Add On Developer's Forum

Hello members, i want to introduce myself in this forum of Avsim. I want to salute to all clever developers here. I hope to learn very much with you reading your posts.

I've worked out roughly which effects texture bmp applies to aircraft/scenery lighting but not absolutely sure. Does someone know exactly which part of fx_2.bmp refers to which effect? I know the top left is aircraft landing lights and top right appears to be fireworks.More specifically I am constantly annoyed by the blue taxi lights in FSX. I've managed to get all other runway lighting looking very crisp and not overbright using tweaks in FSX.cfg but the blue taxiway lights always have a hideous fuzziness about them and they are too large compared with other runway lights. If I could find what fx effects file is triggering them (if any) or edit the bmp to get rid of the…

Hi Guys.I am using PSS Dash8 in FS2004. Pss Dash8 is almost an outdated FS add-on but being a real world Dash8-300 flight dispatcher, I

I am trying to install sdk sp2 and at the very end I get an error telling me the cabinet file 'mdl.cab' required for the installation is corrupt. are there any solutions around this issue or do I even need to downlaod sdk sp2. I have sdk sp1a installed.ThanksFred

I have a reflective monitor which is fine used at night with no glare coming in from sunlight. But in the day it is impossible to see anything in FSX at night except lights. But in any case I find the scenery lighting at night too dim and there is not enough ambient light. I think I know which textures in the FSX texture folder affect this (sky_night /after sunset etc etc) and these bmp files have a row of single pixels at the top left (which I think are a summary of the hues used in the bmp, a single pixel at the bottom left (don't know what this is for but it's nearly always purple) and a single pixel top right which I assume might be the AMBIENT light level/colour.Now …

Hope someone can help me.It has been a while since I did any designing but I am now trying to get my FS9 stuff to work in FSX. One big issue I have is that Gmax will not open on my pc (running Vista now). On trying to open Gmax I get a fatal error as follows"Interactive 3D renderer initialisation failed" Please check your device settings by using the -H command line option.I have not the faintest idea what to do about this, can anyone help me please?RegardsColin

Hi,I'm currently in the final stages of developing some software for FS9/FSX, but one of the things that keeps bugging me is not being able to tell whether flight sim is in normal Maximised mode or Full Screen mode.Whenever you request the window mode in either state is just returns "SW_MAXIMIZE", so this isn't really a lot of help.I'm working in Delphi (Object Pascal) and communicating through FSUIPC.Any help would be most appreciated!!Thanks,Jags

More of a technology demonstrator right now, but it sure works.o/t: great to have avsim online again!cheers!

Well, as the subject says, I need help scripting! I am making a very unique VA, it is called the Virtual Air Tanker Association(www.vata.vndv.com), and it simulates aerial firefighting. I need help making registration forms and log in forms. If you are willing to help for free(or for money), that would be fantastic! Thank you

hi everyone, i recently purchased the pmdg 747-400 for fsx.But when i start flying, after 1 minute, my altimeter goes to -7000ft and i can't change it to normal with the B button.i don't know why that happens ? please helpgreets bjorn

Hi, this is my first post here and I start out with a big question regarding airport development using AFCAD 2.21. I've added a new runway to a major airport in FS2004 to reflect its real-life change and have placed everything correctly. The one problem I have is with the ILS of one runway: It used to be a L/R runway but is now a C runway, and I cannot change the runway ID in the ILS information of that runway to accurately reflect its new ID status.I await word from AFCAD's creator Lee Swordy, but I suspect he'll only reinforce that you cannot modify or delete an existing stock navaid ID. Are there ways around this? Any at all? The new file is being beta-tested with the …

Hello everyone,I made a modification package for the FsX Australian Simulations Pa 28, involving sounds, cfg and air files.I would like sharing my work as freeware, posting it to AvSim' library.THE PROBLEM: it's months I try to contact AusSim to get their approval, but I had no reply.Do you think I can release my freeware mod, which anyway requires the original payware package? Or should I wait until I get an approval from the copyright holder?Thanx in advance :-)Pierre

Hello,I am currently using FSUTOPIA for calculating de-rates on my addons, but tring to make one for the Wilco 733 i found too difficult. I wanted to know if the designer of this SUPERB utility had done a .tod file for the feelthere 737 300, and if so, could i have it? And this desperate request goes out to ANYONE who may have done one for the FT 737 300.I did try to e-mail Ian, the designer, but his e-mail bounced back. It says in the read me that he 'lurks' on these forums, so 'im hoping he'll spot this.Thank you very much for any help anyone can give on this,CJ :(

hi guys, I need help. i have fs2004 and wilco A230 pic. i wanted to fly from the co-pilot side could anyone help me with an addon for wilco A320 program or suggest me one and where and how to install it Thanks.

