seafront simulations
Seafront Simulations are a brand new developer with a love for flight simulators and keen interest in the nautical. They have made it their sole focus to enhance the coastlines of Microsoft Flight Simulator and bring unparalleled immersion in their special little part of the scenery space.
Vessels: Anguilla, St Martin and St Barts
Home to the world famous Princess Juliana International Airport (TNCM) as well as Grand Case (TFFG), Clayton J. Lloyd International (TQPF) and the challenging approach into Gustaf III airport (TFFJ), this is the playground of the super rich and perfect for airliners and island hopping in style. We've surrounded the beautiful bays and coastlines of these bustling Leeward Isles with high quality, PBR vessels and a 'living' coastline. Come visit paradise!
Note: The free Vessels Core library... Home to the world famous Princess Juliana International Airport (TNCM) as well as Grand Case (TFFG), Clayton J. Lloyd International (TQPF) and the challenging approach into Gustaf III airport (TFFJ), this is the playground of the super rich and perfect for airliners and island hopping in style. We've surrounded the beautiful bays and coastlines of these bustling Leeward Isles with high quality, PBR vessels and a 'living' coastline. Come visit paradise!
Note: The free Vessels Core library is required. The Contrail App will install this automatically for you.
Tips:
Set Ship and Ferry Traffic to 10% or more for the best results.
Set Ground Wind Speed to 3 m/s (7 knots) or above for the best wake effects.
Features:
Thousands of vessels packing marinas and travelling between the islands
Includes PBR models
Animated ships, motorboats and yachts
Night lighting in marinas
Navigation lighting on vessels
New superyacht models!
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| $9.61 ex tax | $8.99 ex tax | $8.94 ex tax
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Vessels: AU Perth
Bring the Swan River and surrounding coastline alive with Vessels: AU Perth!
This scenery pack overhauls your experience of Perth, covering the waterline all the way from Two Rocks north of the city down to Wannanup some 70km further south. Experience a busy harbour, a lively city leisure boating scene at Melville water or local ferries zipping back and forth between Fremantle, Perth City and Rottnest Island.
Containing almost 8,000 static and animated vessels we have carefully recreated ... Bring the Swan River and surrounding coastline alive with Vessels: AU Perth!
This scenery pack overhauls your experience of Perth, covering the waterline all the way from Two Rocks north of the city down to Wannanup some 70km further south. Experience a busy harbour, a lively city leisure boating scene at Melville water or local ferries zipping back and forth between Fremantle, Perth City and Rottnest Island.
Containing almost 8,000 static and animated vessels we have carefully recreated the many marinas in and around the area which includes a variety of sailing clubs, industrial areas and HMAS Stirling naval base. HMAS Stirling is home to a number of Anzac Class Frigates of the Royal Australian Navy and you will find these patrolling the coast. Each of these have helidecks and for an extra challenge you will be able to land on them too. Head to the Western Australia Maritime Museum in Fremantle to find one of Australia's earliest submarine's, HMAS Ovens in her resting place. Well over 100 leisure boats of all types work their way from Two Rocks down to Wannaup and Mandurah in the south, bringing the area to life. Further offshore you will find a variety of cargo and utility ships en route to their various destinations. The scenery includes a range of minor fixes including raised bridges and various water fixes.
Note: The free Vessels Core library is required. The Contrail App will install this automatically for you.
Tips:
Set ground wind to 3m/s (7 knots) or above for the more realistic waves and wakes.
Adjusting the time slightly can reload the boat traffic fully if it seems too low on first starting a flight (known MSFS bug).
Features:
High Quality Models
Night and Navigation Lighting
Wake and Smoke VFX
Animated Ships
Rottnest Island Ferry Services
Landable, Moving Ships
100km of Coastline (not counting the Swan River)
Museum Ship HMAS Ovens
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| Just Flight | $15.99 ex tax |
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Vessels: Cape Cod
The peninsula of Cape Cod, Massachusetts is a historic maritime area popular with tourists from Boston and much farther afield. The area is world renowned as a sport fishing destination, has a lively shellfish industry and is home to a significant number of leisure craft with plenty to see. The area is home to a wide variety of landing strips, seaplane bases and airports to begin your exploration from too!
