SIMULATION UPDATE 5: Thanks to the update, photogrammetry sceneries use far less RAM than before, and should perform better (even if they were already optimized for performances).
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km (75 mi) north of Paris and 100 km (62 mi) south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France. The city had a population of 136,105 according to the 2006 census, and has one of the biggest university hospitals in France with a capacity of 1,200 beds. Amiens Cathedral is the largest church in France by volume, estimated at 200,000 cubic metres (260,000 cu yd). It is also a World Heritage Site. The author Jules Verne lived in Amiens from 1871 until his death in 1905, and served on the city council for 15 years.
The town was fought over during both World Wars, suffering significant damage, and was repeatedly occupied by both sides. The 1918 Battle of Amiens was the opening phase of the Hundred Days Offensive which directly led to the Armistice with Germany. The Royal Air Force heavily bombed the town during the Second World War. In the aftermath the city was rebuilt according to Pierre Dufau's plans with wider streets to ease traffic congestion. These newer structures were primarily built of brick, concrete and white stone with slate roofs. The architect Auguste Perret designed the Gare d'Amiens train station and nearby Tour Perret.
Amiens has an important historical and cultural heritage, on which a significant amount of tourism is based. Apart from the cathedral, there is the hortillonnages [fr], the Jules Verne House [fr], the Tour Perret, the Musée de Picardie, the zoo, and the quarters of Saint-Leu and Saint-Maurice. A total of 53 monuments are listed in the inventory of monuments historiques, 126 places and monuments listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage and 263 objects listed in the inventory of monuments historiques. During December, the town hosts the largest Christmas market in northern France. It is known for a few local foods, including "macarons d'Amiens", almond paste biscuits; "tuiles amienoises", chocolate and orange curved biscuits; "pâté de canard d'Amiens", duck pâté in pastry; "la ficelle Picarde", an oven-baked cheese-topped crêpe; and "flamiche aux poireaux", a puff pastry tart made with leeks and cream.
GPS: 49° 53′ 31.2″ N, 2° 17′ 56.4″ E
Credits:
This scenery has been extracted from Google Maps, hence all 3D credits goes to Google.
This scenery has been generated with the Google Earth Decoder tool (credits to /u/Jonahex111):
https://www.reddit.com/r/FS2020Creation/comments/j3faaj/google_earth_decoder_now_userfriendly/
Addon history:
v1.0: initial release
v2.0: overall optimization:
This is a major update that optimizes the package, as it drastically reduces the number of texture files:
- less files on the package:
before: 8424 files
after: 596 files
- reduced CPU footprint
- reduced loading time at startup
- less CPU load, so it can leads to better perfs depending on the config
- better road traffic integration
- fix some flickering issues
v3.0:
- Fix some texture flickering issues
- Fix a big issue with the LOD management system, due to the way Google Earth Decoder places and sizes the tiles. Now, there should not be any FPS issues, and framerate should be better and more consistent
v3.1: Fix texture flickering issues
v3.2: Add a fix for possible CTD issues ( https://flightsim.to/blog/creators-guide-fix-ctd-issues-on-your-scenery )
v3.3: change LOD settings
v3.4: reduced package size
v3.5: WU4 update compatibility
v3.6: enhance WU4 update compatibility by keeping handcrafted Asobo cathedral
Installation:
Remove old amiens and licorne folders, if they exist. Download thalixte-amiens.zip. Extract both thalixte-amiens and thalixte-licorne folders into the Community folder.
If you want to donate, you will always be welcome to help me continue with more projects and update the existing ones https://paypal.me/Thalixte.
OpusPocus
Top comme d'habitude et bien optimisé! 😊
Manusand
Limoges, pleeease, you're work is incredible and my donation for Limoges will be good!!!
JAF3414
je viens de faire le test de cette nouvelle version, comment dire .... Fabuleux !
Avec ma configuration matériel moyenne, ça passe haut la main, comme tes dernières versions Poitiers, Nantes, La Rochelle, le compromis Light size n'altère en rien la qualité visuelle là je prends sans conteste 😊😊 tu fais ça sur Biarritz et Bayonne car elles sont un peu trop lourde pour ma config, si tu peux mais j'adore test scènes très très beau taff. Thanks a lot
Spacewolf1
Y a pas moyen de conserver (ou d'utiliser) les arbres normaux au lieu d'avoir les machins tout moche ?
Thalixte author
3 years ago
laudey1
NormanCastor
Great addition, and good perfs as well above 45fps, you need to find the best altitude to enjoy the phtogrammetry in its full Glory depending on It's precision level.
todorokipm
Premium
Thanks in advance !
Pantherons
Thank you in advance 😊
Thalixte author
4 years ago
zetar
Continuons (j'espère) dans les hauts de France avec avec Lille, Arras !
Spacewolf1
4 years ago
Kiloutyg
Thalixte author
4 years ago
player80
Clo08
Clo08
Belle scène très bien intégrée. Merci.
Un petit souhait : Reims !
Thalixte author
4 years ago
Fraco
Spacewolf1