"Less Trees" agexcl_3x

[olderndirt]

Wondering if others have tried this 'tree removal' software.

[Hagar]

I've just downloaded the file to check it out. Haven't tried it yet. According to the instructions you activate it from the Scenery Library like any other 3rd party scenery.

[olderndirt]

I've just downloaded the file to check it out. Haven't tried it yet. According to the instructions you activate it from the Scenery Library like any other 3rd party scenery.

I get to the box at the bottom - D:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator X\Addon Scenery\LessTrees and hit OK, expecting it to show as a new line in Scenery Library but nothing.

[Hagar]

I've just downloaded the file to check it out. Haven't tried it yet. According to the instructions you activate it from the Scenery Library like any other 3rd party scenery.

I get to the box at the bottom - D:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator X\Addon Scenery\LessTrees and hit OK, expecting it to show as a new line in Scenery Library but nothing.

Make sure it's configured correctly. When you extract Agexcl3x.zip you should have a folder named Agexcl3x containing a Scenery subfolder. (The Scenery subfolder contains 74 BGL files.) Paste the Agexcl3x folder into your FSX\Addon Scenery folder & activate it from the Scenery Library in the usual way.

I activated it to check it out. Not sure which airport to test it on so I tried a small local airstrip. I didn't notice any difference with trees so I took off & flew around for a while. Then FSX crashed for no apparent reason. I don't know if this was caused by the addon or not.

PS. I'm sure you already know this but I'll mention it anyway. If you have Windows 7 there's an extra step involved in activating scenery. http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?/topic/6035-how-to-add-scenery-to-fsx-with-windows-7

[olderndirt]

Thanks for the effort Hagar.  Still an XP person but think I'll pass - doesn't seem worth the potential agony.

[Hagar]

I think it's worth a try. You can always deactivate it if you have problems. I found an airport with trees on the runway to check it out properly.

This is MZBZ (Belize City airport) with the Agexcl3x scenery deactivated.


I then paused FSX & activated it. Voila!


Now you see them, now you don't!

[olderndirt]

Nothing ventured etc - I'll let you know.

[patchz]

Did you have any more crashes Doug? If it's not the program, I might try it.
[edit]Never mind. As Dave said, nothing ventured....
I went ahead and got it and I am glad. I've had my Victoria Intl scenery turned off for months due to a large forest all over the airport. Now the closest tree is well beyond the airport proper. Wish I had known about this neat little package months ago. [/edit]

[Hagar]

Did you have any more crashes Doug? If it's not the program, I might try it.
[edit]Never mind. As Dave said, nothing ventured....
I went ahead and got it and I am glad. I've had my Victoria Intl scenery turned off for months due to a large forest all over the airport. Now the closest tree is well beyond the airport proper. Wish I had known about this neat little package months ago. [/edit]

No more crashes Larry. Not that I've used FSX much since trying it.

It's a neat little package. I hope olderndirt managed to activate it.

[patchz]

Thanks Doug.
Yes, it is. And so far, I have had no trouble with it at all. And I just went through a session that gave it a very good opportunity to crash, if it was going to. Now if I could just find a way to narrow down whatever scenery/mesh is causing me problems. I've been through the whole batch, turning them off one at a time and still have not found the culprit. Fortunately, it is not affecting very much area that I like to fly in. But there are a few that are completely unusable, like Lukla. It's either spikes, mountains, or deep holes in the middle of the airport and/or surrounding area. I was able to reduce it by leaving a couple turned off, but not able to completely stop it. And since it does not show up everywhere, I have no way of knowing when it started. It had probably been around for a while before I first ran across it. And I am unwilling to go through a complete re-install at this point. Just too much work involved.

[Keep It Simple]

I have also been using it for over a year with absoluly no problems.