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    Display a gauge in external view

    Is it possible to display a panel (or a gauge) in a view other than cockpit or Virtual Cockpit. I have a nice panel that I've made, and I'd like for it to show when I'm in chase plane view (or other views external to the cockpit). Is this possible?
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    Tool for checking a mission?

    Robin, You can beta test your missions at: http://www.flightsimulatorxmissions.com This site is specifically geared towards mission builders, and has an area where you can upload your mission and have other mission builders beta test it for you. The site also has tutorials, and...
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    Help!

    What's wrong is that your computer is not strong enough to run Flight Simulator X at the settings you have chosen. You may also be running an older video card (hard to tell from looking at the one photo however.) I'd suggest turning down your scenery sliders until you are able to find a more...
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    No brefing screen

    BP, The reference to the Mission Briefing .htm file AND the "mission uncompleted"/"mission completed" graphics are all contained in a single MissionObject: ScenarioMetadata You need to have a close look at that object. Usually, if a briefing disappears, it's because there is a...
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    Please help - Mission dissappered

    BP, Send the files to kevindanagreene at hotmail dot com I'll take a look and advise you. Most likely an error that can be fixed in a few moments. There is a community of mission developers here who give advice to each other, and beta test each others work...
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    Simple question about mission

    The Acceleration mission racing system does allow you to force the player to perform aerobatic maneuvers as part of the race. Check the parameters of the PylonRacePoint object. One of the settings is "Maneuver". There are 39 possible aerobatic maneuvers you can specify, including a half-Cuban...
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    Really am very very annoyed (OT - not FS related)

    Bob, Quoting your friend Paavo: "However, I want to remind that from utilitarian point of view, not all forms of piracy are inherently bad. In the case presented above, I fail to see any harm made to anyone." So, according to Paavo, some piracy is OK. He doesn't see any harm. Am I...
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    Really am very very annoyed (OT - not FS related)

    Bob, Piracy of software produced by the forum members who support fsdeveloper.com is theft. There is no debate to be had. Paavo is saying piracy doesn't hurt software producers as long as the thief is a new father who - allegedly - can't afford not to steal the product. This view is...
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    Really am very very annoyed (OT - not FS related)

    Thorsten, I think if I was running this website, I'd ban any user who suggested that piracy was any kind of a viable option for any reason. The last thing fsdeveloper.com needs is to slowly gain the reputation that it's a forum where pirates feel free to hang out and spread their views...
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    FSX Fatal error

    Also, post your graphics card manufacturer, model and driver version. Your issue is most likely a result of an out-of-date driver. I predict in advance you are using an nVidia 8800 of some variety and that your crashes are occurring when you click on menus.
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    Extra mission commands

    Jim, You said: "a CinematicCamera to show both near and far targets at once." Can you explain this a little bit, or preferably post a screenshot demonstrating this aspect. Cheers, Kevin
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    FS textures like Google Earth

    Yea, go to AVSIM and search for TileProxy ... this is an interface that replaces FSX ground textures with Google Earth photoscenery. As the previous commenter suggested, the amount of data is really astounding. My personal belief is that there is not a consistent enough source of data to make...
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    Tutorials: Wiki, forum or downloads?

    Any plans to offer multimedia tutorials? Wiki is great for text tutorials, but what I'd like to see is more tutorials on video.
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    Corruption Problem

    Sending copies wouldn't be kosher. Reinstall, and use the "Repair" option. This will replace any files that have been modified by add-ons.
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    Widescreen monitor and FSX

    It certainly enhances the viewing experience, but you will notice a significant frame drop with Autogen set above Normal (as more trees, buildings, etc. must now be drawn for every scene.) Although I prefer the widescreen aspect ratio, my box doesn't offer me enough performance to use it.
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    Open edges- do they matter that much? (3ds max 8)

    I would urge caution here. You don't want to make the mistake that this designer made (see attachment). Here is a really beautifully designed building. Extremely detailed ... you can even see the gas meter attached to the side of this house. And the building stands out as a huge error because...
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    German translator needed

    Is this a "free" German translator, or the kind you pay?
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    Setting Height of Hot Air Balloon

    That's exactly how you do it. Here's an piece of XML from a mission I am building where I have hot air baloons floating about: <WorldPosition>N37° 26' 0.92",W122° 3' 11.43",+000500.00 This balloon would statically exist 500 units above the ground (not sure, but I think it's meters).
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    Editing Kneeboard HTML?

    I'm not perfectly certain I understand what you're after here, but here's an approach you may wish to try: Each Aircraft folder has an .htm file in it called the "reference" file, containing reference speeds (V1, V2, etc.), flap speeds, etc. So, this is just an .htm file, but every default...
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    FS performance?

    Mace, At about 11,400 feet, the autogen stops being rendered (I checked that too, while I was at it.) I don't have the best rig in the world, so it could very well be that this was tested on top-of-the-line boxes and found to be an acceptable tradeoff. My view is that the human eye...
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