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Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:25 pm
by beaky
Anybody know what this is all about? A cross-shaped hole seems to follow me around. Very annoying. Only using SRTM mesh, but even with that disabled, I see it... so far, only in S. America.


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Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:45 pm
by 757200ba
Well i dont know what is it,but it looks cool imagine a racer flying around those mountains ;D.
But probably is some error with the mesh.
Take care.

Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:58 pm
by ashaman
What do you mean it follows you around? ???

It moves with you? :o

Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:03 pm
by beaky
What do you mean it follows you around? ???

It moves with you? :o


Yes. It seems as if the terrain is notched out at a certain distance below the airplane (except for most lakes and all airports), and the airplane is always in the center. Not sure how far down it goes (not to MSL, at any rate), but it really spoils skimming mountaintops when cruising at FL 230.
It looks like this from above:


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Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:13 am
by ashaman
I'll be damned. This is the very first time I've heard of this problem. ???

Have you tried to delete the FS9.cfg and make it regenerate?

Are you sure there are absolutely no additional sceneries?

Have you tried (could be) to change videocard driver?


If all the questions above are positive...

I am sorry, it's reinstall time. :(

Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 1:33 pm
by beaky
I'll be damned. This is the very first time I've heard of this problem. ???

Have you tried to delete the FS9.cfg and make it regenerate?

Are you sure there are absolutely no additional sceneries?

Have you tried (could be) to change videocard driver?


If all the questions above are positive...

I am sorry, it's reinstall time. :(


I've tried #1; no go. Haven't diasbled every add-on, but that's a good idea. Haven't messed with the gfx drivers in a long time either: the strangest part of this is that it only seems to happen in some parts of South America. Bizarre...

The new rig will be up and running in about a week, so I may not bother with this.

Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:49 am
by beaky
Tried disabling all scenery add-ons, and deleted the cfg file... still there.

Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:57 am
by vololiberista
Tried disabling all scenery add-ons, and deleted the cfg file... still there.


Try disabling the cfg. file and scenery addons. Then have a cup of tea!!! It works every time  ;D
Vololiberista

Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:30 am
by Jakemaster
Hmm.  That is an odd one.  Ive seen the cross shaped square follow people before, but that was always a TEXTURE issue, where the texture was darker in the cross.  But terrain is a new one.  Unfortunately if deleting the FS9.cfg doesnt work then I think you need to reinstal.

Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:07 am
by TSC.
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Try disabling the cfg. file and scenery addons. Then have a cup of tea!!! It works every time

Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:17 am
by beaky
[quote]

Try disabling the cfg. file and scenery addons. Then have a cup of tea!!! It works every time

Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:19 am
by beaky
Make sure it's a cup of really srong tea.

:D

TSC.

Maybe I should just pour the hot water out of the kettle onto my crotch- then I'll have a real problem, which will put this one in its proper perspective.
;D

Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:49 am
by Fly2e
Any auto installs into the main scenery world folders?

Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:56 am
by beaky
Any auto installs into the main scenery world folders?


You could be on to something there- I should try re-installing my backup folder, because I have added a few things there.
but as far as I recall, it's been a while since I did that, and I've only recently noticed this problem.

Re: Terrain trouble

PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:36 pm
by swordfish1227
It has to be a problem with a recently added scenery because that cross is where FS2004 creates really detailed scenery. I. E. the scenery texture is terrible outside that cross. did you try deleting the scenery.cfg? it will be regenertated.