changing cfs3

[46_trap]

After installation of ETO Expansion, can I make changes? I have went into cfs3 and tried quick flight and the scenery has no colour. Is that normal? I have tree outlines.
46_trap

 

[ndicki]

Sounds as though your memory is too small. When the texture files are too big for the memory, that's what happens.

Check the size of scenerysheet01.dds (should be somewhere in CFS3 ETO Expansion\assets) - if it is 8193KB, you've got the ultra-high-resolution version. It needs to be scaled down.

Did anyone actually upload the fix somewhere? It would make life easier all round... If they haven't, then I suppose I should.

 

[ndicki]

I've uploaded a fix. It should be up under CFS3 scenery downloads once Douglas gets the chance.

 

[BeauBrummie]

Nigel I'm fairly sure that the low-res files were included in the install, but fast response mate.

 

[ndicki]

Er... I do remember having to make my own... Maybe that's been updated.

In any case, I've included instructions which also cover problem No.2, namely the fact that the original scenery sheet (both dds and xml) can still pop up out of nowhere and make things look nasty. So even if the lower resolution textures are in the install, there's still something helpful in there!

 

[grizzly50]

After installation of ETO Expansion, can I make changes? I have went into cfs3 and tried quick flight and the scenery has no colour. Is that normal? I have tree outlines.
46_trap

46_trap, is this problem with your CFS3 install, or with your ETO install?

If it's ETO, then for the fix these people are talking about, go into your CFS3 ETO Expansion main game folder and look for a folder named CFS3 ETO Expansion READMEs.

Look in this READMEs folder for a file named CFS3 ETO EXPANSION FAQ.rtf.

Open this file and look for entry number 16.

Follow the instruction there exactly.

Now, I will tell you what those instructions say:

1. Look in the ETO main game folder for the assets folder.

2. Then look for the highres dds folder, NOT the highres_dds folder.

3. Look in the highres dds folder for a file named scenerysheet01.dds.

4. Change the name of the scenerysheet01.dds to highres_scenerysheet01.dds.

5. Now look in the same folder for a file named lowres_scenerysheet01.dds.

6. Change the name of the lowres_scenerysheet01.dds to scsenerysheet01.dds.

How much RAM do you have in your machine?

Have you run the cfs3config.exe in your ETO main game install? You may want to use this to set the sliders for your terrain and scenery details.

I hope this helps.:d