Bermuda425 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hi forum, my simulator keeps loading the wrong runway texture at small airstrips like WS25 Shangrila Airport. When I restart the sim and load the flight all textures are correct (see first screenshot). But when flying a traffic pattern and approaching the airstrip the runway texture changes erroneously to sand (see second screenshot) although WS25 has a turf runway. How can I fix this issue? Greetings, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Hill Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hi Bermuda, What you're seeing is the difference in seasonal variations of the "grass" runway. The first screenshot looks like spring. Change your season to spring and see if it doesn't stay the greener color. Cheers, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thanks! I'll inform you of the results as soon as I found the time to test your tip. Greetings, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dow Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I just tested this and whatever I take off with I get on landing... so I can't quite see how it could change in a circuit ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 I've made some more testing on this and it seems the spring textures don't display correctly. Here are five screenshots to show you the rapid texture exchange I explained in the first post: Date of the sim: May 1st, 2015, noon Suddenly the runway texture changes After restarting the sim I tried loading different seasons in the following order beginning with the original turf texture in spring on May 1st, 2015 Summer, 2015 Fall, 2015 Winter, 2015 Spring on May 6th, 2015 Spring on May 1st, 2015 Winter, 2015 Spring on May 1st, 2015 Spring on May 6th, 2015 As you can see the textures on May 1st and May 6th at the end vary from the original turf texture in spring on May 1st and also vary from each other, not depending on the specific day in spring. However, I didn't manage to load the original turf texture again without restarting FSX. What's the problem here??? Greetings, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dow Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 To me it doesn't look like sand texture, it looks like abused dry grass texture which I guess you might expect at times other than the flush of spring. The degree to which the grassiness of runways is displayed might be variable depending on textures used and graphics settings as well. On my rig, although I don't see green grass, I don't see anything that I would call sand either. If I get time I might grab some screenshots, in the meantime, this might have to be put in the vagaries of FSX basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryisenor Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 The textures are set when we design the airport but the actual seasonal texture displayed is coded into FSX and cannot be changed by the designer. If you load up FSX in a particular season the runway texture will remain if you change to a different season. Flying away from the airport and returning will change it to the correct season. The actual season displayed on a specific date can be assigned by designers but this will still not always fix the runway texture shown. Just one of the quirks of FSX. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 Alright, I'm relieved to hear that this ain't an error on my FSX but a general issue. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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