Last week I started using SceneryConfigEditor v1.1.1 and I have to ssay that it is a great program to control and modity your scenery.cfg file.

 

With the program also there is the possibility of making more scenery.cfg files for certain area.

Eg :

1 Europe

2 US Est

3 Us East

4 Australia

etc etc

 

The idea is to make the scenery.cfg file as small as possible to improve loading times as FSX checks all entries in the scenery.cfg file , active or not.

 

However I found that when using a modified scenery.cfg file, FSX starts modifying the Scenery File Indexes , makes a modified Data base and then continues loading.

The first two already take more than 1 minute.

 

Already I took out many aircraft I did not use to improve loading times.

 

 

My question is if you guys have experience with multiple scenery.cfg files and if it is really worthwhile using them ?

I use one, load the sim and go for a coffee...but I am also out to lunch

 

I like the idea of using different scenery.cfg for different areas. Is the only draw back the indexes being rebuilt?

 

I assume less CFG entry means also less VAS being used as it loads stuff you wouldn't be using, and with a trimmed CFG it would help prevent loading that stuff you wouldn't be using .

 

I recall reading that FSX will load stuff in Africa at times (when you're flying in North America) so I suspect the trimmed up CFG would be the way to go.

Any chance of a picture guide from the OP as to how to do this, I would appreciate it, also an you delete planes you don't use from simobjects airplanes folder, and will that improve load times? Cheers Wayne.

Just take out the aircraft you don't use in FSX and place them outside FSX.

Attached a screenshot for my Simobjects folder.

 

Regarding SceneryConfigEditor v1.1.1. :

First backup the existing scenry.cfg file in a new folder called All scenery .

Then in SceneryConfigEditor remove scenery that you do not want in the new scenery.cfg file ( Eg : everything from Europe ) and name it US.

Save this new Scenery.cfg file in a new folder you name US.

Rename it to scenery.cfg file.

 

When you want to fly in the US copy that file in the place of the existing scenery.cfg file and let it overwrite.

Sounds good thanks for that will do it today. Cheers Wayne.

Just take out the aircraft you don't use in FSX and place them outside FSX.

Attached a screenshot for my Simobjects folder.

 

Regarding SceneryConfigEditor v1.1.1. :

First backup the existing scenry.cfg file in a new folder called All scenery .

Then in SceneryConfigEditor remove scenery that you do not want in the new scenery.cfg file ( Eg : everything from Europe ) and name it US.

Save this new Scenery.cfg file in a new folder you name US.

Rename it to scenery.cfg file.

 

When you want to fly in the US copy that file in the place of the existing scenery.cfg file and let it overwrite.

 

Thanks alot, that is really useful info, and a clear and understandable guide at that too

 

I just have one question, when you remove your unused planes from SimObject like you have done, and for instance just keep the NGX'es and MD-11'ens, do they work fine?

 

I read sometimes about how it could mess up to remove the default planes as the PMDG's might use some of the files from the defaults? Or am I on the wrong page here?

 

Cheers,

Morten

The aircraft where removed, not the gauges.

They are in the Gauges folder.

 

The payware FsPanelstudio has an option to check for unused gauges.

I have used multiple scenery.cfg files for several years. Additionally, I have scaled down traffic files to load more region-focused traffic. My best example is my Hawaii traffic.bgl. which is a collection of flight plans to and from Hawaiian locations only- cut-paste to avoid loading the entire world. The one real factor that I have yet to resolve is that my Aircraft folder still contains 700 plus individual folders. Each of these Aircraft folders contain multiple repaints and models, resulting in some significant lag. It sort of reminds me of loading games on an old Commodore 64.

I have used multiple scenery.cfg files for several years. Additionally, I have scaled down traffic files to load more region-focused traffic. My best example is my Hawaii traffic.bgl. which is a collection of flight plans to and from Hawaiian locations only- cut-paste to avoid loading the entire world. The one real factor that I have yet to resolve is that my Aircraft folder still contains 700 plus individual folders. Each of these Aircraft folders contain multiple repaints and models, resulting in some significant lag. It sort of reminds me of loading games on an old Commodore 64.

 

 

I have created several folders on a different harddrive than my FSX and named them like "POSKY AC","MILITARY AC","SGA AC" etc,etc.I then moved the aircraft I wanted to move into those folders.Then I went to the FSX.CFG and added the location of those folders like this:

 

//SimobjectPaths.13=G:\FSX\Ruth AC

//SimobjectPaths.14=G:\FSX\PA AC

 

//SimobjectPaths.15=G:\FSX\SGA AC

//SimobjectPaths.16=G:\FSX\PAD AC

I can then make whichever ac I want to make active by removing the "comment out" slashes (//) ...

The aircraft where removed, not the gauges.

They are in the Gauges folder.

 

The payware FsPanelstudio has an option to check for unused gauges.

 

Great, thanks!

The built in scenery config editor in FSX will not add scenery layers above layer #999 and if you try to save a scenery .cfg that has more than 1000 entries in the FSX native editor, it will corrupt the file and attempt to make the top entry fall within it's "range." I have over 1200 distinct scenery layers so a program like SCE is imperative for me. SCE uses a "flag" that links each area to a user definable parameter, usually geographic, although I have all my Aerosoft stuff in a single scenery category so I can easily disable it for testing. I keep a back-up .cfg (backup.cfg) with all my scenery titles; then' before I start FSX, I open SCE, delete all the regions and groups I do not want to have load, then save it as "scenery.cfg" and start FSX with a nice compact 200 to 500 entry .cfg.

The back-up is especially important if you use ORBX sceneries because their installer ignores the grouping flag and re-writes the scenery.cfg without it. To compensate, I open a second instance of SCE, copy the relevant ORBX entries from the new .cfg to the "groups" .cfg, add a region flag to the scenery layer and save it.

I don't think disabling scenery regions as a performance fix will accomplish much. Note also SCE keeps the info you enter within the scenery.cfg file, and if other programs edit the file, chances are they may strip the SCE stuff out (losing all your hard work entering it). Same with AI. It can help from a management prespective. Also if you need to dial down some scenery when using complex aircraft. (ie., have a "VFR" setup and a "tubeliner" setup). Having FSX on a SSD also helps if you want to do this routinely.

 

scott s.

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Thanks for explaining aarque but its now a bit confusing I,have loads or ORBX along with Aerosoft, uk2000 etc, would you explain the best way to do this maybe a couple of screens if you canWayne. :-)

Take a look to FlyZone Switcher by Tom Tsui at http://fsxtimes.wordpress.com/

Ive used multi scenery configs. It is a good way to load only what you want BUT ... it takes time to set them up and add new scenery when you get a new airport or area. I mainly used to switch between UK photo scenery and GEX for night flying as the photo scenery was pants at night.

 

If you manage it well it can work great but takes time and you have to make sure you have loaded the scenery cfg you want. I dont use it at the moment but just comming to the end of a full system re-load and using ORBX England and not UK photo at the moment.

 

Rich