hi all
i was wondering if you scenery and mesh masters out there could tell me if its possible to embed static objects such as sinking/floating planes,sunken ships,  floating dinghies in water mesh or as scenery objects
ive been wrapping my head around this but havent got enuf knowledge as yet .
if it is possible, would open a whole different area for missions and eyecandy
thanks

Hi Egypt. Yes, as Ambassador says, what you suggest is possible with a conventional scenery design application & static scenery objects (API macros). You will obviously need experience with installing scenery & the programs themselves. I suggest you download FSSC from Ambassador's link & mess around with it. Create a few simple test airfields & find out how it works. Once you're familiar with the basics search the SimV Scenery Design/Utilities section for a utility named M98toBGL. You can use this to convert your own macros from simple existing FS98 aircraft.  Position them as you wish by changing the options before exporting in API format. Then import the macros into a scenery area using FSSC. Again, this will obviously involve a little experimentation until you get used to the utility. Not all 3rd party aircraft will succesfully convert into API macros which might involve a search for suitable examples.

PS. I'm not too sure about the dinghies. This is something I've been considering doing myself for some years. I haven't seen anything suitable to use as a macro & this would have to be created specially with a 3d modelling program like AF99, FSDS or Gmax. As it's a comparatively simple object it's possible it could be done with Easy Object Designer, again from the Scenery Design section. If it was created to scale I think a dinghy would be far too small to show up. I'm not convinced it would be worth doing.

PPS. Please remember that eye-candy hits frame rates. The more static scenery you use - the slower the sim will run.

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I think we've all had ideas on doing something similar at some point. As I mentioned previously, I'm not convinced it would be practical.

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There are options for doing this in M98toBGL. I would modify the attitude of the aircraft before producing the macro. If you're familiar with the contact points this should be easy enough to figure out. Have a mess around with FSSC & M98toBGL. I'm sure you will enjoy it.

thanks hagar

"Have a mess around with FSSC & M98toBGL. I'm sure you will enjoy it"

i quickly downloaded these little gems and am having fun
although my dinghy has a heap of bugs. lol

thanks strato i just replied to your your answer at outhouse(my usual haunt)

i'm still going to follow this as much as i can.
thanks guys