MoCat's Snow Dog Tours

[Flying Trucker]

Good evening all...

Just got this electronic gizmo back after two weeks waiting for the new video card to be replaced which I bought back in October I think...no charge...much thanks to them.

However I have downloaded MoCats Snow Dog Tours 2 (not the V or Juneau).

I believe it is the largest version on the Simviation Scenery Download site.

Well I have done everything it asks and also did a redownload to make sure.

-Extracted to new folder and not to FSX
-It shows in the FSX Scenery Addons but when I try to install it in the Scenery Library it will not install.
-When I delete it I get a Scenery CFG Error in some location.

Not sure what I am doing wrong as I have done it the same way with the other scenery addons with no problem.

[Club508]

Hmmm... I remember installing it once before I cleared out my FS, and I had got it in right, though I've never tried it.

[Club508]

I think i might have found one part of the problem.  What the heck happened to part four?!?
There's V2.0 (which replaces I), II, III, V, but no IV.

[ViperPilot]

I found it in the FlightSim File Library, along with Part V, "The North Pole".

The Readme for v2.0 says it replaces all previous versions, and that if you have a previous version you need to delete it.

Hope this Helps!

Alan

[Club508]

I found it in the FlightSim File Library, along with Part V, "The North Pole".

The Readme for v2.0 says it replaces all previous versions, and that if you have a previous version you need to delete it.

Hope this Helps!

Alan

Ah!  Thanks!  Time to figure this stuff out again.

[Club508]

FOUND IT!!!
there are a few problems, which I found how to fix.

Make sure you have these:
1.

[JoBee]

[quote]FOUND IT!!!
there are a few problems, which I found how to fix.

Make sure you have these:
1.

[Club508]

Please explain to me the difference between what you suggest and simply verifying that "Snow Dog Tours", and "SDT_Object_Library" are both active in the Scenery Library?
What exactly does all the file movement fix?

I quote his post:

-It shows in the FSX Scenery Addons but when I try to install it in the Scenery Library it will not install.

I even tried it myself, and it just wouldn't go in.
But by moving the files to an already active location, you don't have to worry about that.

[Hagar]

I even tried it myself, and it just wouldn't go in.

There has to be a reason for that. By doing what you suggest you risk a conflict between different versions of the same area.

Which version of the scenery are you having problems with?

[Club508]

I even tried it myself, and it just wouldn't go in.

There has to be a reason for that. By doing what you suggest you risk a conflict between different versions of the same area.

Which version of the scenery are you having problems with?

? :-?
This Snow dog tours (The V2.0) is the only scenery I've downloaded for FSX.  And since the addon scenery's main scenery and texture folder are empty, there shouldn't be much chance of conflict I hope.

[Hagar]

I think there's a simple explanation for your problem. If you installed the scenery manually or with the installer you should have a folder named Snow Dog Tours in your FSX\Addon Scenery directory. This contains 2 sub-folders named SDT_Object_Library & Ketchikan Alaska respectively. These are the folders that should be activated (in that order) from the FSX Scenery Library.

If you try activating the Snow Dog Tours folder it won't work.

[Flying Trucker]

Hi Doug...

I have the two folders alright but when I try to add them to the Scenery Library they will not take.

I tried to install the SDT Folder first but no go and the second folder the Snow Dog Tours Folder which has a scenery folder inside it will not install either.

Seems to me I had this problem once before.

Not sure why the Auto Installer will not do it automatically.

Thanks for the responses folks...

[Hagar]

Doug. If I recall correctly you're using Windows7. The procedure for activating scenery is slightly different. Check out this video. http://iblueyonder.com/video-tutorial-adding-scenery-to-fsx-in-windows-7/

[Flying Trucker]

You are right Doug and thanks for the Link...will take a look now...

[Flying Trucker]

Thanks Doug that worked...

That Link should be posted somewhere if it is not already for all to use...

Now I just did a quick flight out of Ketchecan Alaska with the default Beaver.

I am getting black buildings with some good graphics on the boats, cargo and some ships.

My graphics card is a:
NVIDIA Ge Force GTX 580

I was just told that my graphics card is too far advanced for that program which is about two or three years old I think. (2008)

That does not make any sense to me but perhaps the person is right.

Any input would be most appreciated.