Important Notice for 127 folks that downloaded our Hawaiian Scenery

Jetjockey10 · June 29, 2020 at 3:27 AM

If you are one of the 127 folks that downloaded our Kauai and Niihau scenery over the weekend you are setting yourself up for a big disappointment. We have tried to tell everyone in every thread that YOU MUST INSTALL THE ELEVATION MESH before the scenery will perform correctly. When I just checked the number of downloads for the Kauai and Niihau scenery there have been 355 downloads. When I check the separate download for the Elevation Mesh there have only been 228. These should be the exact same number. One for One.

That means there are 127 users out there someplace that did not get the Elevation Mesh.

There is just no possible way your scenery can be properly installed and behave correctly without both downloads being installed as directed.

Go back and complete your download and install the Elevation Mesh. Get it here. https://flight-sim.org/filebase/index…or-all-islands/

higgy · June 29, 2020 at 2:32 PM

Sometimes its not easy

by the way ...next time ...the uploaders can add 10 Files in ONE Article ...

higgy · June 29, 2020 at 2:39 PM

If you want .. i can add the extra file ...also in this

ONE ARTICLE ? ...if you want ... ( or you cabn add it by yourself ... EDIT a...and upload the third ZIP also there )

TomSimMuc · June 29, 2020 at 2:40 PM

Thank you Higgy, for the hint.

The idea was, to have one elevation mesh for all islands, which should be linked to in part 2, 3 and 4.

It only should be installed one time, not 4 times.

For that we seek for the best solution.

(Not that there is no warning in the file that you NEED the elevation)

Maybe we should password protect the scenery file, and the password is contained in the elevation folder after you unzipped it) ?!?!?!

ApfelFlieger · June 29, 2020 at 3:39 PM

In hindsight, one is often smarter. For sorting in „.. / addons / scenery" the following structure might have made it easier for some people:

And then you could use the future additions as:

images__us_hi_…
places__us_hi_...

Well, anyway, happy flying and above all, happy discovery.

Bye, Michael (🍅🚁)

Jetjockey10 · June 29, 2020 at 3:40 PM

Quote from TomSimMuc

Maybe we should password protect the scenery file, and the password is contained in the elevation folder after you unzipped it) ?!?!?!

That sounds like the easier and more sure way of doing it. I like this suggestion.

kenventions · June 29, 2020 at 3:56 PM

It's possible someone had download issues with the large scenery file and had to download it again, right?

My vote is to keep it simple / leave it as-is. When you release Part 2, make the install instructions very clear - "the HI elevation file should already be installed, if not, install it now."

The example folder screenshots are very helpful so continue to include those and highlight the HI elevation folder.

Great job on Part 1 !

Jetjockey10 · June 29, 2020 at 11:36 PM

Hartman · June 29, 2020 at 11:43 PM

Quote from kenventions

It's possible someone had download issues with the large scenery file and had to download it again, right?

Exactly what happened to me.

PjotR22 · June 30, 2020 at 12:12 AM

Maybe Higgy can tell us if there are multiple downloads from the same I.P. adress?

Jetjockey10 · June 30, 2020 at 12:32 AM

We already know there’s been some restarts, but, if anyone doesn’t realize the importance of using the mesh, they are beyond our help.

higgy · June 30, 2020 at 1:34 AM

Quote from PjotR22

Maybe Higgy can tell us if there are multiple downloads from the same I.P. adress?

No ...sorry there is no tools for this ...I think its because of "user and data security"

because most of our server software is made in germany ...so also the rules of our things set according to ours law here.

But anyway ... dont think and break other people's heads

When someone have problems with downloads , or with the installation.... or others ...

they will write me , here ... or in our Forum or download base ... I think

Jet-Pack (IPACS) · June 30, 2020 at 7:06 AM Official Post

What is the reason that the downloads are separate?

TomSimMuc · June 30, 2020 at 7:08 AM

Quote from Jet-Pack (IPACS)

What is the reason that the downloads are separate?

There will be 4 scenery parts and the elevation file is comon to all.

TomSimMuc · June 30, 2020 at 11:24 AM

Pascal, if this would have been one scenery: yes this would have been ideal.

But we wanted to prevent, that users need to copy the coming parts into these 4 categories documents / elevation / images / places

So we decided for the next 3 parts the more simpler way:

Copy to addon/scenery:

US_HI_maui

US_HI_hawaii

US_HI_oahu

US_HI_kauia

US_HI_elevation

clean and simple.