South West England Photo Scenery - a couple of questions

    Hi,

    I'm keen to fly over South West England with hi-resolution photo scenery in the awesome simulator Aerofly FS 4 :)

    I have a couple of questions. I'd be grateful if someone could answer them. Apologies if this information is available, but I haven't been able to find it.

    I've located:

    SOUTH WEST ENGLAND PART 1.zip

    SOUTH WEST ENGLAND PART 2.zip

    South_West_England_Part_3_IZ0JUB_2020.zip

    South_West_England_Part_4_IZ0JUB_2020.zip

    South_West_England_Part_5_IZ0JUB_2020.zip

    which are in:

    addons/scenery/... [FS2] .../eu_gb (great britain) South West + East England all Parts by IZ0JUB 2019

    I see that the parent folder is labelled [FS2], but it does say "elevation & images — addons work with FS4 and FS2"

    I am happy with the default elevation and cultivation (which I believe refers to the 3D objects). It is primarily the higher resolution photo scenery I'd like to install.

    I believe I need to:

    1. Create folders in Aerofly FS 4 Flight Simulator\scenery\images\ (e.g. "South West England Part 1")

    2. Insert the relevant downloaded folders, e.g. map_09_7d80_a980 (images only, not cultivation/places)

    • Is this correct?
    • Do I need to disable the default scenery?
    • Can I install the cultivation/places as well?
    • Should I also install South West England files from "Even more missing England Files"? (Overwriting the files?)

    Thank you IZ0JUB - you are a star :thumbup:

    Much appreciated for any help with this.

    Nick

    Edited once, last by nick_the_ninja: Typo (May 7, 2023 at 11:03 PM).

    Wow - works like a dream! I am blown away by this scenery :)

    Did a little sight-seeing last night - a low level coastal flight in a Boeing 777 (Oculus Rift-S).

    Thank you Michael :thumbup: 8)

    Padstow Harbour, Cornwall:

    (I was there for Obby-Oss day a week ago)

    Heybrook Bay, Plymouth, Devon:

    (Where I grew up)

    Hi there I am new to this method of copying FS2 scenery files over to FS4 and I am getting nowhere unfortunately. I have copied all the scenery files to the 'documents/Aerofly fs4/addons/scenery/balearics/' folder. I have just spent the last 5 hours trying to find out how to get them to work in FS4. When I load the game it is the default scenery I see not the user created ones. Can you please advise me how to get them to load in the game. I have the Fs4 deluxe package with US and Europe plus the extra planes.

    Your help would be very much appreciated as I am getting nowhere.

    Steve...

    Here you will find some basic information about FS2 and FS4 (please use a translator if necessary):


    In principle:

    • This data from FS2 can be used in FS4 without restrictions:
      - elevation
      - images
    • With a little adjustment and then some restrictions, this data from FS2 can be used in FS4:
      - airports

    Cultivations can also be carried out in airports, sometimes with greater effort.

    It's also worth taking a look at Flight-Sim.org, because more and more scenery from FS2 is now being transferred to FS4.

    Tschüss, Michael (🍎🚁)

    Configurations:

    - MacBook Pro (16", 2021); Chip: Apple M1 Max; actual macOS || Thrustmaster TCA AIRBUS EDITION: 1x Sidestick, 2x Quadrant, 2x Quadrant Add-On || Pro-Flight-Trainer PUMA X

    - iPad (12,9", 4th Generation, RAM: 6 GB); actual iOS || nimbus steelseries

    Edited 2 times, last by ApfelFlieger (January 6, 2024 at 11:03 PM).

    Than you for your swift response. I have searched that page already and cannot find where it tells you how FS4 will load the user files instead. Do you select the from within the locations page in Fs4 or somewhere else. It must be something simple I am missing. I have double checked my user scenery file locations and they are in the correct place. I do not understand why Fs4 is not seeing them. Do I need to disable the default 'eu folder somehow?

    Steve..

    On my Mac it is saved like this:

    • FS2: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Aerofly FS 2/scenery
    • FS4: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Aerofly FS 4/scenery

    Tschüss, Michael (🍎🚁)

    Configurations:

    - MacBook Pro (16", 2021); Chip: Apple M1 Max; actual macOS || Thrustmaster TCA AIRBUS EDITION: 1x Sidestick, 2x Quadrant, 2x Quadrant Add-On || Pro-Flight-Trainer PUMA X

    - iPad (12,9", 4th Generation, RAM: 6 GB); actual iOS || nimbus steelseries

    In FS4 I use my user folders like this using Fuerteventura as an example:

    • /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Aerofly FS 4/scenery/airports/eu_es/gcfv_fuerteventura_airport
    • /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Aerofly FS 4/scenery/elevation/eu_es/fuerteventura_island
    • /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Aerofly FS 4/scenery/images/eu_es/fuerteventura_island

    Tschüss, Michael (🍎🚁)

    Configurations:

    - MacBook Pro (16", 2021); Chip: Apple M1 Max; actual macOS || Thrustmaster TCA AIRBUS EDITION: 1x Sidestick, 2x Quadrant, 2x Quadrant Add-On || Pro-Flight-Trainer PUMA X

    - iPad (12,9", 4th Generation, RAM: 6 GB); actual iOS || nimbus steelseries

    Please, show once the whole path where you have installed the file, whole path including the drive.

    Regards,

    Thomas

    i7-14700KF @ 5.6 GHz, Geforce RTX 4090, 32MB RAM, 1TB SSD M.2, 1TB SSD M.2, 2TB SSD M.2, 32" Monitor 4K, Pimax Crystal

    Hi Thom.

    There is a god after all ! Just had a quick flight around my beloved Ibiza and it looks absolutely superb. Unbelievable work and support from all you guys and I cannot thank you enough for you patience with my lack of experience with this software. It is always great to know someone will give up their free time to help a stranger.

    Steve.