Problems installing NZ Scenery fro Geographx

[Taurus548]

I recently purchased the above from GeographX but have had probelms installing to FSX.
I have ended up with Wellignton with clearly better mesh details and superb terrain detail but when I fly about Wellington the harbour is now full of streets, houses and cars moving around.
Mt Vic is showing two masts and there is a mast on Mt. Kaukau. and lots of other detail.
Also there appears to be a long beach streaching about 2 km out where Lyall Bay was.

Can anyone help with this?

[creator2003]

Any chance of some screenshots plz so we can see little better ,as they say i think pictures paint a thousand words ..lol yeah but this would help alittle more with your troubles
mike

[Taurus548]

QUOTE(creator2003 @ Oct 4 2007, 02:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Any chance of some screenshots plz so we can see little better ,as they say i think pictures paint a thousand words ..lol yeah but this would help alittle more with your troubles
mike

How do you add screen shots?

[Mattnz]

QUOTE(Taurus548 @ Sep 29 2007, 02:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

How do you add screen shots?

http://nzff.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13

[creator2003]

Yeah sorry mate or just go to where you want to take the shot a hit {prt scr} ie print screen and the open ms paint and press control V and save as a jpeg then go to imageshack and upload it and grab the text from the bottom and post it into the icon that looks like a pic in the forum tread or just put [img] and the end [/image] without that "A and E like the first one ive put there ...
hope this helps

[Taurus548]

QUOTE(creator2003 @ Oct 4 2007, 03:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yeah sorry mate or just go to where you want to take the shot a hit {prt scr} ie print screen and the open ms paint and press control V and save as a jpeg then go to imageshack and upload it and grab the text from the bottom and post it into the icon that looks like a pic in the forum tread or just put [img] and the end [/image] without that "A and E like the first one ive put there ...
hope this helps

Eastbourne


Seatoun


WN Airport.

[creator2003]

Ok yeah it looks like the topo data didnt install properly,,
i would ask the mods of this topic to put it down to RBE help me so the right guy can help also have a look down there yourself as i remember someone else having a simular problem lately ,but will get sorted soon mate thank for your efforts with the pics this should help them out heaps
mike ..

[Taurus548]

QUOTE(creator2003 @ Oct 4 2007, 04:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ok yeah it looks like the topo data didnt install properly,,
i would ask the mods of this topic to put it down to RBE help me so the right guy can help also have a look down there yourself as i remember someone else having a simular problem lately ,but will get sorted soon mate thank for your efforts with the pics this should help them out heaps
mike ..

Whats RBE stand for?

[ardypilot]

Whats RBE stand for?

The scenery you have downloaded from Geographx.co.nz was developed by Christian Stock who runs Red Baron Entertainment. He should be able to help you out here.

[Taurus548]

QUOTE(Trolly @ Oct 5 2007, 02:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The scenery you have downloaded from Geographx.co.nz was developed by Christian Stock who runs Red Baron Entertainment. He should be able to help you out here.

OK! Thanks will try that route.

[Christian]

QUOTE(Taurus548 @ Oct 5 2007, 02:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

OK! Thanks will try that route.

Hi, looks like you need to add the topo folder to the scenery library (via the menu, this is similar as for FS9 as described in the manual).

Christian

[Taurus548]

QUOTE(Christian @ Oct 5 2007, 11:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi, looks like you need to add the topo folder to the scenery library (via the menu, this is similar as for FS9 as described in the manual).

Christian

That didn't work Christian!
One thing that puzzles me is last time I installed this, it appeared in "Add/Remove Software" This time it is not there. What I am now doing is removing both folders from Addon Scenery folder in FSX and reinstalling.
Can you confirm with a succesful install it should appear in "Add/remove Software"?

I have recently removed FS9.

[Taurus548]

QUOTE(Taurus548 @ Oct 6 2007, 05:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That didn't work Christian!
One thing that puzzles me is last time I installed this, it appeared in "Add/Remove Software" This time it is not there. What I am now doing is removing both folders from Addon Scenery folder in FSX and reinstalling.
Can you confirm with a succesful install it should appear in "Add/remove Software"?

I have recently removed FS9.

While doing this it came up with an error message.

[attachment=45:error_code.bmp]

[Christian]

QUOTE(Taurus548 @ Oct 6 2007, 05:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

While doing this it came up with an error message.

[attachment=45:error_code.bmp]

Are you saying the whole Red Baron Topo folder is miising? In that case you need to reinstall.

