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[OrionDartanyu]

What is the default for these?

Q) How can I improve the look of the ground textures?

A) Open your fs9.cfg file, and modify the following lines:
TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=9.500000
TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=4.50000


I changed them, and forgot to do a backup... I now need the defaults again

[ak427]

KVNY, on Nov 8 2004, 04:43 AM, said:

Bah! all you need to know is: don't Crash!   j/k. Nice info there.

A good tip?

[Gym_Class_Hero]

I hope nobody minds, but ATI9200X, can you please post your CFG file. That would be niceee.

Edited by 3ckpilot, 18 February 2007 - 01:43 PM.

[Gym_Class_Hero]

^Sorry to post again, I couldn't edit it again in time.

It's safe to delete the FS9.cfg right. It won't delete any add-ons? FS9 rewrite's it, right?

[Tepp]

3ckpilot, on Feb 18 2007, 01:05 PM, said:

^Sorry to post again, I couldn't edit it again in time.

It's safe to delete the FS9.cfg right. It won't delete any add-ons? FS9 rewrite's it, right?

Yeah, it's fine. It'll just create a new one with the default entries.

[Gym_Class_Hero]

WN737, on Feb 18 2007, 01:06 PM, said:

3ckpilot, on Feb 18 2007, 01:05 PM, said:

^Sorry to post again, I couldn't edit it again in time.

It's safe to delete the FS9.cfg right. It won't delete any add-ons? FS9 rewrite's it, right?

Yeah, it's fine. It'll just create a new one with the default entries.

What about ad-on planes, traffic, and scenery?

[trechan]

i don't remember where my cfg is

[micky_mouse007]

Mango mate, your a   Thanks mate!!

[kamakazi]

3ckpilot, on Feb 18 2007, 03:15 PM, said:

WN737, on Feb 18 2007, 01:06 PM, said:

3ckpilot, on Feb 18 2007, 01:05 PM, said:

^Sorry to post again, I couldn't edit it again in time.

It's safe to delete the FS9.cfg right. It won't delete any add-ons? FS9 rewrite's it, right?

Yeah, it's fine. It'll just create a new one with the default entries.

What about ad-on planes, traffic, and scenery?

They will stay there. It's just the fs9.cfg rebuild..

[CAT19_Hitman]

trechan, on Mar 15 2007, 07:33 AM, said:

i don't remember where my cfg is

Click on your start menu, then click on Run and type this:

%appdata%/Microsoft/FS9

Then click Ok.

[kamakazi]

trechan, on Mar 15 2007, 10:33 AM, said:

i don't remember where my cfg is

Mango said:

Q) Where is the configuration file now located?

A) It will be located in your personal Application Data folder. On Windows 2000/XP systems, this is located in \Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Microsoft\FS9\FS9.cfg (for Windows 9x users the path is \Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\FS9\fs9.cfg). The Application Data folder is hidden, so you will need to enable viewing of hidden files/folders under the Folder Options in your Explorer.

Ring a bell?

Edited by Kamakazi, 13 May 2007 - 03:58 PM.

[suddste]

mmjm85, on Oct 10 2005, 02:36 PM, said:

straightupkilla, on Oct 10 2005, 12:11 PM, said:

anybody know if you can turn on AA on the Intel® 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family?

Your sig is pretty funny. Looks like you have been told one too many times to turn up AA.  

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think you cant modify the AA on the onboard gaphics card. The only option you have is through FS9.

no you can change AA settings on some onboard cards,like mine, but it is a ATI.

[SK-1323]

As a little side note on the red message box below as i found out today. This modification may come in conflict with TrackIR for some very strange reason, making the trackIR software not to recognize FS2004 and therefore will not work. Just wanted to post it here as i thought it would be relevant It's also mentioned in the naturalpoint forums


Q) How can i get rid of this red message bars ?

A) Open up fs9.cfg with notepad scroll down to [main] and add this entry after the last one in the group

"HideInfoText=1" //without quotes

This removes all red messages

[micky_mouse007]

i havn't had any problems YET!!!

[h.V]

Hey Mango,

On this tweak:

Quote

For Pilots refusing the FS9.1 patch:
Q) Autogen causes a big loss of performance in FS2004. How can I fix this?

A) This is caused by some kind of bug in FS2004. Autogen keeps accumulating even when the objects are not visible. There is a workaround that does not impact visual quality of the scenery much.

