
Nick Needham delivers sun effect enhancements that generate simulated volumetric rays emanating from the corona and adapt with time of day, altitude, clouds, and humidity. The bloom component is re…

Marco Fischbach creates a version 1.0 of high-resolution moon imagery, using 512x512 images in DXT5 format rendered from an 8192x4096 map for improved realism. The collection comprises 15 moon1.bmp…

A modification replaces the default concrete surface and gives it a more heavily used look, credited to Jeff Pierce. It centers on the runway11.dds file, with a recommendation to back up the origin…

A corrected revision by Cristian Torrado fixes an error that makes pre-sunset begin too early and post-sunset last too long. It centers on sky_*.* image files, showing a jetliner flying past the da…

Blue themed user interface replaces almost all dialogs, icons, and graphics, while Missions and Learning Center tabs remain unchanged. The design blends with the prior white/blue theme and includes…
Joost Visser presents a kneeboard checklist that spans startup through shutdown and highlights the steps in between, offering a concise reference for users who rely on it during cockpit procedures …

By Dante Fassina, the modification tweaks landing lights for all default aircraft and helos, leveraging halo.bmp to illuminate runway and aircraft surfaces and adds a fuselage glow. It also refines…

Adnan Arif presents updated rooftop surfaces across all regions, brightening colors to resemble aerial references more closely. The work integrates Genreloaded autogen elements for North America an…

Werner Schott authors a complimentary PDF guide for the DC-3, presenting a structured, step-by-step sequence from cold and dark to secured shutdown, including engine startup, taxi, takeoff, climb, …

By Jimmy R. Martin, this wake-effects file supplies more realistic boat-induced disturbances and replaces the original wakes, delivering a noticeable improvement in surface interaction as vessels m…

An enhanced surf effect introduces more than a single line of breakers and a balanced flow along shallow water, improving movement of the surf. Files fx_waves.fx belong in the Effects directory and…

Image assets arrive in 8x8-bit, DXT3 format with alpha channels for transparency and no mip maps, ensuring streamlined rendering. The original assets accompany this work, and Claus V. Holmberg appe…
A configuration file for a flight simulator delivers high frame rates above 20 FPS and improves visual quality. Created by Anas Sayed, the file loads through the settings menu and saves a backup of…

The document, by Luis Feliz-Tirado, outlines concepts and techniques for creating high-resolution, photoreal ground imagery and shows how a software tool downloads aerial images to enable rapid gen…
A large assortment gathers over 130 splash screens created by various artists, and templates help users craft their own. Examples include Lufthansa A321 and Delta Air Lines Airbus A320, with other …

By Aime Leclercq, this change replaces the default water appearance by altering the seafloor near coastlines, targeting the shallow bottom rather than deep zones. Only the area close to the surface…

Werner Schott presents a printable PDF manual for the Caravan’s Cessna 208B, guiding cold-and-dark startup through to shutdown and documenting taxi, takeoff, climb, descent, approach, and post-land…
An optimized checklist for the Airbus A320-200 from Project Open Sky, designed for use with the default kneeboard and covering pre-start through securing in a complete sequence. Basic radiotelephon…

Werner Schott compiles a PDF guide for the twin-engine Learjet 45, guiding pilots from a cold-and-dark panel through pre-start, startup, taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, approach, landing, an…

Authored by Werner Schott, this downloadable PDF guides the default older-style Cessna 172SP cockpit from Pre-Start Setup to Securing, with RPM targets tied to sea-level conditions and descent-focu…