Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 11:11 pmThis is for NZFF eyes only, please do not publish any details of this on any other site without my permission!
I've previously announced that I have been looking for a 'proper' job to recover lost income due to illness over the last few years. I still plan to do this, but I've discovered that it isn't so easy to get a job at my age -- it is more than twenty years since I last went job hunting, and it seemed a lot easier back then:) So in the meantime, I am still putting some time into a new Wellington airport.
This is not an update of the existing Real NZ Wellington, it is an entirely new project, and will be sold (and priced) as such. I have no idea when it will be finished, so please don't ask.
Specifications are a bit sketchy at the moment, and some preview features may or may not end up in the final scenery. However it won't cover the same large area as the current Real NZ Wellington.
The original Real NZ Wellington scenery was produced in 2006, for FS2004, and updated in 2008 for FSX. Because it was based on LINZ aerial imagery at 2.5 metres per pixel, it hasn't really aged well and it is definitely time for a new Wellington Airport for FSX, based on today's techniques and tools.
For some time now the old Real NZ Wellington has been relegated to 'legacy' status, which means that despite its age, it is still available for those who want a large-scale Wellington photo scenery and airport for a budget price.
Although this is specifically a project for VLC, I do hope to make it fully compatible with Orbx NZNI. I haven't quite figured out how this will work, or whether it can actually happen, but it is on the list of main goals.
Here's some early previews, which show the high resolution photo scenery and mesh -- the resolution of the mesh is not yet decided, currently it is 2 metres, but there are some issues which will need to be dealt with in beta.
I've previously announced that I have been looking for a 'proper' job to recover lost income due to illness over the last few years. I still plan to do this, but I've discovered that it isn't so easy to get a job at my age -- it is more than twenty years since I last went job hunting, and it seemed a lot easier back then:) So in the meantime, I am still putting some time into a new Wellington airport.
This is not an update of the existing Real NZ Wellington, it is an entirely new project, and will be sold (and priced) as such. I have no idea when it will be finished, so please don't ask.
Specifications are a bit sketchy at the moment, and some preview features may or may not end up in the final scenery. However it won't cover the same large area as the current Real NZ Wellington.
The original Real NZ Wellington scenery was produced in 2006, for FS2004, and updated in 2008 for FSX. Because it was based on LINZ aerial imagery at 2.5 metres per pixel, it hasn't really aged well and it is definitely time for a new Wellington Airport for FSX, based on today's techniques and tools.
For some time now the old Real NZ Wellington has been relegated to 'legacy' status, which means that despite its age, it is still available for those who want a large-scale Wellington photo scenery and airport for a budget price.
Although this is specifically a project for VLC, I do hope to make it fully compatible with Orbx NZNI. I haven't quite figured out how this will work, or whether it can actually happen, but it is on the list of main goals.
Here's some early previews, which show the high resolution photo scenery and mesh -- the resolution of the mesh is not yet decided, currently it is 2 metres, but there are some issues which will need to be dealt with in beta.
Wonderful pictures Robin! Two weeks ago I drove on this coastal road now so fare away ... 
Shall we wish you plenty of time to finish this work or wish you success in searching a job?
