FSX - Rewards - Visit Series (Free-Flight) REVISITED

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Hi FolksFor clarity -As we can't edit/delete older posts,I've rewritten an explanation and accompanied it with some screenies.Hope it all might make some sense now. :-lol I've released worldwide coverage sets of 'Visit Series' rewards.FSX - Rewards - Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - STARTER PACKSPurpose*******To reward those of you who already fly extensively,or for those who don't yet,to further encourage you to do so. ;)Overview********In "Free-Flight", (aka Sand-Box),every time you successfully land at any airport,that airport's ICAO code is recorded in your logbook.FSX introduced a "Reward" system.Most flyers being familiar with rewards granted for successfully flying "Missions".However,in free-flight there's also a limited set of rewards,e.g. granted for landing at specific airports, (8 rewards, 17 airports total).Visit Series************"Visit Series" rewards utilise this free-flight mechanism,potentially granting rewards for landing at airports in your -- Local area.- State/Province/Region.- Country.World Coverage**************Installing both COLLECTION - STARTER PACKsshould give entire FSX world "Country" coverage,at least at the BASIC level, of 1 reward per "Country".For countries with large numbers of airportsMASTER rewards of increased granulation, (multiple rewards per "Country"),are currently available for several of these.Further MASTER reward sets will be released as & when completed.Some of the available rewards -http://www.basys.force9.co.uk/images/graph..._uk_800x600.jpghttp://www.basys.force9.co.uk/images/graph...s_4_800x600.jpghttp://www.basys.force9.co.uk/images/graph...s_5_800x600.jpgDownload From***********FS-Shipyards - Downloads - Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - STARTER PACKShttp://www.fs-shipyards.org/index.php?ind=...on_view&idev=20Feedback To***********FS-Shipyards - Forums - FS-Rewardshttp://www.fs-shipyards.org/forum/index.php?board=78.0PSIf you want to check which airports your logbook has recorded landings at -Jean-Christophe Arnulfo created a nice FSX Logbook Viewer, (fsxlogbook 1.00D).http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID...til&DLID=119627Includes summary info, and sortable lists.Paul DonnellyBASysAugust 2008Resized logo pending ;-)http://www.fs-odg.com

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Hi FolksA small update to the worldwide coverage sets of 'Visit Series' rewards.FSX - Rewards - Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 1 (20080911)Comprising**********Multi-reward per country MASTER files for -- Belgium (16 rewards)- Finland (11 rewards)- France (33 rewards)- Germany (23 rewards)- Netherlands (19 rewards)- Netherlands Antilles (6 rewards)- Sweden (28 rewards)Remove the equivalent country's DEFAULT_BASIC files.Plus -Single-reward per country replacement corrected BASIC files for MS mis-assigned airports in -- French Polynesia (1 reward)- Turks & Caicos Islands (1 reward)Overwrite the equivalent country's DEFAULT_BASIC files.Some of the available rewards -http://www.basys.force9.co.uk/images/packa...ium_800x600.jpghttp://www.basys.force9.co.uk/images/packa...nds_800x600.jpghttp://www.basys.force9.co.uk/images/packa...den_800x600.jpgDownload From***********FS-Shipyards - Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 1 (20080911)http://www.fs-shipyards.org/index.php?ind=...on_view&idev=20Feedback********Preferably to - FS-Shipyards - FS-Rewardshttp://www.fs-shipyards.org/forum/index.php?board=78.0Paul DonnellyBASysSeptember 2008Resized logo pending ;-)http://www.fs-odg.com

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Hi FolksFor anyone who downloaded -Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 1 (20080911)http://www.fs-shipyards.org/index.php?ind=...y_view&iden=340prior to 13:00 UTC 12th Sept 2008.Please see the forum post at -Reward Contents listing for - UPDATES - PACK 1 (20080911)http://www.fs-shipyards.org/forum/index.ph...msg4283#msg4283]and download the REWARD_CONTENTS zip attached there.It contains detailed explanations how to earn each of the rewards.If you downloaded after 13:00 UTC 12th Sept 2008,the REWARDS_CONTENT files are already included.HTHATBPaulResized logo pending ;-)http://www.fs-odg.com

