The Offshore Development Group The contact point for offshore-scenery developers & end-users alike,
providing centralised resources, and a focus for development & deployment,
dedicated to populating your simulator's world with realistic offshore-scenery.
Outline Why - To extend the scope for rotary-wing flights.
What - Any offshore or related installation, or vessel.
Where - Worldwide, wherever there's an IRL installation, model it ! When - It's an open-ended development with no set deadlines.
Whom - Everyone is welcome to participate.
How - Please read the FAQ, then join in the Forums.
Key Outputs · Scenery - Offshore Oil & Gas Industry - Platforms, MODUs, FPSOs, Vessels, Helipads, plus Lighthouses, etc.
· Flightplan Packages - Offshore-Support, SAR, Military, helicopters etc.
plus associated support activities, generating -
· Fake ICAOs - For scenery & waypoints, enabling realistic AI flightplans.
· AI Helicopters - FDEs, Models, Repaints, & AFCADs.
Members - Please add your pin to the Map.
All participatory contributions welcome.
Scenery modellers required - Apply within.
Please note The packages are currently only FS2002/2004 compatible, (unless stated otherwise).
We're working on updating these to at least FSX standards,
and considering possibilities of porting to various other simulation platforms, (X-Plane & Virtual Sailor).
Please bear with us.
Today the North Sea, tomorrow the world.....
ODG Membership
The downloads & forums areas are available to members only.
Please Register Here
Please note - Once you've registered you'll have to activate your account via the confirmation email.
Apologies if you'd not received your signup acknowledgement, we're having problems with spammers.
All valid accounts have now been manually activated. (13/04/2008)
The ODG Project is proud to announce the release of AFD files for the UKEZ Offshore sceneries .
These AFD files contain Airport Facilities Data for 306 offshore helipads in the UKEZ area, (AFDs were formerly known as AFCADs).
AFDs allow the sceneries to display in 'Select Airport', GPS, and Map, dialogs, as well as in addons such as FSNavigator.
This interim release is for FS9 only, and currently supports user-piloted helicopters, (not AI).
Extended FS9 & FSX versions will be released at a future date.
Big Thanks go to Joop (Phmak) and Brian (Gandalf30) for their assistance in testing & editing these files.
The files can be found in the "Extras" area of the UKEZ downloads section -
UKEZ AFDs Offshore FS9
The Offshore Development Group
UKEZ Project Team
April 18th, 2007
Effects & Turbulence packages - Have you installed them ?
If not, we'd recommend you do so.
You are missing out on the potential realism of the scenery packages.
To get the maximum enjoyment, it is recommended that all UKEZ files should be downloaded and installed.
With the forthcoming release of the AFDs for FS9...
you may find yourself attempting to start at locations that you haven't installed !
Whether you're an old member, or you've just signed up...
take the time to download all the files... it's worth it.
The ODG Project are proud to announce the release of Brent Houston's offshore oil industry Santa Barbara area, USAEZ West Coast interim package.
This USAEZ West Coast phase-one offshore oil & gas industry scenery package, will place
20 helipads and
20 related representational models,
of offshore oil industry installations in the USA economic zone.
The ODG Project are proud to announce the release of their first comprehensive offshore oil & gas industry area sceneries packages, ODG UKEZ phase-one.
The ODG UKEZ phase-one series of offshore oil & gas industry scenery packages, will place
332 helipads and
385 related representational models,
of offshore oil & gas industry installations & vessels operating in the UK economic zone.
These models of the offshore oil & gas industry's related objects, are positioned as in real life during the period 31/05/2004-06/06/2004,
and comprise -
256 Fixed Installation Platforms
16 FPSOs
28 MODU Semi-Submersibles
18 MODU Jack-Ups
67 Suppport & Intervention Vessels
In tribute to Jordan's long-gestated Bell 412 ST,
ODG are proud to offer their first public release,
a small demo of our USA Gulf of Mexico sceneries package.
A chopper pilot's playground, located in the Gulf of Mexico,
consisting of 24 landable offshore oil & gas platform helipads,
positioned as IRL, 17-70NM offshore,
between the longitudes spanned by KGPT Biloxi Intl. and KIAH G. Bush Intl. (Houston) airports.
