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== Scenery corner ==
== Scenery corner ==
=== Australia scenery project test releases ===
Frtps has released scenery for the Queensland-New South Wales border to test combining landcover data sources from different states in preparation to rebuild the entire continent and make it available via TerraSync. The materials and textures pack has been updated. Downloads available from the [https://www.fgau.org/scenery-packages/australia FGAU website].
The [[Australia_Custom_Scenery|Australia scenery project]] is coordinated through [https://gitlab.com/flightgear_australasian_scenery/australian_scenery github] and the forum thread is [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=36145 here]. The project aims to combine multiple data sources using scripts, which can then be leveraged to generate other parts of the world.
The scenery features recent additions to scenery generation and/or rendering including improved cliffs, plantations etc. also by frtps. To see these you would need a nightly build.
=== New Zealand scenery and materials release ===
ProfessorS has released rebuilt scenery and some updated materials and textures for the whole of New Zealand. He has [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=36892&start=15#p363694 indicated] the scenery is now ready for upload to Terrasync
Forum [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=36892 thread], download [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=36892&start=15 link].
=== Rhode Islands and Massachusetts ===
Montaguedude has released scenery for Rhode Islands and Massachusetts in the USA.
Forum [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=36977 thread] and download.
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