This scenery is great, the airport is well modeled and the details are authentic. I am very pleased with the scenery.
I am even more impressed with the developer though, and I am giving it a 5 star rating because of this, the dev has released 2 updated over the past month, within a single day of MSFS being updated which caused terrain conflicts that they fixed within 24 hours. A lot of scenery ends up abandoned by other devs, but not with ACO, these guys are great and really do care about their products.
If you like flying in Taiwan, buy this airport, you will not be disappointed!
Everything you want from a payware airport! Beautifully modelled terminals and airport buildings, great ground textures, functioning Navdata/SIDs/STARs and very well optimized with pretty much no performance degradation.
Thank you for a much needed RCTP.
While there is plenty of good things to find with this scenery, like nice and careful modelling and texturing in many places, there is some points that leave me disappointed.
Pricing an airport at this very high level, it needs to get compared to the best in the business, and there's where it falls short:
- Default Asobo jetways have been used. That's a no-go at this price point.
- The runway textures/markings do not match the real airport and seem to include many default texture elements. And when you see heavy touchdown tyre marks placed way before the displaced threshold it just feels rushed.
- No VDGS included, though they do provide a GSX profile to use. But at this price point people should not pay extra for VDGS.
But speaking of GSX: There is such a thing as too many ground support vehicles. Every single gate is completely filled up with static vehicles, leaving virtually no room to realistically place GSX vehicles.
- Night textures feel artificial; The ATC tower features bright flood lighting inside at night, which is obviously completely unrealistic. Also, all those buildings without interior modelling are textured with every single window brightly lit up, making the scene appear quite artificial.
If you need to fly to Taiwan then this airport can still be recommended to get. But the high price vs. quality just can't compare to many competitors. While things like the main terminal roof modelling are very impressive, other parts feel generic and not thought out well. The premium price should result in a premium scenery, which this, sadly, is not.