ORBX FTX Central cannot find "scenery.cfg" file

[obie311]

Mods if this belongs in "Steam Add-Ons" forum rather than this one, please accept my apology and move it. Since I did not buy my Orbx scenery through Steam I have put my inquiry here.

My ORBX FTX Central1 can't find the "scenery.cfg" file to load the ORBX scenery.

I think I need to modify the FTXsettings.xml file. If someone successfully running ORBX in Steam, preferably with an XP operating system, could take a look at their FTXsettings.xml and see what the entry is for "<SceneryCFGLocation>????????</SceneryCFGLocation>".

This file is located in Drive Letter:\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\ORBX\Scripts

Here is my current file. Notice I tried ProgramData\Microsoft path because that was where I thought the master scenery.cfg was located but it did not work.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<FTX_Settings>
<FSXRegistryKey>HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\microsoft games\flight simulator\10.0</FSXRegistryKey>
<FSXRegistryValue>SetupPath</FSXRegistryValue>
<SceneryCFGLocation>ProgramData\Microsoft</SceneryCFGLocation>
</FTX_Settings>

Thanks for any help provided.

Slim

[g.mario1957.mg]

me too. same problem. opening ftx central always can not find file scenary.cfg
why? Any help?

[Aspergiano]

Hi...
Try to copy scenery.cfg from C:\ProgramData to
Letter:\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\

[Dr Nico]

This is what I have in my FTXsettings.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<FTX_Settings>
<FSXRegistryKey>HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0</FSXRegistryKey>
<FSXRegistryValue>SetupPath</FSXRegistryValue>
<SceneryCFGLocation>Microsoft\FSX</SceneryCFGLocation>
</FTX_Settings>

[Kabacus]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย WWA3463:

This is what I have in my FTXsettings.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<FTX_Settings>
<FSXRegistryKey>HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0</FSXRegistryKey>
<FSXRegistryValue>SetupPath</FSXRegistryValue>
<SceneryCFGLocation>Microsoft\FSX</SceneryCFGLocation>
</FTX_Settings>

Mine is the same as this and works fine.

[g.mario1957.mg]

Me same problem , and i try to find solution in Orbx forum but any solution worked. Why they sell a product that is impossible to install?

[chelmo]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย g.mario1957.mg:

Me same problem , and i try to find solution in Orbx forum but any solution worked. Why they sell a product that is impossible to install?

Well the answer to that is they sell it because it is excellent scenery and is easy to install so long as you have the correct set up which most people do.

Judging from what you have posted on the other thread your problems clearly stem from not having cleansed your computer of the original boxed version else you wouldn't have had to rename folders. There are suggestions on the Orbx forum (in the Steam Edition section) but if these don't work I can only suggest you post a specific request there. Far better, I would say, than asking here.

[g.mario1957.mg]

You are right. This is not the right place for a specific request. But any way i just installed only Steam Edition. I have never had boxed version. I like too much the simulator and i think to add on Orbx, but i didn't think it was so frustating installing it. My PC is new 16gb ram, 3,7 imtercore, graphic card 4 gb, windows 10, and at the end i didn't know why is impossible for me installing these beautiful scenaries i bought, because you have to manipulate registry keys, change folders names and much more. Anyway thank you.

[chelmo]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย g.mario1957.mg:

You are right. This is not the right place for a specific request. But any way i just installed only Steam Edition. I have never had boxed version. I like too much the simulator and i think to add on Orbx, but i didn't think it was so frustating installing it. My PC is new 16gb ram, 3,7 imtercore, graphic card 4 gb, windows 10, and at the end i didn't know why is impossible for me installing these beautiful scenaries i bought, because you have to manipulate registry keys, change folders names and much more. Anyway thank you.

If you didn't have the boxed version then I'm not sure why you would have had FSX:SE folders as you mention on the other thread. Installing the Steam version would have created FSX folders instead. And then Orbx would have installed without problem.....as it did for me!

[Kabacus]

The last version of ORBX libraries created an FSX-SE folder under appdata on my rig to be fair, it did install the libraries correctly though.

It also created the following dll.xml within FSX-SE:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
<Descr>Launch</Descr>
<Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>ObjectFlow.dll</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\ORBX\FTX_AU\FTXAA_ORBXLIBS\Scenery\ObjectFlow.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

EDIT:corrected folder name.

[Dr Nico]

Be careful with ORBX and the FSX or the FSX-SE folder:

>>> If you never had a previous boxed version installation, FSX Steam will **not** create a FSX-SE folder, but a FSX folder. <<<

ORBX installer does not care about that, and creates a dll.xml file in FSX-SE if it sees an FSX Steam version.

So in this case, the dll.xml is wrongly set up, ORBX creates an FSX-SE folder and a dll.xml file, and puts the code for ObjectFlow.dll in there.

But FSX Steam will never read that dll.xml !!

So you need to place back this code added by ORBX into the correct dll.xml which is in FSX folder.

Full thread I started and ORBX reply here on the ORBX forum, hope you can read it but might need a forum registration first:
http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/108268-objectflowdll-and-dllxml/#comment-985831

[g.mario1957.mg]

OK. But in which folder of FSX'?

[Dr Nico]

dll.xml file is located in
C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX

[g.mario1957.mg]

I tried but when i open FTX Central 2 always "unable to locate scenary.cfg".
I have only installed FX Steam Edition (i never had boxed version).

[piotrva]

Locate ...\Orbx\Simulators\fsxse.c3json file and correct paths
... path can be determined by right-clicking on FTX Central and selecting open file location.

[rjlfry]

This is an old thread the latest FTX Central v3 will work on FSX:SE, downloading the latest FTX central is the best way.