Orbx Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport aangekondigd

Orbx heeft op haar forum Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL/ATL) aangekondigd voor Microsoft Flight Simulator. Deze megahub zal worden ontwikkeld door Matteo Veneziani, onder andere bekend van zijn werk aan Sacramento, Burbank en Olbia Airport. De scenery zal een 2025 up-to-date versie worden met daarin de nieuwste uitbreidingen zoals de extensie van Concourse T.

De scenery gaat bijna in beta, volg het topic om op de hoogte te blijven van alle ontwikkelingen. Hieronder staan alvast een aantal features benoemd.

Features:

• Complete, up-to-date 2025 rendition of KATL airport buildings and surroundings, including the latest Concourse T expansion.
• Airport layout updated to reflect the latest 2025 changes.
• Developed by a single creator, ensuring the highest level of optimization and a consistent style for airport textures and models.
• Innovative ambient occlusion technique enhances realism and texture definition.
• Ultra-high accuracy in airport structure models, based on on-site images and video. Every door, electrical line, tube, air conditioning system, and sign is placed exactly as in real life – no random objects used – ensuring maximum airport fidelity.
• Accurate ground elevation across the entire airport – Atlanta’s unique sloped runways are realistically represented, rather than using a flat terrain.
• Detailed interior modeling, based on real-world imagery.
• Animated Atlanta SkyTrain and Atlanta Metro Train, complete with detailed airport train stations.
• High-quality, photorealistic textures with handcrafted corrections.
• Custom 3D taxiway lights, including various specific ground lighting.
• Custom 3D taxiway signs, modeled to match real-world shapes and proportions.
• Custom ground poly with advanced, handmade materials that simulate real-life dirt, cracks, and wear.
• Custom GSE vehicles with airline-specific branding, unique to Atlanta, ensuring an authentic ramp experience—no default models used.
• Custom animated jetways featuring various Atlanta airport and airline brand logos.
• No use of default library objects – every object is custom-made specifically for Atlanta.
• No unnecessary, high-polygon models or unoptimized assets – every material and polygon count has been carefully chosen to ensure the best balance of quality and performance.
• Gates include correct airline assignments for a realistic AI experience.