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[Easyjet]

It was probably developed from my thread when we first began this.

[OFFICIAL] Post your flight sim screenshots here!

and basically all you do is add a poll, and a winner each month. ;S

I think you will find my offical competitions started before you official screenshot, which means what I don't know. And what more do you want me to do, its a screenshot competition LMAO!

[Scania]

I think you will find my offical competitions started before you official screenshot, which means what I don't know. And what more do you want me to do, its a screenshot competition LMAO!

Come on more often?

[Easyjet]

and basically all you do is add a poll, and a winner each month. ;S

Uhmm yes, the basic theoram behind a screenshot competition?

[Scania]

He used a very effective title, He liked that more then your shot.

Thanks ;']

[today]

I perfer Easyjet's tbh.

He makes it more fun and is actually friendly, unlike another user..

[Scania]

Nice shots as always,And made me lol at sam running away lol

Me aswell

[Easyjet]

Thankyou hollywood and tom for staying true

[dannyisnotamazing]

but its just a game

[Scania]

Graphic tips and tweeks for FS2004

Many of these tips will required editing your 'FS9.cfg' file. Please be advised that editing this file is not recommended and can rendor your FlightSim useless. Should you decide to edit this file, ALWAYS make a backup first! I take NO resposibility should any of these tweeks cause damage to your game, system, or hardware. *Note - Some tweeks are shown using Nvidia cards, so i can not verify if these work with anything else.

USE THIS INFORMATION AT YOUR OWN RISK!


Where is the 'FS9.cfg' configuration file now located?

It will be located in your personal Application Data folder.  
On Windows 2000/XP systems: 
C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data\Microsoft\FS9\FS9.cfg  
On Windows 9(x) systems: 
C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\FS9\fs9.cfg. 
NOTE - The Application Data folder is hidden, so you will need to enable viewing of hidden files/folders under the Folder Options in your Explorer. 

How can I improve the framerates even more?

Open your fs9.cfg file, and find the [GRAPHICS] header: 
Look for 'TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD = X': 
Change the current number (X) to any of the following: 
1024 - high texture details (low FPS) 
512 - high texture details (low FPS) 
256 - medium texture details (medium FPS) 
128 - low texture details (High FPS) 
(The lower the number, the 'blurrier' the textures but the higher the framerates. 
I use '256' for good performance.) 
---Save the file and exit.--- 

How can I turn off the Flying Tips?

This option is located under the Realism settings on the primary Settings screen. Open the Realism window. It is a check box in the upper right.

How can I improve the look of the ground textures?

Open your fs9.cfg file, and modify the following lines: 
TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=9.800000 
TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=4.800000 
TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=1242456 
---Save the file and exit.--- 
*Note - This works EXCELLENT for clear, extended ground textures. 

Where are my saved flights stored?

This depends on which Windows version your using.  
On Windows 2000/XP systems: 
C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\My Documents\Flight Simulator Files  
 
On Windows 9(x) systems: 
C:\My Documents\Flight Simulator Files 
Note - if there are several users on a Win9x machine, there might be several subfolders in the folder path above              
 
How can I get good looking clouds and reduce the 2d clouds imposters? 
[php]Use Ms ultra high default setup: 
-Set your clouds draw distant to 40 mil, clouds percentage to 90/100%, or with the lower slider at the bottom clouds density to MAX. 
-Higher system, clouds draw distant more than to 40 mil, clouds percentage to 90/100%, clouds density to MAX. 

How can I change runway light settings?

Make this change to the fs9.cfg.
Under the [DISPLAY] header:
RUNWAY_LIGHTS_SURFACE_SCALAR=1.0
(scales edge, center,end,touchdown,runways)
RUNWAY_LIGHTS_VASI_SCALAR=1.0
(scales VASI lights)
RUNWAY_LIGHTS_APPROACH_SCALAR=1.0
(scales approach light bars)
RUNWAY_LIGHTS_STROBE_SCALAR=1.0
(scales RAILs and ODALs)
Note - The more you LOWER the numbers, the more the light will decrease in size, 0.5, 0.005 etc.
---Save the file and exit.---[/php]

The panning is too slow. How can I speed this up?

In your fs9.cfg file, look for the line: 
PAN_RATE=400 
Change the 400 to your own desired number: (eg. 900). 
---Save the file and exit.--- 

Can I bypass the opening screen?

Make this change to the fs9.cfg. 
Under the [STARTUP] header: 
DEMO=0 
LOADSIM=1 
LOADWINDOW=1 
SHOW_OPENING_SCREEN=0 (Change this from 1 to 0) 
STARTUP_DEMO=0  
---Save the file and exit.--- 

Do you want to see low/high/average FPS?

Make this change to the fs9.cfg. 
Under the [MAIN] header: 
Location=316,222,964,756 
HideMenuNormal=0 
HideMenuFullscreen=1 
Maximized=0 
Ave_Frame_Rate_Display=1 (<---Add this line) 
---Save the file and exit.--- 

How can I pan the outside view when in 2D cockpit mode?