The error may suggest that your CD is broken. Can you copy the setup.exe onto your hd and run it from there?

Christian

[Taurus548]

QUOTE(Christian @ Oct 6 2007, 11:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Are you saying the whole Red Baron Topo folder is miising? In that case you need to reinstall.

The error may suggest that your CD is broken. Can you copy the setup.exe onto your hd and run it from there?

Christian

No, the Red baron TOPO folders is installed into /programs/Microsoft Games/FSX as is the Red Baron Scenery folder as two separate folders.
I then go into add them to the scenery files management in FSX and they are already there listed as 1 and 2 followed by add on scenery as #3.

What i was talking about is in Start/Contol Panel/"add/remove" software, when I installed it into FS9 it appeared there. This time it does not appear.

Did you see the error message about cyclic redundancy. It is attached to the previous post as a .bmp.

I will try to remove the folders and copy the CD to the hard drive and then run the setup.exe.

[Taurus548]

QUOTE(Taurus548 @ Oct 7 2007, 04:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No, the Red baron TOPO folders is installed into /programs/Microsoft Games/FSX as is the Red Baron Scenery folder as two separate folders.
I then go into add them to the scenery files management in FSX and they are already there listed as 1 and 2 followed by add on scenery as #3.

What i was talking about is in Start/Control Panel/"add/remove" software, when I installed it into FS9 it appeared there. This time it does not appear.

Did you see the error message about cyclic redundancy. It is attached to the previous post as a .bmp.

I will try to remove the folders and copy the CD to the hard drive and then run the setup.exe.

Further to this.
Once again, could not copy to hard drive.
Dialogue box shows "Cannot Copy setup: Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

I have removed all existing NZ TOP and NZ Scenery folders and I am just flying on MS Flight Sim Scenery and still Wellington Harbour is Dry with lyall bay beach strecthing 2 km out into cook strait.

I think I will completely reinstall FSX and wait to hear from you about NZ TOPO and Scenery.

[Christian]

QUOTE(Taurus548 @ Oct 7 2007, 05:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Further to this.
Once again, could not copy to hard drive.
Dialogue box shows "Cannot Copy setup: Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

I have removed all existing NZ TOP and NZ Scenery folders and I am just flying on MS Flight Sim Scenery and still Wellington Harbour is Dry with lyall bay beach strecthing 2 km out into cook strait.

I think I will completely reinstall FSX and wait to hear from you about NZ TOPO and Scenery.

Looks like your CD is broken. Can you contact the people you bought from for replacement? Or try wiping it clean with a dry cloth? Is there a scratch on it?

To get you the default scenery back all you need to do is disable the dir where the patch files went (ie the topo folder).

Christian

[Taurus548]

When I reinstalled I was able to have the coastlines back in the correct position.
I am now just using the Microsoft scenery and have sent the disk back to Roger Smith, at GeographX, for replacement as you advised.
I will let you know how it works when I get the new disk.

[Taurus548]

All is well and with the new CD I have been able to install perfectly and all is up and running.
Thanks for your help Christian!

a couple more questions about settings in FSX.

1) though it doesn't say to in the instructions, do we need to add the Mesh in the "add Scenery" inside FSX? Like we do for the scenery folder.

2) Whats a good setting for "Mesh Complexity"?

My current settings are;
"Level of detail radius" - medium
"Mesh Complexity" - 51
"Mesh Resolution" - 19
"Texture resloution" -5m
"Water effects" - 1. x (low)

Targeting 20 Frames per sec.

CPU AMD 64 bit , 3000+
Graphics card GeForce 7600 GT
RAM 1 Gb.

3) Is the NZ Land class automatically installed or do I have to manually install it? I ask because the Malborough Sounds is geogphically correct, but sand hills instead of bush clad slopes.

I am also now running RealNZ Wellington after the good install of your software.

Once again thanks for your help!

[Christian]

Glad you got it working

1) though it doesn't say to in the instructions, do we need to add the Mesh in the "add Scenery" inside FSX? Like we do for the scenery folder.

yes

2) Whats a good setting for "Mesh Complexity"?

"Mesh Resolution" - 19

This is the only relevant one for mesh and 19 is correct.

3) Is the NZ Land class automatically installed or do I have to manually install it? I ask because the Malborough Sounds is geogphically correct, but sand hills instead of bush clad slopes.

It's installed. FSX has terrible textures. Grass looks way too dry. The only solution is flying in Summer only at this stage. (believe it or not those sand hills are in fact the new FSX textures for grass & shrubs).

Christian