Originally posted by Kurt in another thread here at AVSim:
"FS2004 has additional types of Autogen. You have the regular Autogen that is mostly assigned by the .agn files like FS2002. In addition you have Autogen that is assigned in the terrain.cfg file, bridges, high-tension towers, highway signs, etc. and these can be disabled individually in the terrain.cfg. They can also be completely disabled by changing this line in your FS9.cfg under the GRAPHICS SECTION.

TERRAIN_USE_VECTOR_OBJECTS=0 0=off/1=on

Another type of Autogen is assigned by the default.xml file in the Autogen folder. This is where the fast food buildings and other types of new Autogen objects are added. The default.xml file can be edited to get rid of certain types of objects, you can also disable this type of Autogen on a texture by texture basis with the annotator tool included in the FS2K2 Autogen SDK. You can also disable all of these types of additional objects by renaming the default.xml to

default.xml.BAK."

I have found that disabling both (by renaming the default.xml file AND setting the opton in the cfg file to 0) will prevent autogen from accumulating and improve performance significantly.

Enabling only one of the options will not slow the sim much and autogen data will still not accumulate. However, having both these enabled will cause massive slowdowns, especially when nearing airports or when slewing.

I recommend you to set TERRAIN_USE_VECTOR_OBJECTS to 1, but rename the default.xml file to something else. The bridges, high-tension towers and highway signs add a lot more to the scenery, visually, than the fast food buildings do.

Is this what the default.xml should look like after renamed it?


Did I do it right?

[kamakazi]

Mr.Boss, on Jul 12 2007, 03:25 PM, said:

Hey Mango,

On this tweak:

Quote

For Pilots refusing the FS9.1 patch:
Q) Autogen causes a big loss of performance in FS2004. How can I fix this?

A) This is caused by some kind of bug in FS2004. Autogen keeps accumulating even when the objects are not visible. There is a workaround that does not impact visual quality of the scenery much.

Originally posted by Kurt in another thread here at AVSim:
"FS2004 has additional types of Autogen. You have the regular Autogen that is mostly assigned by the .agn files like FS2002. In addition you have Autogen that is assigned in the terrain.cfg file, bridges, high-tension towers, highway signs, etc. and these can be disabled individually in the terrain.cfg. They can also be completely disabled by changing this line in your FS9.cfg under the GRAPHICS SECTION.

TERRAIN_USE_VECTOR_OBJECTS=0 0=off/1=on

Another type of Autogen is assigned by the default.xml file in the Autogen folder. This is where the fast food buildings and other types of new Autogen objects are added. The default.xml file can be edited to get rid of certain types of objects, you can also disable this type of Autogen on a texture by texture basis with the annotator tool included in the FS2K2 Autogen SDK. You can also disable all of these types of additional objects by renaming the default.xml to

default.xml.BAK."

I have found that disabling both (by renaming the default.xml file AND setting the opton in the cfg file to 0) will prevent autogen from accumulating and improve performance significantly.

Enabling only one of the options will not slow the sim much and autogen data will still not accumulate. However, having both these enabled will cause massive slowdowns, especially when nearing airports or when slewing.

I recommend you to set TERRAIN_USE_VECTOR_OBJECTS to 1, but rename the default.xml file to something else. The bridges, high-tension towers and highway signs add a lot more to the scenery, visually, than the fast food buildings do.

Is this what the default.xml should look like after renamed it?


Did I do it right?

Nope, it's still an XML file I believe. Which means that it is 'default.bak.xml'  Go to Tools >Folder Options, and then the View Tab. Then, uncheck the box that says 'Hide extensions for known file types'. Hit Apply, and rename the file to 'default.xml.bak' and say yes to the warning you get. That should make it right. I could be wrong so make sure you back up the original file first. Make sure you check the 'Extensions' option afterwards or you could mess up files when you rename them.

Edited by Kamakazi, 12 July 2007 - 04:46 PM.

[h.V]

so should I open it on word.. and then save it as default.bak.xml?

[h.V]

it is amazing, I see Mango around the forum but he can't help me..

[bigflyersmallbyer]

Thanks mango!!!! My FS looks a of a lot better without zee "blurries".

[Mango]

Mr.Boss, on Jul 26 2007, 04:18 AM, said:

it is amazing, I see Mango around the forum but he can't help me..

, sorry - you can rename it like you want, just not .xml at the end. So

'default.xml_I_dont_need_you_anymore'

would work just great. You'll get a warning though. Just click o.k..Or cut the file and paste it in a backup folder outside the sim. That's what i do.





edit because i can't spell....

Edited by Mango, 02 August 2007 - 07:35 AM.