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INDEX
TOPIC Welcome Microsoft Flight Simulator X Quick Installation Guide Service Pack 4 (SP4) Enhancements FTX Central Explained What is Custom Landclass? Quick Reference FSX Settings Recommended FSX Slider Settings The Autogen Density Slider The 3D Lighting System Custom Orbx Weather Themes Orbx Freeware Product Technical Support FTX Community Forums The FTX AUSTRALIA SP4 Team End User License Agreement ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................
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Welcome
Orbx would like to thank you for purchasing your copy of FTX AUSTRALIA SP4, or installing this SP4 Update. First released as a four-part series of regions from March 2008, it has proved to be Orbx's best selling addon so far and was the first product for FSX that introduced hand-crafted landclass, vector data, and textures for an entire continent. This February 2011 Service Pack 4 (SP4) edition adds even more enhancements, landclass refinements and customer reported fixes from the past eighteen months. Orbx's policy is that we will continue to refine and improve all our products and many of these incremental service packs are no-cost upgrades.
So What Area Does FTX AUSTRALIA Cover? In simple terms, FTX AUSTRALIA SP4 combines the separate regions (AU BLUE, GOLD, GREEN and RED) into a single downloadable or DVD product covering the whole continent of Australia. You can explore any part of the country without needing to switch between the regions shown in the map below - they all seamlessly blend together and you'll actually see the landscape change from the temperate south to the lush northern tropics to the red central desert as you fly around the country.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
FTX AUSTRALIA SP4 is not a stand-alone program, but an addon pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator X. To use the terrain enhancements contained in this Orbx product, you must have first installed your own purchased copy of Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
Microsoft Flight Simulator X Service Packs Microsoft released two service packs for the original Flight Simulator X, which were primarly designed to fix bugs and enhance the original release. These were called SP1 and SP2. You can download these free service packs from Microsofts FSInsider website: http://www.fsinsider.com/downloads/Pages/default.aspx Please note that if you purchased the Acceleration addon or the Gold Edition (recommended) they have already had the SP1 and SP2 service packs applied and no further updates are required. Whilst installing these service packs from Microsoft is not mandatory for operation of the Orbx FTX addon, we do highly recommend them since there are many bug fixes and performance improvements.
Windows 7 64-bit Although not mandatory, for the best operation of Flight Simulator X, Orbx highly recommends that Windows 7 64-bit be installed, with at least 4GB of main memory, preferably 6GB. Our lab testing has shown that using Windows 7 64-bit provides the smoothest and most trouble-free platform for FSX.
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STEP 1
INSTRUCTIONS Unzip the FlightSimStore.com (FSS) downloaded ZIP file. You should end up with multiple SETUP_AUSP4.x data files, this PDF user guide and the FSS installer application OrbxFTXAUSP4.exe Run OrbxFTXAUSP4.exe Fill in the Order Number, Date and Key when requested. This information would have been emailed to you when you purchased the download version of FTX AU SP4 from FSS. The wrapper will unwrap the Orbx installer which will then run and present the opening installation screen. Please acknowledge the EULA page and continue. You cannot choose a destination folder, since all Orbx products are installed into the ORBX folder in the FSX folder Once the Orbx installer has completed, you will be prompted to run FTX Central. When you do so, FTX Central runs its AU SP4 file management routines, which can take a little time. When the main FTX Central screen is shown, simply select the [Australia] region and click the [Apply] button. You will hear a confirmation 'ding' and you are ready to fly!
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INSTRUCTIONS Insert the FTX AU SP4 DVD into your PC's DVD drive. If you have autorun enabled, the installer will start automatically, or prompt you to run setup_AUSP4.exe If you don't have autorun enabled, please use Windows Explorer to open the DVD contents then run the Setup_AUSP4.exe application The Orbx installer which will then run and present the opening installation screen. Please acknowledge the EULA page and continue. You cannot choose a destination folder, since all Orbx products are installed into the ORBX folder in the FSX folder Once the Orbx installer has completed, you will be prompted to run FTX Central. When you do so, FTX Central runs its AU SP4 file management routines, which can take a little time. When the main FTX Central screen is shown, simply select the [Australia] region and click the [Apply] button. You will hear a confirmation 'ding' and you are ready to fly!
