I've downloaded the program FS2004 Night Time, which vastly improves night flying by making night alot darker, specifically on aircraft and buildings.But it seems, for some reason, that I have to run it everytime I start FS9 as it's effects seem to be disregarded once FS has been shut down.Does anyone else who uses this program have this problem? Also, exactly what does it change when you run it?Thanks

I've downloaded the program FS2004 Night Time, which vastly improves night flying by making night alot darker, specifically on aircraft and buildings.But it seems, for some reason, that I have to run it everytime I start FS9 as it's effects seem to be disregarded once FS has been shut down.Does anyone else who uses this program have this problem? Also, exactly what does it change when you run it?Thanks

I have it installed on my XP system and it works (and remembers) the lighting changes for me.What Operating System are you using - XP, Vista or Win 7 ?If the changes are not being "remembered" it may be due to a "permissions" issue if using either of the latter OS.That can likely be overcome.

I've downloaded the program FS2004 Night Time, which vastly improves night flying by making night alot darker, specifically on aircraft and buildings.But it seems, for some reason, that I have to run it everytime I start FS9 as it's effects seem to be disregarded once FS has been shut down.Does anyone else who uses this program have this problem? Also, exactly what does it change when you run it?Thanks

Phil- I don't have "Night Time" add on- but my skies are black even with lots of stars and and perhaps some very dark blue areas if a moon is lurking. Night water areas are lighter if there is moon or starshine.I wonder if the reason may be that I have my Desktop background colour set to black as part of emulating Full Screen appearance while actually running in Windowed mode.Alex Reid

Phil- I don't have "Night Time" add on- but my skies are black even with lots of stars and and perhaps some very dark blue areas if a moon is lurking. Night water areas are lighter if there is moon or starshine.I wonder if the reason may be that I have my Desktop background colour set to black as part of emulating Full Screen appearance while actually running in Windowed mode.Alex Reid

FYI - the author of the Night Time package discusses the effect of ambient light and how you have your monitor contrast set - all of which impact how one perceives "night" lighting. It is a good read even if you do not use the program.

Thanks for the replies. I'm running Windows 7 64. If it is a permissions thing, then it can be easily solved, but I don't know what the program actually changes to do what it does!In terms of the program, it's alot more than just darkening the sky (and the clouds). It also darkens the aircraft, so you can barely see it when in the dark (except the lights of course), which is much more realistic.

Thanks for the replies. I'm running Windows 7 64. If it is a permissions thing, then it can be easily solved, but I don't know what the program actually changes to do what it does!In terms of the program, it's alot more than just darkening the sky (and the clouds). It also darkens the aircraft, so you can barely see it when in the dark (except the lights of course), which is much more realistic.

I would not worry about trying to find which textures the program actually changes - they could be found as they can be restored using the program's dialogue - but why spend the time looking.One way to see if it is indeed a "permissions" issue would be to turn off UAC (User Account Control) temporarily and then run the program and do a restart etc. to prove one way or the other that the settings are being "remembered".If they are, then I would suggest Right clicking your FS2004 main folder and granting full permissions to it and all of it's subfolders. Also set the Fs2004 shortcut and the FS2004 Night Time program to be run "As Adminstrator".That combination of things should allow FS and the Note Program to function as they should.In any case, granting full permisssions to FS is a wise thing to do.Hope that helps - looking forward to your feedback on this.

Hi.A link would be useful, then we can have a look too.Thanks

Hi.A link would be useful, then we can have a look too.Thanks

Here ya go: http://library.avsim.net/search.php?Search...t&Go=Search

It's not a permission problem. It's an Active Sky problem.I can restart FS as many times as I like, and it "remembers" the new night settings. But if Active Sky is run when FS is not active (which allows AS to alter all the graphics) then it reverts back to the very light night.When Active Sky is run when FS is active, it only updates the cloud graphics, so it doesn't cause a problem.I guess my only option will be just to quickly run the FS2004 Night Time program before I start FS. No biggie.