Description
NOTE: The name of this mod has changed from Diamond Head Crater to Oahu Upgrade.
This is an upgrade of certain scenery on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Diamond Head Crater, Koko Head Crater and Hanauma Bay area have currently been modified.
I have removed the USS Missouri and USS Bowfin at Pearl Harbor from this mod. I have enhanced versions of these and much more at my newly released companion mod, Pearl Harbor Alive, which you can find here:
https://flightsim.to/file/24012/pearl-harbor-alive
Version 2.1 Updates:
1. Removed USS Missouri and USS Bowfin. More detailed versions of these and more are now available in my Pearl Harbor Alive mod.
2. Continued removing default trees (major emphasis on the North side) on the mountains from Makapu'u Point to west of H3 tunnel.
3. Enhanced Waikiki-Honolulu Beach areas, much of Waikiki, and the Ala Wai Golf Course behind Waikiki.
4. Added Makapu'u Point Lighthouse.
As before, there is an intersting surprise for helicopter pilots who attempt to land in the Diamond Head Crater basin.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Remove any previous versions of the oahu_upgrade folder in your Community folder.
2. Copy the new oahu_upgrade folder contained in the oahu_upgrade.zip file to your Community folder.
Oahu Upgrade 2.1
Enhance your flight experience with Oahu Upgrade 2.1, a scenery modification focusing on Diamond Head Crater, Koko Head Crater, and Hanauma Bay in Oahu, Hawaii. This update includes enhancements to Waikiki-Honolulu Beach areas, Ala Wai Golf Course, and the addition of Makapuu Point Lighthouse. For helicopter pilots, theres a surprise waiting in the Diamond Head Crater basin.
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Version 2.1 Updates: 1. Removed USS Missouri and USS Bowfin. More detailed versions of these and more are now available in my Pearl Harbor Alive mod. 2. Continued removing default trees (major emphasis on the North side) on the mountains from Makapu'u Point to west of H3 tunnel. 3. Enhanced Waikiki-Honolulu Beach areas, much of Waikiki, and the Ala Wai Golf Course behind Waikiki. 4. Added Makapu'u Point Lighthouse.
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I just downloaded this and intend to spend some time in Hawaii. Is this compatible with any of the honolulu addons or does it contain honolulu? I am looking forward to spending a few days exploring these islands.
over 4 years ago
Great work, Mick51. And you never need to apologize for whatever while you create and devellop your free addons. We can be very glad you do this for us free anyway.
over 4 years ago
Thank you! I'm glad you like it.
over 4 years ago
A big approvement of diamond head area. But there was a good scenery of pearl harbour at flightsim.to yet - so there was no need to add USS Missouri and Bowfin here! I don't know if both sceneries fit together now...
over 4 years ago
I am doing an update on this on Thursday or Friday and the Missouri and Bowfin will be removed. I have also done a major enhancement of Pearl Harbor in which I have created more detailed versions. This is going to be released the same time as this update.
over 4 years ago
That are really good news! :-)
over 4 years ago
I had Hawaii DEM mod on and as I landed in the crate I was under your mod for maybe 30’ or so. Hope this update will fix it. 👍 mod by the way.
over 4 years ago
Thank you. I am learning. I did the surprise, off-the-wall, surreal area in Diamond Head for fun and experimentation. You can land in this area. I'm planning on adding buildings and things to this "netherland" and putting a landable helicopter pad in the crater basin.
over 4 years ago
Great work! It's FPS friendly. Would you please extending the photogrammetry to the north east direction - across highway H1 and to the mountain range in the back of the crater? Make it covers the whole city area when using yours + Waikiki. Thanks.
over 4 years ago
I would love for you to take on Schofield Barracks. I was stationed there from 90-95 and the default in game scenery is pretty bad.
over 4 years ago
I'll look into it. Are you running with Bing satellite data on or off?
over 4 years ago
My default doesn't look anything as bad as that. Looks like you took that shot with online data turned off.
over 4 years ago
Sorry for the delay. Yes, the shot was taken with Bing data off. With satellite data on, everything looks much better except for the trees on Diamond Head. I'm a newbie at this and need to do some research to see how and if I can edit the trees.
over 4 years ago
Thanks. Any improvements are welcome.
over 4 years ago
What a beauty. Congratulations on your first work upload. Looking forward to more.
PS. Can you remove those default trees? I have a mod that would give this mountain a better vegetations. Can you also extend the photogrammetry around this mountain a bit further? Your work and Waikiki mod are wonderful sight but if you both can extend it toward those mountains more would be bonus for us all.
over 4 years ago
Sorry for the delay, I've been busy. I'm a newbie at this but I'm doing some research to see what I can do about the trees. They are auto generated by the sim. They are also too large (and too many) on the crater. It's not as much of an issue with Bing satellite data off than with it on, but the scenery is much better with satellite data on.
over 4 years ago
Thank you. How about extending the photogrammetry of the cities to the mountain range in the back of the crater? Would that possible? I flew many times over this part of your mod and thanks god that you did it. The autogenerate buildings and cities are the immersions killer.
over 4 years ago
Wait one second. Did you do the Waikiki portion too?
over 4 years ago
No, I didn't do Waikiki, just Diamond Head and around it. There is a mod for Waikiki but I don't use it because it makes the sim stutter. It must really mess with the frame rate