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LUKE: FS9 -> FSX Aircraft |
DVA1267
Senior Captain, B777-200
Joined on July 09 2003
Triple Century Club
"Tactless, Understood, Right"
Colorado Springs, CO USA
368 legs, 1,943.8 hours
47 legs,
192.9 hours online
54 legs,
217.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 06 2006 10:32 ET by Matt Reamy
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Luke, or anyone else who as an actual idea of the issues involved,
What are the differences in the aircraft formats for FSX from FS9?
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DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club
"Col. Panic"
Marietta, GA
2,309 legs, 9,298.2 hours
240 legs,
553.9 hours online
1,967 legs,
8,091.3 hours ACARS
75 legs,
196.3 hours event
2,345 legs, 9,433.1 hours total
91 legs dispatched, 66.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 06 2006 11:33 ET by Luke Kolin
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By and large, FS9 and FS2002 aircraft work without modification in FSX. I notice that FS9 has a new texture format, but beyond that they seem the same. Panels, on the other hand, are a totally different story.
Cheers!
Luke KolinSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA1267
Senior Captain, B777-200
Joined on July 09 2003
Triple Century Club
"Tactless, Understood, Right"
Colorado Springs, CO USA
368 legs, 1,943.8 hours
47 legs,
192.9 hours online
54 legs,
217.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 06 2006 14:54 ET by Matt Reamy
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What's the difference there?
My old system is fairly incapable of running FSX, hence the questions.
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DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM
Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO
619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs,
503.1 hours online
580 legs,
1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs,
191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 06 2006 20:27 ET by Michael Brown
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One major difference that I noticed, as Luke touched on, was the way textures/graphics & effects are rendered. I have successfully brought over several FS2004 add-on aircraft to FSX. One thing I really needed to change was the effects in the aircrafts .cfg file. It looks like FS2004 effects (like the NAV, strobe, and beacon lights) are not compatable with FSX. So, you'll have to edit the .cfg file so it 'points' to the new FSX effects. Other than that I have had no major issues (other than poor frame rates).
EDIT: Dreamfleet 727.....it works...however, having odd panel issues (one panel overlapping another & can't seem to pull all the panels up). Haven't quit figured it out. I imagine there must be something within the aircrafts .cfg file for panel issues, but I am no expert.
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DVA2563
Captain, B757-200
Joined on September 11 2005
Western Europe
25 legs, 146.7 hours
23 legs,
135.8 hours ACARS
33 legs, 198.0 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
November 20 2006 15:55 ET by Philip Taylor
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As far as I understand it the problem with fs9 panels in FSX is in FSX ALL gauges MUST be digitally signed and as fs9 gauges arent they wont work.
Phil
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DVA3269
Captain, B757-200
Joined on June 25 2006
"What could possibly go wrong?"
Southeastern United States
76 legs, 135.4 hours
54 legs,
99.3 hours online
35 legs,
69.0 hours ACARS
7 legs,
18.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 20 2006 18:48 ET by William Jerla
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They don't have to be digitally signed. If they're not, FSX gives you a dialog with the option to trust the non-digitally signed gauge. The big issue with gauges is that FS98 and before gauges are no longer supported.
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DVA3706
Captain, CRJ-200
E-MAIL
Joined on October 31 2006
"Long live Deltamaniacs!"
Southeastern United States
28 legs, 78.5 hours
1 legs,
2.5 hours online
3 legs,
4.9 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 25 2006 22:28 ET by Gabriel Villarini
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So that means that they will have to kinda create a whole new types of gauges compatible with FSX for each panel, and the compatible ones already to just leave em like that? i'm just saying because if we could get like an expert on that stuff to figure out what do we have to do to make the addons compatible...unless another easy way contacting the people that actually made the game lol asking them if they're is a way to modify or whatever to make it compatible.
Cheers Deltamaniacs!
GV
Gabriel VillariniCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA2682
Captain, B757-200
Joined on November 16 2005
Million Mile Club
B757 100 Club
Eight Century Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Everett 500 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Fly Like An Eagle!!"
Dallas, TX
871 legs, 3,342.6 hours
530 legs,
2,388.7 hours online
826 legs,
3,095.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 23 2006 21:46 ET by Keith Hall
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too much work to add all of that stuff for FSX.. I am staying with 2004 for a while because I have no issue and wont have to worry about change graphics or tweaking panels and stuff. FSX is just not ready for the online community just yet.
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DVA950
Senior Captain, B737-800
Joined on November 19 2002
Online Quadruple Century Club
Millennium Club
Million Mile Club
Events Double Century Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
"Houston, We have a Problem"
Nazareth, PA USA
1,210 legs, 2,875.1 hours
1,147 legs,
2,716.7 hours online
886 legs,
1,977.2 hours ACARS
206 legs,
484.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
December 23 2006 21:52 ET by Anthony Piasecki
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If you think Panels are an Issue, Try Extracting the BGL Files, Convert them to XML files Redo the XML, Recompile to a BGL file and try to get all the darn Add on sceneries to line up correctly, I think I would rather have your headache now Luke 
Anthony PiaseckiSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA3829
First Officer, B737-800
Joined on December 21 2006
Southeastern United States
1 legs, 0.9 hours
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Posted onPost created on
December 24 2006 03:20 ET by Brandon Davidson
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I have fsx and have tried to install the dva aircraft but every time I accept the liccense agreement it says, "no compatible software found" or what not..any suggestions? since you guys seem to have dva aircraft on fsx.
