RayProudfoot Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I have FTX Global running in P3D v3.4. I also have UK2000 Manchester EGCC. The airport is covered by snow in January. It shouldn't be. The author of UK2000 EGCC has released a fix to correct the problem but it is only needed in January. The user has to remember to remove the files for the remaining 11 months of the year. Apparently in December and February the snow is not visible. I have updated FTX Global to the latest version but this problem remains. Can you please fix it. I have many other UK airports by the same author including Glasgow and Edinburgh and they don't have this snow problem even though in real life it's more likely to occur. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Hello, for an explanation, please read here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayProudfoot Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Nick, I don't have FTX England, just FTX Global. This problem is only present at Manchester. If I move 25 miles west to Liverpool the problem doesn't exist. And why just January? If I choose a different date - 31 December or 1 February the ground textures are restored. I could understand the logic if it affected all UK airports in January but to only apply it to Manchester is daft. Can you please ask those responsible to fix this, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Hello, are you asking why UK 2000 Manchester is snow covered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayProudfoot Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Nick Cooper said: Hello, are you asking why UK 2000 Manchester is snow covered? Yes. UK2000 Liverpool isn't and it's 25 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Have you asked Gary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayProudfoot Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 I've posted on the UK2000 Forum and Gary has supplied a fix but the user has to remove the files when January ends. It's a workaround but what we need is for FTX Global to behave in a consistent way for all UK airports in January. Not do something different purely for Manchester. Just remove the snow at Manchester in Jan please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Scott Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I do not really think,that it is an ORBX problem,even if it is caused by them. Or could you imagine the guys from ORBX should do find solutions for other people's payware? Just my thoughts Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayProudfoot Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Doc Scott said: I do not really think,that it is an ORBX problem,even if it is caused by them. Or could you imagine the guys from ORBX should do find solutions for other people's payware? Just my thoughts Scott I beg to differ. Without FTX Global this problem wouldn't exist. How can you say they're not responsible? And the reason I think it's a bug and not a feature is it only applies to Manchester. Why not Liverpool, Newcastle or Edinburgh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Hello Ray, I cannot replicate this, though I don't have Manchester Extreme. I do have Volume 3 of the airports and also the free version of Manchester Extreme. As far as I can see, it is EU England that introduces the snow textures to the England generated scenery in January. FTX Global Base on its own does not appear to do this and your screen shot of the white Manchester surrounded by green seems to support that theory. Given that none of your other airports are white, I am wondering why Gary's airport would turn white when the surrounding scenery is green. How did you reach your conclusion that FTX Global Base software is influencing UK 2000 Manchester Extreme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayProudfoot Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Hi Nick, It was Gary who said Orbx FTX was responsible in the EGCC SnowFix.zip which is available if you've purchased Manchester XTreme v2. Without that version I'm not surprised you can't replicate the problem. Here's what he said in the readme although it affects UTX Global as well as FTX England. Orbx FTX in there wisdom have decided that Manchester will have snow during January. This set of files can be used to blend Manchester Xtreme V2 in the FTX England January season. Installation ______________ Only use for the month of January! Copy the BMP files into your products 'texture' folder. **DONT** use the options program after its installed Uninstall (for all other 11 months of the year) --------- Run the options program, and normal textures will be restored Gary is a seasoned professional and I have no reason not to believe him. I don't know what "EU England" is. Can you clarify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I notice that he mentions FTX EU England, not FTX Global Base. Quote Orbx FTX in there wisdom have decided that Manchester will have snow during January. This set of files can be used to blend Manchester Xtreme V2 in the FTX England January season. As you insist that you do not have it, the fix is not for you. It is becoming my belief that you have installed Gary's fix for FTX EU England, which would make Manchester Extreme white to match the FTX EU England snow textures during the month of January. I think you should do as he has already suggested to you in his forum and remove the snow option for Manchester Extreme and it will then match the FTX product that you actually have. This, from your own quote, would appear to be what to do. Quote Uninstall (for all other 11 months of the year) --------- Run the options program, and normal textures will be restored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayProudfoot Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Nick, I haven't installed the snow option. I only downloaded it to examine its contents. I have only installed the Xtreme version of Manchester v2 and there is no option in that to select Snow in January. Is anyone at Orbx able to confirm that FTX Global does not apply snow to Manchester in January? if so I will go back to Gary. I admit it does seem odd that the snow is confined to his Manchester scenery but why aren't others seeing the same problem in P3D v3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Ray, only the Manchester Extreme ground textures can turn the airport white. They are photo scenery which over ride whatever landclass textures might have been there. Please try following Gary's advice and see if your airport is still white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Here are Gary's snow textures for Manchester Extreme. You can see them in your screen shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayProudfoot Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Thanks Nick. I do find it odd that he would supply snow textures in the Manchester package and if you don't want them you have to apply the fix. The opposite would make more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Have you then followed Gary's advice and restored the green airport background textures? If so, I will mark this as resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayProudfoot Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Hi Nick, Gary thinks he may have put the wrong files in the installer. As it's now February the problem has resolved itself. If I still have P3D v3 next January I'll check things with him. Sorry for the delay in replying. Didn't get the email notifying me a reply had been posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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