ISSUE DESCRIPTION
Description of the issue: Since sim update 4, some of the 2020 scenery assets for Mount Beauty have been removed. In one such case, a custom hanger has been removed and replaced with a generic hanger, which is completely inaccurate. The airport configuration also hasn’t been updated since the runway was extended in 2021.
Coordinate or location of issue: Mount Beauty, YMBT
FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
Persistent
REPRODUCTION STEPS
Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:
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By default, this now occurs when loading into the World Update Australia, Mount Beauty Airport, without any add-ons or enhancement packages.
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My Mount Beauty Enhancement Package relied on these more accurate assets from 2020, now that they have been removed from 2024, there is no option for a more accurate representation of the buildings.
YOUR SETTINGS
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What peripherals are you using:
[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
YES, using dev mode for scenery development and enhancing YMBT due to deficiencies in the representation.
[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
NVIDIA 4070
[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
Not relevant, a development issue with how Mount Beauty Airport has been represented.
Could you add screenshots from FS2020 & FS2024 to show the differences ?
You should report it in the main thread: MSFS 2024 Airport / Helipad Issue Tracker
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Thankyou @DementedCorn327 I will aim to take some screenshots and look into reporting the change in runway and apron configuration. Thank you for your input!
Andrew
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Below are some examples of the custom 3D asset that was used in 2020 but is now unavailable in 2024 after Sim Update 4.
I guess that it’s a little frustrating that the developers have seen the need to update the scenery, but not in line with actual reference images of the airport. It’s a unique and beautiful airport, now more diverse with the longer and wider runway.
This building, when compared with reference imagery from google maps and Earth, appears far more accurate to the real-world hangar. At the time of writing, the design has not changed in the real world.
I believe that the change occurred prior to Sim update 4, but my Enhancement package excluded the generic hangar and utilised the above hangar that was still available in the object library.
Below is the generic hangar that is now forced into it’s place. It is significantly too long and a far cry from representing the real-world hangar.
It’s quite a peculiar regression.
Here are some reference images of the real thing (they aren’t the best) but alongside satellite imagery and other reference imagery, a more accurate representation should be reinstated.
I hope this can be taken onboard, I’d even be happy to share or contribute some of my Enhancement Package work to the cause.
Warm regards,
Andrew
