Inconsistent rendering between Steam & Standalone versions

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Scenery bug report

Reported by:
ch4dwick on February 5, 2025 4:32 AM

Assigned to:
Julian Lockwood


I'm not sure where to file this as I'm not sure if this is a WED or a scenery issue.

Steam users getting lower level of detail with a large portion of the golf course wiped out. The scenery does not include these areas in its boundaries. XP Installer users reported seeing an ortho rendering of a golf course in the area, but exclusion zones aren't working where they're supposed to. This becomes a problem for scenery developers with Steam versions as they cannot reconcile issues reported by mods in the review process.

  • ch4dwick February 5, 2025 4:42 AM


    View as seen from Standalone users. Assumption is both versions have Vegetation, World Objects & Draw distance to max. Personally, I am a Steam version owner so when a mod reports seeing an issue I cannot reproduce I will have a problem fixing it. My go-to assumption was to add an exclusion zone with trees & objects but it would be difficult to verify if my changes worked. Furthermore, it appears the exclusion zone is not being honored by X-Plane because here we are.

  • ch4dwick February 6, 2025 3:39 AM


    Was able to finally resolve this issue albeit a very nuanced one. The exclusion zone was very fickle as to where it was placed. I nudged it by a few pixels and the cleanup was triggered.

Airport Identifier RPVM
Scenery Pack ID 105554