UK2000 have stated in a Facebook post that after some difficulties, they have set their sights on a release date for the Edinburgh scenery for X-Plane. The scenery is said to make use of many X-Plane features, such as Sloped runways, PBR and autogate. The post also included a few pre-release screenshots to display the fine artwork present in UK2000’s products.
Upon initial release, the scenery will include the following:
- Custom Light FXs and halos.
- Custom Taxiways so you can see the stand you are selecting in the UI.
- Ground routes for AI (WT3).
- Physical Based Rendering.
- specular lighting.
- Autogate safe dock and jetways.
- Default static AI support.
- Sloped runways.
On top of the pre-conversion features (From ESP platform versions):
- Full detail Buildings.
- Realistic Ground Markings.
- Hi-Res ground image.
- UK Runway markings.
- Stunning Night Effects.
- 3D Approach Lights.
- Dozens of Airport Vehicles.
- Excellent Frame Rates.
- Runway Wigwags.
- Full set of signs.
- Fencing.
- Grass edge effects.
It is also important to note that UK2000 have discovered a bug where the scenery’s sloped runways will not be sloped if the user is making use of Ortho4XP v1.20.
The scenery will release June 2nd will cost the standard £16.99 that UK2000 have established, and will be available on their site upon release. We’ll keep you updated.