Hi, I am trying to get my gauge to update the user position, (in C++, but I don't think it really matters).I can read the values I need. but I don't seem to be able to update them.For example, the altitude is at offset 0x20ce3574, I can read the value, but I cannot set it.It seems to be overwritten/reset all the time.I have tried with/without slew and/or pause to no avail.Is there a command/function to force FS2004 to rescan the values?How can I update the values directly?Falling that, is there a way to set the user lat/lon/alt, (yes, I know the one about FSUIPC :))?Many thanks in advance.Sims

Hello,does anybody know where SIDS&STARS for UK airports, like EGCC (Manchester) and EGKK (Gatwick), are available for the PMDG 737NG FMC?many thanks

I Have been searching for an addon to make landing on the south lawn more like the real thing.I watches the natgeo,special ther had some great shots,I never knew you had to come over the fountain and up the alley of trees.never knew they used removable disks,thought they had concrete wheel pads.any way someone can make the fountain,tress ect,,for the south lawn?

One of the main problems of the IFR environment is the risk of icing. And while many of the simulated aircraft avialable for FS2004 (particularly propjets and piston twins) have the right switches on the overhead panel, these are cosmetic. To my knowledge, no-one has designed an add-on program to simulate the effects of ice buildup (increased drag, speed decay and potential calamity), still less anti- or de-icing equipment which does something about it. Such a program would obviously need to be linked to weather conditions likely to lead to icing. I'm a retired commercial pilot who enjoys sims, but would like to see more realism in this important area of safer flying. Do …

Hi there,Let's start with a few questions to see if my idea is really crazy and whether it would be feasable in the MSFS environment FS9 and/or FSX.1. Can an application read and save the Lat/Lon positions of runways, center position of runways, taxiways, center position of taxiways, taxiways intersections, hold positions and gates/parking positions. All this in one database for all MSFS airports.2. If number 1. is feasable can then a plane be steered automatically using GPS coodinates from point A to point B on the ground at a given speed? let's say from gate E2 to holding point at RW 7L using ATC given taxiways.3. If 1. and 2. are feasable can a FMC like GUI be built wh…

Hi all,I am writing a Flight Data Recorder for FS9 and I need to know if the user aircraft is in runway or not.I got all the information of runways out of FS with MakeRwys.But I don't know how to use these data.How should I write an equation which could tell me if the aircraft is on runway or not?P.S: I am using VB.NET.Thank You,

Dear AVISIM friends,Just sharing with you a new resource to help those of you flying in or to Brazil - http://fsbrasil.wordpress.com/ - with friendly links for charts, sceneries, tutoriais, checklists, and so on (all 100% freeware). Most of the links direct you to the AVSIM Library, as organised shortcuts.See some examples:Aircrafts: http://fsbrasil.wordpress.com/category/aeronavesairplanes/Charts for Brazil: http://fsbrasil.wordpress.com/category/cartascharts/Tutorials/Chelists: http://fsbrasil.wordpress.com/category/tutorialchecklist/Brazil Ceneries for FSX: http://fsbrasil.wordpress.com/category/fsx/Brazil Sceneries for FS2004: http://fsbrasil.wordpress.com/category/fs…

Recently purchased FSdesign Studio and i'm having a little trouble with it. Installation seemed to go easily enough. I got to the point of performing "making the water tower-Part I. It looked pretty cool in the 3d frame. Here's the prob. When i select File | Create FS Object File | Scenery Object File (.bgl). i get this error message.....Running modelStart! (_temp.x)Loading X _temp.x...ERROR: Invalid X file: _temp.x.Error!Error!I did contact abacus and they sent me a list of things that i have now gone through about 5x.If anyone has installed this program for fs9, using windows xp, i would greatly appreciate any guidance you could impart.thx albe :(

Hi gentlmen,I need your help. I have tried to readout the magnetic variations from the FSX but I believe I do something wrong. When I read the FS9 magdec.bgl, all is ok - when I use the same code with the FSX magdec.bgl, I get wrong values (tested with my homebase LOWW 48N/16E - i get 3.3

HiI searched for hours but can't find any topic about this.Is there any description out there on how to paint Skytextures for FS9?What are the Pixels at the top of the texture for?and are the ones on the bottom for the reflections on the water?I would like to try to paint my own set of sky-textures, so i am very interrested in finding out how to do it right.i hope somebody here can help me.regards M.

Hi one and all ...i'm hoping someone with knowledge of voice-activated add-ons might be able to cast some light as to the possibilty, and level of difficulty of producing a simple utility to change instrument settings in FSX using the Trainable MS voice application. Basically what i'm talking about is functionality along the lines of, when in AP mode: i say 'heading 270' and hey presto! the plane changes direction to that heading. I am aware that Cockpit Chatter carries this functionality but i gave up on it due to it's poor response success rate (in his sales pitch the developer stresses 'no training required', in my opinion a flaw as the success rate simply ain't going …