FS2004 New Aircraft

[Fozzer]

[quote]Fozzer: Those oil platforms you mention are taboo to most who live here. They are currently idle and are used to grow commercial mussels

[DenisH]

Fozz: Thanks for the links and the interesting stuff on scenery generally. One thing I've noticed re flight sim products, the manufacturers are not very good on directions or information on using their products.

[ShaneG_old]

Hello DenisH, and welcome to the relatively problem free world of FS9.

I also have GEP, and I must say that it made the most dramatic change to my sim.

When you installed, the GUI should have ran automatically allowing you to select which textures for day & night you wanted to install.  If you never did this step, then it has not been completely installed.

 I have my FS9 looking about as close to FSX as I think it can get, ( at least until REX for FS9 comes out. ) And most of it is because of GEP. 8-)

Good luck, and any help you need, we're always here.

[Fozzer]

...don't forget, Den...

Assuming your Hardware is up to the task, with your add-ons fully installed, move ALL your sliders up to the MAX settings in Options: "Scenery, Aircraft, Weather, and Hardware" to fully appreciate all the benefits of FS 2004... ...!

Adding bits and bobs, over time, (mostly Freeware), like Shane says, FS 2004 will equal FSX on your existing Hardware... [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]...!

Paul....G-BPLF...FS 2004...Enjoy!

P.S....not being too enthusiastic about "Turquoise" coloured water, I keep my "Water Effects" slider to "None", use "Land only",  and use Flight Water Pro and VOZ water effects to fill the void......!

[DenisH]

Shane: You may have given me the solution. I will rerun the CDRom of GE and look for those textures.  Are these the day, night, golf course and industrial buttons?  If so, I have downloaded them. Maybe (probably) I missed something else on the first run.  I assume a rerun won't do any damage to the program?  Or will it? Can you advise?  

Foz: I have a pretty good Dell and will follow your advice. If it's too much for my system I'll apprpriately slide back the controls.  Thanks to you both!

[ShaneG_old]

Those are indeed the textures I was referring to.

The best way to tell if they are installed, is during the loading splash screen, it will say which set is installed. Unless of course you have added something else that has modified the splash screen, such as VOZ.

And yes, slider position will have a big impact on the appearance of the textures, as will hardware quality.

[DenisH]

Thanks for the quick response. One thing, I never get a message regarding  Ground Environment when FS9 simulator  is loading. I have an FG icon on my tabletop which is why I wondered earlier if I have to download FG everytime I use FS9? I've tried this but no improvement. Am I confusing you?  lol   I haven't added on any scenery other than the FG download. Should I download FG CD again?  Will it damage anything if I do?  you advise?  Sorry for being so ignorant about this. All very new to me.    

[ShaneG_old]

Just to make sure, you are using Ground Environment Professional, correct? Or are you talking about a different program, because I don't have a 'FG' icon on my desktop. :-/

If it is GEP:
Just run the icon on your desktop, and select the texture sets you want for each option and then select install. Then at the bottom of your splash screen (the one with the DC-3 that says Flight Simulator 2004 ) you should see, in white letters, the name of the texture set installed.

If not, then it depends on what program you have.

[DenisH]

Shane: I apologize, I just went on GE using desktop icon and when I checked to install the "industrial" texture there was indeed a message window. It said:  "There is an errordetecting a required texture folder in Flight Simulator. It could be an add-on product that does not exist in Flight imulator. Please check the selected Ground Environment texture oiptions and verify any installed add-ons".  The three other GE textures showed no error.

That's the message. Of course, this is Greek to me since I haven't added on any scenery other than GE. I have downloaded a few aircraft. I haven't any idea how to verify installed add-ons.  Does this message make sense to you?  

[DenisH]

The box containing my GE CD-Rom says it is "Ground Environment for FS 2004". No mention of "professiional". It's by Flight 1 software

[olderndirt]

Denis
Mine's the same.

[DenisH]

OLDER: Glad to hear I am not going mad. This FS thing is overwhelming, not so much in learning  landings, nav, radio, flight performances, coping with eather, etc etc.  but in the computer itself. Guys my age didn't grow up with computers. We don't know the language. Hell, when I was in the Navy we were still firing 40's and 20's at airplanes by squinting through gunsights. LOL I didn't realize  one needed so much computer knowledge to participate in FS. For instance, I haven't the vagueist idea of what "splash" is. The mysteries of downloading continue to elude me. My airplane folder ended up in another program called Photo Imprssions 6 and I don't know  how it got there or how to get it out.  Very, very frustrating. I'm ready to abandon it even though I just sprung for pedals and yoke, which I'll reluctantly hand over to one of my kids. Despite my frustration, I remain  grateful to all you guys who  have shown so much patience in explaining  its mysteries.  

[olderndirt]

Denis
You're preaching to the choir when discussing the vagaries of computering.

[ShaneG_old]

I try to view my computer as sort of an extension of my mind/memory. It remembers & stores things so that I don't have to.

As for how your airplane folder got into a photo program folder, Internet browsers will remember the last place you put something when you downloaded it, and then automatically put the next thing you download there also, I'm pretty sure this is a default setting. This is opposed to having it ask you where to put each thing you download (which is the preferred method for me.  ;) ) Just grab it and drag it out of there to move it.  ;)


The 'splash' screen is the very first screen you see when you start FS9, and the screen you see when you click 'Fly Now'. It has pics of a DC3, a 747, & the Wright flyer, and says Flight Simulator 2004.

[Capt.Propwash]

i hate to break in on the Ground Environment Pro talk, but I just wanted to say that *I* have the Real Environment Pro (FS9) { REX is for FSX only.... hence the X. } Water Textures are now amazing compared to what they use to be, runways are more realistic, and concrete surface areas - ramps/tarmac, now have the grid lines like they were poured in place.

not to mention the clouds, sun, night sky, lighting, weather in general is now .... WOW!  :o


Here is just a taste of the weather and feeling of REP. (real environment pro)




A Boeing 747-400 waiting to take off from Las Vegas with a plane full of passengers with no money!!