NZFF

hey guys
if iv posted in the wrong place please feel free to move it
iv just got FXS with the Accelration expansion pack
and would like too learn anything i can from everyone here
cheers guys
hope to hear from you soon

I recently bought FSX as well, but have been picking the brains of the guys here for the last few weeks or so. Here are some things you may or may not be aware of in FSX

There are many free graphic enhancement programs and there are many 'pay for' graphic enhancement programs. There is freeware addon planes and there are payware addon planes for FSX. The addon planes from some of the companies out there are extremely more in depth then the stock planes that come with FSX + Accelerate. Too many types of planes and software companies to list here. Just let them know what interests you and these guys will be happy to point you in the direction of great planes, be they payware or freeware.

Graphic addons seem to come in a few types. There are the type of programs that concentrate on a particular geographical area and massively increase accuracy and detail and just general beauty of that specific area. Some freeware stuff is here for you in this thread here at NZFF http://nzff.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=40 Some payware of this type is available here at NZFF http://nzff.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=12
There are also graphic improvements that address the auto generated scenery. This is not area specific and only affect generic graphics that FSX uses. There is some freeware of these and also a very up and coming payware one called VLC (Vector Land Class) which you can read up on here at NZFF http://nzff.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11747
Also on the topic of graphic improving there is a payware program called REX2 which takes weather and water to a new level in FSX.

Hmm, what else, well, tons really. The above is a quick and brief overview of a small part that is FSXing here in NZ
Welcome aboard!


Edit: Oh, very important is how to install FSX. As you likely have only just installed it, it will be relatively painless to uninstall and reinstall if necessary. Details are here http://www.simforums.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=29041
There is a TON of adjustments mentioned there, but the important part is hwo to install. As it outlines there it goes something like this, you need to install just FSX first, then get the game going, and load up the default flight. Then, shut down the program and reboot your PC. Then get out your expansion pack (Acceleration) DVD and then install it. Get the game going again and load up the default flight. Reboot again. It is something like that, but follow the instructions in that link and it will tell you the exact way to go about it.
Edit2: When I started posting here I had some weird default setting for how I viewed threads. The threads were presented in a collapsible format where you had to expand each subsequent post to read it. This can be adjusted in the top right hand corner of any post. You should be able to see it reading this post. You should see an "Options" drop down menu and set "Display Mode" to "Standard"

cheers heaps man
so,am i gonna have to reinstall FSX?
i installed it today with the expansion pack and it seems to be working really well

Funch wrote:

QUOTE (Funch @ May 9 2010, 09:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

cheers heaps man
so,am i gonna have to reinstall FSX?
i installed it today with the expansion pack and it seems to be working really well

I would reinstall it as that thread suggests just to be sure. Later on if you decided to do it that way you will likely want to back up all you in game accomplishments and flight records. Right now those are very minimal and you really have nothing to lose by reinstalling. If you don't you may get those 'out of memory' error messages and whatever else comes with installing it any other way then that suggested one.
In the end it is your call of course. Personally I reinstalled simply for the peace of mind of not having to wonder if it would of been better to

Funch wrote:

QUOTE (Funch @ May 9 2010, 07:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

if iv posted in the wrong place please feel free to move it
iv just got FXS with the Accelration expansion pack
and would like too learn anything i can from everyone here

Let us know roughly what your specs are ... then we'll know what sort of performance you *should* be expecting. .. and could offer you advice accordingly ... there are dozens of tweaks, but the latest one or two have been quite significant, IMHO.

To nail my colours to the mast - I reinstalled my FSX *without* acceleration (I had a suspicion that it was causing me loads of problems). After leaving FSX on DX9 for ages, I switched to DX10 preview (but only after I was confident my favourite aircraft and sceneries supported it). Graphically, I think it's made a difference - not massive (I don't think) but worth it.

Other than that, I found that simply upgrading my system from that pig-dog of an o/s, Vista, to Win7 in 64-bit mode helped everything. *Everything* is more stable ... including FSX.

EDIT: PS. You'll find loads of tips - many conflicting. *Always back up your config files* so you can back-track For instance - many people swear by frequent defrags - or sophisticated defrag programs. I've tried them and it made no discernible difference - on my system at least. Maybe Win7 is better at disk access/management? Or maybe it's managing RAM better, so there's less disk access .. who knows!

