Version 2.0 - updated to conform to new and stricted MSFS scenery requirements to avoid potential CTD issue.
Check out the Demo Video of the scenery and night lighting in action. Second half shows the late night in full color.
If you like this scenery, take a look at my custom airports:
CYKZ Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport
CNC3 Brampton - Caledon Airport
Available at https://flightsimulation.romandesign.ca
DESCRIPTION
This pack features enhanced scenery for Niagara Falls area (Canada/USA) with animated color-changing night illumination of the falls, to compliment default photogrammetry and autogen areas and default terrain fixes for maximum VFR flight enjoyment. I think this pack looks much better than default, and cyclic random color illumination of the falls at night looks really nice. The power generation dams are out of default photogrammetry area and were completely flat. I added them, and also replaced several fugly opaque bridges with proper transparent models.
FEATURES
- 3 LOD levels, minimizing FPS impact
- Photogrammetry is heavily edited and texture color, contrast and brightness is carefully corrected to match surrounding autogen scenery
- Custom night Niagara Falls lighting, multiple color-changing lights, Seneca Casino and Skylon tower beacons and colored facade illumination
DONATIONS / SUPPORT
Donations toward my new hand-made and 3D modelled Brampton Caledon Airport scenery project and other upcoming projects are welcome! You can support it via "Donate using PayPal" or "Buy Me a Coffee" buttons.
If you want to support my other creative project, check out Progress Report - my sci-fi technothriller novel which you can read and download for free.
SCENERY
- Horseshoe Falls – Canadian side night illumination
- Niagara Falls – USA side night illumination
- Whirlpool Rapids Bridge
- Whirlpool Rapids Railroad Bridge
- New York Power Authority dam and power station
- Sir Adam Beck No. 2 Generating Station (Ontario Generation)
- Lewiston-Queenston Bridge
- Peace Bridge
- Skylon tower top beacon and red night illumination
- Seneca Casino (US) facade cycling color night illumination
BUGS
- Because original bridges are removed, cars now drive on the bottom of the river instead of the new bridge. There is no way right know, as far as I know, to fix that. When SDK matures, there may be a way to let MSFS where to drive. It happens on all aftermarket bridges, as far as I know.
INSTALLATION
Unzip into Community folder. After installation your Community folder should have a new subfolder: /romandesign-sightseeing-niagara/. Remove previous version if installed.
DISTRIBUTION
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piluzzu
AGE
Thanks for the awesome script! I flew there with pleasure! Sharing my video))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9DCDDv-Q-4&t=302s
PilotalexYYZ
Really cool mod
jvortiz56
working with su9?
Xuric
I really want this but am wondering are there any issues with it since SU7?
FlightSimPics
I can't tell you how much I appreciate this great work - THANK YOU. I've added lights in Niagara Falls NY, Goat Island, and the NY Falls Observation Tower: https://flightsim.to/file/26278/buffalo-ny-skyline-pack-version-2-additional-buildings
leighhobson89
Great Pack, I have confirmed it works in SU6 and featured it in my video here:
https://youtu.be/rd24Ljd21CY
bstikkel
Hello Romandesign,
Hope all is okay with you.
Would you consider, updating this great addon to SU6 and with the new effects possible in MSFS now? I can imagine the water spray coming from the falls...
Kind regards
Bram
jvortiz56
Is this working with SU5?
Papirrifly
CaptJohnCoPPickles
Farabian
VenDetta
AAHomelessMan
Any thoughts?
romandesign author
3 years ago
GhostbusterJeffrey