San Jose sits at the heart of Silicon Valley, a city known as much for its skyline of modern office towers as for the sprawling tech campuses that surround it. For many flight simmers, flying over this region in default Microsoft Flight Simulator scenery means missing out on the landmarks that make the area recognizable from the air. Dfflyer Direct aims to close that gap with the 🔆 San Jose California City Pack, a scenery add-on that recreates downtown San Jose alongside one of the most photographed corporate campuses in the world: Apple Park in Cupertino.
The pack focuses on bringing accuracy and detail to an area that sees frequent air traffic, both from commercial flights into San Jose International Airport and from simmers exploring the Bay Area. Rather than attempting to cover the entire metro region, the developer has concentrated efforts on the downtown core and the Apple Park campus, resulting in a more refined and detailed representation of these specific areas.
Features
The scenery includes more than 75 handcrafted buildings across downtown San Jose, replacing generic autogen structures with modeled versions of recognizable landmarks. You'll find San Jose City Hall, the Adobe headquarters, Tower 55, and The 88 among the structures included, giving the downtown skyline a distinct silhouette that matches its real-world counterpart. Buildings along Almaden Boulevard also receive detailed treatment, adding further depth to the city center.
A significant portion of the pack is dedicated to Apple Park in nearby Cupertino. The campus's iconic ring-shaped main building has been recreated, along with the Steve Jobs Theater, parking structures, and the surrounding buildings that make up the complex. The developer has also modeled the landscaped courtyard at the center of the campus, complete with custom terrain, walking paths, and vegetation that reflects the campus's well-known green design.
Night flights get particular attention in this pack, with enhanced lighting and signage designed to make the area look convincing after dark. All the buildings use high quality PBR textures, giving surfaces realistic responses to lighting conditions throughout the day and night cycle. Despite the level of detail involved, the models have been optimized for performance, aiming to keep frame rates smooth even with the increased building count in the area.
Compatibility
The San Jose California City Pack works with both MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024, so you can add this scenery regardless of which version of the simulator you're currently flying.
If you have questions about the pack, you can reach out to the developer directly or join the community on Discord. The San Jose California City Pack is available now on Flightsim.to. You can find more details and purchase the pack through the official product page: 🔆 San Jose California City Pack.