Some rather big announcements have surfaced on the Orbx forums over the past few hours. We were tipped off by a good friend that John Venema has confirmed that Orbx is actively developing the Netherlands as an upcoming FTX region. It was confirmed that this will use completely new technology for a FTX region and that we will be seeing an official announcement and previews soon. The Netherlands would join the likes of Germany North and South, and of course the North American ones as well.
John didn’t stop there. He went on to also confirm that Orbx will be going back to where it all started and are actively developing Australia V2 and will be released next year. It is a paid upgrade, but customers who have purchased before will receive a big discount. It will use the new technology, include new textures and vector data and every airport will be upgraded. He also said there is a possibility of some photoreal scenery for the Great Barrier Reef. Furthermore, he confirmed that they are working on a ‘major Australian airport’ along with CityScape. The CityScape project will be out before Christmas, with the airport following on in the New Year.
Last but not least, he confirmed that support for AeroFlyFS2 will continue as both Orbx and IPACS are working on bringing Pacific North West (PNW) to the sim.
We’ll continue to monitor the Orbx forums for any further information that may come from the forum thread.
