Skiathos v1.5

The name Skiathos is derived from the Greek 'skia' ('shadow') and the island is named after the shadows of the countless trees covering it. Skiathos v1.5 by 29Palms Scenery Design now takes you to the Northern Sporades of Greece in Prepar3D.

The island's airport is considered to be the Greek St. Maarten because of its spectacular approach. The runway reaches the surrounding sea at both its ends and is only 1,628m long. Bigger aircraft like a Boeing 757-200 are forced to perform low approaches. Although there are plenty of signs warning about the danger of the jet blasts from starting aircraft, some people still like to experience it!

The entire island has been realistically recreated, based on many references from the real island. There are over 250,000 custom hand-placed Autogen objects covering over 100km² of high-resolution satellite imagery (0.3-05m/px). In addition there are many animations such as swarms of seagulls, sound effects and high resolution textures. You can fly low over the tourists, visit the final approach or go off and discover the island -  this scenery offers everything in an extraordinary level of detail.

Skiathos v1.5 is a further development of Skiathos X.

Features

• Highly detailed rendition of Skiathos Airport Alexandros Papadiamantis (LGSK)
• Complete coverage of over 100km² with high resolution satellite imagery (0.3-0.5m/px)
• Realistic shadow rendition on all 3D objects and ground by texture baking
• 3D night lighting covering the whole island
• High resolution day and night textures (2048px²)
• 'Dynamic Lighting' (P3D v4/v5) in combination with 'Baked Lighting'
• Complex terrain mesh
• Over 250,000 hand-placed custom autogen objects
• Various animations (people ramp and landside, birds, boats, ships, cars, flags, windsocks)
• Complete reconstruction of the airport’s lighting equipment
• Realistic 3D grass and vegetation
• Sound effects (seagulls, sound of the sea, engines, air conditioners)
• Numerous custom static objects around the airport
• New scenery configurator for optimal performance and automatic updates
• Highly detailed manual including charts (PDF)
• Compatible with all known add-ons (see scenery documentation for details)

Skiathos X and Skiathos v1.5 in comparison:

• New Autogen (over 50 building types based on real world photos)
• Option to switch between simple and complex vegetation
• P3D v4 SDK compliant export
• New light effects
• Dynamic apron lighting (P3D v4/v5)
• Specular surface effect
• Animated and static people
• Improved performance
• Integration with the 29Palms Scenery Configurator