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tohughes76 replied to HiFly's topic in The AS16 and ASCA | Active Sky | Active Sky Next | XPAX Support ForumCraig:What depiction mode are you using-standard, smooth cloud transitions or DWC? Each has their own trade-offs to deal with FSX limitations (wind shifts, etc), but I find standard is most like ASE in its enroute weather coverage.
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Dont copy the whole folder, just the files themselves.-Copy the .xml file from the SDK to your appdata/roaming/microsoft/fsx folder (server pc), then edit as described above-Copy the .ini file from the SDK config folder to your Documents/flight simulator x files folder (server pc), then edit as per page 90 of the user guide.-Copy the .msi file from the SDK lib folder directly to your client PC, location of your choice and run it just like you would an executable file-Copy the .cfg file from the SDK folder and place in your My Documents folder on the client PC. Edit the values of the [simConnect] entry with the same values you used in the .xml file.After that, continue with the test as described in page 91 of user guide...you should be good to go.If you run into issues after that, start a new topic in the Hi Fi commercial forum here on AVSIM so the developers can help out as well. Hope that helps-Good luck and have a great holiday!
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tohughes76 replied to HiFly's topic in The AS16 and ASCA | Active Sky | Active Sky Next | XPAX Support ForumThe 'cheat' HiFly and I described is workable in the advanced settings tab of FSX wx, but won't work if you are using real time AS weather...this would be a static weather conditon.
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tohughes76 replied to HiFly's topic in The AS16 and ASCA | Active Sky | Active Sky Next | XPAX Support ForumJust went back and reviewed my saved wx files and remembered that the clouds/winds were saved in different layers but the vis was a single value. Getting the overcast deck appearance in AS2012 worked best at 1/2 mile vis with a ceiling layer bottoming out at 200 agl. I was remembering my testing back and forth with manual wx settings in FSX...my apologies.What you can do manually in the advanced weather tab in FSX that you can't replicate in AS is the overcast layer with 1/16th vis and have the surface layer with unrestricted visibility (or whatever value you prefer). This gives the "popping out' effect descending or climbing out of the layer. Perhaps adding layers of visibilities in the Edit Wx function would be a good additon in a future SP if it is possible...
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Darryl:The values that you put in for IP and Port in the server's Simmconnect.xml will be the same ones you plug into the client's Simconnect.cfg.As far as the SDK is concerned, on my machine using the SDK SP2 the files are located-SimConnect.cfg - C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft GamesMicrosoft Flight Simulator X SDKSDKCore Utilities KitSimConnect SDKconfigSimConnect.msi- C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft GamesMicrosoft Flight Simulator X SDKSDKCore Utilities KitSimConnect SDKlibSimConnect.xml- C:UsersTimAppDataRoamingMicrosoftFSXSimConnect.ini- C:UsersTimDocumentsFlight Simulator X FilesIf you can't locate your files in SP1a using these folders, try installing SP2 and looking again...can't hurt. Darryl, are you running Windows XP, Vista, or Win7?
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tohughes76 replied to HiFly's topic in The AS16 and ASCA | Active Sky | Active Sky Next | XPAX Support ForumCraig:I have been using this method for some time. Even though the real time weather in AS doesn't use this technique, you can apply the same idea in AS 2012 by creating situations you described above in the 'Edit Wx' tab and saving them as .AST files for repeated use. For instance, I have a 'Low IFR' situation with a layer of clouds from 200-4000 ft and 1/16th mile vis, then a layer of 1/2 mile vis from 200 ft down to the surface. That gives me a pretty realistic depiction of weather right at most ILS minimums.Once you create and save your weather scenarios, under the 'Map' tab they will be available to you in the Drag and Drop Wx window. Makes it easy to fly where you want with whatever weather you want...much easier than having to manually do it every time in FSX's weather feature.
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Darryl:To find the IP address your server is using, open the command propt in Windows (under accessories) and type 'ipconfig' without the quotes. In the first block of information you should see your IP address (for example: IPv4 Address..............: 192.168.1.73).In the Simconnect.xml, you will edit the block beginning with " <!-- Example Global (remote) IPv4 Server Configuration--> ". See mine below:<!-- Example Global (remote) IPv4 Server Configuration--> <SimConnect.Comm> <Disabled>False</Disabled> <Protocol>IPv4</Protocol> <Scope>global</Scope> <MaxClients>64</MaxClients> <Address>192.168.1.73</Address> <Port>500</Port> </SimConnect.Comm>In the lines highlighted in red, enter the IP address as you have seen in the ipconfig step, then enter the port you assigned for simconnect to use (in my case I went with the suggested 500).As far as the SDK, first install the SDK that came with the FSX Deluxe DVD, the install the service packs for it. You can find SP1A here, and SP2 here.Hope this helps. If you haven't setup networking before it may seem daunting, but is actually not that bad once you have done it once or twice. You'll be happy you did it, though, as the performance benefit is worth the setup.
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Looking at the 757 in the product store, there is no 'Pro Pack" available, just a "Base Pack". Can anyone confirm that the fully functional FMS is included in the V. 4.4 base pack?
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tohughes76 replied to WebMaximus's topic in The AS16 and ASCA | Active Sky | Active Sky Next | XPAX Support ForumThose themes were from REX V 1.0 when this thread was originally started about a year ago. In version 2.0, go to the Theme Creation tab where you'll find a drop down box "Select a theme to install". The themes now are different, but they still can match up well with the ASA snapshot categories-for example they now both have "Stormy" as a theme.
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What I would love to see as FTX makes its way into the U.S. market is a Yankee division of OZx. The availability of that many freeware airports that enhance FTX perfectly adds so much value to an already wonderful product. Hopefully we can put together enough fledgling freeware airport designers to have a community as strong as OZx.
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I own the Majestic Dash 8 and would love it except for the VC. The textures are VERY low res...way behind the times as far as FSX goes. The steam gauges are barely readable. There is talk of issuing a patch to dress up the cockpit, but no projection on its availability.I think they showed the same attention to the systems and sound aspects of the machine that PMDG does. Unfortunately it is a FS9 native airplane that has been patched up to FSX. If I was spending this kind of money right now on a payware bird, I would definitely choose the JS-41. If you're looking for a Dash, wait for either the release of Majestic's new Q-400 version or for someone else to give it the treatment.
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tohughes76 replied to tohughes76's topic in System Hardware: PC | MOBO | RAM | CPU | HDD | SSD | PSU etcJim,From what I understand, Mushkin used some of the same Elpida hyper modules that are failing at a very high rate. Try booting your computer without the flash drive using only one stick of RAM...do this with all 3 sticks in A1 slot, then B1 slot and finally C1 slot. You will probably find that two of the sticks will let you boot and one will not...if so, you have a bad stick and it is probably one of the suspect Elpida models. I hear that Mushkin has a great return policy where they will ship you replacements immediately without having to wait for the RMA turnaround of your bad RAM (unlike Corsair...I am still waiting for my replacements).
