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Orbx FTX Global Version 1.40 User Guide – September 2015 Page 1 Orbx FTX Global

Orbx FTX Global Version 1.40 User Guide – September 2015 Page 1 Orbx FTX Global Version 1.40 User Guide – September 2015 Page 2 INDEX TOPIC PAGE Welcome ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Quick Installation Guide ............................................................................................................................ 4 Compatibility Notes .................................................................................................................................... 5 FTX Central and Hybrid Mode ................................................................................................................... 6 Orbx FTX openLC Demo ............................................................................................................................ 9 Worldwide Landclass Fixes ..................................................................................................................... 11 openLC Scenery Library Entries.............................................................................................................. 12 Seasonal Variations .................................................................................................................................. 13 Quick Reference Settings ......................................................................................................................... 15 Recommended FSX Slider Settings ........................................................................................................ 16 The Autogen Density Slider ..................................................................................................................... 19 The 3D Lighting System ........................................................................................................................... 20 Orbx Freeware .......................................................................................................................................... 21 Product Technical Support ...................................................................................................................... 22 FTX Community Forums .......................................................................................................................... 23 The Orbx Team ........................................................................................................................................... 23 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA) ............................................................................................... 25 Orbx FTX Global Version 1.40 User Guide – September 2015 Page 3 Welcome Orbx would like to thank you for purchasing FTX Global (FTXG), which is the culmination of over six years of texture development now combined into a single product to cover your whole Flight Simulator X or Prepar3D world with the renowned Orbx FTX textures. What FTX Global Does If you are reading this User Guide you have likely already installed FTXG and perhaps taken your first flight to discover the difference. However for the sake of providing a documented definition here is what FTXG does: • Replaces all the default landclass textures located in \Scenery\World\Texture with custom Orbx FTX textures • Installs FTX Central and other supporting apps into the \ORBX folder. FTX Central and these other apps help manage all Orbx addons including FTXG, FTX Regions and FTX Airports and we’ll cover them in more detail later • Adds 3D lights to all vector main roads all over the world. These can be turned on and off using FTX Central (see page • Makes corrections to the base landclass for some parts of the world, particularly in SE Asia • Adds 3D lights to all textures all over the world. These can be turned off and on during dawn/day/dusk using the FTX Lights Day and FTX Lights Night apps So the difference between what you had before and after FTXG is quite remarkable; we like to compare it to a complete simulator upgrade. Orbx FTX Global Version 1.40 User Guide – September 2015 Page 4 Quick Installation Guide The Orbx FTX Global uses the flightsimstore.com FSS security wrapper to validate your order number, registration code and order date which then recognizes your legitimate purchase of the software and unencrypts the installer files and proceeds with the installation. STEP INSTRUCTIONS 1 Unzip the FlightSimStore.com (FSS) downloaded ZIP file. NOTE: You cannot run the install from inside the ZIP file. Always extract it to a separate folder on your desktop before running the installer executable. You should end up with between 9 and 10 data files, this PDF user guide and the FSS installer application. 2 Run the installer app. It should be named something like OrbxFTXGlobal140.exe 3 Fill in the Order Number, Date and Key when requested. This information would have been emailed to you when you purchased the download of FTXG from FSS. To ensure accuracy you can copy and paste the data from your email received from FSS. 4 The wrapper will unwrap the Orbx installer, which will then run and present the opening installation screen. Please acknowledge the EULA page and continue. You cannot choose a destination folder, since all Orbx products are installed into the ORBX folder in the simulator root folder 5 If you have previously installed Orbx regions, the installer will run FTX Central and ask you to set it to Default. This is an important step! 6 BACKUP OPTION IMPORTANT! The FTX Global installer will then ask if you want to backup your \Scenery\World\Texture folder. If you choose not to do this, you cannot uninstall FTX Global. We recommend that you backup your previous textures so you can revert back. The installer allows you to specify any location including driver letters, so an external HD drive is possible. 