- In March 2010, Aerosoft announced its release of Mega Airport Lisbon X for both FS2004 and FSX. Featuring the main airport of Portugal's capital, this scenery add-on offers ground textures based on aerial photos, lighting, buildings and other details designed to perfection.
- Scenery – Aerosoft Mega Airport Lisbon V2 (LPPT) Aircraft – Aerosoft’s Airbus A320 Utilities - REX4 Textures, Active Sky Next, SteveFX DX10 Fixer (Also tested with DX9), FTX Global, FTX Vector, ORBX's FTX Global openLC Europe.
I can't find a way to register and sign in to get the download- can someone simply upload the files to dropbox, that would be a mighty help! I own the Aerosoft Mega Airport Lisbon V2.0 witch is advertised as P3D V2 ready and the lights don't work for me with vanilla P3D V2.4. Also the PAPI lights.
As one of the most prominent cities in Europe, it’s no surprise that plenty of people want to fly to Lisbon – having been myself in reality, I’ve always wanted to see the stunning Lisbon airport done up to its full grandeur and capacity in a flight simulator. It’s a truly awesome city to be in, and the quality of the airport there is absolutely awesome as well. Well, having been a huge fan of this location for many years you can imagine that there was plenty of smiles when the Mega Airport Lisbon v2.0 package was released. If you have ever wanted to see the capital of Portugal lit up in all the magical style that it is in the real world, then you should probably consider checking out this package. It’s got plenty of style and class about it, but does it really live up to expectation? Considering the scale of the task involved, it would be a pretty hard one to get right in our opinion.
However if there is one company you want looking at creating new life-like textures and airports it’s probably Aerosoft (more on them below!). The airport itself captures a lot of the imagination that you would hope to get from a package of this quality, but it can be a bit of a challenge to work out properly at first.
Like any good flight simulation mod, the installation process can seem a little bit awkward for someone who is new to the series or hasn’t really used the modding community before. If this is the case, you’ll find a simple installation guide below as well as our take on all of the key issues that will make or break just how good this flight simulator package actually is. Has it got all of the features that you would hope for? Does it make a meal of anything? How well does it look, and run? These are questions that need answers, and this review will help you work them out for yourself. Make sure, however, that you have the right system specs to run these packages before you actually install it – you’ll find them under the What’s Involved section below.
About Aerosoft As you will no doubt know, the flight simulation modding community is made up of thousands of individuals who all want to contribute and give something back to the community in the form of new aircraft, scenery, features and anything else that you can think of. However, many of the people that work within the modding community for flight simulators are professional designers and developers, and this includes the excellent. With more than two decades of experience in creating awesome software, having formed in 1991, this German company has been one of the most prominent names on the market. They’ve created a hugely successful future for themselves having created some of the best flight simulation software and additions to ever be released. Founded by a trio of entrepreneurs with a taste for aviation, they have specialized in leading software movements for flight simulation and exam preparation equipment for pilots all across the world. They originally set out to focus on this kind of package, but eventually started to expand into new sections for their business; including software add-ons like the Mega Lisbon Airport.
Over the years, they released a massive volume of aircraft simulation products, making it easier than ever to really amplify your simulation experience. With the help of companies like Aerosoft, simulation has become far more professional and rounded as a gaming industry, and has also been used in professional training and educational capacities in the past. It’s because of the excellent additions they create to make the world feel even more realistic that makes flight simulation so incredibly enjoyable when using their products – if you’ve always wanted to take things to the next level, we’d heartily recommend checking out all of their products as they have released some of the most iconic features out there. Their legacy has been established with many people using their high-end additions and even looking into their own simulators. For example, Aerosoft also create the excellent X-Plane 10, and have worked on other popular simulators such as Train Simulator 2014 in the past. A recognized name for their aviation as well as their motor transport simulators and excellent additions to the community in terms of style and class, Aerosoft have really become a name worth looking out for when you need excellent aviation stuff.
So, how does the Mega Lisbon Airport 2.0 package actually compare to their usually impeccable standards? What’s Involved? As you might imagine with the word ‘Mega’ in the name, this packs a lot of content that you really will be interested in seeing. It makes sure that you have access to a huge amount of new features and additions, ensuring that you have something you can really look forward to in the future. You’ll be noticing a lot of nice little additions and key features for weeks to come, as there are plenty of smaller spoilers that should certainly take you by surprise. In terms of the overall content, though, we were very impressed at just how Aerosoft were able to pack in. You’ll be receiving a totally revamped version of the famous Lisbon Portela Airport, one of the most important parts of the Portuguese airspace.
It’s the main gateway in to the country, and is a massive entry point for people coming in and out of Europe. The Airport itself has dealt with more than 18m passengers in its time, and at one stage won five consecutive World Travel Awards. For this, it’s seen as one of the most well-equipped and frequently visited airports in the whole of the continent.
