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Scenery issues & airbase install instructions

highpockets

highpockets

SOH-CM-2025
I am reinstalling my scenery for my MTO and remembered there was a corrected file in Dem 8. I don't remember if my Dem 8 file has the corrected file or not. Where can I find it to be sure the mesh is correct?
 
OK got it up.

Rami should I be deleting some file lists after some of these various installs? I am a bit confused about when and where to do that.

Thanks
 
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Highpockets,

Any time you add or subtract scenery .bgl files from a folder, you should always delete the filelist.dat and let it regenerate.
 
Don't think I have done that! :kilroy:
That may be part of my problem with the "squarey things" in my Malta scenery. I'll keep you posted.
Thanks for your patience:applause:
 
In reviewing my scenery.cfg as I reinstall my MTO scenery, is there a significance as to the sequence as shows here rather than the one in Rami's install guide?
Also note that the "required=" is FALSE rather than TRUE as Rami's guide notes. My DEM 8, Global_Exclude, and cfs2_eurw_LC_su_BETA4 all show "FALSE". ??
They have been added via the scenery library and activated one at a time.

MY SCENERY.CFG

[Area.012]
Title=DEM 7 mesh
Local=SCENEDB\DEM 7 mesh
Remote=
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=12

RAMI'S SCENERY.CFG(from his install guide)

[Area.012]
Title=DEM mesh
Local=SCENEDB\ DEM mesh
Active=TRUE
Layer=12
Required=TRUE
Remote=
 
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Highpockets,

The DEM mesh should be in order from lowest LOD to highest. (Five, seven, and eight) As long as the section in the scenery.cfg says "ACTIVE=TRUE," you should be all set. However, I still recommend that you follow the guide and place the LOD 5 mesh in the SCENEDB\WORLD folder, it makes things simpler that way.
 
I have done that. I was concerned that several files in the scenery.cfg did not show"TRUE" at the "required=". I do not know what any of those items mean anyway.
 
My complete re-install finally got rid of the "squarey things" off the coast of Malta. :jump: I think I missed the one step last time just after the Malta_BSK_V2 install. Copying the textures from Afnor _Scenery to the main textures folder and the cfs2_eurw_LC_BETA4 folder.

Not completely sure, but it sure looks great now.
 
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Highpockets,

You can't see this, but I'm beaming with pride. Well done, good sir! :icon29:
 
I know there can be no duplicate runway numbers or duplicate ID numbers. Can I eliminate the runways used in the pacific theatre from my Med theatre install and re-number? Same for European theatre, etc?

Or just leave all of them and begin the numbering sequence with the last entry in the airbase.dat file?
 
HP

If I understand you correctly you just want to have a seperate Airbase.dat for each theater. If that is correct and you have seperate installs for each theater , YES you can. I have my AO's broken down by theater (PTO,ETO,Korea,etc) and a seperate airbase.dat for each .
The hard part is reading through each DAT and knowing which field belongs to what AO. Then just add and resequence.
 
Yes, I have separate installs for each theater. Thanks for the input. I always do a backup first anyway before I make any changes.:salute:
 
Reply...

Highpockets,

If you download one of my ETO / MTO campaigns from the Warbirds library or from my site, you'll notice that I provide an ETO or MTO "Master" airbase.dat that includes all of the airfields for that particular theatre. You'll also notice that the original Pacific airfield entries have been removed.
 
Rami said:
Highpockets,

The DEM mesh should be in order from lowest LOD to highest. (Five, seven, and eight) As long as the section in the scenery.cfg says "ACTIVE=TRUE," you should be all set. However, I still recommend that you follow the guide and place the LOD 5 mesh in the SCENEDB\WORLD folder, it makes things simpler that way.
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I am so looking forward to your visit here! I have had to reinstall most of my CFS2 installs, but with my surgery and lack of abilities to do CFS2, I sit with several installs of the basic program and no additional work on scenery, aircraft and missions-campaigns, because I cannot yet use the joystick to test things out.
 
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