Make this change to the fs9.cfg. 
Under the [CONTROLS] header, add this line: 
PAN_IN_COCKPIT_MODE=1 
---Save the file and exit.--- 

How do I turn off the red "brakes" messages?

Make this change to the fs9.cfg. 
Under the [SIM] header, add this line: 
SHOW_BRAKE_MESSAGE=0 
---Save the file and exit.--- 

How to disable the AGP Texture Acceleration without disabled from DirectX?

Make this change to the fs9.cfg., under your display graphics cards: 
(DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X.0) 
Mode=1024x768x32 
TriLinear=1 
TextureAGP=0 (<---Add this line 

)

What are the following settings in the '[TERRAIN]' section of the fs9.cfg file?

                       - TERRAIN_ERROR_FACTOR=96.000000 
This is a value from 0 to 100 that control the DEM radius (it is linear in area)  
- TERRAIN_MIN_DEM_AREA=10.000000 
This the lowest value used to calculate the DEM radius based upon the TERRAIN_ERROR_FACTOR  
- TERRAIN_MAX_DEM_AREA=100.000000 
This is the highest value used to calculate the DEM radius  
- TERRAIN_MAX_VERTEX_LEVEL=19 
This controls the DEM resolution: 
18 = 150m DEM 
19 = 75m DEM 
20 = 37m DEM 
21 = 19m DEM  
- TERRAIN_TEXTURE_SIZE_EXP=8 
This controls the terrain texture size. Valid values are: 
8 = 256x256 
7 = 128x128 
6 = 64x64 
 
- TERRAIN_AUTOGEN_DENSITY=4 
This controls the autogen density  
- TERRAIN_USE_GRADIENT_MAP=1 
This turns on/off the gradient map (cliffs).  
- TERRAIN_EXTENDED_TEXTURES=1 
This turns on/off the extended texture ring  
- TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS='x' 
This is the default radius in textures for all rings, default is 2.5  
- TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS='x' 
This is the radius used for the inner ring when the extended texture ring is turned on, default is 4.0  
- TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS='x' 
This is the number of rings to add when using extended texture rings, default is 1  
---Save the file and exit after any changes.--- 

When I switch views, I get colored, 'popping' textures (brown, red etc.) How can I fix this?

Under the [DISPLAY] header:
TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=40 (<---Change 40 to a higher value (ex: 400))
Note - This setting controls the rate at which textures get transferred to the video hardware. Higher numbers will result in the textures getting to the hardware faster and avoiding "popping" textures when switching views but may increase stutters and require more physical memory on the video card (not recommended for video card with less than 128Mb).

How can I pan the view in the 2D cockpit?

In the fs9.cfg file add this line in the [CONTROLS] section: 
PAN_IN_COCKPIT_MODE=1 

How can I add visual damage effect to aircraft?

Add the following line after the ui_variation line in the 'aircraft.cfg' file for each aircraft you want to display the damage effects: 
VISUAL_DAMAGE=1  
You must also check 'Detect crash and reset situation' in the simulator realism settings. 

How do I disable the warning message on startup about non-compatible modules?

Add the following lines to the fs9.cfg file: 
[OldModules] 
name of dll=1 

How can I stop the autopilot from automatically turning on the wing leveler?

Add the following lines in the 'Autopilot' section of the aircraft.cfg file for each airplane you want to change back the AP behavior to the FS2000 way: 
use_no_default_bank=1 
use_no_default_pitch=1 

How do I back-up from a gate?

With the push-back function: SHIFT+P to start going back, SHIFT+P then 1 (main keyboard) to back and turn left, SHIFT+P then 2 to back and turn right, and don't forget SHIFT+P again to stop moving. 

How can I customize the panel lighting?

Here's my setting I use for my Hawk panel which looks cool and is subtle at night: 
(Color) 
Day=255,255,255 
 
...and one of the settings I use for my private DC-3 panels:  
(Color) 
Day=255,255,255 
Night=60,21,21 
Luminous=140,85,2 

Performance Boosts

-Enable T+L (transform and lighting) 
This should increase your performance near 4 fps 
-Antialasing 
The Antialasing inside fs2004 will reduce your performance greatly. Uncheck (in display settings) in FS2004 and ONLY use the Antialasing from an external tweaker or from your driver display settings. 

Better performance in 2d panel mode and others area.

                By disabled the AGP Texture Acceleration, your performance will increase especially with 2d panels and other areas. (You will not nead to turn of the AGP Texture Acceleration under your DirectX, it's the same function inside fs9.cfg) 
In your fs9.cfg under (DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X.0) 
Mode=1024x768x32 
TriLinear=1 
TextureAGP=0 (<--- Add this line) 
PanelAsTexture=0 (<--- *Add this line) 
*Note - By adding the 'PanelAsTexture' line, your performance will even increase especially with 2d panels and 3rd party aircraft, but it may cause 2-d panels to 'blank-out' if you've enabled AA inside FS2004, so uncheck AA in fs2004, and enable AA from your prefered tweaker or your driver display setting. 

I do not take credit for this guide.

Thanks.

[Scania]

but its just a game

Hi

No, Its a game that takes things very seriously, and follows real world procedures.

Real Commercial Airplane Pilots use it.

Thanks x