SU14 HAS BROKEN THIS MOD - ONLY THE PERRYVILLE (PAPE) PART
WORKS AND IS WORTH GETTING, BUT IT'S VERY SMALL IN SCOPE
A rough and ready fix for ocean flattening (the vertical cliffs that tend to warp textures and change shape distractingly, you know the ones) along the Aleutian Islands and the south side of the Alaskan Peninsula.
Covers the area between Umnak Island and Chignik Bay.
Fully compatible with all world updates and Orbx's Alaska mesh.
Plus:
Coastlines redrawn by hand along high tide marks for a more consistent look
Some additional water masking inland, on ponds, lakes and rivers
Pine forests replaced with scrubland
Tweaks to some settlements
Installation:
Click and drag the three files in "Alaska Tweaks.7z" to your community folder. You'll need 7zip, or another program that can open .7z files.
If you have installed Orbx's PADU replacement, please make sure you select the compatible version after clicking Download.
Known Issues:
Temporary:
There are patches of ocean on the East end of Unalaska Island, and around the islands of Adak and Akutan, that display the wrong wave behaviour at high wind speeds.
Permanent:
In the Orbx PADU compatible version, there is a noticeable change in coastline appearance over a large area surrounding PADU. Orbx have done their own version of removing the flattening, but they've used a different method to me and I can't work out how to create a smooth transition where the Orbx affected area ends.
Polygon borders are visible on ocean ice in some areas, in the form of faded grey lines. If Asobo fix the incorrect snow and ice cover in live weather this won't be such an issue.
There are seams visible, if you look close enough, in some places where the ocean meets the new water masking.
5 months ago
5 months ago
moke
BostonElf
Very nice! Now if only ORBX would fix their laggy airport.
Cheers!
1 years ago
I thought it was just me who got the lag, it is awful isn't it? Also getting some nasty pop in, particularly with the fences, but I don't know if that's par for the course with addons as I don't use many.
Thanks so much for the ratings and the comments :)
1 years ago
moke
ltjackson
Having trouble locating the version compatible with Orbx PADU. Link? File name? Thanks!
2 years ago
When you click download, you should have the option to download either the main file or the compatible version.
2 years ago
moke
Dragnhorn
How does this interact with ORBX Alaska terrain mesh and previous coastline/water fixes?
2 years ago
The mod is fully compatible with Orbx's Alaska mesh - but if you have installed Orbx's new PADU addon, you will need to download the compatible version I have uploaded today.
There shouldn't be any area overlap with other water fix mods, so mine should play nice with all of them.
2 years ago
moke
gryper
Just a question, how long did this take? It seems like a lot of effort haha
2 years ago
The first half took a month off work with covid, and the second half took a couple of weeks of an hour or two a night - workflow is a lot more efficient now. It’s like meditation although with a higher risk of RSI
2 years ago
moke
aPLUSsian