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FSX Madagascar Multi-LOD Mesh Scenery

Madagascar and nearby islands gain sharper, more natural terrain shapes with a multi-LOD mesh built from reprocessed 90 m SRTM2 data, delivering roughly 76.4 m (LOD9) topography while keeping distant terrain efficient. Designed for Microsoft Flight Simulator X, it requires FSX SP1 to leverage threaded DEM loading for smooth detail transitions.

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Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

Madagascar Multi-LOD Mesh for SP1. To improve performance, FSX updated with SP1 loads DEM files in threads and only the closer terrain (about 10 NM from the point of view) is rendered in high detail, while at far distances FSX shows up its default low resolution mesh, if it is not available a multi-resolution one. That file was multilod compiled from 90m SRTM2 source data, reprocessed with 3DEM to remove voids and spikes, providing a 76.4m (LOD9) horizontal resolution topography intended for use only in FSX updated with SP1. It covers Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, off the southeastern coast of Africa, and six more small islands nearby. By Hely Heck Junior and Jose Lobo.

Madagascar Multi-LOD Mesh Scenery.

Madagascar Multi-LOD Mesh Scenery.

It covers Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, off the southeastern coast of Africa, and six more small islands nearby:

1. Comoros - composed of 4 islands situated in the northern entry of the channel of Mozambique, between Madagascar and the African continent. The main islands are Grande Comore, Anjouan, Mohéli and Mayotte.

2. Mauritius - about 900 km east of Madagascar.

3. Réunion - about 200 km southwest of Mauritius.

Authors:

Hely Heck Junior - Magrao and Jose Lobo TerraBrasilis.

Installation:

Create a folder (anywhere in your HD) and name it Madagascar (could be any other name). That folder should be activated before the first load. In that folder, create another one and name it Scenery (no other name is allowed for that subfolder).

\Madagascar\Scenery

Copy the unziped Madagascar_Mesh_FSX.bgl file to that scenery folder and activate.

How to activate the folder:
Click in: Settings Scenery - Library Add Area Find the folder you created (\Madagascar – or any other name you gave to) and click.

Madagascar Multi-LOD Mesh Scenery.

Madagascar Multi-LOD Mesh Scenery.

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File information

Filename
madmshfx.zip
File size
52.43 MB
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How to install this mod

FSX / P3D scenery
  1. Extract the downloaded archive

    Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.
  2. Place scenery in Addon Scenery

    Create a folder under FSX\Addon Scenery\ containing scenery and texture sub-folders.
  3. Activate in Scenery Library

    In FSX, go to Settings → Scenery Library → Add Area. Higher priority means it overrides lower entries for the same location.
  4. Always read the included readme

    Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.

Finding the scenery

Use these coordinates to fly directly to this location once the mod is installed.

FSX / Prepar3D coordinates (or generate a flight plan)
-18.91670000,47.51670000
Decimal degrees
-18.916700°, 47.516700°
Degrees, minutes, seconds
18° 55' 00.120" S 47° 31' 00.120" E

Launch FSX or Prepar3D and use Flights → Load to open the downloaded .pln file. Your aircraft will be positioned at this location.

What’s inside this archive

The archive madmshfx.zip has 7 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

This list displays the first 500 files in the package. If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them.

Filename/Directory File Date File Size
Madagascar_Mesh_FSX.bgl06.19.0752.65 MB
Comoros_rel91.jpg06.20.07118.82 kB
Madagascar_Map_OK.jpg06.20.07199.17 kB
Madagascar_Key.jpg06.20.07523.04 kB
Readme.TXT06.21.071.68 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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