craigeaglefire Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 hi Orbx FSX Steam support, i am a very new sim flyer - FSX Steam & X-Plane 11 - some help would be appreciated... i purchased FSX Steam from Steam with quite a few add-ons recently... loaded up the Orbx Tasmania Demo & liked it & purchased Orbx Australia - i must admit the black boxes all over the place were horrible - but i simply removed the Preview DX10 option & worked OK... 1) can i have DX10 preview enabled & still use Orbx Australia without black boxes? best tips would be appreciated... 2) did i need to install Holgermesh for Orbx Australia? 3) is Orbx Australia pack included in FTX Global - is Australia pack a subset or a superset? 4) can i move my FSX Steam installation folder to a new SSD drive & have the FTX installed Orbx files (Australia & freeware add-ons) automatically migrate with FSX files?... thanks for your time, craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Hello Craig. 1). There is a freeware fix at the Avsim Library, shader_release_v3.2.3.zip 2). Yes. 3). Australia is an FTX region, it requires no other FTX products to work as it should. 4). No, you will have trouble with registry entries, as do all the customers who do this. If you didn't install to the C drive, you can move all your files to the new SSD and then assign the drive letter of the original install location to the new SSD. If you did, you will need to amend the registry entry to point to the new location or FTX Central will not be able to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigeaglefire Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 thank you Nick for your informative reply, the DX10 fix worked very well... & it seems that i could add FSX Global pack to my current FTX Australia pack to enrich my flying experience (both products add their own features as i understand it)... a lot to learn... cheers, craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Hello, You could indeed but you will see no difference in Australia.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigeaglefire Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 so Nick, as i now understand it - the Orbx Australia pack presents a better superset of Australia compared with what is included with FTX Global base pack representation of Australia... thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Hello, Yes. Each FTX region has its own textures, mesh, landclass, vector and scenery objects. These are all tailored to the region and all other outside influences are excluded. For this reason, if you install FTX Global, it will make no difference at all to what can be seen inside any FTX region, including Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigeaglefire Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 thanks Nick, however, if i decide to fly in Italy or elsewhere globally - apart from Orbx Australia - i will get a better FSX:Steam experience by installing FSX Global Base pack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Hello, Yes, FTX Global Base replaces the textures worldwide and almost everyone thinks that this looks much better than the default textures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigeaglefire Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 that's good info Nick, i have been into computers for 30+ years & the modern sims intrigue me... i am also impressed with the online community & the Orbx Aussie development with worldwide connections - i like good software... time is precious so i will now purchase FTX Global Base, based on your recommendation... thanks, craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Take a look at the product screen shots first. I don't think you will be disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigeaglefire Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 because of your most welcome help Nick i have purchased & installed FTX Global Base with available freeware... this will give me plenty to go on with @ moment with FSX:Steam... in the future i may be interested in P3Dv4 as i have an up-to-date computer with good specs & i realise i will be able to use my Orbx purchases with it... thanks again, craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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