This is the one that started all of the Water Fixes.

Starting with changes to World Update 6 (and perhaps global warming leading to rise in sea levels 😁), water levels have seemingly risen throughout the game, leaving many previously visible features now underwater.  (SU5 did exhibit some of the same issues, but not to the extent seen in World Update 6.)   This mod applies exclusion polygons to areas covered in water in order to uncover them.  It also removes erroneously placed trees around water areas. 

Beginning with V1.4, I am removing photogrammetric trees and replacing them with 3d assets in certain areas.

I initially created this for my own use, but thought I’d share for those who care.

This mod fixes the following issues to the default scenery located in Orange County, California, USA.

V1.6 Release Notes:

• World Update XIII compatible, as functionality of Water Fixes was broken in SU12

V1.0 Release Notes:

• Fixes issues of various roads and bridges appearing underwater along the Santa Ana River, San Diego Creek, Peters Canyon Trail, Balboa Peninsula, Lower Newport Bay, Newport Blvd, Lido Bridge
• Restores visibility to Newport Pier, Balboa Pier, and Huntington Beach Pier.  Also removes random trees appearing on pier.
• Restores the jetties around Newport Beach
• Restores visibility of boats and boat docks along Newport Bay, Lido, Balboa Peninsula and Coves, Corona Del Mar Bend
• Removes phantom visible water in Irvine and Orchard Hills (incorrectly rendered as rivers or reservoirs which are actually dry)
• Restores Tide Pools and rock formations around Little Corona Del Mar Beach

V1.1 Release Notes:

• As the Santa Ana River bed is mostly dry, I’ve removed the water along the river starting from Green River (Corona) all the way down to Costa Mesa
• Uncovered more boats along the Newport Channel and West Lido Channel
• Fixed shoreline of Irvine Lake to fit current water situation (2020-2021)
• Fixed shoreline of Peters Canyon reservoir to fit current water situation
• Removed incorrectly rendered river in Lake Forest
• Uncovered more rocks and tidepools along Crystal Cove, Abalone Point, Emerald Point, Crescent Bay, Twin Points, Divers Cove, Heisler Park Beach in Laguna

V1.2 Release Notes:

• Seal Beach Pier and San Clemente Pier now visible
• fixed water lines in Bolsa Chica Basin, and channel into Bolsa Chica
• Huntington Harbor - roads and waterline fixed
• Santiago Creek Recharge Basin shoreline update
• Woodbridge lakes - shoreline updated
• Newport dunes cleanup
• San Gabriel river adjacent to Seal Beach
• Dana Point Harbor - boats and docks now visible

V1.3 Release Notes:

• Renamed modelLib.bgl and scenery folders to help prevent conflicts
• Removed more random water in Irvine, cleaned up in Newport Bay
• See if you can spot a whale or two off of Dana Point!  (hint – find the boats, then look south of them)

V1.4 Release Notes:

• Added Palm Trees (replacing ugly photogrammetric ones) at Newport Beach Pier, Balboa Pier/Peninsula Park, Huntington Beach Pier, Tustin/Irvine Marketplace (see new photos), Orange Circle.  Thank you Mr. Mejia for allowed use of assets.
• Fixed shoreline from South Laguna to Dana Point, as well as Bolsa Chica Beach.
• Adjusted Irvine Lake
• Removed some water from Peters Canyon Creek and San Diego creek, as well as Anaheim
• Cleaned up trees in my neighborhood :)

V1.5 Release Notes:

• Added Palm Trees (replacing photogrammetric ones) along 5Fwy near Disneyland, Corona Del Mar Beach, Tustin Ranch Golf course entry and signature hole 11.
• corrected shorelines around Anaheim Lake, Miller Basin, Kramer Basin
• Removed anomalies in East Garden Grove Wintersburg Channel
• World Update X compatible

To install, simply place a copy of the folder “ocwaterfix” into your community folder.

 

Please see my total list of scenery mods below by region:

California:

Water fix – Orange County, California, USA (ocwaterfix)

Water fix – Los Angeles County, California, USA (lawaterfix)

Water fix – San Diego County, California, USA (sdwaterfix)

Water fix – Ventura County, California, USA (vcwaterfix)

Water fix – Santa Barbara County, California, USA (sbwaterfix)

Water fix – Santa Cruz County, California, USA (scwaterfix)

Water fix – Monterey County, California, USA (mocwaterfix)

Water fix – San Francisco County, California, USA (sfwaterfix)

Water fix – San Mateo County, California, USA (smwaterfix)

Water fix – Alameda County, California, USA (acwaterfix)

Water fix - Marin County, Sonoma County, Napa County, California, USA (mcwaterfix)

Oregon:

Water fix - Portland, Oregon, USA (portorwaterfix)

Washington:

Water fix - Seattle, Washington, USA (seawawaterfix)

Kentucky:

Water fix – Louisville, Kentucky, USA (loukywaterfix)

Massachusetts:

Water fix – Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA (sufcmawaterfix)

New York:

Water fix – New York City, New York, USA (nycnywaterfix)

New Jersey:

Water fix – Atlantic County and Cape May County, New Jersey, USA (atlcnjwaterfix)

Pennsylvania:

Water fix – Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (phcpawaterfix)

Maryland:

Water fix – Baltimore County, Maryland, USA (baltcmdwaterfix)

District of Columbia:

Water fix – Washington D.C., USA (washdcwaterfix)

Virginia:

Water fix - Norfolk, Virginia, USA (norfvawaterfix)

South Carolina:

Water fix - Charleston, South Carolina (chscwaterfix)

Florida:

Water fix – Florida Keys, Florida, USA (keysflwaterfix)

Water fix – Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA (miadcflwaterfix)

Water fix - Tampa/Hillsborough County, Florida, USA (tampflwaterfix)

Water fix - Fort Myers, Florida, USA (fortmflwaterfix)

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Water fix - Orange County, California, USA

Improve water visuals and fix issues with water levels in Orange County, California, USA with this mod. Enhances default scenery by adjusting shorelines, removing underwater roads, and restoring visibility to piers and jetties. Continuously updated to ensure compatibility with latest game updates. Simply place the folder into your community folder to enjoy the fixes.

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