People seem to be reporting that some places look like deserts. Sometimes it can be a simple case of the seasons making the terrain textures look more desert like at around fall. In fact, we're in fall or close to it in real life aren't we? Back when I was stationed in Arkansas in real life, much of the grass in the airports and parks looked more or less golden-brownish during either the summer or fall while it sometimes looked as green as st. patrick's day during spring and autumn.

So, I'm not surprised by the influx of such reports from those who managed to get their greasy hands on FSX Deluxe.

As for the report on the coastlines, it's starting to become a little more common that the coastlines look too angular. Some people on other site forums have reported certain islands that looked almost triangular in appearance. I'm guessing this is due to the lack of available terrain data. Sure we have google earth, terrain data from NASA and major corporations that sell quality satellite images to the highest bidder [aka: Uncle Sam], but even those sources don't provide all the details of the earth's surface.

Anyone can blame Microsoft if they want for these errors, but I normally blame lack of data.

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yep a rare case of crap rolling uphill

Sounds like the landclass is "botched".  That is what determines stuff like desert, fields, forest, farms, towns, and cities.

best,

...................john