New Landscape - Skeeter Lake -- Race Course

[Perry]

I finally got this one completed.
It's 3.1MB
I tried to decrease the file size but I could't do it without ruining the graphics.
I tried also to upload some hovercraft models to the web site but it complained that I was over my limit.
I hope you enjoy this very different landscape. A lot of time went into it.
I will see what I can do about getting the hovercraft models onto the site also.

download at:


Enjoy.
Perry

[aeropal]

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[Perry]

Ok a different site has the Hovercraft.
Download from:

[Swedish Mike]

Hi Perry: I'm new to this forum but I've been lurking for a while. The reason I address you is that I've DL'ed the Skeeter landscape of yours but it keep crashing my FMS prog when I try to run it. I have tried your other landscapes and they work just fine.

I'm using FMS 8.

Cheers
Mike

[Perry]

I suppose I should upgrade to the newer sim version. Call me stuck in the mud but I have a lot of planes I hate to leave behind.
Didn't know it didn't function with the newer version of FMS ... I'll check it out, and let you know.
The problem is FMS wants me to uninstall first, so I can't maintain my old planes.
I suppose that's progress.
Is anyone out there running the newest version of FMS on which Skeeter Lake works OK?

[Perry]

I just upgraded to Alpha 8.
Appeared locked up until I changed the option "Simulate Empty Tank"
Downloaded Skeeter Lake from my web site to check for broken links and file curruption.
Loaded Skeeter Lake OK. Operated OK. No Lockup.
Just a guess, but I think you might have a currupted download.
Try Downloading it again.

Perry

[Swedish Mike]

Thanks Perry - I'll try that!

Last night I tried to load the Skeeter-lake again, just to see exactly what happens and I got these two warning popups:

- 2.4155 is not a valid floating point value.

- Access violation at address 00386077 in module "coldet.dll" Read of address 0001FF59.

Does this mean anything to you?

[Swedish Mike]

Still no go, sorry - I've downloaded the files again but the sim still locks up with the same warning messages as last night. ???

//Mike

[Perry]

I'm frustrated.
I can't reproduce your error.
I've run it on a new machine without problems.

Incidentally the hovercraft are for FMS7, won't run on FMS8
I will have to remedy that as soon as I understand the .par files.

Perry

[Swedish Mike]

I'm a little bit frustrated as well - I love roaming around in your landscape!

Thanks for trying!

//Mike

[Perry]

Just discovered.
FMS 2 Alpha 8.2 will not allow as many objects in the scene as previous versions.
Because my scenes are maxed with objects, if you try to use my scenes with this version of FMS it crashes.
The remedy may be to edit the scene file with a text editor and place an "end" statement before the end of the document, (about somewhere in the middle) then save it.
This will allow you at least to use it.
Swedish Mike this may be the answer to the delema.

Perry

[dingoland]

Hi Perry !

I would like to download your hovercrafts models but all links are dead
Can you tell me please where can i find them ??

Best regards

Greg

[Perry]

Greg
The hovercraft are at a different site



Use this link instead.

Sorry for the inconvenience, but I discovered too late that they wouldn't let me store anymore on that Homestead site.
I tried to restructure the link but couldn't upload the new page without removing SkeeterLake Landscape.

Also note that these Hovercraft have par files for
FMS2 Alpha7, they won't function on Alpha 8 without restructured par files.

Perry

[Swedish Mike]

Hello Perry,

Thanks for the remedy - I'll try it even though it kind of defeats the pupose with your landscapes. I love them BECAUSE they have so much details in them!

I hope this is just a glitch with the 8.2 beta and that we'll be able to use landscapes with mucho detail in the future.

Cheers

//Mike

[Swedish Mike]

Perry, I tried the "fix" you suggested and put the end-statement somewhere in the middle of the file (after "cones") - It still doesn't work. ???

//Mike