diff --git a/release_builder/create_scenerypack.sh b/release_builder/create_scenerypack.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Create the scenery pack for a release distribution
+# Make sure to 
+# * set SCENERY and point it to your local (full) mirror of terrasync scenery
+# * name the SCENERY_PACK correctly
+# * carefully select the tiles to copy, usually 2x2, 2x3 or 3x2 keeps the pack small enough
+#
+SCENERY=/path/to/your/scenery
+SCENERY_PACK=SceneryPack.PHNL
+TILES="w160n[12]0/w???n??"
+
+if [ ! -d "$SCENERY" ]; then
+  echo "Scenery directory not found or not readable"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$SCENERY"/Objects -o ! -d  "$SCENERY"/Terrain -o ! -d  "$SCENERY"/Airports -o ! -d  "$SCENERY"/Models ]; then
+  echo "Scenery directory does not look like a scenery directory"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+rm -f SceneryPack.*.tgz
+ln -s "$SCENERY" ${SCENERY_PACK}
+tar --format=gnu --create --owner=root --group=root --gzip --exclude="**/.dirindex" --file=${SCENERY_PACK}.tgz ${SCENERY_PACK}/Objects/${TILES} ${SCENERY_PACK}/Terrain/${TILES} ${SCENERY_PACK}/Airports ${SCENERY_PACK}/Models
+rm ${SCENERY_PACK}