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Challenges created by Ultimate Terrain: new tool proposal

JonPatch

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Folks,

Ultimate Terrain for Canada/Alaska has been released, and the US and other parts of the world will follow shortly. In most areas shorelines and roads are in quite different positions than the default and most add-ons, which are designed to work with the default.

So most non-mesh scenery add-ons may need be re-released to be Ultimate Terrain (UT) compatible. I know I have to redo the few add-ons I've done. This is rather tedious work. And in the future, if I want compatibility I will have to release 2 versions of everything. :banghead:

To make this easier I'm going to work with a friend of mine to create an XML conversion utility. You enter original centre lat/long/orientation, desired lat/long/orientation and an xml input file name. All coordinates will be changed in an output file. For a large group of objects you would use a single centre of rotation, if necessary for all objects, so relative position would be unchanged.

SO before we plunge in and do this, let me ask: has this already been done?

I know that in my case this tool will make it a snap to relocate scenery. I'm looking forward to it.

Jon
 
Hi Jon,

I have only heard of such tools for SCASM code, not for XML code. So I think it has not yet been done.

But as it is very easy to read the coordinates from the XML file, I think you will find that such a tool is not that hard to create :).
 
oh yes ... wait for it ...

Hi ,

not only Alaska will cause trouble ...

in the new issue of flight-xpress you can read about the changes with
"All roads of europe" from www.fsquality.com ...

The Eiffel-Tower was in the Seine and things like that.
Having REAL Gps.Data will have nearly ALL MicroshXt-objets and other
scenery at wrong places ... lol

what a mess... oh oh
But look at the screenshots at fsquality -
Taburets streets are a big muddy street-mess - and
fsquality has managed to get GREAT sizes and textures !!!

FSQ_All_Roads_01.jpg


FSQ_All_Roads_04.jpg


I think this problem will come up now for nearly all addons ...

Greetz -

Enzo
 
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OK, guys, we will proceed ASAP to create this tool. Lemme know if you're willing to beta test.

It will certainly give XML coders a huge advantage in creating multiple versions!

Jon
 
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