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May 2011 (SP4.002) Fixes the landclass bug causing red spots appearing on the east coast north of Sydney Adds fixes to Perth water class Fixes a bug whereby the SP4 patch did not correctly upgrade FTX Central and caused error messages
We continue to welcome further bug reports from our customers and these will be added to our improvement development schedule for future patches and service pack releases.
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From the main screen you can also view any PDF user guide document of Orbx products that are installed or that you may purchase and install at a later time. TIPS ON USING 'DEFAULT FSX' To restore your FSX to how it was before you installed FTX, simply select the Default FSX region. We recommend to always select Default FSX when installing non-Orbx addons If you are not sure about FTX working with another addon, simply select Default FSX before installing
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FTX Central has other functions in its menus. From the Tools menu you can access the following:
Scenery Library Configuraton This is a useful tool which allows you to control the 'insertion' point at which all the Orbx FTX entries are placed in your FSX Scenery Library. We've added this function because in some case other scenery addons need to be placed above FTX (for example, OZx)
If you select FTX Scenery Library Insertion Points option, you'll be presented with another window like the one below which allows you to scroll through your FSX scenery library entries. You simply select the entry at which all FTX scenery library entries are inserted above, and click on the 'Set Insertion Point' button.
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The other function here is Validate Scenery.cfg - this should only be used when instructed by Orbx support staff to validate that your scenery.cfg file is in the correct condition.
Reports The reports tool simply scans the ORBX folders to report back on what products are installed. The other function Validate Region Files is another debug tool which should only be used when instructed by Orbx staff.
On selecting FTX Products Installed, you will see a pop-up window listing all the Orbx products installed and their version numbers. The resulting window will look similar to the one below, but of course will vary depending on which Orbx products you have installed. *
FTX Aero The FTX Aero Tools menu item will only be displayed if you have purchased an Orbx FTX airport which came bundled with the FTX Aero tool, a unique addon which adds custom textures to an airport's environment for added realism. For more information about FTX Aero and how to use it, please consult the User Guide which comes with the Orbx FTX Airports which have Aero bundled.
* Actual screens shown on the preceding pages may vary depending on Orbx products installed
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FTX Lights Tweaker This is a shortcut to the tool used to change the types and size of the 3D lights in FTX. See page 20 for more information about this tool.
Flush Scenery Indexes This is a tool which should only be used when instructed by Orbx support staff. It will force a flush of the scenery indexes cache and generally it is not required to be used for general FSX use with FTX.
Help | Orbx FTX Support Forums This is a handy quick link to the Orbx FTX Support forums, which will call your default web browser and the forums home page.
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The result is nothing like you have ever experienced before, with an almost photoreal feel to all areas which have been edited, but with the added benefit of faster loading times, full five seasons support and handplaced custom autogen and library objects in every single kilometer of the region. Eventually, like FTX Australia, entire countries will be covered completely with the FTX custom landclass, and photoreal scenery products consuming thousands of gigabytes of your hard drives will be a thing of the past.
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Setting
Value
Why?
Large
Max
Mesh Complexity
100
Mesh Resolution
10m
10m is recommended for best terrain results and also if you have Orbx airports installed
Texture Resolution
7cm
Scenery Complexity
Extremely Dense
Autogen Density
Normal
Aircraft AI Traffic
16%
Best balance
Road Vehicles
16%
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So before you begin your first flight, please change your FSX sliders to what is shown on the following pages. You may think the settings are too low at first, but we're calling these the AUSTRALIA SP4 BASE SETTINGS which is the recommended settings for medium spec PCs.
