I have several versions of my Kai Tak scenery and one of them which I haven't published has been made using ScenGenX, my scenery design program of choice that uses the BglComp SDK. ScenGenX allows you to place SCASM type API scenery macros ie ones made using programs like EOD rather than GMax. I decided to have a look at it in my 'world version' of FSX and I'm amazed.









Don't worry about the black terrain surfaces - I can't get ground textures to show and some buildings and objects like cranes don't have textures because they use default library textures that aren't present. The point is that all of my custom macros work in FSX which we were originally told WOULD NOT be the case!!!! So there's still hope for folks like me who haven't had the chance to get round to learning GMax.

Also note in the next shot how the glass transparency in the fire station tower still works perfectly, and how the default mule that I originally used (sorry, you won't have seen the original...) has been replaced automatically by the new FSX library model.



This library model replacement thing made me think. In this version of the scenery I've got 2 cargo ships moored up next to the factory so I went down to have a look. PREPARE TO BE AMAZED.......

Not only had the models been replaced with the lovely new FSX ones BUT THE BIRDS WERE THERE FLYING OVER THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Boy, to say scenery designers are going to have a field day with this new version is a total understatement. But what's amazing is how it seems to be backward compatible to SCASM scenery objects.

BTW In case you're interested, all of my Kai Tak apron lights worked at night as well! And my original scenery made using FSSC took ages to load and didn't run properly. although the custom objects still looked pretty good.

i think its pretty much the same... i tried entering goerge grimshaw's Logan v2 into FSX, but it froze when i tried to load up Boston

Looks like Rollerball has become Microsoft's unofficial guinea pig.

I love the shots and I am also impressed by the backwards compatibility. All we need now is a better understanding of how XML is read by FSX.

Hey RollerBall, thanks a lot for your inquiries. It's great that somebody search for special stuff and keeps us informed like you do

WHAT?

Moving traffic that ride over objects? I can imagine using a bridge for that.

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Do you mind posting some screenies of that? I like to see how it looks.

So, let me get this straight, Were the birds in your scenery or did FSX include them?

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What all my faffing around has shown is that the birds come with ship objects automatically. Up above I showed how my FS2004 Kai Tak scenery 'works' in FSX and when it converted a library cargo ship in the scenery from FS9 to FSX it automatically added the birds as well.


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??? Search me...all I know is the 'AI' vehicles because it included large trucks as well responded to the presence of certain types of objects which were placed in their path. Lots more to find out....whether this will all be covered in some kind of SDK I dunno