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scenery issue with MR solomons

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dasuto247

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Ballale Airfield, the island disappeared, just shows the runway and facilities sitting on the water lol.Any ideas?
 
What is the name of the zip file for the scenery and where did you download it from? Also can you send a screen shot of just what it looks like. It will help in narrowing down just what is going on.

MR
 
MaskRider said:
What is the name of the zip file for the scenery and where did you download it from?

MR
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File is mr_solomons_08116, it's the solomons scenery.downloaded it from SOH scenery add ons. Nothing else was installed other than MR papua new guinea scenery, no issues. Ballale is there, the airfield and facilities but no on solid ground, the non runway areas is water, facilities are on water.
 
Inside the mr_solomons_08116 folder/scenery folder these are the files that should be listed. There are 33 of them. 4 of them are related to ballale

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Are they all there?

MR
 
MaskRider said:
Inside the mr_solomons_08116 folder/scenery folder these are the files that should be listed. There are 33 of them. 4 of them are related to ballale

attachment.php


Are they all there?

MR
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Not sure how to take SS in CFS 2. I checked the file, 4 are there. Ballale_poly_3 Ballale_poly_8 SI_Ballale_GSL, lc_ballale, all BGL files.
 
You might also try going to my website (click on the link in my signature) and downloading the Solomon's pack from there. The zip is named mr_solomons_080512.zip. I am pretty sure that this pack is complete and functioning properly.

MR
 
MaskRider said:
You might also try going to my website (click on the link in my signature) and downloading the Solomon's pack from there. The zip is named mr_solomons_080512.zip. I am pretty sure that this pack is complete and functioning properly.

MR
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Thanks Ill give it a try.Also, I tried installing the New Britain_UT scenery, mainly for Rabaul.Installed fine except the stock runways around Rabaul wont disappear, they are still showing up along with the replacements.(This was after installed your SI, Ballale issue is with or without it) Any ideas?
 
OK, thanks.

Did you place the files in the "Place CONTENTS in Main CFS2 SCENERY Folder" folder as per install instructions?

And

Is the "MR Solomons" folder in the parent CFS2 folder?

And is it near the top of the scenery library list?

MR

PS Do you have Rhumbas mesh and masks installed?

Have you visited Stirling Island? If not, please do and tell me if you get the same visuals as at Ballale.
 
MaskRider said:
OK, thanks.

Did you place the files in the "Place CONTENTS in Main CFS2 SCENERY Folder" folder as per install instructions?

And

Is the "MR Solomons" folder in the parent CFS2 folder?

And is it near the top of the scenery library list?

MR

PS Do you have Rhumbas mesh and masks installed?
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Okay, I was wondering if perhaps that was it, if I misunderstood the readme.Yes, I added the "Place CONTENTS in Main CFS2 SCENERY Folder" to scenery as instructed.The GSL to GSL folder. The other folder, where does it go? I added it manually.Was not sure how else to do it, did same for others and worked fine.Scenery list?
I added those 33 files in the MR SOLOMONS folder manually to main texture and scenery files. Taking it I misunderstood how was supposed to install?
 
dasuto247 said:
Okay, I was wondering if perhaps that was it, if I misunderstood the readme.Yes, I added the "Place CONTENTS in Main CFS2 SCENERY Folder" to scenery as instructed.The GSL to GSL folder. The other folder, where does it go? I added it manually.Was not sure how else to do it, did same for others and worked fine.Scenery list?
I added those 33 files in the MR SOLOMONS folder manually to main texture and scenery files. Taking it I misunderstood how was supposed to install?
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Aaahhh, yes. Ok. That's it. That entire MR Solomons folder along with its sub-folders needs to be dumped AS IS right into the main CFS2 parent folder and then activated. If those MR_Solomons/scenery folder bgls get into the main CFS2 scenery folder with the bgls from the "Place CONTENTS in Main CFS2 SCENERY Folder" bgls, the bgls from the "Place CONTENTS in Main CFS2 SCENERY Folder" folder will make the new Ballale shorelines and land disappear. Those bgls that we throw into the main CFS2 scenery folder are what make the stock shorelines and land disappear so the new shoreline and land bgls can take their place. That is why it is important to place the new scenery higher in the scenery library list so that CFS2 will read those bgls AFTER it reads the bgls that delete the stock land and shorelines- delete stock roads and rivers, too, if Ballale had any. The scenery folder lower down in the list get read and acted upon before those further up in the list.

Shouldn't be too hard to fix. ;^)

If you go to Stirling Island and Ondonga you will probably see the same problem. Those were both locations where the stock land and shorelines were replaced with new.

