I am trying to replace the default FSX Milky Way file with a customized, more realistic milky way galaxy. The image that I am going to use is here, but I want to know how to properly input it into FSX.

 

I know that it has to be a bmp, then converted to dds, as I am experimenting with it currently. I just need some help because it is not appearing correctly in the sim. Sometimes there is a black filled outline of where it is supposed to be, and other times it shows up, but it is very blurry and all blue.

 

Then in this case, it shows up right, but there is a clear cut between the image and the normal fsx night sky.

 

 

 

Thanks.

I would use the default Milky Way_lm.dds as a template if you have kept a backup copy of it. I actually did the opposite and made my Milky Way completely transparent because I didn't like the way it looked in the sim, but if you have your original you can see that it has four layers to it. I am thinking that you could take the source material you're using and split it into four sections like the original is and the using your photo editor, just copy and past it into four separate sections and try it like that.

 

Also, make sure that you leave the MilkyWay.dds file alone, all the artwork goes into the MilkyWay_lm.dds.

 

Try that and see how it looks.