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Downloading msfs2020 samplers issue

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 23:05:17 +0000

Hi all

Can't seem to download the samplers pack. I go to dev mode help and click on samplers which opens up google and I see it downloading but when it finishes I get an uncompleted download. I was able to download and install the main sdk and documents.

Cheers

Where is FS Global 2018

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 14:44:48 +0000

Hello fellow simmers, after a few years of no flightsimming I started to install my P3D and all the addons again. Now i'm at the point that I want to install FS Global 2018 FTX but the installer I still had on my PC isn't working properly (can't connect to the internet). Anyway I wanted to download a fresh one from where I originally bought the software, at the Flightsim Store. But they got bankrupt! I have all the (legal) information like reg.key and stuff but can't find out where my order went. Does anyone know if the Flightsim Store transferred all of my account information to another webshop? I already contacted Pilots! store and waiting for a reply. But maybe you guys know what happend here. With kind regards, R. Blom

Black boxes

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 01:17:32 +0000

In my FSX SE the buildings are showing up like black boxes. Please advise on a fix, thank you.

EZ-Landclass update

Sun, 12 Mar 2017 18:30:37 +0000

Does anyone know of or have a copy of EZ-Landclass that has been updated to work with Windows 10 and Excel 2016 or newer? Once I updated my version of Excel, I started getting a "Compile error in hidden module: Clipboard" message and the no longer works.

I not, any recommendations on a similar tool to edit large areas of landclass?

How to fix airport plateaus on a mass scale for free mesh?

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:30:29 +0000

I am currently modeling the entire United States for a freeware 10-meter mesh scenery project (see victoryinstitute.net/wildweasels) and I would like to fix as many of the airport plateaus as possible so users can have the best possible experience. First off, I apologize if this has been answered many times in the forum as I did a search and could not find an answer here or elsewhere. I know how to tell the sim to remove all U.S. airport flattens (or by state), but that trades the plateau issue for the bigger problem of floating runways. I know there is a way to use slope polys, but I don't know how to use them. And when I am dealing with hundreds of thousands of airports, is there a way to improve the issue on a mass scale?

The mesh really makes for a great experience that I would like to share with others. I just think the airport issue will probably ruin the experience for a lot of folks.

Thanks in advance,
Chris

HAAB runway lights not visible

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 15:05:21 +0000

I downloaded whitedotsim HAAB.version 1.9.1 for FSX. It is working well and there is no issue about altitude (put alt file into scenery. world. scenery folder) . The only problem is I cant see taxi lights, runway lights or PAPI. When I checked with ADE, I can all of them in night texture and also in runway properties.

My suspicion is that gourd polygon may be bolcoking them.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks

Ash

Difference between P3Dv4/v5 mesh format and FSX/P3Dv3?

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 22:42:13 +0000

I'am asking this question since I would like the FSGlobal 2020 Next Generation mesh which was recently released for P3Dv4/5 also in FSX. The developers told me that the product is not compatible with the 32bit sims since they allegedly use another file format, but somehow I doubt that this is true. Is there something like a "64 bit mesh"? I guess you guys here in this forum should know the answer whether there is a difference and more importantly whether I can install or transform the P3Dv4/5 mesh to FSX. I think of a reverse engineering process like decompiling the FSGlobal mesh BGL files for P3dv47v5 to a format (possibly some image format?) such that I can recompile them using programs like resample.exe to a bgl-format that FSX (and also P3Dv3) understands.

French Polynesia Data

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 15:32:19 +0000

Hi all. Name's Charles.

I came across this super old post from a google search and I'm wondering if there's any updated mappings of the Polynesian islands myself. If I can get all of them, that'd be fantastic, but I'm indifferent as to which one I can get data on.

Thanks in advance!

high resolution 3d scenery question

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 01:26:23 +0000

I hope this is the right forum to ask this if not please let me know where would be better and/or the moderator can move my question .. thanks.

I am trying to find high resolution 3d scenery with the real buildings, trees etc (photoreal) comparable to the google earth flight simulator, for microsoft flight simulator X or x-plane (or any other full function flight simulator).

