Reviews (by Ed)

All things considered, I can’t imagine rating this work at anything under five stars, if only for the sheer ambition of the work put in. I have purchased and begun to explore the Tahiti North bundle, Tahiti South, and the NTAA airport and I cannot heap enough praise on the developer's work here. First off (if you purchase both the North Bundle and South Pack) you'll be pleased to note that EVERY SINGLE AIRFIELD in French Polynesia (and even the Marquesas!) has been custom rendered with carefully placed assets, layouts, and terminal building architecture. That’s 50 airfields. Fifty. Each one custom rendered to closely match its real-world counterpart. That is an astonishing achievement, and, if for nothing else, is well worth the price. But there's much more... Each airport has been realistically populated by a requisite number of animated humans and the terminal flags wave in the wind which adds a great sense of living immersion. The author has wisely generated individual BGL’s for each airport so that they can be selectively disabled if you already own or prefer another developers work at any given location. In addition, 18 of the smaller most picturesque islands/atolls enjoy stunning transparent water masks (using the obligatory "over-water" technique). The remainder of the larger and more massive atolls are fringed with non-transparent/non-reflective reef fringing (reportedly for package file size reduction) which is clearly not as attractive when viewed from lower altitudes or against the sun. But… like the airfields, they also enjoy separate BGL's and so may be selectively disabled on an individual basis if not preferred. Sure, it would be nice to have ALL the islands better water masked of course, perhaps with an option for an increased download size. But considering that no other package available offers anywhere near this many custom airports for this region I cannot justifiably complain. Moving on, should you opt to purchase the NTAA airport package, Tahiti's main International Airport, it has been rendered with great care, utilizing textures that feel naturally worn and lived in, making it in my opinion the best version out there. Like the smaller airfields, the gates and walkways are populated by animated humans and flags, making it feel totally alive. To round out these packages, a wide variety of extras such as both static and animated water vessels, including sea creatures such as dolphins and manta rays may be found populating the surrounding waters around many of the atolls. I even noticed several golfers - with golf carts - were added to the golf course just north of NTTM on Moorea. This small but creative addition exemplifies the type of detail to found here. To assist in user setup, the developers web site comprehensively lists each type of water mask utilized for every island along with tips on how to easily edit the filenames to cater your personal preferences, including a general ledger of where various types of sea life may be observed. Finally, informative downloadable PDFs (in English, French, and German) offering insightful introductory backgrounds on each of the dozens of islands represented may also be found there. In summary, the extensive breadth of coverage, selective versatility, and meticulous detail which has been put into these packages is, in my opinion, extraordinary. Are they perfect? No. Have they been ambitiously and exhaustively created with a with the auspicious goal of realistically rendering ALL 50 OF THE AIRFIELDS scattered across what amounts to well over a million square miles of the South Pacific Ocean? Astonishingly, yes. I thus highly recommend them to anyone wishing to explore the beauty and sheer vastness of French Polynesia.

All things considered, I can’t imagine rating this work at anything under five stars, if only for the sheer ambition of the work put in. I have purchased and begun to explore the Tahiti North bundle, Tahiti South, and the NTAA airport and I cannot heap enough praise on the developer's work here. First off (if you purchase both the North Bundle and South Pack) you'll be pleased to note that EVERY SINGLE AIRFIELD in French Polynesia (and even the Marquesas!) has been custom rendered with carefully placed assets, layouts, and terminal building architecture. That’s 50 airfields. Fifty. Each one custom rendered to closely match its real-world counterpart. That is an astonishing achievement, and, if for nothing else, is well worth the price. But there's much more... Each airport has been realistically populated by a requisite number of animated humans and the terminal flags wave in the wind which adds a great sense of living immersion. The author has wisely generated individual BGL’s for each airport so that they can be selectively disabled if you already own or prefer another developers work at any given location. In addition, 18 of the smaller most picturesque islands/atolls enjoy stunning transparent water masks (using the obligatory "over-water" technique). The remainder of the larger and more massive atolls are fringed with non-transparent/non-reflective reef fringing (reportedly for package file size reduction) which is clearly not as attractive when viewed from lower altitudes or against the sun. But… like the airfields, they also enjoy separate BGL's and so may be selectively disabled on an individual basis if not preferred. Sure, it would be nice to have ALL the islands better water masked of course, perhaps with an option for an increased download size. But considering that no other package available offers anywhere near this many custom airports for this region I cannot justifiably complain. Moving on, should you opt to purchase the NTAA airport package, Tahiti's main International Airport, it has been rendered with great care, utilizing textures that feel naturally worn and lived in, making it in my opinion the best version out there. Like the smaller airfields, the gates and walkways are populated by animated humans and flags, making it feel totally alive. To round out these packages, a wide variety of extras such as both static and animated water vessels, including sea creatures such as dolphins and manta rays may be found populating the surrounding waters around many of the atolls. I even noticed several golfers - with golf carts - were added to the golf course just north of NTTM on Moorea. This small but creative addition exemplifies the type of detail to found here. To assist in user setup, the developers web site comprehensively lists each type of water mask utilized for every island along with tips on how to easily edit the filenames to cater your personal preferences, including a general ledger of where various types of sea life may be observed. Finally, informative downloadable PDFs (in English, French, and German) offering insightful introductory backgrounds on each of the dozens of islands represented may also be found there. In summary, the extensive breadth of coverage, selective versatility, and meticulous detail which has been put into these packages is, in my opinion, extraordinary. Are they perfect? No. Have they been ambitiously and exhaustively created with a with the auspicious goal of realistically rendering ALL 50 OF THE AIRFIELDS scattered across what amounts to well over a million square miles of the South Pacific Ocean? Astonishingly, yes. I thus highly recommend them to anyone wishing to explore the beauty and sheer vastness of French Polynesia.

This is a great little addon from an established & trusted developer. There's virtually no impact on performance. The vehicle texture quality is very good and much better than the defaults, and it adds a variety of real world truck liveries that transform roads & highways into something so much closer to real life. I like seeing the Amazon trucks. They're everywhere on the roads in 2022 anyway, so the sim will now reflect that! And yes, it installs through the Contrail app, but a growing number of MSFS developers are using Contrail as an addon interface of late. It's breeze to install & navigate, and it can check for addon updates to boot. I like the Contrail app. Prefer it actually. So if you'd enjoy a better quality and more realistic look to your road vehicles and commercial truck liveries, don't hesitate. This addon does the trick very nicely.