Aerosoft has announced Antarctica Vol. 2 - Australian Casey and Skiways for Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) is out now.

Developed by LimeSim the second volume of the Antarctica series covers the Australian Antarctic Casey research station, a region of vast glaciers extending thousands of miles into the continent. The coverage area features a coastal landscape with penguin colonies, icebergs and a very detailed base with a helipad. It also sports detailed rugged terrain, icebergs and two icebreakers.

The package includes two skiways: Casey Skiway on the glacier, a few kilometres above the base for medium-distance operations and Wilkins Aerodrome, 70km to the south and well-known for its Airbus A319-115LR passenger services or C-17 cargo flights to Australia.

Features:

• Detailed model of Casey Station with all buildings, ground clutter and extremely detailed terrain
• Wilkins Aerodrome and Casey Skiway
• Lots of animations, such as animals, vehicles, boats and people, including animated penguins and chain vehicles
• Custom-created animals and vehicles sounds
• Coverage beyond the base with aerial imagery at various resolutions along the coast
• Hundreds of thousands of animated icebergs in a larger area around the base Adelie penguin colonies with thousands of animals at their real-world locations (performance optimised through instancing)
• Custom animated and static vehicles
• Carefully crafted landscape to merge with the surrounding terrain with updated waterbodies
• New techniques used to bypass ground resolution limitations imposed by MSFS, giving the skiway ground textures a much more detailed layout than most airport add-ons
• Special technique used to add wind shear
• Extensive manual with detailed information on flying in Antarctica

The package is available on Aerosoft’s online store for €15.08 (approx £12.80).