matrosov Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Good evening. I have orbx global sceneries and absolutely love it however there are these black squares on the ground that seem to randomly appear as I am flying. Could you tell me how to get rid of them. I did quite a bit of google searches and couldn't find anything resembling this problem. Thank you for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POLYMERMAN Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Suggest you search this forum. I did. The most frequent fix is to verify your land class products, please see this area: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrosov Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 Thank you Polymerman, I've uninstalled and reinstalled all Orbx packages thru orbx central then verifyed the files and still have the same problem. Is verifying and/or reinstalling the only solution that works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sawatzky Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Hi Also ensure your Orbx Libraries are installed in the simulator ORBX folder and not in a library separate from the simulator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrosov Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Doug Sawatzky said: Hi Also ensure your Orbx Libraries are installed in the simulator ORBX folder and not in a library separate from the simulator. Hi Doug. just orbx libraries not the Base pack, Buildings, Vector trees, and LC. Those can remain in the library on the separate drive correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sawatzky Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 No, actually all those global products should be in the sim folder as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrosov Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 So none of the orbx products can be installed via symlinks? because the orbx central installer was suggesting it could install them on a separate drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sawatzky Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 For now, for those users that are experiencing these issues, all the Global products should be installed into the simulator folder, the majority of the other Orbx products such as airports and regions can be installed via the .xml method into a library outside of the simulator, using the Orbx Central create a library function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingDuck27 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Hi Doug, I also have noticed that occasionally I am seeing black textures in my scenery, most recently in Australia V2. I have verified the files, etc. Forgive me, just confirming what you said about the placement of Orbx Libraries: Also ensure your Orbx Libraries are installed in the simulator ORBX folder and not in a library separate from the simulator. Seems I may have got this wrong. I have P3D V4.5 installed on my D Drive. When I installed Orbx Central, (on the SAME drive as my P3D) I created a Main Library and called it D:\Orbx Library. Inside that folder I have D:\Orbx Library\p3dv4\Orbx ObjectFlow. Not correct? Most of my Orbx airports and scenery are installed inside the main P3D folder. YBCS was installed using the .xml method and is working correctly. I have not really encounted any other issues since changing over to Orbx Central, except what I have mentioned above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Hello, please don't be distracted by the occasional black texture in Australia v2, it is a known problem and not connected to black textures elsewhere. If objectflow is the only product in that library, then all the other products that you own must be in the simulator root folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Hobson Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 If I may ask, what has suddenly prompted the advice to install all Global products into the simulator root folder, other than the fact that some folks are having black texture problems? I have no such problems, but all Orbx products I have are installed on a separate drive from the sim (P3D), with the exception of Global Base and Vector Formerly, the advice was to install only the Global Base pack, but that advice now includes the Land Class products, etc., as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Hello Stewart, it's a case of what works for you. There are not so many who find that they cannot make the OLC products work except when they are within the simulator but if they find that installing them inside the simulator works for them, then it is a valid solution for them. In short, if you installation is working to your satisfaction, then there is no need to change it. If someone else's is not then there is a need. A part of the reason is the vast numbers of possible combinations of hardware and chosen installation locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Hobson Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Thanks, Nick. If it works, don't fix it. Any ideas why the choice of installation location would be a factor in these uncommon "black textures" cases? It would seem a simple "Verify Files" procedure would be the obvious solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 It would and yet often it appears not. Why that solution works for some and not for others is probably rooted in the same variety of hardware, software and installation thereof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Hobson Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 I'm not sure how hardware would affect this problem, when a change in install location solves the problem. Certainly, however, software and installation of same, and even the simulator version (in the case of P3D), or the operating system--Win7 or Win10, could be sources of the problem. Thanks, as ever, for your insights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Hardware can include external drives, which if not permanently connected can cause problems on their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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