This scenery started off as just a small project only to make the theme park 'Ocean Park'. But I just kept going adding more areas until pretty much the whole south of Hong Kong was covered! The scenery spans from Repulse Bay, Ocean Park, Aberdeen and...
This scenery started off as just a small project only to make the theme park 'Ocean Park'. But I just kept going adding more areas until pretty much the whole south of Hong Kong was covered!
The scenery spans from Repulse Bay, Ocean Park, Aberdeen and Telegraph Bay. I have made all the scenery in 17-20 hight detailed LOD
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justincyc
Thank you! I can fly outside my apartment now
cdhao
感谢分享，看样子很好
Remko277
Wow, great work. Great quality! Thanks
Comonsys
Hi, would you like to accept an offer (business) if I have two places in UK where to be made. I wish you can help. Can discuss on e-mail?
John_Lovell 1 year(s) ago
Hi... thanks for your message. Sadly I have stepped away from developing due to some personal changes in my circumstances.
I do hope to be back at some point, but right now I cant say when.
Comonsys 1 year(s) ago
Thank you for your reply. Wishing you all the best! Please feel free to contact me when you can help.
poopoo2
Could you try and remake Lantau as well?
Comonsys
You are a good man. Appreciated. Excellent Work! Let 200% more beauty on my installed SamScene3D - Hong Kong City Times.
John_Lovell 1 year(s) ago
Thank you and its an absolute pleasure 😊
Comonsys 1 year(s) ago
Hi, may I ask that you would continue to finish another part of Ocean Park in their peak area. Moreover, is there any method to let the SamScene 3D compatible with your lovely add-on because some buildings are duplicated in areas of Aberdeen and Wong Chuk Hang? Again, I like your add-on, I lived in southern district over 25 yrs from born.
ps20221041
Hi John,
I'm a local Hongkonger and really appreciate the amazing effort you've put into recreating the Southern district of HK Island!
Just wondering if this addon is compatible with FreakyD's Hong Kong V1.11, and whether or not you plan to complete the Central and Western District of HK Island as well.
Keep up the great work!
-- Isaac
John_Lovell 1 year(s) ago
Thank you and really appreciate your comment, especially from a local, it's a real honour.
I have not tried it with Freakys add on but I think his are the buildings from the North side, should be OK.
I am ready to take on the rest of HK soon, it's 100% in my scopes
goggless First Class
I had a chance to fly around for a while with the samscene addon and this together and I've read the other comments here; there actually seem to be a LOT of overlapping duplicate buildings in the southwestern corner of the scenery; for instance the iconic floating restaurant in the bay is doubled up, and a lot of high rises around that area. It's actually kind of crazy how far off some of the samscene buildings are from where they're supposed to be, e.g. 20+ floors too short or too high, or rotated by 10 or 15 degrees from reality, or hundreds of feet off in the wrong direction.
A couple notes: 1) That being said I'm not sure you should even consider bothering to make exclusion files because there are so many terrain issues and the quality of samscene is so ridiculously inconsistent; some of it is FSX quality, and 2) on that note have you tried FreakyD's Hong Kong? It's been a while but I'm going to boot that up soon and see if the overlap is better because I don't think much of the south side of the island has been done, if any... but from what I remember it might actually win over samscene on overall quality in spite of being similarly inconsistent, partly because it's compatible with the Port of Hong Kong mod which is much better quality than the samscene version. 3) Using the enhancements together it becomes clear that to really look the best in this engine, the aerial imagery and the topo data is actually a significant problem because of all the hills, highways, and high rises in such close proximity. The photogrammetry looks SO good but the main problem with this mod is that it makes me want more! The whole area in full photogrammetry with perfectly trimmed coastlines, water masks, custom night lighting and maybe just a tiny bit of samscene-style modeling 🥵🍆💦💦💦; but instead we have all these different partially overlapping mods that are all pretty great on their own but come together to put on a clown show. Just sayin', if a group with the right skills came together and took a few months to make the entire area truly take advantage of the sim engine to the fullest extent, they could probably set a new price point for scenery!
