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UK2000 Scenery Products (All in one
patch) DO NOT RUN
THE SETUP FROM INSIDE THE ZIP FILE! IT WILL NOT
WORK THAT WAY! THIS IS NOT INTENDED
TO BE USED BY ‘ What
does this Patch do?
The
patch is intended to be a living library of AFCAD files which will be
constantly upgraded to bring the most realistic effects to AI aircraft used
with UK2000 Scenery. This
Patch will not install any VFR AI flight plans, users will either use the
default traffic available in FS9 or will include there own choice of AI
upgrades from the various products and downloads available. The AFCADs are
compatible with most of the commonly used AI traffic models, although if you
are using ARNZ AIS then we recommend you alter the parking radius for the
B767 to 34M. There are two
methods of installing this upgrade. The first is for those who do not have a
detailed knowledge of the use of AFCAD files and the folders that contain
them. Extract
the compressed folder to anywhere you
choose for temporary files, (like
your desktop if it is easier) Then, after un-checking any part numbers that
you do not want to copy AFCADs to, just run the setup.exe and follow any
instructions *DO NOT RUN FROM INSIDE THE ZIP FILE!* This set-up is designed to detect where your FS2004
is located and what UK2000 Scenery products you have installed. OR If
you are more knowledgeable about the use of AFCAD files and how to locate
them into scenery folders First back up any files that you may have amended
yourself and wish to keep. (You may wish to back up all your UK2000 AFCADs in
case you want to re-use them again at some time). Then you can just use the
AFCAD2 files manually by dragging them to where you’re other files are kept, e,g uk2000\af2_high\scenery, overwriting
any previous files if asked. You need to understand scenery layering, the UK2000
AFCAD2_HIGH Level folder should come immediately below the
uk2000scenery parts, but above any other AFCAD containing folder. Remember
that if you run the part installer again you will need to re-install these
updated AFCADs, and if you have a problem then please state you have not used
the installer. You
will note that some of the AFCADs have a suffix after the name, e.g af2_egssSTAT. The suffix denotes the type of scenery
that the file is intended for. If no suffix is used then the file is for
general use. Those
file names ending in MAX are AFCADs for airports where no allowance is made
for the static scenery. At the major airports (EGLL, EGLC, EGKK, EGSS, EGCC,
EGGW, EGBB, EGNX, EGFF, EGGP, EGNS) no static aircraft files will have been
loaded if you selected the “no static” option in the installer. At other
airfields, if you wish to use the no static option, then you will have to
either delete, or better cut and paste to a non scenery folder the files
labeled eg??aircraft or eg??stat. To use the MAX files copy
them to the folder where you keep your uk2000 AFCADs, delete or remove the
current file in this folder for the airport you are copying, and then rename
the MAX file leaving out the MAX suffix. e.g if using af2_egllMAX after copying it as above
rename it af2_egll. Files
with names ending in STAT are for use with static aircraft available at airports;
they do not have any designated parking. These files should be loaded to the file
where you keep your UK2000 AFCAD files in exactly the same way as for the MAX
files above. We recommend that for
those who do not have a lot of AI traffic that they use these files. Some
files have the suffix PARK in the name. These files are the MAX files with
designated parking (not included in this package). These files are intended
for those who have a reasonable amount of AI traffic, but do not have
designated parking at the airfields included, and are available to download
separately. We recommend that users
restrict the amount of AI traffic to a level that is compatible with their
system. AI TRAFFIC EATS FRAME RATES!! Uninstalling If
you remove one of the UK2000 scenery products then you will need to remove
the associated AFCAD2 files. As these AFCAD files are not installed with the
scenery, they will not be automatically removed. If
your remove ALL Uk2000 scenery products, using the uninstall option, then
first delete the scenery areas from your FS2004 library, then you can remove
the physical files (right click on UK2000 Scenery folder, then select delete). If
you just want to remove a specific AFCAD2 airport file, then you need to know
the code for the airport. For example Modifications AFCAD2
files are always being changed to improve them, this batch may not be perfect
