IMPORTANT! Extract thalixte-lemans1 and thalixte-lemans2 folders into the Community folder. Both packages are mandatory for the scenery to display correctly.
Optional: if you only want the 24h of Le Mans track, just download the optional file called thalixte-lemanstrack.zip. Install thalixte-lemans in the community folder, and remove thalixte-lemans1 and thalixte-lemans2 from the community folder, if they exist.
Le Mans is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.
Its inhabitants are called Manceaux (male) and Mancelles (female). Since 1923, the city has hosted the internationally famous 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance sports car race.
First mentioned by Claudius Ptolemy, the Roman city Vindinium was the capital of the Aulerci, a sub tribe of the Aedui. Le Mans is also known as Civitas Cenomanorum (City of the Cenomani), or Cenomanus. Their city, seized by the Romans in 47 BC, was within the ancient Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis. A 3rd-century amphitheatre is still visible. The thermae were demolished during the crisis of the third century when workers were mobilized to build the city's defensive walls. The ancient wall around Le Mans is one of the most complete circuits of Gallo-Roman city walls to survive.
As the use of the French language replaced late Vulgar Latin in the area, Cenomanus, with dissimilation, became known as Celmans. Cel- was taken to be a form of the French word for "this" and "that", and was replaced by le, which means "the".
As the principal city of Maine, Le Mans was the stage for struggles in the eleventh century between the counts of Anjou and the dukes of Normandy. When the Normans had control of Maine, William the Conqueror successfully invaded England and established an occupation. In 1069 the citizens of Maine revolted and expelled the Normans, resulting in Hugh V being proclaimed count of Maine. Geoffrey V of Anjou married Matilda of England in the cathedral. Their son Henry II Plantagenet, king of England, was born here. In 1154, during the reign of his uncle King Stephen, Henry landed in England with an army, intent on challenging Stephen for the throne. Some of the members of that feudal force were known by the surname 'del Mans' (Latin for of Mans, as the city was then known.) In medieval records pertaining to the history of Gloucester is a reference to one such man, Walter del Mans, and beside his name 'Cenomanus' was added by the medieval scribe, so that there is no doubt as to Walter's origin. In the English censuses down to the twentieth century the surname Mans (latterly often spelled Manns) was virtually confined to the counties of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire and their borderlands, reflecting the original settlement patterns in the Welsh Marches of the original followers of Henry's from Le Mans in 1154. A John Mans/Manns was escheator of Hereford 1399–1400. One family from [Le] Mans held the manor of Dodenham, Worcestershire. (Calendar of the Records of the Corporation of Gloucester, Item 96, ca.1200; Fine Roles Henry III, 23 August. 1233 [Hereford];'Parishes: Doddenham', A History of the County of Worcester, volume 4 (1924), pp. 260–62.) Intercourse between England and Le Mans continued throughout the Angevin period.
In the 13th century Le Mans came under the control of the French crown. It was subsequently invaded by England during the Hundred Years' War.
Industrialization took place in the 19th century which saw the development of railway and motor vehicle production as well as textiles and tobacco manufacture.
Wilbur Wright began official public demonstrations of the airplane he had developed with his younger brother Orville on 8 August 1908, at the Hunaudières horse racing track near Le Mans.
Since the 1920s, the city has been best known for its connection with motorsports. There are two official and separate racing tracks at Le Mans, though they share certain portions. The smaller is the Bugatti Circuit (named after Ettore Bugatti, founder of the car company bearing his name), a relatively short permanent circuit, which is used for racing throughout the year and has hosted the French motorcycle Grand Prix. The longer and more famous Circuit de la Sarthe is composed partly of public roads. These are closed to the public when the track is in use for racing. Since 1923, this route has been used for the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car endurance race. Boutiques and shops are set up during the race, selling merchandise and promoting products for cars.
GPS: 43° 50′ 16.8″ N, 4° 21′ 39.6″ E
Credits:
This scenery has been extracted from Google Maps, hence all 3D credits goes to Google.
