AionSky Studios Releases AliveGrass for X-Plane 11/12
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AliveGrass is a new X-Plane 11/12 plugin that automatically generates 3D vegetation (grass, flowers, plants) around your flight position with regional biome variations, three height presets (Mown, Natural, Tall), seasonal appearance changes, and adjustable density settings. The plugin uses terrain-aware placement to avoid paved surfaces and offers draw distances up to 2,000 metres. The developer acknowledges some limitations including loading delays, coverage gaps, and occasional floating grass on uneven terrain. Priced at $15 USD with cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux) and a single purchase covers both XP11 and XP12 versions.
Excerpt from Threshold
AionSky Studios has released “AliveGrass”, a vegetation enhancement for X-Plane 11/12. The product adds 3D grass, flowers, and other small vegetation around airports and other terrain. It has regional variations, adjustable grass heights, and seasonal changes.
Vegetation is generated automatically around your camera movements and does not require modifications to individual airports, the developer informs.
Three grass height options are available: Mown, Natural, and Tall, along with meadow flowers and a settings interface with adjustable density presets. The plugin has some limitations, related to loading delays, gaps in vegetation coverage, and some floating grass on uneven terrain, according to the developer.
Features
Regional and biome-based vegetation, with grass and plant mixes suited to different environments.
Modeled 3D vegetation, combining detailed nearby plants with simpler geometry for surrounding coverage.
Natural variation in vegetation height, orientation, scale and distribution.
Mown, Natural and Tall height selections.
Terrain-aware placement on eligible airport lawns, grass airfields and surrounding terrain.
Scenery-based exclusions for recognized paved runways, taxiways, aprons, roads, water and buildings.
Automatic seasonal selection, with green, wet, dormant and snowy appearances where supported simulator signals are available.
Adjustable draw distance up to 2,000 metres around your active camera.
Separate controls for field detail, close-clump population and vegetation height.
Low, Medium, Dense and Ultra presets, accessible through the settings panel and Plugins menu.
Movement-aware preparation that prioritizes nearby terrain and upcoming coverage.
A persistent Vegetation toggle and Apply & Save controls.
Separate Windows, macOS and Linux packages for each simulator edition.
AliveGrass is available for $15 USD from the X-Plane.org Store, where the XP11 and XP12 versions are included in a single purchase. It also supports macOS and Linux.
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