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Hi FolksA further detailed expansion to the worldwide coverage sets of 'Visit Series' rewards.FSX - Rewards - Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 2 (20080917)Comprising**********Multi-reward per country MASTER files for -- Japan, (46 rewards)- New Zealand, (24 rewards)- Poland, (23 rewards)- South Africa, (16 rewards)Remove the equivalent country's DEFAULT_BASIC files.Plus -A replacement corrected file for 3 mis-assigned airports in -- Sweden (28 rewards)Overwrite the equivalent country's DEFAULT_MASTER files.Some of the available rewards -http://www.basys.force9.co.uk/images/packa...and_800x600.jpghttp://www.basys.force9.co.uk/images/packa...pan_800x600.jpghttp://www.basys.force9.co.uk/images/packa...ica_800x600.jpg]http://www.basys.force9.co.uk/images/packa...and_800x600.jpgDownload From***********FS-Shipyards - Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 2 (20080917)http://www.fs-shipyards.org/index.php?ind=...on_view&idev=20Feedback********Preferably to - FS-Shipyards - FS-Rewardshttp://www.fs-shipyards.org/forum/index.php?board=78.0Paul DonnellyBASysSeptember 2008Resized logo pending ;-)http://www.fs-odg.com

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Hi FolksApologies -Due to exceeded bandwidth allowancescreenies are missing from original posts.Now hosted elsewhere.Some of the available rewards -(click the link below each for larger versions)http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/2395/fs..._800x600.th.jpgSwedenhttp://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1126/fs..._800x600.th.jpgNew Zealandhttp://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7227/fs..._800x600.th.jpgBelgiumhttp://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5981/fs..._800x600.th.jpgNetherlandshttp://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5862/fs..._800x600.th.jpgVarioushttp://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3594/fs..._800x600.th.jpgVarioushttp://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7268/fs..._800x600.th.jpgVarioushttp://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1047/fs..._800x600.th.jpgVariousHTHATBPaulResized logo pending ;-)http://www.fs-odg.com

[Daveo 36]

Nice little add-in...Thanx!

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Hi FolksCheers DaveHope you're having fun acquiring them.Here's another detailed expansion to the worldwide coverage sets of 'Visit Series' rewards.FSX - Rewards - Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 3 (20081001)Comprising**********Multi-reward per country MASTER files for -- Chile, (17 rewards)- India, (38 rewards)- Italy, (24 rewards)- Madagascar, (8 rewards)Remove the equivalent country's DEFAULT_BASIC files.Plus -Replacement corrected files for -- Antarctica, (1 reward) - 1 missing airport, (MS listed as Chile).- Japan, (46 rewards) - 1 mis-assigned airport.Overwrite the equivalent country's DEFAULT_MASTER files.Some of the available rewards -Download From***********FS-Shipyards - Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 3 (20081001)http://www.fs-shipyards.org/index.php?ind=...on_view&idev=20Requires you first install the previous series packagesin the following order -Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - STARTER PACK - PART 1 (20080820)Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - STARTER PACK - PART 2 (20080826)Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 1 (20080911)Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 2 (20080917)Then install this file -Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 3 (20081001)Feedback********Preferably to - FS-Shipyards - FS-Rewards http://www.fs-shipyards.org/forum/index.php?board=78.0Paul DonnellyBASysOctober 2008Resized logo pending ;-)http://www.fs-odg.com

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Hi FolksA small detailed expansion to the worldwide-coverage sets of 'Visit Series' rewards.FSX - Rewards - Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 4 (20081012)Contents********This package installs 4 country's multi-reward DEFAULT_MASTER files,comprising 42 earnable Free-Flight landing's rewards for -- Austria, (13 rewards)- Bolivia, (10 rewards)- Denmark - Greenland, (5 rewards)- Pakistan, (14 rewards)Please ensure you remove the equivalent country's DEFAULT_BASIC files.Downloads*********Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 4 (20081012)and all previously released packages,are exclusively available from FS-ShipyardsDownloads -> Miscellaneous Files -> FS-Rewards http://www.fs-shipyards.org/index.php?ind=...on_view&idev=20Installing**********To ensure all updates/corrections are applied you must install the packages in the following order -Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - STARTER PACK - PART 1 (20080820)Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - STARTER PACK - PART 2 (20080826)Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 1 (20080911)Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 2 (20080917)Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 3 (20081001)Then install this package -Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 4 (20081012)Feedback********Preferably to - FS-Shipyards - FS-Rewardshttp://www.fs-shipyards.org/forum/index.php?board=78.0Paul DonnellyBASysOctober 2008Resized logo pending ;-)http://www.fs-odg.com

