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Installation:
If desired, back up the original textures, VHHX_AA_BANNERS_FS_ALB.PNG.DDS, VHHX_AA_BANNERS_FS_ALB_LOD2.PNG.DDS, and VHHX_AA_BANNERS_FS_ALB_LOD3.PNG.DDS, located in Packages/Official/"your platform"/microsoft-airport-vhhx-kaitak\scenery\Microsoft\KaiTak\texture
Copy the folder inside the zip and paste it into Packages/Official/"your platform"/microsoft-airport-vhhx-kaitak\scenery\Microsoft\KaiTak\texture, overwrite the 3 existing textures when prompted.
Description:
Texture replacement for Asobo/Gaya Simulations VHHX Kai Tak. Replaces FS98 poster with Double Happiness Rich Long Filter Cigarettes. Additional improvement to ACE BED and EPSON boards. Added another 2 Double Happiness billboards - Virginia and Rich Long Filter tin, and Smooth Blend. Added Salem Tobacco board. Adjusted colour profile of all boards. Wear is added.
Future texture replacements considered - option to replace Salem board with Marlboro Country or New Airport Infrastructure Projects board. - Currently lacking detailed photo references, please PM if you have such resources.
possibility to add South Sea Brothers Tobacco LTD. logo on side of building
Background:
Asobo/Gaya Simulations has included VHHX Kai Tak as a featured airport in the SU11 update. I suspect that in order to keep the Flight Simulator title accessible to all ages, references to cigarettes were not allowed. As such, Gaya has elected to place a throwback FS98 poster on one of the major billboards for Double Happiness cigarettes on the South Sea Brothers Tobacco LTD building. The remaining billboards were left blank.
This did not look right to me; one of the most iconic features of Kai Tak photographs taken from the airport car park was the large yellow billboards in the background. Originally I had planned on using existing billboard textures from other VHHX projects (payware and freeware) and create a mod for personal use, however none were at the quality that I was after. After searching for photo references online, I believed that placing photo samples directly onto the textures would also look poor. I decided to recreate them on my own nearly from scratch. Some elements are approximate using best guess, so there are some inaccuracies.
The reason why I didn't make a Community folder mod is because I'm stupid and couldn't get it to work lmao, so until I smarten up, overwriting the texture would do.
If you wish to use some of these textures for your own project, please message me for .psd.
Excellent! Thank you! Much appreciated if you could also update the buildings and approach lightings at Kowloon City area.
1 years ago
Hey there, I know it isn't exactly what you requested, but check out additional approach lighting here
https://flightsim.to/file/47202/vhhx-kai-tak-approach-lights-expansion
1 years ago
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