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1) Emphasise the normal way to download scenery is automatically through TerraSync. 2) Add a note that old OSM2City objects in custom sceneries are very likely obsolete with the rollout on TerraSync
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[[File:Bell_412_in_Iceland_(Flightgear_2019.x).jpg|thumb|Iceland scenery - having [[:Category:Screenshots_of_overlays|overlays]] enabled shows extremely high 3d detail like small rocks, plants, or individual grass blades]] | [[File:Bell_412_in_Iceland_(Flightgear_2019.x).jpg|thumb|Iceland scenery - having [[:Category:Screenshots_of_overlays|overlays]] enabled shows extremely high 3d detail like small rocks, plants, or individual grass blades]] | ||
[[File:SOTM-Mar19.jpg|thumb|Madrid scenery with [[Areas_populated_with_osm2city_scenery|OSM2City output]] for Spain]] | [[File:SOTM-Mar19.jpg|thumb|Madrid scenery with [[Areas_populated_with_osm2city_scenery|OSM2City output]] for Spain]] | ||
The normal way scenery is installed is that FlightGear will ''automatically'' download scenery as you fly. [[TerraSync]] has to be enabled first - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbiHMxXr_Mk video tutorial]. You don't have to do anything else. | |||
This article explains how to manually install scenery for people with limited internet access, and how to install [[Howto:Install scenery#Custom scenery|custom sceneries]] for improvements which have not been added to TerraSync yet. | |||
FlightGear comes with a limited set of [[scenery]] in the base package. This is to keep initial download sizes small. The base package includes the region around the featured airport for each release (which is Iceland for Flightgear 2020.x), and the area containing the airport used by the C172p tutorials (PHTO and Hawaii islands). Additional scenery can be installed by the user - this includes scenery automatically downloaded as you fly from Terrasync servers. | FlightGear comes with a limited set of [[scenery]] in the base package. This is to keep initial download sizes small. The base package includes the region around the featured airport for each release (which is Iceland for Flightgear 2020.x), and the area containing the airport used by the C172p tutorials (PHTO and Hawaii islands). Additional scenery can be installed by the user - this includes scenery automatically downloaded as you fly from Terrasync servers. | ||
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*[[Suggested Airports/Scenery]] for a list of custom scenery projects and an update on state of well developed areas. | *[[Suggested Airports/Scenery]] for a list of custom scenery projects and an update on state of well developed areas. | ||
*[[Project3000#Download_the_software_and_shared_models|Project 3000]] for buildings and objects for 4000+ airports. | *[[Project3000#Download_the_software_and_shared_models|Project 3000]] for buildings and objects for 4000+ airports. | ||
*[[Earthview#Installing_and_using_customized_textures|Earthview high resolution]] texture packs. Earthview is Flightgear's orbital renderer capable of handling large view distances without numerical problems. People using high altitude and space craft should select the texture pack that their GPU can handle - [[Earthview#Requirements|depends]] mainly on GPU memory (VRAM). | *[[Earthview#Installing_and_using_customized_textures|Earthview high resolution]] texture packs. Earthview is Flightgear's orbital renderer capable of handling large view distances without numerical problems. People using high altitude and space craft should select the texture pack that their GPU can handle - [[Earthview#Requirements|depends]] mainly on GPU memory (VRAM). | ||
*[[Areas_populated_with_osm2city_scenery|Areas with OSM2City scenery]] for buildings, roads, power-lines, and objects for regions and entire countries based on Open Street Maps data. ''Note: As of FlightGear 2020.3.7 LTS and later OSM2City objects for the [[OSM2City 1st Worldbuild|entire world]] are automatically downloaded through TarraSync.'' ''OSM2City objects in old custom sceneries are very likely obsolete - see [[OSM2City 1st Worldbuild#Troubleshooting|troubleshooting]] OSM2City on how to deal with this. You should only download OSM2City custom sceneries if they have some options not enabled in the current rollout of TerraSync OSM2City scenery - like auto-generation of areas without Open Street Map coverage.'' (April 2021). | |||
(August 2020) | (August 2020) | ||