DX10 fixer finds faults with my installation

[iainsmith 9]

Steve, I was under the impression that DX10 fixer works with FSX Steam edition or maybe it's because I'm on Win 10 but having installed DX10 fixer it tells me the following:-

 

Various shader files are incorrect and not the originals.

 

It says I do not have an envmap.bmp file in FSX textures and I must restore the original file but I have a file of that name in that directory.

 

It also makes a couple of false statements about my FSX.cfg file such as NUM_LIGHTS must be set to 8 when it already is and how HIGHMEMFIX should be set when it already is.

 

When I try to install the libraries after clicking through I get an error message "Error copying C\Program Files (x86)\Steve's DX10 fixer\bkg.bmp. Error was 3." When I ok that I get the message about not having envmap.bmp in Texture.

 

All this means I cannot use your DX10 fixer and I get trees showing up as black inverted triangles.

 

Can you help, please?

 

Iain Smith

[SteveFx 258]

hello Iain

 

Have you set the path to the steam edition correctly in dx10 controller? What is it set to?

 

Some of those errors suggest an invalid path. Windows error 3 is no such path for example.

 

I suspect the cfg file is a separate issue but let's focus on the path to begin with.

[iainsmith 9]

That's it Steve - you've fixed it! I had C\Program Files\Steam and it should have been C\Program Files (x86)\Steam.

 

Now I have installed the libraries without problem and when I run diagnostics I get four HINTS all related to VC shadows - e.g. "ForceVCShadowMap not set in cfg, VC shadows will only be shown when it is set in VC model" and "A/craft self shadowing not set in cfg, VC shadows will not be shown".

 

I am not too bothered about VC shadows so I am happy. Thanks for your excellent support.

 

Iain

[SteveFx 258]

You are not the first! It does check there is a fsx.exe in the path if you use the file browser button, but I think if you just type it in the check gets missed.

[Glynn 405]

That's it Steve - you've fixed it! I had C\Program Files\Steam and it should have been C\Program Files (x86)\Steam.

 

Now I have installed the libraries without problem and when I run diagnostics I get four HINTS all related to VC shadows - e.g. "ForceVCShadowMap not set in cfg, VC shadows will only be shown when it is set in VC model" and "A/craft self shadowing not set in cfg, VC shadows will not be shown".

 

I am not too bothered about VC shadows so I am happy. Thanks for your excellent support.

 

Iain

 

 

Iain, simply add the line ForceVCShadowMap=1 to the [Display] section of your FSX.cfg and you will have VC shadows,

They look fantastic why would you not want them ?