Brandon DavidsonFirst Officer, B737-800
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DVA4246
Captain, B767-300
Joined on March 24 2007
Australia
30 legs, 74.7 hours
2 legs,
4.5 hours online
3 legs,
5.3 hours ACARS
1 legs,
2.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 06 2007 00:28 ET by Jourdy Wongtrakun
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only the 767 and 757 work for fsx nothing else works right now...... but it willlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll...........................................................................haaaa 
Jourdy WongtrakunCaptain, B767-300
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DVA4229
First Officer, B767-300
OLP
Joined on March 19 2007
"Sink rate. Sink Rate."
Southeastern United States
54 legs, 100.9 hours
47 legs,
87.7 hours online
53 legs,
98.4 hours ACARS
7 legs,
11.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 06 2007 12:40 ET by Lawrence Woodworth
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I bought a FS9 Piper Archer II that had a "FSX patch included". As far as I can tell all the patch did was copy the files into the proper folder. When I try flying the plane all external views look great, but ALL gauges are blank.
I have the Deluxe version of FSX so I have the SDK as well (including SP1 to the SDK). If I had an idea of what I was doing I'm sure I could get the gauges working on my own. There's a real nice document in the SDK on how to make your own gauges, but nothing in there on how to fix other people's mistakes.
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DVA3419
Captain, MD-88
Joined on July 31 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Propellers keep you kewl!"
Newark, DE
67 legs, 89.6 hours
61 legs,
82.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
May 06 2007 13:14 ET by Norm Hare
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I wonder if FSPAnel studio will convert from FS9 to FSX. I haven't downloaded the latest FSP to see since I don't use FSX.
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DVA3365
First Officer, B757-200
Joined on July 22 2006
Online Double Century Club
Triple Century Club
"Love the smell of JetA in the Mornin"
CT USA
397 legs, 1,094.4 hours
328 legs,
949.3 hours online
347 legs,
936.6 hours ACARS
24 legs,
58.8 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 09 2007 20:02 ET by Craig Cestari
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I had to get rid of my fleet installer 757s and 767s because when selecting them on the fsx menu, dozens of dialogue boxes would appear with error messages. The only addons working for me are the CRJ-200 (from AVSIM) and the 737-700/800/900 (Fleet installer 737-Next Generation)
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DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club
"Col. Panic"
Marietta, GA
2,309 legs, 9,298.2 hours
240 legs,
553.9 hours online
1,967 legs,
8,091.3 hours ACARS
75 legs,
196.3 hours event
2,345 legs, 9,433.1 hours total
91 legs dispatched, 66.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
May 09 2007 20:21 ET by Luke Kolin
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Did you stop and read those "error" messages?
Cheers!
Luke KolinSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA4229
First Officer, B767-300
OLP
Joined on March 19 2007
"Sink rate. Sink Rate."
Southeastern United States
54 legs, 100.9 hours
47 legs,
87.7 hours online
53 legs,
98.4 hours ACARS
7 legs,
11.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 09 2007 21:46 ET by Lawrence Woodworth
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Those "error messages" are just warnings - usually related to the gauges that are included with those planes. Just accept them the first time and then it will ask if you always want to trust that gauge file and you say "Yes". FSX won't bug you again about them.
By the way, I solved that problem I had with the FS9 Archer II model. The FSX patch never copied the gauge .DLLs and .CAB files to the Gauge directory. Once I manually moved them, the gauges worked correctly (after I acknowledged about four of the above mentioned "error messages" and told FSX to always trust them).
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DVA4246
Captain, B767-300
Joined on March 24 2007
Australia
30 legs, 74.7 hours
2 legs,
4.5 hours online
3 legs,
5.3 hours ACARS
1 legs,
2.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
June 01 2007 01:49 ET by Jourdy Wongtrakun
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hey Luke do u know when the delta virtual airlines fleet will be compatible with FSX?
Jourdy WongtrakunCaptain, B767-300
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DVA4444
Captain, B767-300
Joined on May 11 2007
"What's more exciting than a widget?"
Diamond Bar, CA USA
75 legs, 109.7 hours
7 legs,
7.1 hours online
61 legs,
92.0 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 08 2007 23:37 ET by Tom Balderrama
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Jourdy, actually the 67,57,37,a318,a319,a320, and a321 are all fsx compatible.
So is the crj but those dont have panels.
Tom BalderramaCaptain, B767-300
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DVA4514
First Officer, B757-200
Joined on April 16 2004
Midwestern United States
5 legs, 21.3 hours
1 legs,
8.2 hours online
3 legs,
11.0 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 09 2007 03:03 ET by Kyle Masters
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You know, RE: the guage warning popups, I know I read somewhere that you can add a line to FSX.cfg to make it not ask every time...I wish I remembered where it was. I'm sure a Google search would work well, but it's 3AM and I have Guard Drill at 6 AM. ewe....this is gonna be ugly.
Kyle MastersFirst Officer, B757-200
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DVA4514
First Officer, B757-200
Joined on April 16 2004
Midwestern United States
5 legs, 21.3 hours
1 legs,
8.2 hours online
3 legs,
11.0 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 09 2007 03:04 ET by Kyle Masters
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EDIT: edit FSX.cfg to make it never ask i mean.
Kyle MastersFirst Officer, B757-200
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