyway I recompiled it and now it is ready in version 1.1..........until next time.
Everything is fine again.

etnl v1.1.JPG


You just have to download it completely It is available in two parts in the filebase.(Registration required)
 
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