7 Once the Orbx installer has performed the backup (if selected) it will copy all the relevant files into your FSX/P3D folders, then you will be prompted to run FTX Central. When you do so, FTX Central runs its initial file management routines, then presents the opening screen. 8 When the main FTX Central screen is shown, simply select the FTX Global region and click the Apply button. You will hear a confirmation 'ding' and you are ready to fly! We’ll cover more specific information about FTX Central in the pages below. Orbx FTX Global Version 1.40 User Guide – September 2015 Page 5 Compatibility Notes Please visit http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/forum/80-ftx-compatibility-forum/ for the latest compatibility information between FTX Global and third party addons. ULTIMATE TERRAIN X (UTX) FTX Global is fully compatible with UTX, since we replace the landclass textures that are also called by UTX. You have a lot of configuration options available using the UTX config tool and we recommend you take time to explore what works best when FTXG and UTX are combined. We do recommend that the UTX lighting be disabled if you have a high FPS impact with them on, but this is entirely your choice of course. GROUND ENVIRONMENT X (GEX) GEX is a default texture replacement product just like FTXG and is therefore not compatible at all. When you install FTXG you will replace any GEX textures which may have been active in Scenery\World\Texture. We do recommend that you firstly uninstall your GEX before installing FTXG, then also using the backup option from our installer to make a backup of the default textures. Please check the compatibility forums at the above link for more information. REAL ENVIRONMENT XTREME (REX) FTXG is 100% compatible with REX and you don't need to do anything special to use REX whilst flying over FTXG. In fact, most of the Orbx developers and beta testers use REX, and it's an Orbx recommended addon. The only thing we do is add new road textures to \Scenery\World\Texture so check after the installation if you prefer the new FTXG roads or re-install some of your REX favorites. The choice is yours of course. THIRD PARTY TERRAIN MESH FTXG does not include any terrain mesh files. Mesh is used to provide the definition of mountains and undulating terrain so the smaller the distance between each mesh point (the resolution), the better defined these features look in the simulator. We recommend you check the compatibility forum in the link above or the FTX forums to research what the best terrain mesh product is for FTXG. Orbx will also be partnering with other vendors on mesh and other products for FTXG so keep checking our website and forums for announcements about that. Initially though, we simply recommend using FTXG using the standard default mesh and see how you find that experience. Orbx FTX Global Version 1.40 User Guide – September 2015 Page 6 FTX Central and Hybrid Mode FTX Central is the one-stop application that controls all aspects of Orbx's FTX regions and airports as you purchase and install them for FSX/P3D. It's an easy to use tool that provides convenient access to the user manuals and any Control Panels that come with FTX airports, plus other utilities in the Tools menu. If you do not have any FTX Regions installed, simply click on FTX Global and Apply Group to fully activate Global. The following screenshots FTX Global with openLC addons (sold separately) If you do have FTX Regions installed and wish to fly between them and Global, tick/check the Enable “hybrid mode” box Orbx FTX Global Version 1.40 User Guide – September 2015 Page 7 If you intend to spend some time flying within the boundaries of an Orbx FTX Region then you will use the Region Exclusive Mode Simply select the FTX Region (in this example, North America), and Apply Group. Other scenery elements that you may wish to activate will be Orbx Trees or FTX TreesHD (if installed).You may optionally choose to enable the Vector Road Lights, which adds 3D lights for all main arterial roads worldwide. Other scenery elements that you may wish to activate will be Orbx Trees or FTX TreesHD (if installed).You may optionally choose to enable the Vector Road Lights, which adds 3D lights for all main arterial roads worldwide. Note that this has a slight FPS impact. You will find these extra options under Settings. Orbx FTX Global Version 1.40 User Guide – September 2015 Page 8 Scenery Library Insertion Points If you do have FTX Regions installed, you will need to manually manage its position in the scenery library. You can use the Scenery Library Insertion Point tool for this and it is designed to be used easily. This can be found under Settings>Tools in FTX Central. Your FTX Regions and Airports are all grouped under FTX and can be moved by clicking and dragging. Orbx FTX Global Version 1.40 User Guide – September 2015 Page 9 Orbx FTX openLC Demo FTXG includes a uploads/s3/ ftx-global-user-guide.pdf