To all those subscribers who signed up to request my FlyZone Switcher, the download link has been sent to your mailbox today as promised.
However, you are still required to complete the LAST step-by-step system preparation guide described in Post 159 in order to run the utility properly.
Have fun !
For those subscribers who signed up to request my coming FlyZone Switcher utility, this is the LAST step-by-step system preparation plus utility installation guide. Note again that this preparation step (including the previous 4s) is mandatory in order to run my utility properly.
Moreover, by the time you see this post, the FlyZone Switcher utility should be sent to your mailbox already.
Download it first and then follow the instructions below to complete the last part of system preparation for the FlyZone Switcher.
For those subscribers who signed up to request my coming FlyZone Switcher utility, this is the 4th step-by-step FSX system preparation guide. Note again that these preparation steps are mandatory in order to run the utility properly.
Last time we have created 14 scenery configuration files, which load corresponding scenery addons according to the FlyZone selected. This time we continue to prepare respective fsx.CFG files to work with them.
Compared to the setting up of scenery files, the process of this fsx.CFG file creation is quite simple:
For those subscribers who signed up to request my coming FlyZone Switcher utility, this is the 3rd step-by-step FSX system preparation guide. Note again that these preparation steps are mandatory in order to run my utility properly.
Frankly speaking, all these preparation steps are not difficult to handle. They are just a little complex and tedious and require proper carefulness.
Don’t forget that this FlyZone approach is somewhat restructuring your whole FSX system setup.
Even so, when the preparation processes are done, the restructured FSX system is still pretty easy to maintain. Furthermore, all files created and modified during preparations will be served as extra backups for the most important FSX configurations. This no doubt gives additional safety and security when something unexpected happens.
As of today, the modification of the first version of my FlyZone Switcher is basically completed, except that there are minor adjustments to be made. Initially, I was planning to have no more than 9 Zones for this first version. Eventually, it ended up with 14 FlyZones altogether with another 22 possible areas to be added in the future.
The 14 FlyZones currently designated are shown below and they are grouped into four regions as follows:
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For those subscribers who signed up to request my coming FlyZone Switcher utility, this is the 2nd step-by-step FSX system preparation guide. The steps below may be a bit wordy but I prefer to keep it that way so that users can follow them easily because these preparations are mandatory in order to work properly with my utility.
Do follow exactly of what I am instructing for now. You will be able to customize some of the contents later once you complete and master the concept of my FlyZone Switching approach.
For those subscribers who signed up to request my coming FlyZone Switcher utility, following is the 1st step-by-step FSX system preparation guide. These steps are relatively simple to follow.
However, keep in mind that all system preparation procedures described here and in the future are mandatory in order to work properly with my utility. Do follow exactly of what I am instructing for now. You may be able to customize some of the contents later once you complete and master the concept of my FlyZone Switching approach.
For those who are waiting for the FlyZone Switcher, the good new is I have figured out a way to generalize my current highly customized configuration into a simpler version.
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The download link of the Upgrade Patch for ShadeShifter V3 has been sent to all CURRENT ShadeShifter users by a separate email.
Installation is pretty simple. There are 2 old files to be overwritten, and 7 new files to be added to the previous version 2 — If you have modified or created any files for the previous version, DO BACKUP them first.
1) Unrar the file attached.
2) Replace your ShadeShifterV2.exe with the new ShadeShifter.exe. This filename will be used from now on to simplify future update when available.
3) Copy all 8 files in attached ShadeShifterSettings folder to your ShadeShifterSettings folder, in which ShadeShifter.cfg will be the second file to be overwritten.
That’s all and enjoy.
The version 3 of my Shade Shifter utility has been completed. It will be ready for download within a week. In addition to code optimizations and user-interface enhancements, major features added to the new version include the following:
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When the utility is started, it will automatically check and display the current Day Cycle of FSX for users’ reference. This minimizes the needs of calling up the Day Cycle Calculator for just today.
For example, the Day Cycle of today — May-14, 2012 in FSX — is 2. It will be shown as “Today’s Shade 02” when Shade Shifter is started. (Refer to Post 116 for more information about the Day Cycle Calculator.)
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