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    Description

    MSFS DarkStreets is a lightweight scenery package that enhances the night flying experience by excluding street lights outside of urban areas.

    Full Earth Coverage:
    AF - Africa
    AS - Asia (RU, KZ, Central and Eastern CN, MM, N Part of SE Asia, KR, KP, JP, TW)
    EU - Europe (EU, Eastern Europe, NW Middle East)
    ME - Middle East (SA, IR, AF, PK, YE, OM, AE, Central Asia, IN, NP, Western CN)
    NA - North America (US, CA, MX, Central America, Caribbean)
    OC - Oceania (S part of SE Asia, ID, PH, MY, PG, AU, NZ, Pacific islands)
    SA - South America

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    !IMPORTANT!
    2024 SU5 has improved the light exclusion polygons LOD issue. Unfortunately there's nothing I can do to make it the same as 2020. Tools like DynamicLOD can help if you have the computer to power through TLODs 600-800.


    Developed for the flightsim community using Claude.ai, Python, ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, mapshaper.org, and FOSS data sources including:
    Copernicus - Europe's eyes on Earth (GHSL - Global Human Settlement Layer)
    NASA Black Marble (VIIRS - Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite)
    NaturalEarth
    NightEarth.com (Reference only)

    Over 320,000 exclusion polygons were programmatically generated from the satellite data sources using different data manipulation and filtering techniques.

    Installation:
    1. Delete old versions of kiwikat-darkstreets
    2. Unzip and throw the 'kiwikat-darkstreets-XX' folders (containing ContentInfo, Scenery, json, etc.) into your sim's Community folder for each region you wish to use


    Special thanks to @ryanbatc and the testing team for their efforts and listening to me ramble on about the project!

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    Comments(160)

    about 2 hours ago

    Whats is the difference between immersive lights and this?

    about 11 hours ago

    Good Job!

    4 days ago

    Does this eat FPS?

    3 days ago

    No, it hardly takes up 1 or 2 fps

    11 days ago

    Hello kiwikat. Could you confirm that there is no recommanded priority order (low/high).
    kiwikatAuthor

    8 days ago

    I have never messed with any of that.

    11 days ago

    This is a great improvement to night flying in MSFS 2024. Thank you so much.

    14 days ago

    This mod is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for your work - you just made night flying great again!

    about 1 month ago

    5/5, really good. Thank you!

    about 2 months ago

    I really do adore this addon, the world just looks so much better at night.
    Not sure what other work you have planned for it, but I hope this stays working for as long as possible.

    I may have missed something, but since installing I've noticed landmarks are lit up like they're under a spotlight (pic attached)
    If I have missed something, could someone point out what?

    Other than that, 5/5 can't fly without it now.
    kiwikatAuthor

    about 1 month ago

    Pretty sure this is a result of the latest sim updates. I've seen others in my VA who don't have my addon installed report this issue.

    about 1 month ago

    Should have known it'd be Asobo's fault...

    Thanks for the info, and once again, great addon

    about 1 month ago

    Amazing thank you!

    2 months ago

    Any discussion with Asobo to fix the underlying LOD issues in 2024 so at high altitude this works, or just integrate into the default MSFS?
    kiwikatAuthor

    about 2 months ago

    That would have to be pushed by the community. My singular opinion doesn't really matter. They aren't going to change the sim engine just for me.

    They know the "solution" in SU5 was not ideal, but my guess is due to console compatibility, they probably aren't able to change it at this point. If you guys want the next sim to have this sort of scenery built-in, I would start voicing your desires on the official forum.

    2 months ago

    Is any FPS impact on this?
    kiwikatAuthor

    2 months ago

    I haven't noticed any. Give it a try and see, it is free :)

    2 months ago

    Night and day difference. Literally. Testing in US and Canada, looks very good. Now getting to the airport really means something
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    MSFS DarkStreets

    MSFS DarkStreets is a scenery package designed to enhance night flying by removing street lights in non-urban areas across the world. Developed using various geographic information systems, this add-on focuses on programmatic generation of exclusion polygons, with additional support for user requests for improvements.

    Downloads14K
    Version1.0.0
    File Size104.44 MB
    Published10 months ago
    Updated9 months ago

    User Reviews

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    Version History

    1.0.0 - Full project rework! DarkStreets now covers the entire Earth with over 320,000 polygons. By utilizing satellite imagery products, precision has been increased and many of the accuracy issues with OSM and other data sources are eliminated. See description and screenshot for coverage details. DELETE ALL OLD DARKSTREETS FILES BEFORE INSTALLING!

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