The Cape is connected by local ferry services to the scenic, major islands of Martha's ... The peninsula of Cape Cod, Massachusetts is a historic maritime area popular with tourists from Boston and much farther afield. The area is world renowned as a sport fishing destination, has a lively shellfish industry and is home to a significant number of leisure craft with plenty to see. The area is home to a wide variety of landing strips, seaplane bases and airports to begin your exploration from too!
The Cape is connected by local ferry services to the scenic, major islands of Martha's Vineyard (the location of the Jaws film) and Nantucket which are also covered by this scenery. In the pack you will find several local ferry services serving the islands with connections to both Hyannis and Woods Hole on the Cape. As always we have filled the many marinas and inlets with realistic moored watercraft giving you over 8,500 vessels moored and travelling around the islands.
Note: The free Vessels Core library is required. The Contrail App will install this automatically for you.
Tips:
Set ground wind to 3m/s (7 knots) or above for the more realistic waves and wakes.
Features:
Includes High-Quality PBR Models
Includes over 8,500 vessels
Includes Smoke and Wake VFX
Includes Night and Navigation Lighting
Includes Local Ferry Services
Includes Water/Terrain/Vegetation Fixes
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| $13.34 ex tax | $15.99 ex tax | $10.99 ex tax
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| Just Flight | $15.99 ex tax |
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| Orbx | $11.18 ex tax |
Vessels: Core Library
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Vessels: Enhanced AI
Vessels: Enhanced AI replaces the few default AI leisure boat models with over 50 high-quality, night lit, VFX-enhanced boats.
With this pack you will find many varieties of sailboats, catamarans, fishing boats, utility boats, motorboats, superyachts, motoryachts and more around Microsoft Flight Simulator's coasts.
Overhaul the default AI boat models and give your flights a global scenery boost!
Note: This does not add more traffic/routes but upgrades the default AI models and is focu... Vessels: Enhanced AI replaces the few default AI leisure boat models with over 50 high-quality, night lit, VFX-enhanced boats.
With this pack you will find many varieties of sailboats, catamarans, fishing boats, utility boats, motorboats, superyachts, motoryachts and more around Microsoft Flight Simulator's coasts.
Overhaul the default AI boat models and give your flights a global scenery boost!
Note: This does not add more traffic/routes but upgrades the default AI models and is focused on leisure craft. See Vessels: Global Shipping for a major shipping traffic boost!
Note: The free Vessels Core library is required. The Contrail App will install this automatically for you.
Tips:
Set Leisure Boat Traffic to 100% for the best results.
Set Ground Wind Speed to 3 m/s (7 knots) or above for the best wake effects.
Features:
More than 50 boats to replace the handful of default ones
Includes High Quality, PBR models
Replaces default AI 'wanderboat' leisure boats
Replaces the default routed cargo ships, cruise ships and fishing boats
More regionally accurate models
Navigation and night lighting as standard
Optimised with multiple LODs
Sailing yachts, fishing, utility, cruise, cargo ships of different types and more.
Large ships visible at high altitude 30,000ft+
Includes wakes and smoke VFX
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| $15.99 ex tax | $13.49 ex tax | $13.42 ex tax |
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| Marketplace | $13.49 ex tax |
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Vessels: Global Shipping
Global Shipping adds tens of thousands of ships into Microsoft Flight Simulator, adding to the immersion on coastal flights, approaches and departures. You'll find them crossing the seas and sailing the shipping lanes using real-world, historical Automatic Identification System (AIS) position data that has been collected over a year.
PLUS! Version 3 now adds the US Great Lakes to the scenery.
The variety of ship types includes includes Gas and Oil Tankers, Cargo Haulers, Cruise Ships, Su... Global Shipping adds tens of thousands of ships into Microsoft Flight Simulator, adding to the immersion on coastal flights, approaches and departures. You'll find them crossing the seas and sailing the shipping lanes using real-world, historical Automatic Identification System (AIS) position data that has been collected over a year.
PLUS! Version 3 now adds the US Great Lakes to the scenery.
