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General Installation Notes and Information for MaskRider Scenery

I. PACTEX & STOCK TEXTURES:

MaskRider add-on airfields look best with and are built to fit the details of Otis's PacTex Version1 ground textures with the exception that the stock vriversu.bmp and vroadssu.bmp are retained. If interested:

  • Get PacTex at FlightSim.com. Once logged in, go to main menu > File Library > Advanced Search > "Limit searches only to files that match..." and type pactex*.zip in "File Name" box and hit the "Start Search" button. There are two version of PacTex. Version1 consists of zips Pactex1 thru Pactex5. Version2 consists of zips Pactex2a thru Pactex2e. The first 3 folders of each version contain the basic ground and water texture swaps. The last two folders contain specialty textures for special looks. The Readmes are pretty self explanatory.
  • STOCK CFS2 Rivers & Roads textures.

 II. LWM SCENERY:

  • LWM scenery included in many of these collections, require copying contents of scenedb/world/texture folder to main CFS2 texture folder. Its a one time deal. It won't hurt a thing.  

NOTE: If you are going to install PacTex (highly recommended) wait until you have done so before copying these files.

 III. DICK "RHUMBAFLAPPY" LUDOWISE's MESH & MASKS:

Most of the newer scenery is built to fit with Dick "Rhumbaflappy" Ludowise's mesh and water-masks. To get and install them:

  • MESH: DEM8 zips 01 - 22; LOD7 zips 01 - 18; LOD5_NE.zip, LOD5_SE.zip, LOD5_SW.zip and LOD5_NW.zip along with the dem4km.bgl mesh "fitting" bgl can be downloaded from Rhumbaflappy's download section at SOH.
  • MASKS: CFS2_Watermasks_01.zip and CFS2_Watermasks_02.zip can be downloaded from Rhumbaflappy's download section at SOH
  • Andrew "RAMI" Ramirez's "Rami's_Europe_scenery_install_guide" gives detailed instructions how to install Rhumba's Mesh and Masks. It can be downloaded from Rami's download section at SOH, however-
  • For a PTO-Specific Install of Rhumba’s mesh and water masks, Dave "dvslats" Slaski did an edited version of Rami's install guide: rami_edited_pto.zip. ETO-specific install instructions have been removed so only instructions relevant to the PTO remain.
  • Dave's rami_edited_pto.zip can be got at dvslats download section at SOH.

IV. REQUIRED SCENERY OBJECT LIBRARIES:

MaskRider scenery includes scenery objects from many developers

WHERE TO GO WHAT TO GET
CHRISN's Add-Ons (at SOH)  Cfs2_Liberty_Ship.zip
GARY20 Object Packs (at SOH) the one you want, I believe, is: CFS2_BoB_Gary20_TAF_airfield_objects.zip  GSL_RAF_Buildings.zip (email request)
LINDSAY WATT DESIGNS Object Packs:
MASKRIDER-LINDSAY "LEROY10" WATT Objects Packs
 Dave "No Dice" Mulcahy Object Packs (at Free Flight Site
  • Dmpiers.zip
  • Revetments.zip
  • Viet Port Cranes.zip
  • VietBarges.zip
  • Viet_Buildings01.zip
  • VietHuts 2.zip
  • Viethuts.zip
  • VietRoundHuts.zip
  • VietSceneobj1.zip
  • VietShacks.zip
 PEN32WIN Object Packs (at SOH)
  • AF_AA_Pak2.zip
  • AF_AAPak2up.zip
  • af_amphib1.zip
  • AF_BnkrPak.zip
  • af_cstdef2.zip
  • af_cstdef_pak.zip
  • afvn_Atl-SD.zip
  • af_afldblgd1.zip
Psullykeys Add-Ons (at Simviation)
  • PSK_Barges.zip
  • PSK_FD.zip
  • PSK_Fulton42.zip
  • PSK_hulks.zip
WOLFI Object Packs (at SOH)
  • CFS2_Library_Objects_part_1.zip
  • CFS2_Library_Objects_part_1_Fix.zip
  • CFS2_Library_Objects_part_3.zip
  • CFS2_Library_Objects_part_4.zip
  • CFS2_Library_Objects_part_6.zip
  • CFS2_Library_Objects_part_7.zip
  • CFS2_Ship_wreck.zip
XAVIERB & XAVIERB2 Object Packs (at SOH)
  • cfs2barracks.zip
  • cfs2hangars.zip
  • cfs2warehouses.zip
  • cfs2piers.zip
  • cfs2forts.zip
 NIELSON AIRFIELD Objects Pack (local) Thanks Pen32Win!
 Kawanishi_Emily_Wreck (local, Thanks Shessi!
 MR_SEARCHLIGHTS (local) Thanks Robert John!
* Updated to fix a missing texture prob with the original LDW_Trees.zip
** Updated to fix a visual bug with the original lw_library_objects.zip