A first look at DCS: Marianas, the new free map for DCS World!

When the price is free, it’s hard to turn it down and that is very much the case for DCS: Marianas. This new map for DCS World was released just today and I’ve spent about 45 minutes flying over the map in an F-14 and a Mi-24 to get two very different experiences with this…

DCS: Marianas Islands has just released!

We knew it was coming soon but all of the sudden, here it is, DCS: Marianas Islands has released for DCS World bringing with it a new type of map and one that is free to all DCS World pilots. This should be very interesting to see in action! Heading over to the Pacific DCS:…

Full review of the DCS: Syria map

Until recently, new DCS World maps were few and far between. We had the default Caucasus map and the Nevada map and that was about it. Things have changed and we have a wider variety of maps now available than we’ve ever had before. DCS: Syria is among the latest to be declared a finished…

Orbx lays out ambitious roadmap including new scenery and aircraft!

Earlier today, Orbx, the makers of high quality scenery for a variety of sims, announced their new product roadmap with detailed plans on quite a few new products planned to come out over the next several months for Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane 11 and P3D. They are also planning to launch their first ever aircraft…

Orbx releases TrueEarth Balearic Islands

Scenery maker Orbx has released their TrueEarth Balearic Islands scenery package for X-Plane 11. This is a smaller scale region than their usual and its a break from U.S. States the team has been working on recently in favour of doing the Balearic islands off the coast of Spain. Here’s the release details. Holiday destination…

Orbx TrueEarth Washington full review

In one of my other hobbies, I work as a photographer and artist and so I know I am a very visually driven person and so when I set out on my world tour of X-Plane I quickly discovered that flying over the vast expanses of the X-Plane globe eventually caused some boredom as everything…

Orbx announces TrueEarth Balearic islands for X-Plane 11

Taking a break from U.S. states, Orbx’s TrueEarth Balearic Islands has just been announced as the next in the TrueEarth line for X-Plane 11. These popular vacation destinations are getting the full Orbx treatment. Here’s the details. Flying vacation The break from U.S. states is letting Orbx’s scenery team spread their wings and do something…

Orbx announces Microsoft Flight Simulator support

In an announcement posted to the official Orbx forums, Anna Cicognani Orbx CEO, announced the their company would be supporting the new Microsoft Flight Simulator. Here are a few details and guesses at what they might be doing with the new sim. Marketplace and Orbx Direct support One of the most interesting lines right from…

Orbx TrueEarth Florida for X-Plane 11 released

Scenery makers Orbx have released their latest in the TrueEarth series for X-Plane 11 with the entire state of Florida covered by their latest release. Let’s have a look! Sunshine state in X-Plane Orbx’s colour corrected scenery and detailed cityscapes have become a halmark for the scenery developers as their products breath much more detail…

Orbx announces X-Plane 11 TrueEarth US Florida and Key West

Back in June at FS Expo 2019, I briefly talked with the folks at Orbx and suggested that some east coast scenery packages would probably be well received and after working their way up and down the west coast, Orbx TrueEarth US is now turning their sights on Florida. Although I’m sure my suggestion had…