Description
This package adds hand modeled containment domes for the San Onofre nuclear power plant in Pendleton CA, located between Orange County and San Diego and the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in Avila Beach CA. Although the San Onofre reactors were shut down in 2012, the plant is still a distinct visual landmark while flying up/down the coast between LA and SD, so I figured I'd bulid a quick model of at least the reactor containment buildings. I may come back to this in the future and add more details. To keep it simple and small, I did not use any PBR textures on this one. The Diablo Canyon plant is still in operation.
V1.01 - Added additional details.
V2.0 - Added the nuclear power plant at Diablo Canyon. Package now includes both California nuclear power plants.
V2.1 - Added additional details at both power plants.
V3.0 - Folliage and teraforming improvements. Made compatible with MSFS2024. Added POI marker. You should download and install this version for both/either sim.
V3.0.1 - Compability with CU13 California. Download and install V2.1 for use in both MSFS2020 and MSFS2024
California Nuclear Power Plants, San Onofre and Diablo Canyon CA - USA V3.0.1
Enhance your flight experience over California with this add-on featuring hand-modeled containment domes for the iconic San Onofre and Diablo Canyon nuclear power plants. While San Onofre is now inactive, these landmarks remain prominent visual features along the California coast between Los Angeles and San Diego. Version 2.1 includes added details for both power plants, offering a realistic touch to your virtual flights in the region.
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over 3 years ago
Thank you, Execellent add on. Can you make one for Diablo power plant which is still in operation, Please.?
over 3 years ago
Ask and ye shall receive.
over 3 years ago
I am convinced your work in MSFS is really spectacular. The ability to play well with others has certainly been plaguing me. As long as I have spawned close enough these cooling towers show. If too far away they never appear while flying past. I have done exhaustive research as to which add on may be causing the problem. I have all FreakyD's and MisterCoffee's San Diego (CA coastline) addons along with LVFR Miramar and KSAN along with Dreamfleet's Palomar. I find Dreamfleet's Palomar is only worthwhile if you spawn on it or near it, won't show otherwise. If you fly from KSEE (vbazillio's version along with his other San Diego airports) to Palomar (Dreamfleet) and then hug the coastline and do the San Diego Harbor tour nothing of the upgraded San Diego will show. No LVFR, no FreakyD, no MisterCoffee, no JulysFire North Island, not even the Brown field even if selected for landing. Do the flight in opposite order, departing Brown and flying the harbor tour and hugging to coast to Palomar then flying direct KSEE and all will show except for Dreamfleet Palomar (default Palomar will show if Dreamfleet not loaded) and even the jgelert Coronado Bridge and even then the pg-simulations Coronado Islands will show up. I learned to fly in 1986 in San Diego and landed at almost all of these airports and know the area very well. The inability to get all of them to work together for a complete harbor tour flight is extremely frustrating.
over 3 years ago
This is very strange. I don't have all the stuff you're calling, but I do have Mistercoffee's stuff, plus of course my own stuff, plus LatinVFR KSAN and don't have any of these issues. I don't have vbazillo's stuff loaded in yet, but it's on my list. Have you tried all this w/out that Palomar scenery loaded? Seems very strange it only shows up if you spawn near it also.
over 3 years ago
Early on I did find an old San Diego enhancement from the Nexus site. There were many folders to it so I had to redownload so I could identify each part. That improved performance around KSAN. I still had the problem with the KSEE-KCRQ-KSAN-KSDL flight though so next I removed both FreakyD and MisterCoffee parts... no change. I then removed LVFR Miramar and North Island, some parts of SDNavy would appear but KSAN was flat. Removing KCRQ does allow for the default to show but KSAN still doesn't fill in when arriving from the North. Reversing the flight all of the San Diego enhancements load including the enhanced Coronado bridge and the Coronado Islands in the distance. Dreamfleet KCRQ will not load though. I even continued a flight up from there with the cooling towers not showing but your Long Beach and coastal enhancements loading. BTW the Dreamfleet KCRQ ground tiles do appear, just no buildings. Gonna try the flight with no real traffic to see if that is what is overloading the computer.
over 3 years ago
Still having CTD, thinking of removing LVFR KSAN and seeing if that is the troublemaker.
over 3 years ago
I've continued culling scenery to optimize performance. I did discover that the default SR22 with Working Title NXi and Crispy136's 8000 limited edition repaint takes a pretty big hit on the computer. I notice better texture loading flying Carenado's new Bonanza even though I've got PMS50's GNS530 in it. The domes load without problems now. Curious what the next update from MS will break?
over 3 years ago
Everywhere I look... something reminds me of her.
over 3 years ago
One of the all time great movies!
over 3 years ago
Thank you! as a SoCal resident we definitely were missing the nuclear booba!
almost 4 years ago
I was only able to get these to show on the first flight from a close by airport. When I approach them from a longer flight I see very tall spikes in the distance that disappear as we get closer but the ground details don't show up. Curious if one of the other California Coastline water mask enhancements is interfering.
almost 4 years ago
I checked the scaling on my blender model to ensure it's 1:1, and it is. I've approached the area from the south and the north and have not seen the phenomenon you're describing. What terrain LOD setting are you using in your sim?
almost 4 years ago
Current setting is 150, I was using 200 but have found SoCal is really degrading performance as of late. I do have the KMYF sceneries in addition to all of your and MisterCoffee's addons, the Coronado Islands I requested here on flightsim.to in addition to LVFR KSAN installed.
almost 4 years ago
I believe I have solved it after much testing of removed sceneries. I found I had both of VTOL's KSMO sceneries installed, I removed one and the last flight was much smoother and the San Onofre cooling towers were visible.
over 3 years ago
Good to hear. Can you revise your rating?
almost 4 years ago
Awesome, thanks!
almost 4 years ago
Thanks for starting work with 'Marilyn'. Cheers!