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Texture help

PostPosted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:26 pm
by mac66
i have a question about textures for default aircraft how do you get more then one texture- what is aircraft.cfg, and fltsim.x? thanks for the help

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Thu May 03, 2007 11:32 pm
by Wing Nut
Ok, here we go...  ;)

As you know, textures are basically the paint job for the aircraft.  You can have textures three different ways.

1.  They come with the aircraft
2.  You create them (see the re-painting forum)
3.  You download and install them.

Inside the FS Directory is a folder called Simobjects that contains all of the vehicles in the sim.  Inside of this you'll find a folder called 'Airplanes'.  Each plane has an individual aircraft folder that contains the 3d model, panel, sounds, etc for that plane.  You will also find a file called the Aircraft.cfg.  This basically tells the sim where to find the texture folders, gauges,  what to call it, and anything else it needs to interact with the sim.

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Inside the Aircraft.cfg, each variation of the plane has it's own section, labeled Flightsim.1, Flightsim.2, etc...

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That help?  ;)

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2007 4:19 pm
by mac66
ya but do you create the aircraft.cfg because i cant find mine? But thanks the help much apreciated

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2007 7:27 pm
by Wing Nut
No, it's supplied with the aircraft.  Which aircraft are you talking about?

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2007 8:01 pm
by mac66
747 and i also looked at the grummen goose how did you get it was it just there

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2007 8:09 pm
by Wing Nut
Which drive is your FSX folder on?  If it's the C: drive, the your path will be:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\b747_400...

The aircraft .cfg should be in there.

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2007 8:17 pm
by mac66
ya mine says that but it has C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\[glow=yellow,2,300]Microsoft[/glow] Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\b747_400

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Sat May 05, 2007 5:50 pm
by crotiusf16
That is it. The one and only.  ;D

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Sat May 05, 2007 5:58 pm
by mac66
ya but i still dont have aircraft.cfg but can i create it or will it just sit there [img]C:\Program%20Files\Microsoft%20Games\Microsoft%20Flight%20Simulator%20X\SimObjects\Airplanes\b747_400[/img]

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Sat May 05, 2007 6:22 pm
by Wing Nut
Yes you do...

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Sat May 05, 2007 8:09 pm
by mac66
i do really where is it on the pic? because i cant see it

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Sat May 05, 2007 8:34 pm
by reider
You need to go into the control panel, folder options or something, activate `show all files`.  Then this invisible, but none the less present file, will show up.

Reider

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 9:20 am
by mac66
sorry still dont have it maybe my game is jest defected but thanks for all the help guys

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 9:25 am
by mac66
all right great i have it thanks for the help you guys and/or ladies are a awesome

Re: Texture help

PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 4:13 pm
by PilotDude11
all you have to do is open fsx and in the screen where you select the aircraft you want to fly there should be a menu or a box somewhere that yu can select "show all liveries"