
Description
Note: Previous Water exclusions have failed to function starting with the release of SU12 (March 2023); this version needs an update to properly function with World Update XIII.
This mod applies exclusion polygons to areas covered in water in order to uncover them. It also removes erroneously placed trees around water areas. No scenery objects were added.
This mod fixes the following issues to the default scenery located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA. If you fly out of KPHL, this is for you.
V1.0 Release notes, fixes the following areas:
- Corrects issue of various roads and bridges appearing underwater throughout.
- Uncovered various docks, ships, and marinas along the Delware River (Pennsylvania and New Jersey sides), as well as smaller points along the Schuylkill River
- Removed trees from ships and cargo along water areas
- Basically everywhere you see RED in the screenshot, I uncovered water or removed vegetation
V1.1 Release Notes:
- Due to the availability of great freeware bridges, this version removes water exclusions from underneath Walt Whitman Bridge, Ben Franklin Bridge, Delair Rail Bridge, Betsy Ross Bridge, Tacony Palmyra Bridge.
V1.2 Release Notes:
- Removed water exclusions from underneath the Girard Point and George C. Platt bridges, due to availability of some awesome freeware bridges by MicheleVP
V1.3 Release Notes:
- Refined some lines to make water exclusions not so aggressive.
- Uncovered more features south in the Delaware River (Marcus Hook)
To install, place a copy of "phcpawaterfix" 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)
Water fix - Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
A mod focusing on water exclusions and tree removal in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA, specifically enhancing areas around KPHL airport. Various fixes and updates have been implemented to address underwater roads, uncovered docks and marinas along rivers, and improved water exclusions near bridges in the region. Version updates have fine-tuned the mod for a more realistic flight experience.
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Version History
- Refined some lines to make water exclusions not so aggressive. - Uncovered more features south in the Delaware River (Marcus Hook)
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about 4 years ago
Absolutely stellar work. Question: Since these files are so tiny, have you ever thought about putting them all in 1 folder for a much simpler download and install?
almost 4 years ago
This would be nice. Just make it a "US Water Fix" file and continuously update it.
over 4 years ago
Great job very useful, thank a lot.
over 4 years ago
Thank you for the bridges, likewise!
over 4 years ago
Thank you for the fix a real improvement! Always notice at the Fairmount Dam and Navy Yard. Keep up the great work
over 4 years ago
More Philly love.. This city is always neglected in the FlightSim world. Thank you
over 4 years ago
Your post led me to discover the other great freeware bridges out there for this area. I've made a new version that now accommodates those bridges.
over 4 years ago
Nice! Yeah the bridge pack is 100% the best. The Center City scenery isn't that great. The coloring doesn't blend in and it's gigantic.
over 4 years ago
Thanks for all of your waterfixes, really makes a huge difference to the sim. Much appreciated. Do you have Portland on your to-do list? The river from KPDX all the way into downtown could really use some work. Even if not, thanks again for all you've done!
over 4 years ago
Yeah Portland is badly in need of new bridges and water fixes.