Venge wrote:

QUOTE (Venge @ May 9 2010, 10:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I would reinstall it as that thread suggests just to be sure.

It can't do any harm ... and at this stage - before you invest hours of work adding aircraft, scenery etc. etc. it's worth a try.

ok lol
all reinstalled and working like a charm
about the specs of my pc lol...............
not sure of specific spec numbers
im pretty sure its a quad core
but it seems to run FSX with all up full so all seems well lol
ok
now for some questions lol
i got the new zealand scenery and they are amazing
nothing like taking off from Wigrim in an P51 and trying to find my house lol
from the short time iv had the game(just over 24 hours lol)
i can tell this is going to be a game that has me hooked for a loooong time to come
iv yet to figure out (one of many, many things lol) how to
get new planes into the game
cheers for all ya help guys
oh
and if anyone wants to fly with a noob and give some advice, tips
id be more then happy to learn anything i can
and again cheers for all ya help

Always things to buy for your new addiction (FSX)
TrackIr http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/ is great addition. It makes your real time head movement move your view in game. So if you want to check over you left shoulder to see if you should turn for base just yet you can just by looking that way.
One of the many great companies that make addon plane. http://www.a2asimulations.com/ Have a look at the 5 videos for their new B-17G. They feature the first video on their home page, and once you watch that they have links for the next 4 on Youtube. Just to give you an idea of how in depth the various addon planes can be.

Always seems to be something to spend your cash on ....

cool
cheers man
ill look into spending more a little further down the track lol
im really just tryin to figure out how to get new planes and repaints into the game
i got the
B-17 and tryed and came up against a few problems lol
first i opened the readme file and it said to "Take the texture folder "texture.purtychili" and copy it to the "WoP2_b17g" folder in FSX."
only problem is that file is not there, or at least i can find it
second problem is opening the cfg file to paist the list of txt into
i get the "windows can not find the right program to open this file lol
oh
and if it helps
im running vista

Funch wrote:

QUOTE (Funch @ May 10 2010, 10:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

first i opened the readme file and it said to "Take the texture folder "texture.purtychili" and copy it to the "WoP2_b17g" folder in FSX."
only problem is that file is not there, or at least i can find it

Should be under simobjects/aircraft/ (there should be loads of them!). Do you mean the whole "WoP2_b17g" folder isn't showing in "simobjects/aircraft"? Did it install correctly?

Funch wrote:

QUOTE (Funch @ May 10 2010, 10:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

second problem is opening the cfg file to paist the list of txt into
i get the "windows can not find the right program to open this file lol

Right-mouse click on the .cfg file ... select the "open with" option ... then select "Notepad" and tick the "always use ..." box. Next time, you should be able to just double-click straight into Notepad.

Funch wrote:

QUOTE (Funch @ May 10 2010, 10:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

im running vista

Arrrrgh! ... have you turned off UAC (User Account Control)? If not, you should. Google it if this doesn't make sense

Funch wrote:

QUOTE (Funch @ May 10 2010, 10:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

cool
cheers man
ill look into spending more a little further down the track lol

No rush to spend up big at first anyway, make sure you are enjoying the game and feel it will keep your attention for some time. I didn't follow my own advice and had a few moments of thinking to myself I could be buying too fast. In my first few days I got REX2, TrackIr pro 5, the Real NZ bundle plus Supercity, a joystick, a Catalina and a Twin Otter addon planes for payware. Adds up to a fair bit for starting out on a PC game in my books. However, I am happily addicted and feel I will get my money worth of enjoyment out of it and then some

Oh, if you do not have Teamspeak 3 downloaded yet (freeware) and a microphone then I would suggest that if you like voice chatting with people online while flying. Am about to head off to work or would link the teamspeak connection details that are somewhere on these forums.

well,
been trying for two days and still cant get new planes into my game
i got the Lotus L-39 and did (as far as i know) everything right
i think i might be getting the config file txt in the wrong place or order
could someone post what the config file for this plane should look like?
cheers for all your help

I will have to pass on that question, all the addon planes i installed so far had an executable that did the whole install for me.

that sounds sooo much easier
is there freeware exe planes?

Not sure, I have only added a few payware planes so far. The content that comes with them are awesome and shall keep me busy for a while lol

You could try this newly released freeware Luscombe...

http://www.classicwings.net/freeplanes/cus..._classicsx.html

..not sure why you are having problems with the L-39 exe ..have you tried their forums?