Guest Muaddib Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I started FSX this morning and found that I had no water where water was supposed to be accept around Australia. I checked to make sure that FTX was turned off and it was. I uninstalled FTX and still had no water accept around Australia. Anyone got any ideas before I have to uninstall FSX and reinstall it and all related software. This sucks... My order # is Order Number: FSS0003930 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Hi Muaddib, no need to re-install just yet; it's probably something fairly simple. Did you install anything else recently, like FSP SP2? Are you using Ultimate Terrain-X, Vancouver+, Victoria+, or other add-ons that provide their own water data? Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muaddib Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 The only thing I have installed since I installed FTX is the addon airports that go with it. I already had UTX, GEXN, FEX, and FSGenesis landclass installed before I installed FTX. I just went in and deleted all the scenery.cfg files I could find and that got my water back. Now I have to find out what happed to UTX, GEXN, and FSGenesis landclass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Hi Muaddib, I suspect that the issue has to do with the terrain.cfg. By forcing FSX to rebuild the scenery.cfg you have removed all add-on entries, including those that manipulate the terrain.cfg, like UT-X and FTX. With UT-X all you have to do is run the configurator once and it'll check the terrain.cfg and add its custom entries if they don't exist. One of these entries is for water polygons, which is probably why they went missing when that entry got removed or replaced. Not sure why that would happen since FTX simply switches the existing version (in the FSX root directory) with its own version and keeps a backup of the existing version. That's what the FTX mode switcher is for. It sounds that this process may have failed somehow for you but it's difficult to say how and why. Anyway, next time your water "is lost" just run the UT-X configurator tool (with FTX on or off, doesn't matter) and it should restore the water data. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muaddib Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I spent most of the day yesterday reinstalling terrain and texture addons. I am pretty sure that FTX caused the problem since it acted just like the switch wouldn't turn it off. The only water was around Australia which is what happens when the switch is on. Like I said, I made sure the switch was off and even uninstalled FTX. I am not sure if I am going to reinstall it yet. I sure don't want the same thing happening again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 So you are back at the point of before you installed FTX? If so, can you run a Ghost before installing FTX again? PS Muaddib as in Paul Atreides aka Paul Muad'Dib ... as in 'Dune' fan ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muaddib Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 So you are back at the point of before you installed FTX? If so, can you run a Ghost before installing FTX again? PS Muaddib as in Paul Atreides aka Paul Muad'Dib ... as in 'Dune' fan ? I have no idea what you mean by "run a Ghost". I guess I could. As far Muad'dib, yes I am the Kwisach Haderach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casioalpha Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Well, theres your answer right there, you obviously have been hooking into the water of life again, either that or you have managed to make your own chapter house right in FSX -sorry, couldn't resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Run a back up of your whole of FSX is what I meant by that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muaddib Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Run a back up of your whole of FSX is what I meant by that I guess I could. Can I make the backup on a different drive? Is there anything in particular that I need to do or just make a folder and copy the FSX directory into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezee Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Hello Holger, (and other admin) I also have the same problem since I installed Orbx yesterday. No water in Europe anymore even though I turned the swich off. Rather annoying... Everything worked fine before I installed Orbx but since, turned on or off, no water appear outside Australia. I also tried to take away all the Orbx layers in the Scenery Library but it does not change anything... and I'm NOT going to reinstall FSX I also replaced the scerney config file with another one (a backup I made some times ago) but it did not correct the problem. Apparently, some files in the texture or scenery folder of FSX (I am NOT a specialist !) may be affecting the rest... Need your help once more... (now that I can enjoy flying in Australia, don't want to miss the rest of the world either !) Gérard (Geneva - Switzerland) FSX, SP1, SP2 Acceleration and Windows XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Im sorry Gerard but if all those things haven't fixed it, it sounds like a reinstall maybe necessary maybe try running a defrag if you haven't already thats all i can suggest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezee Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 There is water in the USA so I think it has to do with the software "Ultimate Terrain Europe for FSX" I uninstalled it and there is water again in Europe ! So that's part of the solution. Now for those who have UTX and Orbx, the point is to make them work together.... tips welcome... It becomes hairy to have those softwares work together...and so much time is spent in their workings instead of flying Geezee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolter van der Spoel Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Hi Gerard, UTX seems to be much more intrusive as we tought it to be, things are looked into and we hope to give more direct solutions as soon as possible, We're sorry we cannot offer you a more direct solution at this moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Hi Gérard, have you tried the tip I gave further up in this thread? With UT-X Europe installed and FTX mode ON run the UT-X configurator once. Doing so will add the UT-X terrain.cfg entries to the FTX modified terrain.cfg. I've been using all three UT-X products with FTX without any problems for several months now. All you need to remember is that anytime water gets missing to run the respective UT-X configurator once. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agade Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 My experience concurs with Holger, there is no inherant incompatability between UTX and FTX, I also have FTX plus all three packages installed. Try running the configurator for each utx area again. (Fantastic scenery by the way guys, and the VFr objects, free airports, rapid hotfixes .. I think I've died and gone to sim heaven. I've only found one incompatability so far, and that's some land where there should be no land errors with horizon's GenX scenery plus water masks in the uk - so I just turn FTX mode off when I'm over there Looking forward very much to the rest of oz! :>) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normandean Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 I have exactly the same experience since installing FEX. I have also checked with a friend and exactly the same thing has happened to him. This time, though, the water is missing around the Friday Island coast. I do have Vancouver Plus installed, but I have ensured that the terrain.cfg entries for that are correct, but the Friday Island problem remains whether I have the FEX switch on or off. Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normandean Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 OK, answered my own question. The entries for Victoria Plus in the terrain.cfg file had been wiped. Re-installing Vistoria Plus cured it. Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun3 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I have the same problem too. What I do is just switch OFF FTX when I fly outside of australia, and water is back. First time I notice this I thought the world suddenly experienced extreme global warming Kinda weird to see the whole of the neighbouring Hawaiian Islands (particalurly the Beautiful Oahu and Dillingham) surrounded by vegetation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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