If this sounds like a fun place to fly in and out of, then this package helps you bring the entire airport to life in a way that you probably haven’t seen too often in the past. As one of the largest airports in Western Europe, it manages to capture a huge amount of detail and precision throughout the space.
The airport first opened during the Second World War, in 1942, and was a neutral point that both German and Allied forces used. At one point, it was a key part of the smuggling operations that were taking place in the war – and is popularly referenced in the hit film Casablanca because of this! The airport also helped Allied flights make it to places like Gibraltar and Cairo, as well as North Africa to help combat the battles in that part of the world, as well. Since the War, though, this has been an airport that has seen its prominence and importance to Europe raise on a yearly basis. Now, you’ll be getting access to a massively realistic recreation of this fantastic airport – it holds all of the awesome bonuses you want to see; check out Key Features for more details!
Minimum Requirements. Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8.
Microsoft Flight Simulator X (SP2, Accel. Pack) / Prepar3D (V1&V2).
3 GHz Dual Core Processor. 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended). min. 1.2 GB free space on the hard disk. 3D Graphics Card with minimal 1024 MB (2 GB recommended).
Download-size: 650 MB Installation Like any good mod, it has to install right – and with as to be simple enough to actually use. Whilst flight simulation mods can seem like learning an ancient language to those without intermediate computing skills, the actual process looks far more difficult than it would originally seem to be. When you first download this package, you’ll be presented with a rather simple set of instructions to install it – however, to the untrained eye, this can be quite the challenge to get right. If you want to start moving through the installation process with as few problems as possible, the following guide should make that feasible.
If you have ever used an Aerosoft product in the past, then you will no doubt be aware of just how easy it can be to install. You’ll be prompted with a simple installation wizard to follow through, and it will prompt you to tell it what kind of installation you are using – is it FSX or P3D?. Next, you’ll need to choose whether or not you want to install the high-end HD textures or use the standard equivalents that will be provided?
We recommend using the HD textures as the difference is night and day; but so is the difference in performance if you aren’t running a fairly high-end machine. Conclusion Overall, though, we were very impressed with using this package. It’s hugely detailed and clearly a lot of talented people have worked on this project ever since it entered development.
We appreciate massively that the amount of detail and additions far outweighs the negatives and the errors, and that the fact is that these errors can only be game-breaking if you let them. As someone who really favors performance over anything else, it wasn’t a huge deal to turn down the graphical settings – but it could be a big issue for others. Out of principle alone, this damages the entire package if you are someone who has this problem. Additionally, if you want to be really negative, the lifelessness of some sections versus the vibrant nature of other parts can make it a bit difficult to comprehend.
Again, though, with so much going on it’s acceptable for there to be miscalculations in both the spread of this realism as well as the massive attention to detail within the coding itself. Therefore, it’s hard to really criticize Aerosoft for many of the problems – and hopefully, in the future, a patch can be released finally to alleviate these performance issues for some. If you need a solid representation of a key gateway into the Iberian Peninsula, then this is one to try out. It’s a massive part of European travel and culture and can therefore be an excellent experience to fly in and through.
Just remember that if you are someone who has these performance issues you will need to sacrifice graphical capacity to get the most out of the mod – if you aren’t willing to do this then you might have to put up with a lot of stuttering and performance issues that really could become a significant issue. In terms of the positives, though, this really stand up against some of the most prominent flight simulation mods out there when it comes to the detail and quality of the design. Everything that could have been included without going overboard most likely has been, creating a really balanced and attractive package that gives you a real representation of what Lisbon airport looks like.
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Again, minor issues exist with placement and some other problems but really the level of what you get is far beyond what the original FSX or P3D can provide you in terms of what Lisbon airport looks like. You can grab your copy.
I own the Aerosoft Mega Airport Lisbon V2.0 witch is advertised as P3D V2 ready and the lights don't work for me with vanilla P3D V2.4. Also the PAPI lights are buggy. This add on is out for quite some time and they didn't managed to fix the lights or care for that matter.
I have read some customers also complaining on their forums. At the end of the day I don’t expect any fix to the older (non P3D V2.x compatible) airports because not even some of the new compatible ones like Lisbon work. Shame on you Aerosoft!!! Regards PS: I also use the Madeira scenery without the lights fix cause I prefer to keep the photo scenery enable.
I own the Aerosoft Mega Airport Lisbon V2.0 witch is advertised as P3D V2 ready and the lights don't work for me with vanilla P3D V2.4. Also the PAPI lights are buggy. This add on is out for quite some time and they didn't managed to fix the lights or care for that matter. I have read some customers also complaining on their forums. At the end of the day I don’t expect any fix to the older (non P3D V2.x compatible) airports because not even some of the new compatible ones like Lisbon work. Shame on you Aerosoft!!! Regards PS: I also use the Madeira scenery without the lights fix cause I prefer to keep the photo scenery enable.
It seems that Aerosoft is not intrested in P3Dv2. A look into their P3Dv2 Forum is an eye opener.