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FS2004 Need Correct Link To SDK Wake Effect

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I have a tutorial called "Adding Animated Wake Effects To Static Ships" by David Marshall dated June 2007. In this tutorial, David gives this link with this disclamer:
"All information in this document relating to the creation and placement of effects is readily available in the Microsoft Special Effects SDK. All available SDK’s for FS2004 may be downloaded from links at the following site: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555857 ".
So I downloaded it. David mention 3 folders you should find in the SDK download:

What’s in the package?
When you unzipped the file to a temporary folder you should find the following folders and files:
A Folder named Effects - this contains three wake effect files.
A Folder named Sample XML - this contains a sample xml file which will be used as you step through the tutorial.
A Folder named Work Folder - this is where the actual creation of the resulting BGL which controls the display of the effect will be done.
Files named Wake Effects Tutorial.doc and .pdf - The tutorial which you are reading now.
Nothing like the above is found.

My question: Can someone guide me to the correct link that would contain the folders David mentioned so I can learn to create the fx_wake.fx I need?
Thank you in advance
 
Hi,

I think David means you will find those files in his tutorial, not in the SDK. I am not aware of a wake sample FX in the SDK.
 
Thank you for the reply. This morning I went to Flightsim.com and found this: weffect.zip and also w_eff_up.zip.
Now I have the complete package. I was under the imprerssion I needed the SDK from Microsoft.
Maybe you could add this to the FSDeveloper download. A shame it is for FS2004 only!
Appreciate your time and help....
 
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