Reconstruction of the Hawaii islands elevations at 10 m resolution. This mod provide a sharper and crispier dem for the all the Hawaii. Is the first release of a new technique that can provide spectacular results. Light on frames rates; and reasonable stability with minimum morphing effect will provide relaxing and enjoyable flights over the Hawaii Islands. What Dem scenery do? In simple words; it enhance the terrain adding elevations posts points into the simulator to improve appearance and precision.
Changelog:
Version 1.1 Exclude airports area dem to ensure full compatibility with addons; avoiding terrain to become bumpy.
Version 1.2 Fixed minor artifacts and changed hawaii dem folder name to assign correct priority loading of dem into the simulator to allow airports addons to display correctly.
Version 1.3 Correction on Ohau terrain; 10 m data now only show where default Ohau high resolution lidar data is not
available showing a low res terrain.
Version 1.4 Fixed all airports and airfields on all islands area bumps; fixed artifact on Lanai airport approach from the sea;
excluded trees hanging of cliffs in front of Lanai airport; upgraded Lanai island resolution to 5 m.
Version 1.5. Fixed artifacts show out at sea after WU7
Not sure but seems to be a problem with mountains in Oahu when seen from a few miles out. They appear white (no textures). I took out this mesh and it seems to work fine!
The default Hawaii scenery leaves much to be desired. The Taburet 10m mesh is a fantastic addition in my opinion!
I live in Hawai'i, so I'm pretty familiar with how things *should* look. Taburet's Mesh (and Hawaii Waterways!) go a long way to making things look great in MSFS.
Just purchased this and the added elevation detail made Hawaii look so much more like the islands I love visiting. Well worth the purchase price!
Also, note that the complaints in some of the earlier reviews have been addressed. I have every payware add-on airport for Hawaii except Hilo, and they all blend perfectly, as do the Honolulu freeware enhancements. I did run into one issue, with the freeware Maui photogrammetry package, and I reported it to Ray and two days later he'd updated the package the fix the waterline issues. I've had other companies I've purchased from disclaim responsibility for compatibility with other packages, especially freeware, but Taburet answered quickly and fixed it the issue super-fast.
So you can purchase this confident that the package will make Hawaii more striking visually, and that if you do encounter issues, Taburet's customer service is top-notch!
Fantastic Addon. Really adds a tremendous amount to the Hawaiian Islands to see the mountains in this level of detail. Ray Taburet and his Team respond to questions very quickly and they are continuously updating the addon to iron out any bugs found and to streamline the frame rate etc. Really impressed with their dedication to the Add on and also its quality. Definitely worth adding this one to your collection. Aloha!
I live in Hawai'i (on O'ahu, in Kāne'ohe near PHNG), and the Taburet Hawai'i 10M DEM and Waterways are an absolute MUST to make the default scenery look better.
This addon was recently updated, and all of the airports that were affected (bumpy / roller-coaster runways) were fixed. In addition, the resolution of Lana'i (PHNY) was adjusted to just 5M! I can't wait until better resolution mapping is available for the entire state.
Feel free to message me for any questions! XBGT: Latka.
It does change the terrain but you get really weird artifacts that ruin the immersion. Starting in Hana, you get like a big block that just pops up. I deinstalled it and use the stock data. I just changed the user file so that the buildings have a 2.0 Ration and the Geodata has 5.0.
Lets see what future versions deliver
A valiant attempt. If you're flying the mountains of Molokai, or Waimea Canyon, then this add-on is an improvement. There are, however, problems and trade-offs.
1. All water masking and moving waves for the islands are gone. In their place is a hazy blend of water and land. Not ideal.
2. There are some land spikes and irregularities. See the mountain peak at the end of Lanai airport, or the floating trees of the Napali coastline.
These observations were gathered with only twenty minutes of testing. The developer needs to check the islands thoroughly and find a way to incorporate the mesh without ruining the coastlines.
It took two updates but now it seems to work perfectly with the beautiful "Northern Sky" Airports. Now 5 stars are deserved for the fast response and reactions to customer complaints. :)
Make sure to have a look at the Hawaiian Airports from "Northern Sky", a perfect combination with this product.
Thank you!