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AUTOGENIUS 2004

Works ONLY with FS2004

By Francesco Mandelli


PREAMBLE

By the publication of Microsoft Autogen SDK (Software Development kit), learned how the 3D recognition applied to the textures of FS2004, that allows to show in all FS world buildings and trees, positioned in way corresponding to the below texture. In the SDK is present a little but efficient and simple program: his name is Annotator. This program allows to insert on the textures buildings and trees, and gives also the possibility to modify in a permanent way the textures default ones of FS2004. Substantially every texture (with seasonal designation) disposes of an autonomous, valid file for all the seasons, with extent *.agn. Textures are then assembled in classes, as more ahead taken back in the card: Every rural class disposes of sects textures, multiplied for 4 or 5 seasons. Winter indeed is represented with or without snow depending on latitude and altitude.


AUTOGENIUS2004 arranges to modify the three-dimensional textures in FS2004, adding buildings and trees in a solid way, there where they are too thin.
AUTOGENIUS2004 naturally recalls to the European landscape, and the total result is really valid, and it increases particularly the sensation to "be" us in the VFR flight.Limiting us to italian territories, the combined effect of AUTOGENIUS2004 and Italy Landpack is really incredible. After you will have tried it you will want to only do VFR flights!

The following table reports the list of FS2004 generic terrain textures modified by AUTOGENIUS2004, through Annotator.

TEXTURE TIPOLOGY REGION
004B2 CROPS DEFAULT REGION
004C2 CROPS  
004H2 CROPS  
005A2 NON GEOMETRIC CROP EUROPEAN REGION
005B2 NON GEOMETRIC CROP DEFAULT REGION
005C2 NON GEOMETRIC CROP  
005H2    
007B2   DEFAULT REGION
007H2    
008A2 NON GEOMETRIC CROP AND TOWN EUROPEAN REGION
008B2 NON GEOMETRIC CROP AND TOWN DEFAULT REGION
008H2    
010A2 GRASS CROP SHRUB EUROPEAN REGION
010B2 GRASS CROP SHRUB DEFAULT REGION
010H2    
029B2 LARGE CITY URBAN GRID WET DEFAULT REGION
029H2    
030B2 LARGE CITY URBAN GRID DRY DEFAULT REGION
031B2 LARGE CITY URBAN NON GRID WET DEFAULT REGION
031H2    
032B2 LARGE CITY URBAN NON GRID DRY DEFAULT REGION
033B2 MEDIUM CITY URBAN GRID WET DEFAULT REGION
033H2    
034B2 MEDIUM CITY URBAN GRID DRY DEFAULT REGION
035B2 MEDIUM CITY URBAN NON GRID WET DEFAULT REGION
035H2    
036B2 MEDIUM CITY URBAN NON GRID DRY DEFAULT REGION
037B2 LARGE CITY SUBURBAN GRID WET DEFAULT REGION
037H2    
038B2 LARGE CITY SUBURBAN GRID DRY DEFAULT REGION
039B2 LARGE CITY SUBURBAN NON GRID WET DEFAULT REGION
039H2    
040B2 LARGE CITY SUBURBAN NON GRID DRY DEFAULT REGION
040J2    
041B2 MEDIUM CITY SUBURBAN GRID WET DEFAULT REGION
041H2    
043B2   DEFAULT REGION
043H2    
044B2   DEFAULT REGION
045B2 SMALL CITY SUBURBAN GRID WET DEFAULT REGION
045H2    
046B2 SMALL CITY SUBURBAN GRID DRY DEFAULT REGION
047B2 SMALL CITY SUBURBAN NON GRID WET DEFAULT REGION
047H2    
048B2 SMALL CITY SUBURBAN NON GRID DRY DEFAULT REGION
049B2 LARGE CITY HIGHRISE DEFAULT REGION
049H2    
068B2   DEFAULT REGION
069B2   DEFAULT REGION

INSTALLATION

The files in the package AUTOGENIUS2004 replaces files *.agn default files in FS2004, therefore doing a backup before proceeding with installation is a good rule. Backup all *.agn files in the folder ..\FS2004\scenery\world\texture.

Only having made the backup, later install the files containing in the package AUTOGENIUS2004 in

..\FS2004\scenery\world\texture.

It is sufficient to show the folder where you installed FS2004, the files already dispose of the correct partition.Must not be done some modification in the library (Scenery library.)In the Configuration Options I suggest instead (if one disposes of a sufficiently powerful computer) to select autogen at max.



FRAME RATE

Using AUTOGENIUS2004 does not involve substantial decreases of fluidity in the background. The density given by AUTOGENIUS2004 objects can however be orderly through the configuration of FS2004, menu, slider autogen. 


COMPATIBILITY

AUTOGENIUS2004 is completely compatible with Italy Landpack, of wich I suggests the use in the virtual flight on Italian territory.

AUTOGENIUS2004 was not instead tried with the Arvidsson’s Textures or with other commercial textures, but only with the default ones in FS2004.



NOTA BENE

The present package was realized exclusively to ludic purposes and can not have copied or given for purposes of profit or however of personal advantage.

The present package can be exclusively downloaded from the site ALI D' ITALIA.

Author asks expressly to not upload AUTOGENIUS2004.zip upload in other sites.

The package "as is given "is", and Author does not take any responsibility for malfunctions of the software or hardware.
Since it’s a freeware product, no support will be supplied.
AUTOGENIUS2004 constitutes reserved intellectual property of Francesco Mandelli, realized on the basis of programs put at disposal by Microsoft through Autogen SDK publication.


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4 ottobre 2003


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