
Description
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city in (and seat of) Dallas County, with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With an estimated 2019 population of 1,343,573, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the third-largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in North Texas, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. It is the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country at 7.5 million people.
Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle and later oil in North and East Texas. The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas's prominence as a transportation hub, with four major interstate highways converging in the city and a fifth interstate loop around it. Dallas then developed as a strong industrial and financial center and a major inland port, due to the convergence of major railroad lines, interstate highways and the construction of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. In addition, Dallas has DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) with different colored train lines that transport throughout the Metroplex.
Dominant sectors of its diverse economy include defense, financial services, information technology, telecommunications, and transportation. Dallas is home to ten Fortune 500 companies within the city limits. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex hosts an additional twenty-three Fortune 500 companies, including American Airlines (Fort Worth) and ExxonMobil (Irving). Over 41 colleges and universities are located within its metropolitan area, which is the most of any metropolitan area in Texas. The city has a population from a myriad of ethnic and religious backgrounds and one of the largest LGBT communities in the U.S. WalletHub named Dallas the fifth most diverse city in the U.S. in 2018.
GPS: 32° 46′ 45″ N, 96° 48′ 32″ W
Credits:
This scenery has been extracted from Google Maps, hence all 3D credits goes to Google.
This scenery has been generated with the Google Earth Decoder tool (credits to /u/Jonahex111):
https://www.reddit.com/r/FS2020Creation/comments/j3faaj/google_earth_decoder_now_userfriendly/
Addon history:
v1.0: initial release
v1.1: less agressive lods, so better quality (but a little bit less fps)
v1.2: reduced package size
v1.3:
- add POIs
- better lightning on downtown
- fix procedural lightning issues on flat tiles (especially at dusk and dawn)
- add specific colliders to reduce CPU load
Installation:
Remove all thalixte-dallas folders from the Community folder. Download thalixte-dallas.7z. Extract thalixte-dallas into the Community folder.
If you want to donate, you will always be welcome to help me continue with more projects and update the existing ones https://paypal.me/Thalixte.
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almost 3 years ago
over 3 years ago
Simply AWESOME
almost 4 years ago
The mod was great until World Update 9. Now my system just crashes when loading MSFS with this mod installed. Might need an adjustment..
almost 4 years ago
Hello. I just tested the addon with the last MSFS update, and i encountered no problem at all. So, i suspect in your case a conflict with another addon.
about 4 years ago
Anyone else noticed after Sim Update 9, this mod no longer works? All of my downtown buildings look procedurally generated... and yes I ensured photogrammetry was ON and even reinstalled this mod.
almost 4 years ago
I think I'm also seeing this issue. It's my first time installing a mod, but I used dev tools to locate the proper folder and extracted this to there. I then tried to load the game and fly to Dallas, and do not see any updated models.
almost 4 years ago
Well, the GREAT NEWS, is FINALLY a pro developer is designing Dallas Love Airport and the surrounding downtown area and it looks awesome. Deleting this mod.
almost 4 years ago
Hello. I just tested the addon with the last MSFS update, and i encountered no problem at all. So, i suspect in your case a conflict with another addon.
over 4 years ago
Hey bro if you're still working on this mod let me know... I am a courier in dfw area (my coverage is sherman/decature to cleburne/Waxahachie... Whetherford to Rockwall)
Bro if you need pics of places for more detail for real, let me know (I do fly drones too so Arial view is no issue... actually want to pick up a cheap lidar set in the next year or so also).
over 3 years ago
Never posted before but yeah I can totally help out and take photos of Rockwall airport too, it's about a mile from me. I'll go there and hang out across the street and watch the planes take off overhead.
over 3 years ago
Maybe i will update this mod if i find the time. I am now able to get rid of neraly most of the ugly Google Earth trees, so Dallas would benefit from it (and Charlotte too, i guess)
over 4 years ago
Why does the city look so blue? I see blue trees everywhere in the city.
almost 4 years ago
Yes, this is the problem with the Google photogrammetry.
over 4 years ago
Thanks for this scenery, but when I tried to extract it to my community folder, it gave me so many errors, do you have any idea why it happened? thanks
almost 4 years ago
No, i don't. I just tested the addon with the last MSFS update, and i encountered no problem at all. So, i suspect in your case a conflict with another addon.
over 4 years ago
VERY impressed with the job you did here! I noticed the odd bit on Children's Hospital too, but overall this is an AMAZING quality update over the base game's interpretation of Dallas. Love it!
Dallas City
Explore the vibrant city of Dallas, Texas, in Microsoft Flight Simulator with this addon. Discover the diverse economy, rich history, and bustling metropolitan area of Dallas-Fort Worth. Experience detailed landmarks, transportation hubs, and Fortune 500 company headquarters in this immersive scenery package. Get ready to soar over this dynamic cityscape and enhance your flight simulation experience.
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- add POIs - better lightning on downtown - fix procedural lightning issues on flat tiles (especially at dusk and dawn) - add specific colliders to reduce CPU load
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