I've tried ortho4xp at zoomlevel 19 (maximum), and the MegaSceneryEarth free sample for Delaware, and neither come close to google earth flight simulator. When you fly low in an ultra light they look like you are looking at a 2d drawing on the ground of 3d objects looked at from above (ie all you see is the top of a roof when you should see the sides of the buildings ) while google earth flight simulator shows real 3d houses and trees etc and at much higher resolution.

Are there any other products I could look at?

(I know Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 should be pretty good and I will look at that when it comes out - are there any alpha or beta versions available to preview?)

I suspect part of the problem is limitations in how x-plane and mfsx show scenery, is that right?
And I have an inexpensive computer so I can't turn up the realism settings (x-plane crashes) if that would help.

Thanks

Recommendations for scenery mesh

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 16:12:03 +0000

Greetings all,

I have Pilots FS Global Ultimate Next Generation. I purchased it from the old FlightSim Store. I did use the coupon for the SimMarket transfer and a valid purchase there. Unfortunately, the download from SimMarket is not working well and I can't seem to use the bin files to from the ZIP file from SimMarket on my existing download. In short, it's been VERY frustrating to use the Pilot's mesh.

What other recommendations are there for scenery mesh that are as good or better than FS Global? I've used Justin Tyme's work before, but not since he's moved to the site.

FS Global always had issues with airports being on rises or sunken because of mesh issues. Had to always their fix program to correct. Was becoming a pain in the backside.

I have a new computer and new install of P3D. Don't want to mess things up.

Thanks!

Rich Boll

Need a OAKB scenery

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:24:10 +0000

Who can make for me Kabul airport scenery?

Tinted Scenery

Sun, 16 Jun 2019 15:24:29 +0000

Hi, I have recently changed over to Prepard3d V4.5 from FSX SE. I'm glad I made that choice.

However, I have two concerns with both. The scenery outside the windshield looks like it is tinted. If I zoon

in on cockpit panel and look to the left it's like a shadow, then the sky turns bright. This is both on Prepard3d V4.5 and

FSX. Do I have a setting to high? Mike

Which folders are used to store Mesh files in P3D?

Fri, 07 Jul 2017 23:38:45 +0000

When you install any Mesh for a region, normally which folders are these files saved in?

And what is their file types? BGL?

Africa Mesh Mess

Thu, 06 Jul 2017 02:56:02 +0000

I've been exploring Africa by installing all the WoAI packages I can find (preferably obscure or extinct airlines) and following the various flights. A recent flight from HSSS to HSSJ (Juba, South Sudan) revealed the Nile to be flowing in an "aqueduct" 3000' above the surrounding terrain. I had installed FreeMesh Africa and decided to try a different mesh scenery - AfricaSRT at simaviation- with the same result. I can't imagine the difficulty and intensity the labor involved might be, but it occurred to me that MS may have made rivers and lakes resistant to change by the current mesh methods since they are usually flat and level, unlike the surrounding terrain.

I've flown a floatplane and landed at various points near HSSJ and the elevation is 1800 or so ... Google Earth suggests it's 1500 or so ... the elevation of the airport, Given how flat the terrain is in that area of Africa, it baffles me why the river should be 3000' above the terrain ...

Anyway, any suggestions for African mesh, other than the high-priced FTX Global and those mentioned above? (does it address all of Africa?).

What difference does mesh make?

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:04:26 +0000

I've been flying MSFS since the 80s and have never been able to perceive a difference a special mesh file makes in the flying experience. I'm currently using FSX-SE (Win10, Geforce1080) and have been flying routes in the Andes and Madagascar and airports are either sunken deep into a hillside or atop a plateau several hundred feet about the surrounding terrain. The same for rivers and lakes. I've installed numerous scenery files claiming to flatten and render realistic the anomalies. I've used ADE to solve some problems but others defy the well intention efforts of scenery designers. I love VFR flying, especially in mountainous areas, and it seems that both FSX and designers are unable to render terrain more forgiving .... trying to land in a chasm 2k feet deep is challenging but not the kind I prefer (poor visibility, rain, snow, gusty winds make FS enjoyable).

What can I expect from a mesh file in terms of airports? I run mesh complexity at 100 and resolution at 1m ... are there any other tweaks that will resolve the matter?

