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SamScene3D releases Manchester City Times scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator

SamScene's new scenery pack fills a gap left in World Update 17.
by Vasco Ferreira
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SamScene3D has released their latest city pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator, this time dedicated to the English city of Manchester. This comprehensive city scenery package aims to showcase Manchester at its best, addressing previous limitations and bringing a needed update to the city after it missed out on getting new photogrammetry in the recently released World Update 17: UK & Ireland.

The release of Manchester City Times does indeed come at an opportune moment, following the recent World Update 17. While the update introduced photogrammetry for several UK cities, Manchester was notably absent from this enhancement.

SamScene3D’s new offering kind of fills this gap, providing a custom-crafted representation of the city that, while not quite like photogrammetry, at least integrates a wide variety of realistic buildings that populate the city’s landscape.

Key features of Manchester City Times for MSFS:

  • Over 300 handcrafted building models, including numerous points of interest such as churches, malls, office buildings, banks, and stadiums
  • A redesigned city area that aligns with the geographical positioning of real-world objects
  • Improved textures and structures, including enhanced bridges
  • Addition of previously missing buildings and features
  • Stunning night lighting effects for an immersive after-dark flying experience
  • Compatibility with other Manchester airport add-ons and the Orbx EU Great Britain Central add-on

Manchester City Times is now available for MSFS, priced at approximately £9.00. This release continues SamScene3D’s tradition of creating high-quality urban sceneries, joining their portfolio of similar scenery packages dedicated to other cities. Check some of their previous releases below:

About the author

Vasco Ferreira

Vasco is the founder of MSFS Addons and a flight simmer since the FSX era. Covering add-on analysis and industry news for the Microsoft Flight Simulator community.
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