John_Lovell First Class 1 year(s) ago
Thank you for your amazing feed back and review. I really take your points on board with compatibility. It is a shame with Samscene with the building placements, their heights etc. Would be amazing if FlyTampa took this on with the quality of scenery they produce. I would love to give it a go myself, maybe one day. Right now, I don't possess the skills it takes to make my own custom buildings.
I have been thinking about doing the entire island now and Kowloon after making this one. Of course, it depends on how this will hamper performance.
goggless First Class 1 year(s) ago
That would be amazing but it seems like it would have to be perfectly optimized to even have a chance at including Kowloon... I was looking at just the island on google earth earlier and I'm wondering if people have already tried and failed to make even just that run OK. There are just so many buildings and marinas full of little boats (which would be a shame to have to cut), and the vast lines of sight from anywhere in Kowloon Bay is going to be rough to balance. I'd say see if you can get Hong Kong Island anywhere near viable first and then if you hit a performance wall you could make an exclusion patch and use Samscene or FreakyD for Kowloon. Oh also, keep Macau in the back of your mind for the future, I think it may be the only other place within range around there that has data available, and no one's done a good LOD version of it yet.
mathurpc
I am unable to unzip it. I get the error message "Extracting Hong Kong - South Island & Ocean Park\Hong Kong - Ocean Park .pdf Unable to create file"
John_Lovell 1 year(s) ago
I compresses it with 7zip. Have you got the program?... if not I'll upload standard compression to my Google drive for you
AndyTurnerUK
So awesome!
I visited this area in 2004, 2005 and 2006, went to Ocean Park and also sunbathed at Repulse Bay, had such a great time in HK all those years ago. Sadly I cannot see that I will ever return given how much the world has changed, especially in HK, but this addon makes me smile and think of happier times. Thank you!
John_Lovell 1 year(s) ago
Thank you and for your nice story... I visited too some while back. I remember visiting this side which inspired me to make this scenery... most of my sceneries are places I have visited... indeed, it is such a shame in the space of just two years the world we are being tip toed into
gosub
Thank you for your scenery it is really appreciated. Compatible with Samscene Hong Kong city is a big plus !
John_Lovell 1 year(s) ago
Thank you
cxb744
Thanks very much for your hard work. I am a Hong Konger and I know how hard it is as i used to try to convert google map for Hong Kong too. Really hope you could convert more areas of Hong Kong. I tried to convert Kowloon area in a very immature way long time ago and it was much denser and more gorgeous then Samscene. It really worth a try if you have the skills. By the way, Google map doesn't have Stonecutters' Bridge, Tsing Ma Bridge, and Yuen Long areas. However it has detailed Tuen Mun and Shatin areas. Samscene has its own good points with good framerates, file size, lights and some landmarks, but once you convert the google map successfully it will be another level of realism.
John_Lovell 1 year(s) ago
100% I will be doing more of Hong Kong... thanks so much for your kind comment and even nicer coming from a local!
tmtsui
Pretty nice. Thank you.
If would be great if you could do the Gold Coast Hotel and the surrounding areas.
John_Lovell 1 year(s) ago
Oh, now that will be a nice place to make... have put this on my 2022 list!
tmtsui 1 year(s) ago
Thank you very much. I am looking forward to it.
musician262
Wondering whether you know if this is compatible with SamScene Hong Kong scenery?
John_Lovell 1 year(s) ago
Yes, this is compatible. This doesnt effect the sam scenery
tmtsui 1 year(s) ago
Thank you very much. Looking forward to it.
musician262 1 year(s) ago
Having downloaded it and tried it out, it is wonderful! I wonder if there is any way of adding the rides to Ocean Park at the far end of the cable car? Looking forward to seeing more of Hong Kong!
goggless First Class
Looks great! I'm curious, what scenery do you use for, y'know, the other side of the island?
John_Lovell First Class 1 year(s) ago
For this side I made? imported from google..then lots and lots of editing
goggless First Class 1 year(s) ago
No lol sorry I meant the OTHER other side, as in what scenery would you recommend pairing with this project?
John_Lovell First Class 1 year(s) ago
haha..... no worries... Sam scenery I would recommend. I will also consider to do the main side including Kowloon
DarrenLTW First Class 1 year(s) ago
Please do!!!! Great work!!!! Thanks again John