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→Getting scenery: Update for 2020: 1). scenery included in base package, 2). link suggested scenery page, 3). mention OS2MCity output downloads. Feel free to fix/review for clarity.
(→Starting FlightGear: Update for 2020. Mention: 1). Qt launcher has limited settings - see in-sim menus, 2). launcher has command-line support for unexposed settings.) |
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=== Getting scenery === | === Getting scenery === | ||
A limited set of [[scenery]] comes installed with FlightGear | A limited set of [[scenery]] comes installed with FlightGear. This consists of '''a).''' the area surrounding the featured airport for the release which is [[Keflavik_Airport|Keflavik International Airport]] (BIKF) for Flightgear 2020.2 LTS, and '''b).''' the tutorial airport for the [[Cessna_172P|Cessna 172P]] which is [[Hilo_International_Airport|Hilo International Airport]] (PHTO). | ||
In FlightGear, scenery is generally stored in you [[$FG_ROOT]] directory, and is divided into three kinds of data: | In FlightGear, scenery is generally stored in you [[$FG_ROOT]] directory, and is divided into three kinds of data: | ||
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The official, although outdated, scenery is available at [http://www.flightgear.org/download/scenery/ the scenery download section] of the FlightGear website, and can be installed following [[Howto: Install scenery]]. You may obtain additional and more up to date scenery objects as they become available through the [http://scenemodels.flightgear.org/ FlightGear Scenery Database]. '''This is recommended for users with weak internet connections or weak computers!''' | The official, although outdated, scenery is available at [http://www.flightgear.org/download/scenery/ the scenery download section] of the FlightGear website, and can be installed following [[Howto: Install scenery]]. You may obtain additional and more up to date scenery objects as they become available through the [http://scenemodels.flightgear.org/ FlightGear Scenery Database]. '''This is recommended for users with weak internet connections or weak computers!''' | ||
Custom Scenery is available in many places. For example, on the {{forum link|text=FlightGear forum}} or within repositories. An internet search should be able to find them. | Custom Scenery is available in many places. For example, on the {{forum link|text=FlightGear forum}} or within repositories. An internet search should be able to find them. See [[Suggested_custom_scenery|suggested custom scenery]] page for a few recent releases. | ||
Downloads of 3 dimensional buildings, roads, and objects based on Open Street Map data for regions or entire countries is available on the [[Areas_populated_with_osm2city_scenery|OSM2City downloads]] wiki page. | |||
=== Getting aircraft === | === Getting aircraft === | ||