This add-on includes an overhauled representation of Johnstown, a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, about 5 miles west of the Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (KJST). The scenery was created using Google-derived photogrammetry. The photogrammetry was further optimized to remove excess data, and cleaned up to reduce the number of graphical artifacts. Levels of Detail are also included, and a few minor terraforming adjustments were made to allow certain portions of the scenery to blend more seamlessly with the ground. A small tree removal polygon was also included to remove trees on the tracks of the Johnstown Inclined Plane. Otherwise, no significant changes were made to the surrounding environment.
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Would you ever be willing to hook up on Discord and help me learn how to do this. I would create A LOT of scenery for Flight Simulator. I have the Google Earth Decoder tool but trying to figure it all out is difficult. If I had someone supervise and walk me through it I would be very appreciative.
3 years ago
Hi Belthorian. I must admit, the Optimization tool does have me somewhat stumped as well. I attempted to use it for this particular add-on, but I abandoned it, because I was unable to effectively trim away the excess forest areas after modifying the Google photogrammetry files with the Optimization tool.
Instead, I simply optimized the photogrammetry as best I could myself in Blender, by combining all the tiles into one object, slicing away excess areas, and reducing the number of vertices. I then created my own LoD objects by using the decimator tool in Blender. This was a bit more of a tedious process, but it was the only way I knew of that worked best for me. If you have any other questions, let me know. I may be able to talk more on Discord, but I'm by no means an expert on this. As far as the Optimization tool is concerned, I'm aware of some new walkthrough videos on YouTube that detail the process of using it more clearly.
3 years ago
RiverSkyHigh
Belthorian
If you added Pennsylvania and/or PA to your description it would probably attract more people for downloading. There are a lot of Johnstown's in world. It would also help for those (like me) that will search for local scenery by searching for state name or abbreviation.
3 years ago
Good point. Title had been updated
3 years ago
RiverSkyHigh
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