but files are getting better and better. If you’re an AFCAD designer and
would like to alter and improve one of these files, then please do. If you
want them to be included in a future release of this ZIP and all UK2000
Scenery products then just email them to us, saying what changes you have
made and why. This
is the definitive library of AFCAD files for UK2000 Scenery. Eventually the
main scenery product files will get updated and will include the files from
here Possible user questions: Where do the AFCAD2
file go, when I use the patch? The files are placed into a folder called FS9\uk2000
scenery\af2_high\scenery. IT IS NOT placed into the ‘add-on scenery’ folder otherwise
it would overwrite any file you may have made or uploaded there. What happens when I click apply
changes using this set-up program? The
new UK2000 Set-up program will check your scenery.cfg
file (scenery library) if you used the AFD fix installer and you have the
folder containing the AFCAD files it will also modify your scenery.cfg so it has an entry If you manually install the AFCAD2 files, it will
not do this. It will also re-order the layers to ensure both the
product scenery areas and the new AFD areas are in the correct sequence. Then you have to make sure that the FS2004 version
product was installed last. If not then the set-up will not see the FS2004
version. If necessary re-install the main product for FS2004
Both
this update and the set-up will use its own folders/areas to store the AFD
files. If you have placed your own
versions in the af2_high\scenery folder then be sure
to save it before using this update so that you can restore it afterwards. If
you use a folder of your own then insure your AFD scenery area has a higher
priority. NOTE:
Each time you run the uk2000setup program, it will auto arrange the UK2000
Scenery products and the UK2000 Scenery AFD layer in sequence, therefore if you have your own AFCAD folder
you need to move it back up between the UK2000 Scenery product layers and
this UK20000 Scenery AFD layer. (for example the AFCAD default ‘addon scenery’ layer can moved up in this way Remember
if you overwrite the individual AFCAD file in the folder called ‘af2_high\scenery’
then re-installing this update at any point will copy back the UK2000 AFD
file, overwriting your changes** Why is this a
separate patch? Will the main product files be updated to include these files
ADCAD files will probably change more frequently over
time, so it is far easier to update one single patch than multiple product
files. When a major upgrade is done these files will be incorporated into the
main Product files. Do these files use airline code
parking slots? All the files in this patch are generic AFCADs. Most
of the MAX files are available with designated gates with airline parking
codes in a separate download. If you do not have many AI aircraft then you
should either use the STAT files or MAX files provided here. What if I don’t want my scenery.cfg altered? The
‘UK2000 setup.exe’ will always insure your scenery.cfg
is configured correctly and the UK2000 AFCAD2 files HIGH Level folder is at
the correct layer number. If you wish to skip this then untick
the box on the setup program If you don’t want to use it at all and
prefer to manually install these scenery areas, then you have to be careful
to place them at the correct layers. UK2000 AFCAD2_HIGH Level folder MUST go immediately
below all UK2000 Scenery products Once you have this setup, you then copy all
the af2_eg??.BGL files into the af2_high\scenery What if things go wrong, can I recover
my old scenery.cfg? When you run the AFD update set-up a duplicate of
your scenery.cfg is copied to the c:\ location
before any alterations. If you copy this back to the FS folder all the
changes are reversed. If you install the files manually we strongly recommend
that you back up your AFCAD folder first. Why are there still static aircraft
models, AFTER I selected no static? The ‘No static’ option in the installer is only
meant for large airports like Gatwick, Birmingham etc. If you want to remove
smaller airport static like Credits Lee Swordy , Mike Strasser, David Butler, Dave
Chapman, Howard Curtis, Norman Dean, Gary Summons and anyone else we’ve
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Contacts Any criticisms, problems using this folder or
suggestions for improvements. Please contact: - For parts 1, 5 and 6 David Butler:
k.butler1@ntlworld.com For parts 2,3,4 and 7 Norman Dean: norman_swardeston@hotmail.com
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