The variety of ship types includes includes Gas and Oil Tankers, Cargo Haulers, Cruise Ships, Supply Ships, Trawlers, Crane Ships, Dredgers and more. Each ship benefits from wakes, smoke and night lighting effects including navigation lighting. Bring Microsoft Flight Simulator's seas to life!
Explore some of these busy ship spotting locations. . . The English Channel, Gibraltar (LXGB), Singapore Strait (WSSS), River Elbe (ETMN), Bosphorus River Turkey, Çanakkale Turkey, Skagerrak Strait, Bangkok (VTBT), US Great Lakes, Sunda Strait, Indonesia, Long Beach California, San Francisco, New York, Tokyo, Strait of Hormuz.
Note: The free Vessels Core library is required. The Contrail App will install this automatically for you.
Tips:
Set Ship and Ferry Traffic to 10% or more for the best results.
Set Ground Wind Speed to 3 m/s (7 knots) or above for the best wake effects.
Due to a bug in the sim that prevents traffic from loading fully, we recommend changing the time slightly when the flight loads. This will force all the boat traffic to reload properly.
Features:
Uses high quality, LOD optimised, PBR models
Navigation and night lighting as standard
Optimised with multiple LODs
54 x models and variants
Adds tens of thousands of routes based on real-world Automatic Identification System (AIS) data
Works offline
Visible at high altitude 30,000ft+
Includes wake and responsive smoke VFX
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| $12.80 ex tax | $12.99 ex tax | $12.99 ex tax | $12.78 ex tax
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Vessels: Madeira
Olá!
Come and discover the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira and take in the views of the lively coastal traffic and busy marinas that skirt these islands. Here you will find many visiting cruise ships, a busy shipping lane and lots of leisure craft amongst colourful fishingboats travelling around the coast.
This scenery covers the main island of Madeira as well as the island of Porto Santo and it's own busy port sitting to the Northeast. It includes moving, landable cruise ships too, but... Olá!
Come and discover the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira and take in the views of the lively coastal traffic and busy marinas that skirt these islands. Here you will find many visiting cruise ships, a busy shipping lane and lots of leisure craft amongst colourful fishingboats travelling around the coast.
This scenery covers the main island of Madeira as well as the island of Porto Santo and it's own busy port sitting to the Northeast. It includes moving, landable cruise ships too, but be sure to check for a friendly Marshaller before you hit the helideck as their presence confirms that it is one you can land on.
Notes:
The free Vessels Core library is required. The Contrail App will install this automatically for you.
When landing on a moving ship, aircraft will remain facing the same heading even if the ship changes course.
Moving ships continue to move when the simulator is paused/in menu.
Features:
PBR models
Over 150 boats travelling around the coast
Navigation and Night lighting
Wake and Smoke VFX
Several landable, moving ships!
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| $8.53 ex tax | $8.49 ex tax | $7.67 ex tax
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Vessels: The Azores
The Azores are an archipelago and popular holiday destination in the mid-Atlantic which are home to dramatic landscapes, fishing villages and green countryside. The Azores are made up of 9 main islands with the largest city being Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel which is also home to some large volcanic lakes and a large commercial port. Pico on the other hand is home to the spectacular 2,351m Mount Pico which is a recommended visit after a takeoff from the local Aeroporto Do Pico (LPPI... The Azores are an archipelago and popular holiday destination in the mid-Atlantic which are home to dramatic landscapes, fishing villages and green countryside. The Azores are made up of 9 main islands with the largest city being Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel which is also home to some large volcanic lakes and a large commercial port. Pico on the other hand is home to the spectacular 2,351m Mount Pico which is a recommended visit after a takeoff from the local Aeroporto Do Pico (LPPI).
We have lovingly recreated the many marinas, ports and harbours that skirt the coastline of these islands and provide vital tourist and commercial trade to the local area.
This scenery covers the coastline of all 9 main islands from Ilha das Flores and Corvo, to the west; Graciosa, Terceira, São Jorge, Pico, and Faial in the centre; and São Miguel, Santa Maria, and the Formigas islets to the east. Each has its own airport so are great for island hopping low level flights.