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Hi FolksFor ease of installationall 'Visit Series' packages now use a ClickTeam executable installer.The installer will -- Detect your FSX folder location.- Place the rewards & matching REWARD_CONTENTS.txt files into the appropriate sub-folder.- Place an appropriately named uninstaller and README into your FSX root folder.Previous Users**************No need to download.Reward content is identical.Installation mechanism is the only change.Downloads*********Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - packagesare exclusively available from FS-ShipyardsDownloads -> Miscellaneous Files -> FS-Rewards http://www.fs-shipyards.org/index.php?ind=...on_view&idev=20HTHATBPaulResized logo pending ;-)http://www.fs-odg.com

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Hi FolksYet another small detailed expansion to the worldwide-coverage sets of 'Visit Series' rewards.FSX - Rewards - Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 5 (20081021)Contents********This package installs 4 country's multi-reward DEFAULT_MASTER files,comprising 100 earnable Free-Flight landing's rewards for -- Cuba, (16 rewards)- Malaysia, (14 rewards)- Russia, (57 rewards)- Uruguay, (13 rewards)Downloads*********Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 5 (20081021)and all previously released packages,are exclusively available from FS-ShipyardsDownloads -> Miscellaneous Files -> FS-Rewards http://www.fs-shipyards.org/index.php?ind=...on_view&idev=20Feedback********Preferably to - FS-Shipyards - FS-Rewardshttp://www.fs-shipyards.org/forum/index.php?board=78.0Paul DonnellyBASysOctober 2008Resized logo pending ;-)http://www.fs-odg.com

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Hi FolksA small detailed expansion to the worldwide-coverage sets of 'Visit Series' rewards.FSX - Rewards - Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 6 (20081025)Contents********This package installs 4 country's multi-reward DEFAULT_MASTER files,comprising 51 earnable Free-Flight landing's rewards for -- Congo (DRC), (12 rewards)- Iceland, (9 rewards)- Saudi Arabia, (14 rewards)- Taiwan, (16 rewards)Please ensure you remove the equivalent country's DEFAULT_BASIC files.Downloads*********Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 6 (20081025)and all previously released packages,are exclusively available from FS-ShipyardsDownloads -> Miscellaneous Files -> FS-Rewards http://www.fs-shipyards.org/index.php?ind=...on_view&idev=20Feedback********Preferably to - FS-Shipyards - FS-Rewardshttp://www.fs-shipyards.org/forum/index.php?board=78.0Paul DonnellyBASysOctober 2008Resized logo pending ;-)http://www.fs-odg.com

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Hi FolksA further detailed expansion to the worldwide-coverage sets of 'Visit Series' rewards.FSX - Rewards - Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 7 (20081030)Contents********This package installs 4 country's multi-reward DEFAULT_MASTER files,comprising 47 earnable Free-Flight landing's rewards for -- Chad, (15 rewards)- Guyana, (6 rewards)- Nepal, (15 rewards)- Panama, (11 rewards)Please ensure you remove the equivalent country's DEFAULT_BASIC files.Downloads*********Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 7 (20081030)and all previously released packages,are exclusively available from FS-ShipyardsDownloads -> Miscellaneous Files -> FS-Rewards http://www.fs-shipyards.org/index.php?ind=...on_view&idev=20Feedback********Preferably to - FS-Shipyards - FS-Rewardshttp://www.fs-shipyards.org/forum/index.php?board=78.0Paul DonnellyBASysOctober 2008Resized logo pending ;-)http://www.fs-odg.com

[Mace 1,896]

