Tower!3D Pro Real Traffic and Real Colors install

[PoloWolo]

After watching hundrets of videos about how to install real traffic and real colors i still do not understand how to install it. Can someone help ?

[mjbhgrampy]

Is the installer that difficult to understand? Exactly where do you have problems with it?

[EliGrim]

Purchase and download

REAL TRAFFIC

• Buy REAL TRAFFIC https://www.feelthere.com/shop/air-traffic-control/tower3d/real-traffic-for-tower3d/
  
• REAL TRAFFIC replaces the fantasy airlines with real airlines, but only white airplanes without any painting are shown
  
• The REAL COLOR Packs are responsible for the paintings (Liveries)
  
• After purchase completion you will receive an email with a download link (including alternative download links and information) and your serial number (product registration key)
  
• Keep the email or the information it contains well stored
  
• With every new airport DLC an updated version of REAL TRAFFIC is released
  
• REAL TRAFFIC does not need to be purchased again, but should be downloaded and installed again via one of the original download links as soon as a new version is available
  
• The current versions of all DLCs can be found here: https://forum.simflight.com/topic/85431-current-versions-sheet/
  
• In case of problems with the download of REAL TRAFFIC (e.g. after repeated downloads or a long time without a download) please contact [e-mail] with your detailed purchase information (especially e-mail address at purchase and product name and ID)
  Note: The developer switched vendors in late 2020 and now handles new sales through FastSpring. In case of download problems, missing links, not received emails, etc. it is recommended to contact the developer directly:
  https://feelthere.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
  Update June 2021: It appears that sales will once again be handled through BMT Micro.

REAL COLOR

• A current REAL TRAFFIC version is required to display the liveries from the REAL COLOR Packs
  
• Buy REAL COLOR https://www.feelthere.com/product-category/air-traffic-control/tower3d/
  
• Select the REAL COLOR Pack(s) for the desired airport(s)
  
• In each REAL COLOR Pack are unique Liveries but also many Liveries which are already included in other REAL COLOR Packs
  
• A detailed list of the included liveries of each pack can be found here: https://forum.simflight.com/topic/85934-tower-3d-pro-real-colorsaircraft-master-list-by-airport/
  
• After purchase completion you will receive an email with a download link (including alternative download links and information) and your serial number (product registration key)
  
• Keep the email or the information it contains well stored
  
• With every new airport DLC a corresponding REAL COLOR Pack is published
  
• If a service pack or update is released for a purchased REAL COLOR pack, you should download the installer again from one of the original download links and reinstall it
  
• The current versions of all DLCs can be found here: https://forum.simflight.com/topic/85431-current-versions-sheet/
  
• If you have problems downloading a REAL COLOR Pack (e.g. after downloading it many times or without a download for a longer period of time), please contact [e-mail] with your detailed purchase information (especially e-mail address at purchase and product name and ID)
  Note: The developer switched vendors in late 2020 and now handles new sales through FastSpring. In case of download problems, missing links, not received emails, etc. it is recommended to contact the developer directly:
  https://feelthere.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
  Update June 2021: It appears that sales will once again be handled through BMT Micro.

Installation (for Windows 8/8.1/10)

REAL TRAFFIC

• Execute the downloaded installer with a double click (RT_Tower3D_PRO_sp6v[consecutive number].exe)
  
• You may be asked to run the file as administrator
  
• Confirm that the installer can make changes to your system
  
• If you receive a SmartScreen Filter warning ("Windows proteted your PC"), click "More info" (text link), check the box next to "I understand the risk and want to run this app" and then click "Run anyway" (button)
  
• Click through the installation process
  
• When selecting the version, choose the Tower!3D version you have installed, e.g. "Tower3D Steam" or "Tower3D PRO Steam"
  
• Accept the license agreement
  
• Enter your or any name (Company is optional) and your registration key received in the purchase confirmation email
  
• Select the directory where Steam has installed Tower!3D (Pro)
  
• By default the path (for Tower!3D Pro) is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Tower 3D Pro
  
• If you have not installed Steam in the default directory, select the correct path to the Tower 3D (Pro) folder within the Steam installation folder (..\Steam\steamapps\common\Tower 3D or ..\Steam\steamapps\common\Tower 3D Pro)
  
• Complete the installation

REAL COLOR

• Execute the downloaded installer with a double click (e.g. RC_Tower3D_[airport ICAO code].exe)
  
• You may be asked to run the file as administrator
  
• Confirm that the installer can make changes to your system
  
• If you receive a SmartScreen Filter warning ("Windows protected your PC"), click "More info" (text link), check the box next to "I understand the risk and want to run this app" and then click "Run anyway" (button)
  