This pack introduces over 500 moving leisure and commercial vessels near and around the islands together with moving, landable cruise ships and thousands of static vessels filling the many ports and marinas. You will also find local ferry services here operating their usual routes. The scenery further includes watermasks in the main areas as well as fixes to vegetation and water/terrain elevation.
Local Airports:
Aeroporto do Pico (LPPI)
Aeroporto João Paulo II (LPPD)
Santa Maria Airport (LPAZ)
Horta Airport (LPHR)
Lajes Airport (LPLA)
Aeroporto das Flores (LPFL)
Aeródromo do Corvo (LPCR)
Aérodromo da Graciosa (LPGR)
Aérodromo de São Jorge (LPSJ)
Note: The free Vessels Core library is required. The Contrail App will install this automatically for you.
Features:
Includes High Quality PBR Models
Includes Smoke and Wake VFX
Includes Night and Navigation Lighting
Includes Landable Cruise Ships
Includes Local Ferry Services
Includes Water/Terrain/Vegetation Fixes
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| $13.34 ex tax | $15.99 ex tax | $12.99 ex tax | $12.46 ex tax
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| Just Flight | $15.99 ex tax |
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Vessels: The Bahamas
Famed for calm white sand beaches, historical ruins, vivid coral reefs and serene beaches, this independent island nation is home to a huge nautical community that we have brought to life in Vessels: The Bahamas!This scenery includes several thousand vessels of various types from ribs, dinghies, yachts and motorboats to large cargo vessels, luxury motoryachts and cruise ships in the ports, harbors and marinas or just resting in a tranquil bay. To add further life to the island waters we have add... Famed for calm white sand beaches, historical ruins, vivid coral reefs and serene beaches, this independent island nation is home to a huge nautical community that we have brought to life in Vessels: The Bahamas!This scenery includes several thousand vessels of various types from ribs, dinghies, yachts and motorboats to large cargo vessels, luxury motoryachts and cruise ships in the ports, harbors and marinas or just resting in a tranquil bay. To add further life to the island waters we have added over 3,000 moving vessels complete with wakes and smoke effects.
Some starting suggestions:
Lyndon Pindling Intl (MYNN)
Marsh Harbour (MYAM)
Grand Bahama Intl (MYGF)
North Eleuthera (MYEH)
Black Point (MYEB)
Landable Vessels: Most of the cruise ships you find here are landable too. Just check out the helideck for a marshaller before you attempt a landing :)
Note: The free Vessels Core library is required. The Contrail App will install this automatically for you.
Tips:
Increase the Ground wind speed to 3m/s or above for more realistic wake effects.
Try a sunrise or sunset flight to enjoy the night lighting :)
Features:
Over 3,000 moving boats
Several Thousand Static Boats
Recreated Ports, Harbors and Marinas
Night Lighting
Wake and Smoke VFX
Moving, Landable Cruise Ships
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Vessels: The Balearic Islands
Welcome to the Islas Baleares/Balearic Islands, an archipelago situated in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea near the Iberian Peninsula.
We have recreated the many marinas, ports and inlets across Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera with over 12,000 vessels moored and travelling the coast. Also included are brand new models and the popular local ferry services between the four main islands!
This pack now includes additional cruise ships, ferries and a Spanish Navy Meteoro Class patro... Welcome to the Islas Baleares/Balearic Islands, an archipelago situated in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea near the Iberian Peninsula.
We have recreated the many marinas, ports and inlets across Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera with over 12,000 vessels moored and travelling the coast. Also included are brand new models and the popular local ferry services between the four main islands!
This pack now includes additional cruise ships, ferries and a Spanish Navy Meteoro Class patrol boat, all featuring moving hard decks.
Note: The free Vessels Core library is required. The Contrail App will install this automatically for you.
Features:
Includes Moving, Landable Ships (with hard decks)!
Includes PBR models
Includes Night lighting
Includes Wakes
Local Ferry Services
12,000+ Vessels
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| $16.01 ex tax | $20.99 ex tax | $15.99 ex tax | $15.98 ex tax
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| Just Flight | $20.99 ex tax |
| Marketplace | $15.99 ex tax |
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