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* Mesh resolution even though the mesh available for Australia is only 76m, we recommend a setting of 10m so that you don't need to change this setting if switching between FTX Australia and FTX North America. * Please refer to the Autogen Density Table further in this user guide for specific information about this slider
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Here's a simple table which should be used as a guide for the Autogen Density slider. This has been indexed to PCs as at January 2011, which means this table will become dated rather quickly. We expect the 'High End' spec PC to be the Entry Level by early 2012, so of course as FSX gets older, your PCs are likely to get faster. That said, if you adhere to these slider settings in FTX AUSTRALIA SP4 you will get a good balance between visuals and performance.
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Theres not a lot to it. You select one of six halo effects (each has a description and a summary of its pros and cons), and then select the size of the effect. Out of the box, FTX is set to the REX1 halo, with a size of 11. We found this to be the best balance between size and visibility range. You can play with the application as much as you want until you find the right balance. FSX cannot be running while you run it however. A special thanks to Tim Fuchs, developer of Real Environment Xtreme and Mark Poole for their contributions to the halos in FTX.
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You can select these themes anytime before or during a flight and we've included a brief description of what you can expect from the theme in the description text below the screenshot.
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Orbx Freeware
Orbx continually releases quality freeware addons including many GA airports, all similar in quality to our payware airports. Please check the FTX website at http://fullterrain.com/freeware.html to see what releases are coming. Also try our free AI Traffic addon for Australia which is available at the same URL.
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To visit the our support forums, click on the button shown above from the fullterrain.com front page or click on Help | Orbx FTX Support Forums from FTX Central Please do NOT email support requests Orbx provides world-class support on our forums, and it's the only way in which you can receive support for FTX AUSTRALIA SP4 . Provided you adhere to the forum terms of use and have a legitimate copy of FTX AUSTRALIA SP4 , you will always be offered our support at no cost as we work toward a problem resolution each time. However, if you email Orbx asking for support or have product queries, you will most likely not receive an answer at all, since our policy is that all support is provided through our forums only. Use the forum Search function Before you post a question, please try searching for the answer first, using the forums built-in search function located on the forum menu bar.
The Orbx support team is always on standby to assist you with any problems you may have, or will comment on your issue reports. Please remember, our priority is fixing any urgent issues first, and addressing bug reports second. Clearly though, any show stopper bugs will be given top priority though.
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John Venema
Orbx CEO
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Landclass and Coastlines Development Team Barry Meiklejohn, LC Team Leader Martin Lott, Senior LC Developer Rob Byrne, Senior LC Developer Tim Harris, LC Developer John Bosch, LC Developer John Hockings, LC Developer Andrew Schofield, LC Developer Ross Casey, Lead Hydro Developer Custom landclass, internal SDK documentation Custom landclass, poly landclass Custom landclass, poly landclass Custom landclass, poly landclass Custom landclass, poly landclass Custom landclass, poly landclass Custom landclass, poly landclass Coastlines, rivers, lakes, waterclass
Contributors Ron Tape Martin Henare Jay Kae Martin Pomej Wolter van der Spoel Max Kraus Beta Testing Team Tony Arnold, Jan Kees Blom, Rob Byrne, Tim Harris, Martin Henare, Brian Horsey, Prof. John Hockings, Mark Ledingham, Martin Lott, Heiko Glatthorn, Braedon King, Adrian Lehmann, Jarrad Marshall, Barry Meiklejohn, Rob Nieuwenhoven, Andrew Schofield, Ian Routley, Jack Richards, Shaun Snyman, Stian Rolandsen, Andrew Schofield, Dennis Stiglmeiyer, Wolter van der Spoel, and Ron Tape. FTX Central and other Orbx tools coding Custom autogen models, autogen annotation Orbx Server Admin and product delivery infrastructure Application Coder Customer Support Team Leader and Lead Forum Moderator Sydney Harbour Bridge Original 3D model
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COPYRIGHTS
Microsoft Flight Simulator X is a Copyrighted trademark of Microsoft Corporation FTX and Full Terrain Experience are brands of Orbx Simulation Systems Pty. Ltd. Copyright 2011 Orbx Simulation Systems Pty. Ltd.
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