Rivers and Streams too deep

[jackryan172]

All my river and streams look like they are in unrealistic canyons like they are 4 meters down from the surrounding terrain. Is there a way to adjust this? Is this a product of UT (I have it installed)?

Thanks,
Sean

[Motormouse]

All my river and streams look like they are in unrealistic canyons like they are 4 meters down from the surrounding terrain. Is there a way to adjust this? Is this a product of UT (I have it installed)?

Thanks,
Sean

IIRC you can add / edit a line in the Fs9 Terrain.cfg file to make them less like canyons....

Found it :

In the Terrain.cfg file ; which resides in your main fs9 folder, the first two sections each contain a line that says
Offset = (and then a number, by default this is set to -10)

Change the Offset = to -3 / -4 or if you have UT try 0 or -1
in both sections, so the line now reads ( for example)

Offset=-3

Use a bit of trial and error, and don't set a positive number or your rivers will end up looking like levees ( or dykes if you're this side of the pond .... as in raised above level of surrounding terrain ... not females with dodgy dress-sense )


Ttfn

Pete

[djs1]

Thank you Pete, that last paragraph creased me.

[jackryan172]

IIRC you can add / edit a line in the Fs9 Terrain.cfg file to make them less like canyons....

Found it :

In the Terrain.cfg file ; which resides in your main fs9 folder, the first two sections each contain a line that says
Offset = (and then a number, by default this is set to -10)

Change the Offset = to -3 / -4 or if you have UT try 0 or -1
in both sections, so the line now reads ( for example)

Offset=-3

Use a bit of trial and error, and don't set a positive number or your rivers will end up looking like levees ( or dykes if you're this side of the pond .... as in raised above level of surrounding terrain ... not females with dodgy dress-sense )


Ttfn

Pete

Thanks Pete. I appear to have made the streams look less like the grand canyon in central Ohio and beyond. Now if I get them to not be a bright shade of neon blue I will think I have nailed it. You killed me with the dodgy dress sense. Reminded me of an old Robin Williams bit about women in comfortable shoes

Sean

[Motormouse]

Thanks Pete. I appear to have made the streams look less like the grand canyon in central Ohio and beyond. Now if I get them to not be a bright shade of neon blue I will think I have nailed it. You killed me with the dodgy dress sense. Reminded me of an old Robin Williams bit about women in comfortable shoes

Sean

Bill Lyons did a set of more realistic river / streams textures , for both his Golden Wings and Silver Wings packages. You should be able to find them at Flightsim.com iirc or look for file aawater2.zip
By Adnan Arif, also at flightsim.com

Ttfn

Pete