Thanks for hangin' in there!

MR
 
MaskRider said:
OK, thanks.

Did you place the files in the "Place CONTENTS in Main CFS2 SCENERY Folder" folder as per install instructions?

And

Is the "MR Solomons" folder in the parent CFS2 folder?

And is it near the top of the scenery library list?

MR

PS Do you have Rhumbas mesh and masks installed?

Just visited sterling, yes its the same as Ballale.

Have you visited Stirling Island? If not, please do and tell me if you get the same visuals as at Ballale.
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Just visited sterling, yes its the same as Ballale.
 
MaskRider said:
Aaahhh, yes. Ok. That's it. That entire MR Solomons folder along with its sub-folders needs to be dumped AS IS right into the main CFS2 parent folder and then activated. If those MR_Solomons/scenery folder bgls get into the main CFS2 scenery folder with the bgls from the "Place CONTENTS in Main CFS2 SCENERY Folder" bgls, the bgls from the "Place CONTENTS in Main CFS2 SCENERY Folder" folder will make the shorelines and land disappear. Those bgls that we throw into the main CFS2 scenery folder are what make the stock shorelines and land disappear so the new shoreline and land bgls can take their place.

If you go to Stirling Island and Ondonga you will probably see the same problem. Those were both locations where the land and shorelines were rebuilt for the scenery.

Thanks for hangin' in there!

MR
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Ah ill fix it and surely thats it.Ondonga was fine though, well looked fine in the ME, have not flown over it yet.
 
MaskRider said:
Aaahhh, yes. Ok. That's it. That entire MR Solomons folder along with its sub-folders needs to be dumped AS IS right into the main CFS2 parent folder and then activated. If those MR_Solomons/scenery folder bgls get into the main CFS2 scenery folder with the bgls from the "Place CONTENTS in Main CFS2 SCENERY Folder" bgls, the bgls from the "Place CONTENTS in Main CFS2 SCENERY Folder" folder will make the shorelines and land disappear. Those bgls that we throw into the main CFS2 scenery folder are what make the stock shorelines and land disappear so the new shoreline and land bgls can take their place. That is why it is important to place the new scenery higher in the scenery library list so that CFS2 will read those bgls AFTER it reads the bgls that delete them. The scenery folder lower down in the list get read and acted upon before those further up in the list.

If you go to Stirling Island and Ondonga you will probably see the same problem. Those were both locations where the land and shorelines were rebuilt for the scenery.

Thanks for hangin' in there!

MR
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Just make sure I have this correct.Move the folder intothe main CFS directory? Then activate in the scenery under options once open the sim? No placing the folder in the main scenery folder? Textures either? I deleted them from the scenery, do I need to delete the textures as well?

Okay that fixed sterling, ballae is no longer floating on water but its blocky and square.suppose I need to install the mesh by rhumba is it? Which one? Also sure I need to go delete the textures from the main texture folder.Youve been a huge help, thank you.
 
Hehe, no do not install Rhumbas mesh. Not for this Solomons pack. It isn't needed.

Here is what it says straight out of the install notes:

1. Drop the entire MR Solomons folder into your main CFS2 folder- if asked to overwrite,
say yes.- and then activate it. If you have an existing MR Solomons folder,
delete it or deactivate it.
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I grant you it is a tad confusing. However, it says nothing about putting anything into the main cfs2 scenery folder, eh? ;^)

Forget everything after "and then activate". The rest of it is just for those who may have had an earlier incarnation of MR Solomons installed. If so then it needs to be deleted or deactivated to avoid conflicts. Doesn't apply to you.

Yes, activate through the options menus.
 
dasuto247 said:
Just make sure I have this correct.Move the folder intothe main CFS directory? Then activate in the scenery under options once open the sim? No placing the folder in the main scenery folder? Textures either? I deleted them from the scenery,

Okay that fixed sterling, ballae is no longer floating on water but its blocky and square.suppose I need to install the mesh by rhumba is it? Which one? Also sure I need to go delete the textures from the main texture folder.Youve been a huge help, thank you.
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"No placing the folder in the main scenery folder?" Correct. Place it into the CFS2 parent folder and activate it from there using the options menu.

"do I need to delete the textures as well?" Yes delete any of the textures from this pack that you may have added to the main CFS2 texture folder. They only need to be where they are: in the MR Solomons/texture folder.

Happy to have been of service. I hope you enjoy the scenery!

Thanks you for hangin in there and working with me.

MR
 
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