World Update 4: France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg

I’d expect an announcement today, and unfortunately, I doubt it’d be the 6th or it would have been announced already. Hopefully wrong :wink:

Already a bug: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre have disappeared from Paris !!!

At launch (no mod, it’s base game):
France Paris 01 by Benoit Patelout, sur Flickr

Today (always without mod):
Paris_bug 1 by Benoit Patelout, sur Flickr

Paris_bug 2 by Benoit Patelout, sur Flickr

Today’s dev update dates the WU IV as Apr, 13th.

I wish world update 4 will have a better make up of Chamonix Mont Blanc . Correcting the wrong elevations of some of the iconic buildings [Majestic building in the town centre , Chamois Blanc and other buildings in Chamonix sued. ] Getting rid of floating night lightings . Proper depiction of the iconic catholic church near the Majestic building.
Chamonix is really and truly magical and worth visiting.

Best wishes

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Wholeheartedly agree! Chamonix is without a doubt my favourite place on the planet.
In their monthly dev Q&A Jorg said “wait until you see Mont Blanc”. They have also alluded to the fact they want to improve the look of the Alps numerous times as they ski there.
So no doubt there will be some improvements in this update, which is very exciting!

It would be great if they modelled the Aiguille du Midi and the Gouter refuge, maybe the Brevent. Not so fussed about the town buildings themselves, other than the church perhaps.
But before all that, I think having higher res DEM is the priority and would massively improve the look of the mountains.

As I mentioned in another thread, imagine in the future if we had a ‘helicopter mountain rescue DLC’… trying to spot a stranded off piste skier in a snow storm or racing against time to rescue some injured climbers off a precarious ledge. Would be amazing I reckon!

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I also wish that boats will be added to the Seine river in Paris , as well as to lake Geneva and magical lake Annecy.
Great scenic areas , desperately in needs of realism

Looking fwd to Alps improvements as well - there’s some 3rd party airports ( including Annecy ) starting to show up for the region + more altiports :wink:

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Maybe this can help you a little

And Manneken Pis in Brussels

I wonder if we will get EHAM a new one, or we still have to get premium version of the sim to make use of the airport :frowning:

doubt it. They’re doing EHRD though.

I have found that the coastlines in the Balearics are much better if you set the render scale to 200. If your PC is up to it then this is worth a try.

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Im looking forward to this just as much as Sim update 4

Yeah saw that already, it is a good start for sure.

Have you seen it up close? You’d have to fly down a tiny alleyway to even see it!

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If it weren’t for the tourists crowding round Manneken Pis you’d even miss it while standing next to it. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Happened to me first time I was there

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The Next Update is SimUpdate 4 + WorldUpdate 5

I’m really looking forward to this, and I would appreciate it if there are no compatibility issues with the scenery I’ve been working on :slight_smile:

I didnt know that… Thanks for the info