An ambitious modder is building an audio tour of the entire virtual world – inside Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Bushtalk Radio is a community-driven project that adds audio descriptions to over 8000 points of interest in the sim. These audio descriptions are played automatically as you arrive at one of the supported POIs.
Some of the most-visited POIs with accompanying audio tours include a raft of UK landmarks, such as The O2, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, The Shard and Big Ben.
Other international locations with audio tours include Mount St. Helens in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, and Mount Vesuvius in Italy.
There are even audio tours tied to the locations of historic events, such as ancient battles, the sinking of the Titanic, and even the recent blocking of the Suez canal.
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Bushtalk Radio was created by a modder called Patrick, who told Eurogamer how it came to be.
“When I heard that MSFS2020 would feature the whole world in amazing detail, I was instantly hooked,” he said.
“Being stuck at home with no prospect of travel, I bought the game as a way to explore the world virtually. I wasn’t satisfied just flying over the beautiful scenery, I also wanted to learn. I used Google Maps and to look for landmarks that had interesting Wikipedia articles. I figured I could probably write a script to automate this. I was joined by a good friend and started coding in our free time.”