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Postby linacus » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:12 am

Hi,
I have been trying to add water textures ever since I got FS9. Around a year ago. But everytime i get some that look good on the shots, they never show up. I follow the instalation but it never works. Anything I should maybe do??

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Re: Water Textures

Postby Rocket_Bird » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:22 am

Just to help troubleshoot here, did you install all your files into your FS9/textures folder?  If so, is your video card direct x 9 compliant?  Some water textures for some reason won't work with some video cards.  Have you tried using different kinds of water textures?  

I used to have a really old card, but probably the one that did work and still looked great was fs9wat.zip, see if that works for you.

Hope some of this helps  ;)
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Re: Water Textures

Postby linacus » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:27 am

Yh thanks alot rocket, i'll give that ago now. Anyone else with anything don't be afraid to post them.


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Re: Water Textures

Postby || Andy || » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:51 am

Go download 'Darker Water' and Waterzone (only oceanheight.bmp)

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/ ... 1123434283

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EDIT: Ohh and i was using Bill lyons reflection files..
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Re: Water Textures

Postby Carlo » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:47 am

Put the slider for water in the settings menu of FS to maximum.

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Re: Water Textures

Postby Fozzer » Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:27 am

For FS 2000/2002/2004

Try "Flight Water Pro"....
Set Terrain detail: Land and Water: to "Max".
Set Water effects to "None".

You will get...
...nice blue moving water... ;)...!

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Re: Water Textures

Postby Carlo » Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:43 am

For FS 2000/2002/2004

Try "Flight Water Pro"....
Set Terrain detail: Land and Water: to "Max".
Set Water effects to "None".

You will get...
...nice blue moving water... ;)...!

Cheers...!

Paul... 8)...!



Just downloaded it from AvSim. Tried it, I like it. Doesn't eat my framerate as much as the other add-on watertextures. Thanks Fozzer.

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Re: Water Textures

Postby Fozzer » Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:23 am



Just downloaded it from AvSim. Tried it, I like it. Doesn't eat my framerate as much as the other add-on watertextures. Thanks Fozzer.

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Ta, Crash...!

It's always been a good favourite since the early days of FS 2000/2002... ;D...!

I've always hated the 'orrible "green" water effects on FS 2004... :'(....LOL...!

Flight Water Pro: Excellent water effects add-on for low-end users...(and high-end users.. ;)...)... ;D...!

Doesn't affect the frame-rates... ;D...!

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Re: Water Textures

Postby NicksFXHouse » Mon Sep 05, 2005 4:39 pm

[quote]Yh thanks alot rocket, i'll give that ago now. Anyone else with anything don't be afraid to post them.


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Re: Water Textures

Postby || Andy || » Mon Sep 05, 2005 4:48 pm

Havn't tryed it..
Can you post a shot..??

Im pretty happy with what ive got so far though,,
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Re: Water Textures

Postby NicksFXHouse » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:17 pm

Havn't tryed it..
Can you post a shot..??

Im pretty happy with what ive got so far though,,


The great thing about the water FX setup I mentioned above is you can decide how much effect you see, the waves, the direction of the waves,  the depth of the water and also the entire visual is directly affected by the amount of cloud cover, etc..

I think images are restricted to the screenshot forum and I do not have a server to upload an image to from where I am at right now. Sorry
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Re: Water Textures

Postby alrot » Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:49 pm

For FS 2000/2002/2004

Try "Flight Water Pro"....

Paul... 8)...!


I can't find it
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Re: Water Textures

Postby NicksFXHouse » Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:15 pm

Havn't tryed it..
Can you post a shot..??

Im pretty happy with what ive got so far though,,



I see how the upload system works here now... below are some screens I snagged of the water textures/FX I use from the post mentioned above. I did not alter them in any way.

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I do not use the HIGH water FX settings, I set LAND & WATER to high and leave the water FX on medium.
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Re: Water Textures

Postby Mynameisnemo » Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:21 pm

Nice screenshots Nick, would just like to let you know that the third one is over the 100kb limit.

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Re: Water Textures

Postby NicksFXHouse » Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:24 am

Nice screenshots Nick, would just like to let you know that the third one is over the 100kb limit.

Nemo



fixed it

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