This scenery has been generated with the Google Earth Decoder tool (credits to /u/Jonahex111):
https://www.reddit.com/r/FS2020Creation/comments/j3faaj/google_earth_decoder_now_userfriendly/
Addon history:
v1.0: initial release
v1.1: add thalixte-lemanstrack.zip optional file
v1.2:
- add POIs
- fix procedural lightning issues on flat tiles (especially at dusk and dawn)
- add specific colliders to reduce CPU load
- fix some tile positioning
- fix airport tile and elevation issues
v1.3:
- fix some elevation issues in the airport area
- clean photogrammetry in the airport area
Installation:
Download thalixte-lemans.7z. Extract thalixte-lemans1 and thalixte-lemans2 folders into the Community folder.
Optional: if you only want the 24h of Le Mans track, just download the optional file called thalixte-lemanstrack.zip. Install thalixte-lemans in the community folder, and remove thalixte-lemans1 and thalixte-lemans2 from the community folder, if they exist.
If you want to donate, you will always be welcome to help me continue with more projects and update the existing ones https://paypal.me/Thalixte.
Merci pour le travail, le rendu est impressionnant !
1 years ago
chevrozer
fmep
bonjour et merci pour vos réalisation merveilleuse, il y a un aéroport Français qui mériterai un petit coup de neuf, c'est le frère de gillot aéroport e st Denis de la réunion (FLEE) Pierrefond FMEP, sans vous commander bien sur, j'adore La Réunion ses paysage extraordinaires et son volcan (LaFournaise)
merci de vous pencher sur cet aéroport, qui le mérite
2 years ago
puisais
Bonjour,
Tout d'abords superbe travail, merci. Pensez-vous faire une MàJ prochainement, j'ai de gros problème de différences d'élévation.
2 years ago
Bonjour, pouvez-vous me partager une copie d'écran ?
2 years ago
Thalixte
oooHORNETooo
Excellent scenery, keep up the great work. I made a video, to highlight, just the great "Lemans" track, to show your great workmanship, and detailed scenery. https://youtu.be/QWNFjThxPVs
3 years ago
smoothflyer
Bonjour , merci beaucoups pour ce super travail , malheureusement pour moi , cette nouvelle version demande trops de ressources , l avant derniere allait tres bien , mais celle ci ne passe plus , 15 fps avec une asus 3080
serait il possible de remettre en dl l ancienne ?
Merci
3 years ago
Le problème ne doit pas provenir du scenery. J'ai une GeForce 1080Ti, et tout est super fluide (j'ai cappé à 30fps).
Quels sont tes réglages (notamment au niveau de l'affichage des LODs) ?
De plus, cette modification est censée réduire l'utilisation du CPU. elle rajoute certes quelques meshes supplémentaires, mais c'est négligeable. En tout cas, je n'ai pas constaté de réduction des perfs avec cette version. Qui plus est, ce scenery n'est pas le plus gourmand en ressources.
Si c'est possible, peux-tu me transmettre un screen avec la fenêtre de statistiques (FPS et autre), de MSFS
3 years ago
Thalixte
Lo01
Hey, thanks for the track-only version! is there any chance you can take the trees out of it though, they really contrast with the stock ones. ( Also there's some wierdness at Arnage airfield, but it's not really a problem ).
3 years ago
VanDisaster
Thanks!
3 years ago
WIfeBeeter
Merci je suis du Mans et vraiment Merci pour cette version
3 years ago
De rien. Merci à toi
3 years ago
Thalixte
DUCLORENZO
Superbe et merci pour cette réalisation. Par contre si nous pouvions avoir le circuit du Castellet avec son aérodrome LFMQ. Merci d'avance.
3 years ago
Secchi13
Aaaah !! Enfin, depuis le temps que j'attendais cet instant! Merci énormément!
3 years ago
blueaddicted
Vivement la 1.2 !!!
Manque les rillettes... 😉
3 years ago
zetar
3 years ago
WND69
ma ville tant attendue, super travail.
J'ai réalisé l'aérodrome d'Assé le Riboul-Le Mans nord pour XP11; comment le passer en MSFS 2020 ?
3 years ago
fripouil72
Super ! L'une des villes que j'attendais !
3 years ago
GonnaCrash
Bonjour, pourrais-tu réaliser une scène comportant uniquement les 3D du circuit de 24h du Mans ?. Merci
3 years ago
Bonjour. C'est fait (cf. dans l'encart description)...
3 years ago
Thalixte
YvesP6