Having not been able to fix my problems with autogen etc., I decided I would do a clean install of FS2004. After 3 years of tweaking, rebuilding this thing is going to be arduous at best. Some stuff I can cleanly copy over, but others its harder.I need a quick update on how and where to do a few things.1. Aircraft callsigns. Is there one master file I can import as vcpmod that contains most of the major airlines? Especially US airlines (where I fly mostly.) Editvoicepack is gonna be a pain.2. Whats everybodys opinion on best freeware sky/clouds addon? 3. Same goes with water.ThanksEric

> Editvoicepack is gonna be a pain.Hi Eric,I'm going thru the same process and it is a pain. I'm going slowly and attempting to keep things organized this time. I don't understand your reluctance to install Editvoicepack; it just took a few minutes to do the standard config to add the FS9 missing callsigns and to accelerate the speech delivery system. It is well worth it. R-PS -- I use Chris Willis' clouds but have not decided on a water package yet (just staying inland for the time being). R-

Sorry if I miscommunicated. I have editvoicepack. I have no problem using it. I just was hoping there was some large vcpmod file that contained all the airline names that I could compile using it. Been awhile since I had to use it. My previous install was very stable for 3 years and got "very highly modified"...to say the least. Recreating all that will be a month long chore.Eric

Eric,For the sky use Blue Sky V2.0 which will be available here in the library real soon.Regards,Alexhttp://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2852/sig6or.jpg

The automated update of EVP should bring the callsigns and airports, etc up to date very easily and quickly. That automatic update is the master file.But I always keep a separate folder of any manual EVP additions - which might be an idea too late for you.

seems like the http://editvoicepack.com website must be down. Automatic update does not work. Eric

Lars maintains it on a server in his home.Summer is often a very busy time for him.Give it a couple weeks, it's certainly easier to wait for him to return home and get it back up than to do all that work manually.

I got it. no problem.Meantime, whats the concensus on best sky textures and best water?Eric

I think I am using a water package called Perfect Water, which I have found to be the best I've tried so far. I think I found it here. I _Think_ it was Perfect Water, but I make too many mods and try too many things out to remember exactly what I have installed, which is kind of bad.Rhett

Ed Truthans water textures. Search for those. I think I also have bits and peices from waterzone I think its called. I actually think the default sky is better than any mods I have seen. I have a replacement water ripple though and I like that, not sure what it is at the moment. Bart Dalkewiecz (spelling?) reduced clouds are really decent here and help on frames. I like John Cillis's soft horizons mod, much more realistic looking for me.Hornit

waterzone.zipIt's Ed Truthans and a few other folks stuff, best ones I have tried for water.Hornit

>Meantime, whats the concensus on best sky textures and best>water?If you want to go payware, Flight Environment (water, sky and clouds) is a great package and it gives you lots of choices. With Active Sky 6, it is the best I have seen.http://www.flight1.com/products.asp?product=fe2004

Hello Eric, after grabbing Ed Truthans water textures OCEANSFX.ZIP and OCEANSTX.ZIPget this front end for Ed's files http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=...hor=&CatID=rootthen for the water reflections grab this file: vater.ziphttp://volftp.tiscali.it/i/j/flight.jsp?year=04&month=julFor the sky ..I am perfectly happy with AS6 and AS6 graphics. :)

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Thanks guys.I am pretty happy with the default sky, but am gonna replace the clouds. I dont like those tools that give all these crazy options on install. I'll just pick one and be happy.Ed, thanks on the water textures. I'll grab those. I dont use water reflections in order to keep the PC frames up on this old PC here!Eric