Paul I just wanted to say that I think this is a really neat and informative add-on you have here. RhettFS box: E8500 (@ 3.80 ghz), AC Freezer 7 Pro, ASUS P5E3 Premium, BFG 8800GTX 756 (nVidia 169 WHQL), 4gb DDR3 1600 Patriot Cas7 7-7-7-20 (2T), PC Power 750, WD 150gb 10000rpm Raptor, Seagate 500gb, Silverstone TJ09 case, Vista Ultimate 64ASX Client: AMD 3700+ (@ 2.6 ghz), 7800GT

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Hi FolksCheers Rhett.Hope you're enjoying acquiring them.Some do require a little work and investigation to obtain,hopefully expanding one's geographic knowledge whilst doing so.Idea was prompted ISTR by someone having earned the "250 hours" reward,but not yet landed at 10 different airports.Unrelated sidenote -VISIT SERIES - COUNTRIES - COLLECTIONS - Release CycleThe following is a generic response to various questions posted in this, or other forums, or received by PM & email.Due to download size practicalitiesit's unlikely there'll be a single All_IN_ONE download package.By extrapolation,I expect the worldwide coverage collection of MASTER detailed rewards to be approximately 100MB in size.I'll probably eventually release them as 3 packages.N.B.This is a long time off, (at earliest summer 2009).I'd never intended to release the UPDATES packsas frequently as I have done recently, (see below).It's always been my intent to releaseintermediate EVERYTHING_TO_DATE type collections.The first of these will be released after UPDATES - PACK 10,some time early next year.The suggestion of once-a-month releases containing EVERYTHING_TO_DATE would be impractical.You'd be repeatedly making > 25MB,and increasingly larger downloads,for approximately 3MB of new/updated content.Due to other FS & IRL commitments,the next release, UPDATES - PACK 8,will most likely be the last for the current year.At that pointI'll release a global map imageindicating the then available BASIC & MASTER coverage extent.You may also have noticed,the recently released MASTER reward files are not as detailed in categorisation scope,as some of those released earlier in the VISIT SERIES.i.e.Recent files generally only include state/province/county type rewards.Rather than the older reward setswhich include state/province/county, plus rewards for -- Capitals- Military- Citiesetc.This is due to the enormous amount of time it takes,to accurately collate & check such data.Smaller & less developed country's Wiki entriesare far less detailed,and often missing much of the nescessary data.Any assistance would be much appreciated.Over time, & where possible,such rewards will be updated to similar categorisation scope.I had only intended releasing 1 UPDATES pack per month.I've just been "clearing the decks" recentlyby releasing compiled rewards based on previously collated datasets.So bottom line -Recommend you download whatever's been released to date. Each package download is less than 3MB,so shouldn't be a major inconvenience.Have fun.HTHATBPaulResized logo pending ;-)http://www.fs-odg.com

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Hi FolksThe latest detailed expansion to the worldwide-coverage sets of 'Visit Series' rewards.This will probably be the last release for 2008.I've included a coverage map to indicate which countries currently have multiple rewards, (green).All other countries have single rewards, (white or yellow).You can view it here -http://www.fs-shipyards.org/index.php?ind=...to_show&ida=337FSX - Rewards - Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 8 (20081112)Contents********This package installs 4 country's multi-reward DEFAULT_MASTER files,comprising 100 earnable Free-Flight landing's rewards for -- Brazil, (28 rewards)- Egypt, (22 rewards)- Eire/Ireland, (20 rewards)- People's Republic of China, (30 rewards)Please ensure you remove the equivalent country's DEFAULT_BASIC files.Plus -The accidentally missing DEFAULT_BASIC files for -- Malta, (1 reward)- Mexico, (1 reward)A replacement corrected file for -- Iceland, - REWARD_CONTENTS.txt information file only.Downloads*********Visit Series - Countries - COLLECTION - UPDATES - PACK 8 (20081112)and all previously released packages,are exclusively available from FS-ShipyardsDownloads -> Miscellaneous Files -> FS-Rewards http://www.fs-shipyards.org/index.php?ind=...on_view&idev=20Feedback********Preferably to - FS-Shipyards - FS-Rewardshttp://www.fs-shipyards.org/forum/index.php?board=78.0Paul DonnellyBASysNovember 2008Resized logo pending ;-)http://www.fs-odg.com