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FSX My First Mission (Having Issues)(SOLVED)

krispy1001

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Hi Everyone!

I am trying to get the object placement tool to work but I am not having much success. I can not get the tool to start.

I have searched the forum for information on getting the tool to work. The only information that I could find is that you need to make sure that you have <Disabled>False</Disabled> and that your path is correct for the tool.

Thanks, Krispy1001:)

Here is the code that I have in my dll.xml file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
<Descr>Launch</Descr>
<Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Object Placement Tool</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\Object_Placement.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Traffic Toolbox</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Visual Effects Tool</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>
 
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What about the other programs - do you see the traffictoolbox or FX Tool in the Tools menu? (if you change the Disabled to false)

And the dll.xml file is in c:\Users\<username>\appdata\roaming\microsoft\FSX.

I see nothing wrong with the file code.
 

krispy1001

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What about the other programs - do you see the traffictoolbox or FX Tool in the Tools menu? (if you change the Disabled to false)

And the dll.xml file is in c:\Users\<username>\appdata\roaming\microsoft\FSX.

I see nothing wrong with the file code.

Hi Mr. Rohn!

I have tried to get the traffictoolbox working as well. It does the very same thing nothing. I set the <Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad> to True, so that I could make sure that FSX was finding the file. It does, it asks me if I want the tool to run. So FSX is finding the tools it just will not launch them.

So I did some more research on the net and found that if you do not have the same version of service pack installed for both the FSX and SDK that the tools sill not work. So I checked to see what my system shows that I have installed and this is what it show.

I have installed Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration installed and Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK SP1A. So does anyone know if this is correct or not?

Thank you very much, Krispy1001:)
 

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Hi Kris, Glad you got that started. OPT does everything for missions but its interface can be a steep learning curve. After a while I tried FSX Mission Editor (FSXME) - a free limited version and an unlimited payware version. It has a graphical interface. Once I learned the basics with OPT, FSXME was a breeze. I actually use both at the same time since OPT is much better at placing objects, waypoints, etc. Save the Mission file in OPT and FSXME will automatically detect the change and update its interface accordingly.

Good luck with your first Mission!
 
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