Water effects

[Foxtrot Sport]

I downloaded the FS2004 water textures here http://www.simviation.com/fs2004scenery11.htm and I have had trouble installing them and getting it to work.  I read the tutorials and found where it is a problem.  I put the texture and scenery folders into a main folder and move that main folder into ADDON SCENERY.  I then start up FS2004 and go 2 scenery library, then click 'add area'  I then click the main folder holding texture and scenery and it just directs me through the folders... never being able to add the scenery in... What am i doing wrong!! i need help. Thanx!  ;D

[garymbuska]

I am not quite sure what you are saying, but to add new scenery that has been put in the addon scenery folder do the following.:
If you made a folder for the water effects Make sure the folder has a scenery & texture subfolders.
All of the bgl files go into the scenery folder every thing else will go into the texture folder
When you start up FS go the the settings menu select library then select add new scenery. Then select the addon scenery folder than the folder that has the water effects in it and click add
If you try to open the scenery subfolder you have gone to far you just need to go the the folder that has the scenery subfolder in it .
I hope this helps

[Graycat8524]

Heya High Flyer,

Oops--sorry Gary you must have posted right before I did.

[Foxtrot Sport]

Hey, I redownloaded the water effects after deleting what i had been messing with and found something.  When you extract the files... it comes up with two folders... scenery and texture.  Inside the texture folder is a lone .rar file and inside the scenery folder is another folder named world.  Inside the world folder... is a folder named 'texture'.   Inside that folder... is 98 more .rar files.  I haven't a clue what to do!! Thanx!  ;D

[Graycat8524]

Heya again High Flyer,

Did you re-download the waterzone.zip from the link that you supplied in your original post?

Just to check I downloaded the waterzone.zip and used the Windows XP unzip to de-compress the files into a Temp folder.  I came up with 102 *.bmp files in the Scenery\World\Texture folder.  In the Texture folder there was a single file called OceanHeightField.bmp.  This is correct.

Now if memory serves, a *.RAR was an old compression utility file primarily used in the early to mid 1980's.  This brings two questions to mind --

Are you using Windows XP as your operating system?  

If so, are you using the Unzip archiver supplied with Windows XP or another Unzip utility such as Winzip?

I would strongly recommend that if you are using the Windows XP OS that you use the Unzip archiver supplied with Windows XP.

Let me know and maybe we can troubleshoot this further.

[Foxtrot Sport]

Hey,
I may be wrong about the amount of the files in teh folder might be 102 i don't know but otherwise... yes I did get the same thing as you.  I have an application called WinRAR which is needed for veiwing some archive files.  I just uninstalled it so from here i need more help. Thanx!  ;D

[Graycat8524]

Good High Flyer now we're making some progress.  You did a good thing by uninstalling WinRAR.  In my opinion it's a bit outmoded and obsolete.  You didn't answer one of my questions, however.  Do you use Windows XP as your operating system?

If so, go to the folder where you downloaded the waterzone.zip file.  Right click on it.  Left click on Properties.  A description window will appear.  Make sure that the General Tab is selected at the top (usually it is selected by default -- but it's good to make sure).

Next look on the third line down.  It should read "Opens With:..."  to the right you should see "Compressed (Zipped) Folders".  If not (or if it is blank) click the button on the right named "Change".  

"Compressed (Zipped) Folders" should appear at the top of the Recommended Programs list.  If not, look for it under "Other Programs".  Left click and highlight the "Compressed (Zipped) Folders" and then click a check into the small box that's labeled "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" underneath the big window.  Next click OK at the bottom of the window.  Close the Properties window for the waterzone.zip file.

Now locate the waterzone.zip file again and double click it.  The Windows XP Unzip Utility will then appear.  Follow the directions that I outlined above to install the new Waterzone Add-on.

Hopefully now it will work.

[Foxtrot Sport]

Hey,  

Okay... I tried to do what you said but 4got that there was another waterefftects that was tried to be installed a while ago.  The aftermath left me with half of the textures gone and all the water textures gone.  I completely deleted everything and reinstalled FS9 and tried the water effects again.  Still no use, the water is the same as always.  Does it have anything to do with the Display settings in the game? I (for some reason) cannot move the Detail slider from 'Land' to 'Water and Land'  This may be a problem I dunno.  Thanx 4 the help.  

[Graycat8524]

That is a real good question.  According to the Readme.txt file supplied with the Waterzone Add-On it "works best with water slider set to high".  It works fine on my machine and I have my FS 2004 settings configured for:

Terrain Detail -- Land Only
Water Effects -- High

You may wish to check your FS 2004 settings again, set them as I have them, and see if this works.  If not, then the Waterzone Add-On may not have been installed properly.

[Foxtrot Sport]

Hey,
I just went into FS9 and tried to set to the same settings as you but the game wouldn't let me!  I set the Terrain detail to Land only and then water effects to high.  I then press 'OK' and go to create a flight.  Without creating a flight I go back to settings>Display and the water effects slider is set back to Medium.  I have no clue what is happening. Help is appreciated.  Thanx  ;D

[Graycat8524]

OK High Flyer try this--

Go to the Settings>Display and reset the sliders as I outlined above.  Exit FS 2004.  When you exit it should save your settings in the FS9.cfg file.

Fire up FS 2004 again and see if the Settings>Display items are at Land Only and High or if they're once again at Medium.

[Foxtrot Sport]

Still medium. Thanx  ;D

[Graycat8524]

Geesh.  You've got me stumped.  The only thing that I can think of is your PC's Video Graphics Card.  Maybe it cannot support any FS 2004 effects preference settings above Medium.  Maybe also check and make sure that you have the latest upgraded AGP Card drivers.

[Foxtrot Sport]

Hey,  

Thanx anyway for your help Graycat, it must be the graphics card or the RAM becuase they both are not quite up to par for running FS9 beautifully.  Oh well, FS9 is a great game in it's own right.  Thanx.  ;D