Toposim - site issues

Thu, 18 May 2017 12:51:44 +0000

Hello,

Does anyone know if Toposim is having problems. I was hoping to take advantage of the FSW toposim products.

I can't seem to login or I can't reset my password. Justin - you there??

Ron

mesh bgl files

Fri, 11 Nov 2016 20:47:29 +0000

I have just downloaded all the free mesh via u torrent but have finished up with huge coloums of bgl files any idea were I go from here I thought it would come as zip any help please fss0469300 many thanks in advance

Is FSGenesis still active?

Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:57:24 +0000

Sorry if this isn't the right forum. In 2009 I purchased stuff from FS Genesis, they still have a working web site, but they don't seem to respond to customer service tickets. Does anybody know whether the company still alive?

What is Mesh Scenery Design?

Fri, 25 Dec 2015 04:48:41 +0000

I this like the old original FSX where one could add scenery?

ADE 167

Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:18:11 +0000

Hello my friends.

I'm learning to modify FSX-SE airports with the ADE 167. I really researched the Internet helps but I would like to know the difference between:
Exclude AutoGen, Flatten, Flatten Exclude AutoGen, Flatten Mask Class Map, Flatten Mask Class Map ExcludeAutoGen, Mask Class Map e Mask Class Map ExcludeAutoGen.

You can take the doubts that I have?

Thank you so much.

Creating/editing AFCAD data FSX

Sat, 12 Dec 2015 22:07:27 +0000

I'm trying to edit, albeit minor editing, the default AFCAD airport information in FSX Steam. I've downloaded ADE, the SDK (P3D 1.4), and have opened a stock airport. I changed a couple things, however, FSX does not seem to read this BGL. It's compiled and I've placed it in the Addon scenery folder but no dice. I even moved it to Global scenery, but nothing. FSX just ignores the change.

I remember years ago editing default data in FS9 with ADE and creating new approaches, adding waypoints, ect. I don't recall the method being much different. I was able to close runways and everything. FSX isn't allowing me to do that.

What am I missing?

Reverse Engineer Mesh into 3D Format

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:33:48 +0000

Is this possible at all ??, Ive made a few buildings and landscape features that i would like to impliment into FSX, mainly for personal use but if i can improve on them i might take the plunge and share them, ive imported the objects into game but im struggling at matching them up, like a waterfall and dam feature thats stood too far off the DEM at the bottom and at slightly the wrong angle, going back and remodeling is a tedious job and takes the best part of a 5 hours, and all that to go in and find out its too much or not enough is a bit demoralising, so, my plan is to navigate to my desired location, somehow make a 3D copy of the area, which is only about a thousand meters squared in total, and import this into a 3D program (3D studio max 9) so i can create the model perfectly the first time and then just delete the terrain leaving me with my model for importing, im not an expert when it comes to these things, and i could be well of the mark with this one, but it would make my hobby so much easyer lol, so please, if anyone knows of a way to do this, or knows if its impossible could they let me know, that way i can stop worrying about it lol Many many thanks for taking the time to read this guys and many thanks in advance for any info Srimera

Sequential Sound Effects in FSX

Sun, 18 Jan 2015 16:32:39 +0000

Objective: I have three sound files I would like to play sequentially that are triggered on the hour.

Example:

Sound_1 (5 seconds)

Sound_2 (5 seconds)

Sound_3 (10 seconds)

Can someone generate an example controller file and fx file for this scenario?

Quick FS Genesus mesh question in FS9

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:04:29 +0000

I purchased a set of meshes for all of Canada from FS Genesus. All the meshes are 19 size. There are also some additional meshes in the 32 and 76 size. ( "size" for lack of a better term).

Here is my question: there is one for BC in the 19 size and another specifically for the rockies.in the 32 size.. Do I install both or will the 19 size override the 32 size.. Not that clear but I hope you get the drift of my question..

Thanks

SBuilder single bgl file mesh

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:18:59 +0000

Hello,

I am using SBuilder for FS9 and create meshes from a height map (.bmp) via File/DEM tools.

It works fine. My problem is that I get a lot of bgl files for a region. Is there a way to get one single big bgl file ?

Thanks for your reply.