• Click through the installation process
  
• When selecting the version, choose the Tower!3D version you have installed, e.g. "Tower3D Steam" or "Tower3D PRO Steam"
  
• Accept the license agreement
  
• Enter your or any name (Company is optional) and your registration key received in the purchase confirmation email
  
• Select the directory where Steam (or the REAL TRAFFIC installer) has created the Tower!3D (Pro) Texturepacks folder
  
• The default path (for Tower!3D Pro) is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Tower 3D Pro\Extensions\Airplanes\Texturepacks
  
• If you have not installed Steam in the default directory, choose the correct path to the Texturepacks folder, inside the Steam installation folder (example for the Pro version: ..\Steam\steamapps\common\Tower 3D Pro\Extensions\Airplanes\Texturepacks)
  
• Complete the installation
  
  
• Note: It is strongly recommended to install Real Traffic before installing the very first Real Color pack.
  
• Note: Before installing the very first Real Color pack, the Texturepacks folder does not yet exist. You can either create it yourself in the correct directory or let the installer create it for you. The safest way is to create the folder yourself before installation and then select it in the installer.
  
• Note: To make sure (if desired) that the liveries of the latest packs are not overwritten with those of the old packs at game start, you should check that all files in the Texturepacks folder end with a two-digit number. If necessary, the files can be renamed. For example from airplanes_texpack1 to airplanes_texpack01.

General note:
Often Steam is not installed in the default directory and therefore the proposed default path in the installers may not be correct when installing Airport DLCs (if purchased outside Steam), Real Traffic Add-On and Real Color Add-Ons.
If you are unsure or have difficulty finding the correct installation paths and are using a current version of Windows, you can try using T3Dpathfinder to find the correct installation paths.
You can find T3Dpathfinder here:
https://forum.simflight.com/topic/88370-tower3d-pro-tools/
or here:
https://www.eligrim.de
Please read the ReadMeFirst text file before running one of the CMD files.


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[PoloWolo]

I got it to work. For some reason I had a wrong installer for the real color. The website gave me the wrong one and I had to go to my email to get the right one.

[FreshTowels]

once i go into extensions\airplanes there is not a texturepack folder.

[mjbhgrampy]

Originally posted by FreshTowels:

once i go into extensions\airplanes there is not a texturepack folder.

The RC installer is going to use the default installation path on your C: drive unless you change it. You either need to run the installer again and point it to the correct location or find where Texturepacks was actually installed and move it to the correct location.

[tanawat8814]

If it is your first real color installation, you might have to create the texturepack sub-folder. I seem to recall having to do so.

[EliGrim]

Originally posted by mjgrampy:

The RC installer is going to use the default installation path on your C: drive unless you change it.

Originally posted by tanawat8814:

If it is your first real color installation, you might have to create the texturepack sub-folder.

Thanks to both of you, I have edited my post to reflect this as well.

[Mika_fliegt_youtube]

Hello can someone explain me how to instal it without the Email because i deletet it ?

[mjbhgrampy]

Originally posted by Mika_fliegt_youtube:

Hello can someone explain me how to instal it without the Email because i deletet it ?

contact [e-mail] - just like it says in Eligrim's post.

[ukis]

Good day. I just have one problem now. After installation "real traffic" into correct folder, all planes lost texture, color. All planes becomes white. What I should do now ?

[EliGrim]

Originally posted by ukis:

Good day. I just have one problem now. After installation "real traffic" into correct folder, all planes lost texture, color. All planes becomes white. What I should do now ?

To add color to the Real Traffic models you need to buy Real Color packs.

[ukis]

Thank you for your answer. Just installed Real Colorpack for EKCH also. Unfortunately the result is same – white airplane. The file location is correct – in my steam folders in Tower 3D Pro. Do you have some suggestion for me ?

[EliGrim]

Originally posted by ukis:

The file location is correct

Are you sure about that? The location is:
..\Steam\steamapps\common\Tower 3D Pro\Extensions\Airplanes\Texturepacks
You might need to create the Texturepacks folder yourself.

[NiteFaze]

By following the info outlined here, I was able to start up the game for the first time with RT and TC activated with no issues. This deserved a bump.
On a side note, when you hear about training your voice recognition, this is not an in-game function. You need to train Windows Voice Recognition as this is what the game uses, the game is quite particular on your terminology.

[November Whiskey]

dose the real traffic addon have any viruses or bugs, when you buy it?