Classic British Flight Sim

Well I now have SDK SP1A installed and I can now see the Texture bits I wanted....

Though I see that the SDK root still does NOT show that file all you others have ("fsxsdk.chm" file)


Ben on the FSInsider site they instructed me not to install part 2 as I have Acceleration installed
http://www.fsinsider.com/downloads/Page ... pdate.aspx

Nearly there maybe..

BrianG

Have you installed the SDK which is part of Acceleration? If not that is perhaps why you don't see the .chm file.

Tako_Kichi wrote:Have you installed the SDK which is part of Acceleration? If not that is perhaps why you don't see the .chm file.

I did not know there was an SDK file on there....I installed the SDK from Disc 1 on FSX.....

Just looked on the Acceleration disc and you are right there is an SDK.exe on ther...but it is identical to the SP1a I have just installed (160meg) so it IS installed now..... :roll:

Rather back to front but still not explaining the lack of that particular file.....

Maybe it is in SDK SP2 but I cannot put that one on as I have Acceleration Pack installed apparently.....

Brian

Getting conflicting reports on the net re these SDK updates......some say DO NOT install SDK SP2 if you have Acceleration pack installed whilst some sources tell me that SDK SP1a is for development for Acceleration aircraft only.....

Not sure where to go on this at the moment....it would have been so easy if M$ had put a more recent SDK on disc 1 in the first place.....

Brian

Hmmmm.....I'm not sure but I THINK they mean do not install FSX SP.2 if you have Acceleration installed and not do not install the SDK SP update....they are different animals.

Yes it certainly is confusing......such similar names both SP2 it is just this statement that worries me

FSX SDK - SP2 Update



This update includes the changes to the FSX Software Development Kit required for those developers who have installed FSX Service Pack 2.

IMPORTANT: If you have already installed Flight Simulator X: Acceleration expansion pack, do not install the SDK Update for Service Pack 2.

Click here to download (211MB).

Not sure what to do...


Brian

See how confusing it all is...this is a page from the same site as above
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/esp/cc743171.aspx

Brian

Well I think that I shall download the SDK SP2 and think about it before possibly installing tomorrow....could always do a restore point I suppose...

Back to the original question about FSX repaints. For FS9 I used Photoshop and Martin Wrights DXT.BMP program....I see it supports DDS files so will it be OK to use that or are there other tools to recommend using?

I see we have Image Tool in the SDK and NVidea do a plug in so what is the best course of action here?

Regards

Brian

Are you sure the Accel SDK is IDENTICAL to the SP.1a you have already? You said the file size is the same but are the file creation dates the same too?

Just checked...the one on the Acceleration disc and the one downloaded and installed tonight are both identical...version 3.0 2806.0

At leasat that bit is matching....

Brian