Making ActiveSky 2012 textures work in P3D

[kolaf 2]

Hi guys,

 

Having searching around trying to figure out how to get AS2012 to install textures to my P3D installation instead of FSX. I did not find any specific reference to it, and since I have figured it out myself, I thought it might be worth posting it here.

 

The trick is quite simple. There are three registry entries that tell AS2012 where the different folders are located. On my local installation these entries do not exist and I had to create them myself. So, simply relocate or create these entries in the correct registry folder and have it point to your p3d installation and p3d appdata folder. The description of the entries are given in the post below, and a repeat them here for simplicity.

 

 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HiFi\AS2012\FSXMyDocsPath: Set this to your desired flight plan folder, which should be shared on the FSX computer as \\fsxcomputername\Flight Simulator X Files
 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HiFi\AS2012\FSXPath: Set this to your desired Flight Simulator X installation path, which should be shared on the FSX computer as \\fsxcomputername\Flight Simulator X
 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HiFi\AS2012\FSXAppDataPath: Set this to your desired FSX AppData Path, which should be shared on the FSX computer as \\fsxcomputername\FSX

 

 

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/356980-texture-max-load-incorrect/#entry2196975

 

I hope this helps someone.

[styckx 1,871]

I just edited a copy of the config. /appdata/roaming/hifi/AS2012/config.xml.

 

Made one copy named "config - default.xml" and one named "config - Prepar3d.xml" with the appropriate paths. So if I wanted to switch to Prepar3D I just delete config.xml, make a copy of the Prepar3D config and rename it config.xml and vice versa of I want to go back to FSX.

 

 

<add key="FSXPath" value="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\" />

<add key="FSXAppData" value="C:\Users\styckx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\" />

[kolaf 2]

I just edited a copy of the config. /appdata/roaming/hifi/AS2012/config.xml.

 

Made one copy named "config - default.xml" and one named "config - Prepar3d.xml" with the appropriate paths. So if I wanted to switch to Prepar3D I just delete config.xml, make a copy of the Prepar3D config and rename it config.xml and vice versa of I want to go back to FSX.

 

 

<add key="FSXPath" value="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\" />

<add key="FSXAppData" value="C:\Users\styckx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\" />

That was perhaps an even better solution...

[Ben Cap 89]

Thanks Kolaf!

 

I really appreciate it when users run the extra mile to help the community out.

[snwboardn 87]

Were you guys able to install the gauges? It just tells me that it doesn't have sufficient rights to open my aircraft folder. I tried to link the xml back to fsx and change my path with the flight1 tool back to fsx but I couldn't get that to work either. I assume the xgauge.dll is the file that needs to go, any idea what you add in the gauges folder?

[krono 13]

Hi guys

 

I have 3 config files for AS2012. The original(for backup), an fsx and a prepar3d.xml. If I run FSX i run the FSX bat first and the files are changed, also if I run prepar then I use the prepar bat.

Here are the two bat files to show you how...

 

AS 2015 FSX start

 

::@echo off

 

cls

 

::copy prepar3d config.xml file

xcopy "c:\Users\Home\AppData\Roaming\HiFi\AS2012\config files\"fsxconfig.xml c:\Users\Home\AppData\Roaming\HiFi\AS2012\

 

::delete orig config file

del C:\Users\Home\AppData\Roaming\HiFi\AS2012\config.xml

 

::rename prepar3dconfig to config.xml

ren c:\Users\Home\AppData\Roaming\HiFi\AS2012\fsxconfig.xml config.xml

 

::end

 

 

 

 

 

and AS 2012 prepar3d start

 

::@echo off

 

cls

 

::copy prepar3d config.xml file

xcopy "c:\Users\Home\AppData\Roaming\HiFi\AS2012\config files\"prepar3dconfig.xml c:\Users\Home\AppData\Roaming\HiFi\AS2012\

 

::delete orig config file

del C:\Users\Home\AppData\Roaming\HiFi\AS2012\config.xml

 

::rename prepar3dconfig to config.xml

ren c:\Users\Home\AppData\Roaming\HiFi\AS2012\prepar3dconfig.xml config.xml

 

::end

 

I hope this helps someone

 

Ken

[deetee 164]

Thanks for that, I was wondering how to get that working. :Peace:

[HercFan 1]

Thanks for these tips. I not an expert un XML stuff, but will give this a go tonight.

 

Now that ORBX has came out with their migration tool, all I need is AS2012 weather and textures and... so long FSX.

 

Cheers