I have been playing around with this for FS9. I can not for the life of me get it to work. Does somebody have step by step instructions on where to put the files. I dumped them into the fs folder and it wouldn't boot since it replaced the d3dll. I then put the whole sweetfx folder in there and nothing changed even hitting scroll lock. Can somebody help try to get this thing to work.

 

Thanks,

 

Jeff

It should work automatically as soon as you start FS9.  You have to put all the files into your FS9 folder.  One of them is a d3d9.dll file which you shouldn't have one in your FS9 folder to begin with, unless you already have it from ENB.  There is no d3d9.dll in default FS9 folder.  This file is added with ENB and SweetFX.

 

Maybe there is a chance that all settings on your version of SweetFX are disabled by default?  Did you check the SweetFX_settings txt file to see if any effect is enabled by default?

 

If I remember correctly, the only thing enabled by default is the Technicolor feature.

Thank you for the reply. I put everything in the FS9 folder. When the d3d9.dll file is added it will not boot. Not even a splash screen. When I take it out then it boots. There has to be something that I'm doing wrong. I'm using the settings from the pinned thread. Even turned everything on and still a no go. Anybody have any suggestions what I'm doing wrong?

 

Thanks,

 

Jeff

I found that if you don't have all the required SweetFX files, the sim won't start.

Look through the files listed in the sticky thread (per Readme)

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/393160-sweet-fx/?p=2661451

one by one, and make sure they're there.

If that doesn't work, check if those same files aren't accidentally duplicated in a subfolder. 

You should just be able to extract the zipped file contents to the FS9 root folder. I found that it worked first time for me and then the next time FS9 would not start. I cleaned all the SweetFX files out and reinstalled then did a computer reboot. Not sure it if it actually did anything but I can still run the sim ok now. That is using Win7 64 bit. Maybe there is a dll registration issue.

I gave up after several attempts - I has all the files installed correctly, I am certain. I got a message saying Fs9 couldn't run and to update my DirectX, but I already have the latest DirectX 11. Decided, despite the plaudits, life is too short! If anyone can help me too, I'm willing to give it another shot.

Reboot the computer after you put the files in the FS9 root.  I was having the same issue until I copied the files over, then rebooted, then started FS9.

 

Rich

I was rebooting (saw your earlier advice) - made no difference

All I can say is good luck and I'm right there with ya. Seems some peoples systems are corrupt or contain just the wrong file content to prevent SweetFX from functioning properly. Suppose a Windows reinstall would fix it but who wants that weekend project.

 

Should be a law that all programs/addons should have a self diagnostic function in them that points exactly and simply to any issue preventing them from working properly.

 

Then again, its free so don't really have a right to complain or demand I guess. <shrug>

There is no function to diagnose User Error.

You have the latest DX11 runtimes, maybe, but do you have the latest DX9 runtimes? There were several updates to DX9 made my Microsoft after the official termination of support - so download the latest runtimes from the MS website, install them, and try again.

Can I install DX9 runtimes on a machine with DX11? Won't that causes problems or mess up DX11 - or at best won't I just get error messages when I try to install? Googling this doesn't fill me with confidence - people seem to have had problems trying this.

Well, I downloaded the runtime update and went ahead. All seemed fine, and FS9 now runs fine with SweetFX installed, so thanks.

Wasn't sure it was working, but of course enabling the split screen shows that it is.

However... the effects only show in windowed mode, in Full Screen mode I don't see any changes (the enabled split screen is no longer there). What do I need to do??

I'll keep searching here but if anyone can advise...

(I use two monitors normally, but even with one disabled, so that I am only using one, the same thing happens when I go from windowed to full screen mode - no SweetFX)

Answer to my questions above are here:

 

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/389455-have-any-of-you-tried-this-sweetfx/page-14#entry2667501