Westland48 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Hi, I opened up FTX and it told me to download Orbx Central, which I did. This then said there were updates to downlaod, I downloaded those. Since doing this, I have found that one (or more) of the tiles has become blurry and appears to have a lower resolution. The surrounding scenery still has the crisp textures to it. This can be clearly seen in the attached screenshots. I have since uninstalled and reinstalled True Earth GB South, to no avail. The area that is affected (the area in the red box on the attached image) is a box just west of Merryfield that extends east to 10NM from Boscombe Down. The area affected goes as far north as Yeovilton and all the way to the coast. I can't work out why this has happened and it's incredibly frustrating as it's where I usually fly - how do I fix this? Cheers, Westland48 (Just read the support info and it says a order number is required for support, mine is 5cd936b077c46) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Sorry about your issue. What version of XP are you using? Would you post a couple more pics please at a height of around 3000ft looking down in spot view. Thanks We can also seek a comment or guidance from the dev @Tony Wroblewski for any assistance he may be able to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westland48 Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Hi, I'm running the latest version V11.41r1 The two images shows the same location (just by EGDY Yeovilton - up is roughly north), one from 0 feet and the other from 3000ft. Whilst Orbx GB isn't the highest priority scenery I have, the only scenery I have in this area is a modified airfield (I have modified airfields in other, not-blurry, areas), and I didn't have any issues prior to the Orbx central update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 OK thanks for the pics. The second pic clearly shows the problem. Please attach your scenery_packs.ini while we wait to see if @Tony Wroblewski can offer any assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westland48 Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Thanks Jon scenery_packs.ini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Your TEGB entry was wrongly placed so i have revised the scenery_packs for you. Drop it into your Custom Scenery folder to replace the existing one. Unsure if it will solve your blurry issue but it will help in making sure it is correctly placed and not masking any airport addons etc. Let me know if it helps. scenery_packs.ini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wroblewski Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 This looks like a missing decal,, I think rather it's a bug in the product that needs fixing as opposed to anything in your install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westland48 Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Jon Clarke said: Your TEGB entry was wrongly placed so i have revised the scenery_packs for you. Drop it into your Custom Scenery folder to replace the existing one. Unsure if it will solve your blurry issue but it will help in making sure it is correctly placed and not masking any airport addons etc. Let me know if it helps. scenery_packs.ini 1.41 kB · 1 download Thanks Jon, put this in place of my old one - n0 change to the blurry textures unfortunately. 1 hour ago, Tony Wroblewski said: This looks like a missing decal,, I think rather it's a bug in the product that needs fixing as opposed to anything in your install. I wonder what changed when I updated through Orbx Central... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wroblewski Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Westland48 said: I wonder what changed when I updated through Orbx Central... I'm not sure, I didn't actually touch anything in this area for the update, so it's a mystery why the decal has gone and it's gone blurry.. Hopefully will work it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westland48 Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 18 hours ago, Tony Wroblewski said: I'm not sure, I didn't actually touch anything in this area for the update, so it's a mystery why the decal has gone and it's gone blurry.. Hopefully will work it out Thanks, let me know when you find a fix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westland48 Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 Should I reinstall this scenery and deactivate my current custom scenery to see if it makes a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 10 hours ago, Westland48 said: Should I reinstall this scenery and deactivate my current custom scenery to see if it makes a difference? Although a probable lengthy process you could try that. I have another suggestion to try before you do that but only if you have a backup copy of TEGB South. By default I believe that Orbx Central has the "Backup copy" option ticked so you need to check that first to see if you do have a backup copy of TEGB South. The attached pic shows where to look if the option to make a backup copy is ticked. If you do have a backup copy then delete it. This is to ensure that Orbx Central is not Verifying or reinstalling from a corrupted copy of TEGB South. If you had a backup copy and deleted it then run the Verify Files option. If no backup was made then uninstall TEGB South and reinstall a fresh new download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westland48 Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 14 hours ago, Jon Clarke said: Although a probable lengthy process you could try that. I have another suggestion to try before you do that but only if you have a backup copy of TEGB South. By default I believe that Orbx Central has the "Backup copy" option ticked so you need to check that first to see if you do have a backup copy of TEGB South. The attached pic shows where to look if the option to make a backup cThanks Jon,opy is ticked. If you do have a backup copy then delete it. This is to ensure that Orbx Central is not Verifying or reinstalling from a corrupted copy of TEGB South. If you had a backup copy and deleted it then run the Verify Files option. If no backup was made then uninstall TEGB South and reinstall a fresh new download. Thanks Jon, I found the back up and deleted it. I also disabled all my other custom scenery. Still no change I'm going to uninstall then reinstall TE GB tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 10 hours ago, Westland48 said: Thanks Jon, I found the back up and deleted it. I also disabled all my other custom scenery. Still no change I'm going to uninstall then reinstall TE GB tonight... Sorry to hear that.I am not convinced that a full reinstall will resolve the issue if @Tony Wroblewski thinks it may be a missing decal bug that has not as yet been fixed. Anyway, nothing lost bt doing a fresh install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westland48 Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Jon Clarke said: Sorry to hear that.I am not convinced that a full reinstall will resolve the issue if @Tony Wroblewski thinks it may be a missing decal bug that has not as yet been fixed. Anyway, nothing lost bt doing a fresh install. Yeah, the re-install didn't work. Hopefully the gremlins can be sorted out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westland48 Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Is there any update on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 We again need input from @Tony Wroblewski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westland48 Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 @Tony Wroblewski Im still having issues, any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Been a long time and I apologise. Please update me on the version number of your TEGB South. it should be 1.20 I believe. Also are you now on XP v11.50? I will contact Tony as he has very little time to attend the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wroblewski Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Hi. My apologies, this had slipped under my radar. I can confirm this isn't a bug on your system or anything you've done wrong but a missing decal. In fact, I found it on a few tiles in the other regions as well. I'll post a patch to the terrain folder here for you rather than trying to get an update on FTX Central (as this will have to run through testing, etc and will take a while). You'll just need to overwrite the files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Many thanks Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve M Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 44 minutes ago, Tony Wroblewski said: Hi. My apologies, this had slipped under my radar. I can confirm this isn't a bug on your system or anything you've done wrong but a missing decal. In fact, I found it on a few tiles in the other regions as well. I'll post a patch to the terrain folder here for you rather than trying to get an update on FTX Central (as this will have to run through testing, etc and will take a while). You'll just need to overwrite the files. Tony Does this include the area North of Newcastle in TEGB Central ? The decals seem to have gone missing there as well since the last update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wroblewski Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 27 minutes ago, Steve M said: Does this include the area North of Newcastle in TEGB Central ? The decals seem to have gone missing there as well since the last update. Yes, amongst other areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wroblewski Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I've written a quick script to fix the missing decals and uploaded the results below: terrain.zip To use, backup Custom Scenery/Orbx_C_GB_South_TrueEarth_Orthos/terrain just in case it fails, download terrain.zip and unzip it. Replace Custom Scenery/Orbx_C_GB_South_TrueEarth_Orthos/terrain with this, and it should resolve the problem. terrain.zip For anyone comfortable running python scripts, I've attached the simple script as well that could be used on other TE regions (drop it in the ortho scenery folder and run it). However, these will eventually be patched to OrbxCentral fix_decals.py Warning: Running verify files in OrbxCentral will overwrite this fix and put it back again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westland48 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 All working, thanks Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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