Custom Aerial CGL Resolution & Water Mask Editing in MSFS 2024

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Hello

I am writing to inquire about two specific issues encountered during the conversion of my MSFS 2020 airport package to a native MSFS 2024 package:

  1. Custom Aerial Terrain Texture Resolution In MSFS 2020, I was able to successfully override low-resolution default textures with custom imagery. However, after converting to MSFS 2024, I observed that the custom textures render with the same low resolution as the default imagery. The high-resolution details present in the 2020 version are not currently visible in the 2024 environment.

  2. Water Mask Editing Currently, water mask editing tools do not appear to be available. Due to this limitation, I am using 3D models to represent water textures as a workaround. However, using 3D models to cover large water areas is a necessary compromise I have to make in the absence of a proper masking tool. Could you please clarify if there are plans to introduce water mask editing capabilities in a future update?

Thank you for your assistance.

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Hello @RANEHWA

  1. This is already covered by this bug report:
    Custom CGL orthophoto & aprons for regions not covered by Bing Maps working incorrectly - [MSFS 2024] Bug Reports - MSFS DevSupport
    There is a fix candidate coming with SU5. If you provide us with your package, I can ensure the fix will address your case as well.

  2. There is no such plans, at least in the short term.
    But this feature is requested a lot so this is being discussed on a regular basis.

Regards,
Sylvain

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A water mask editor really needs to happen. So many places are covered up with water in the world and since it takes hand editing opening this up would help provide solutions. The entire “emerald coast” of Florida in the Northern Gulf of Mexico is missing its emerald waters. I have a couple of airports I have considered working on there in the future and one of the design items would be to uncover the emerald water along the coast.

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Hello @FlyingRaccoon

Thank you very much for your reply. I will upload my package once it is ready.

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