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SweetFX for FSX

olderndirt said:
When I downloaded with "Izarc", it automatically unzipped so I grouped all the files in a folder and planted it in FSX. Changed some settings from '0' to '1' but haven't been able to activate it in FSX yet. Neither the mentioned 'U' or 'scroll-lock' do anything. What am I not doing?
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Hi Oldendirt,

You have to put all the files into the "Microsoft Flight Simulator X" main folder (which means that all those files will get loose amongst the other files) and keep your fingers crossed. Keep a note of the files that you place there so you can remove them all if it doesn't work as planned...

Note: when all the files are in the main folder, try starting your FSX and if it crashes, you may go to "edit" (top left corner of your screen) and undo the last operation (copy/paste) which will remove all the files in one shot...

Good luck !

Fleurdelys
 
olderndirt said:
When I downloaded with "Izarc", it automatically unzipped so I grouped all the files in a folder and planted it in FSX. Changed some settings from '0' to '1' but haven't been able to activate it in FSX yet. Neither the mentioned 'U' or 'scroll-lock' do anything. What am I not doing?
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Also you need to unbind the keys used by SweetFX in FSX for it to work properly.
 
dandog said:
There is s great SweetFX Configurator that makes it easy to work with. Get it here "http://sweetfx.thelazy.net" Installed, but will play with it later today.
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I tried the configurator, it still copies files to your FSX root directory.
I deleted the files manually after testing by comparing to my FSX backup on another drive.
Presumably the remove game option from configurator would do same, but didn't test that as I preferred the way FSX looked without SweetFX.
Also noticed with SweetFX a very small fps drop while panning around which coincided with a brief display twitch.
 
Finally I decided to use Sweet FX, not FXAA and ENB. Looks than Sweet FX is most stable mod. I dont use only HDR from sweet but did "simulations" of this function but if You want, You can use ENB too in too same time.

Pictures without any editions (FTX Eng):

screenshot70718.jpg





My settings file: https://hotfile.com/dl/182280976/21379c0/SweetFX_settings.txt.html
 
My FSX works very well with SweetFX. More stable tool than ENB.

Did You instal it in right directory? This Sweet configurator sees installed files?
 
Tried it all but no luck. I think I know the problem. Are you guys running FSX in 32 bit? I am using 64 bit win 7 so maybe that is the problem?
 
And don't forget if you have disabled AA and are using Montie's sweetfx_settings.txt from page 2 you have to turm SMAA_antialiasing on as he has it turned off and you will have lots of jagged lines on everything.

So in the file sweetfx_settings.txt change
#define USE_SMAA_ANTIALIASING 0
to
#define USE_SMAA_ANTIALIASING 1

And in your Microsoft Flight Simulator X folder should be the SweetFX folder (that contains - presets and shaders folder)
And the following files:
d3d9.dll
d3d9.fx
dxgi.dll
dxgi.fx
injector.cfg
sweetfx readme.txt
sweetfx_preset.txt
sweetfx_settings.txt
 
TeiscoDelRay said:
Tried it all but no luck. I think I know the problem. Are you guys running FSX in 32 bit? I am using 64 bit win 7 so maybe that is the problem?
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Running it with no issues. I have Win 7 64bit also.

A couple of things to keep in mind:

1) It's a mod that works with FSX because FSX is a 32 bit application
2) Your Windows 64 bit install shouldn't have any affect on it working since it's not working on windows, it's working on FSX.
3) unzip the entire package to a location of your choice - keeping the file structure intact -- then copy the contents of that location (not the containing folder, just the contents of the folder) to your main C:\...\Microsoft Flight Simulator X, folder.

ex: Zipped File > Unzip > C:\...\Desktop\tempfolder >C:\...\tempfolder\Sweetfx(folder),files > (Copy everything inside the temp folder) and paste it into > C:\...\Microsoft Flight Simulator X main folder.

The mod will be automatically "ON". The default settings don't look too much different from default FSX. You have to set up your own edits. Hit the pause button while in FSX then un pause for the injector to replace with new edits on the fly. "Scroll Lock" key turns it "ON/OFF".
 
Thanks for all the help. I have installed all the downloaded files into my fsx main folder. I have unchecked Anti-aliasing but no luck. What happens is when I start fsx the main logo screen comes up and then goes away and then nothing.

I have all the listed files in my fsx folder and when I remove the d3d9.dll, d3d9.fx, dxgi.dll, dxgi.fx files fsx loads, when I put them back it does not. I will keep trying and thanks again for all the advice and help.


 
Sweetfx + any HUD

Hello,

i like SweetFX with FSX and i use it with Bloom, HDR and vibrance enabled at standart settings. But when i fly any Jet, like the IRIS F-14 Tomcat, against the sun or at snow covered terrain on which the sun shines - the HUD-Symbols are to much "outshined"(sorry, i don't really know the right words to tell this on english). You could not see anything of the Symbols - this must cause the Bloom and HDR settings does someone have tweeked sweetfx settings wich are better to use with Jets and their HUDs?

Regards Sepp

P.S.: Sorry for my english...
 
I use it and love it to shreds, but I couldn't get it to work with its own anti analising setting so I just ran nvida to overwrite all anti analising and controlled it with that and it still seems to work. Im an anti analising freak and cant stand when a straight edge looks like a flight of stairs :icon_lol:
 
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