FLY! v1.0 Late Breaking Information
Installation
Should your computer system have difficulty installing from the Installation CD, or stop responding during the installation process, please try the following procedure:
Copy the contents of the Fly! folder on the Installer CD to the location you want Fly installed. This will install all of the components of the Easy Install option in the installer.
Should you still encounter difficulties installing the program, please contact Technical Support. For product technical support, you can first check the official Fly! website at http://www.iflytri.com for the latest updates, hints, tips, and discussion groups. You can also send questions by e-mail to [email protected]. If you prefer to speak to someone in person, you can reach our tech support staff at (214) 303-1202. Hours of operation are seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Central Time. If you prefer to send U.S. mail correspondence, please mail to:
Gathering Of Developers
P.O. Box 565032
Dallas, TX 75356
Attn: Technical Support
Updating Scenery or Maps after initial Install
To add scenery or maps after installing Fly, run the installer on the appropriate CD. To remove unwanted scenery and maps, you will need to either remove them manually by opening the correct folder on your hard drive and moving the unwanted files to the trash. You can use the Uninstall option in the individual installers but this will remove all of the files (scenery or maps).
Fly will recognize the scenery and maps on the CD if the appropriate CD is in the drive before running Fly; it is not neccesary to install them. However, since most people have only a single CD-ROM drive, you will likely want to install one of the two to your hard drive. The default maps require the least space and are a good choice for installation to the hard drive. [by default, only the maps for the five primary scenery areas are installed. Use the Custom Install option when installing the maps to install maps other than the defaults.]
If you want to use either the maps or scenery from a hard drive, but the drive where Fly is installed does not have enough space, you can use another drive. You will need to copy the Scnery and/or Maps folder from the CD(s) to the root level on your hard drive (i.e. the root level is the first window you see when you double-click the drives icon in the Finder). If you do not want to copy the entire contents of the CD's folder, create a folder named Maps (and/or Scenery) and copy just the files or folders that you desire.
Note: Fly determines which CDs are present when it is first run. Thus, if you want to use scenery off of the Scenery CD, be sure it is in the drive before running Fly.
Keys
Option Controls Airplane Keys Mixture Power|Economy, when the Realism Option "Manual Mixture" is unchecked (Auto Mixture), this key toggles between the Maximum Power Mixture and the Least Fuel Used Mixture.
The thrust reverser key may not be mapped as a default. It can easily be assigned (to the R key for example) in the Options/Controls menu in the Aircraft section. Consult the User Manual for additional information on how to use the Controls menu.
Weather
Automatic Overcast Layer
When the visibility is very low an overcast cloud layer will be created automatically.
Abrupt changes in cloud altitudes
Overcast cloud layers that intersect the ground (i.e. cloud layer is lower than highest peak of visible terrain) will be treated as a fog layer over the ground. Because of this, it is possible to set your cloud layer low enough so that when flying from an area of low elevation terrain into an area of higher elevation terrain (high enough to peak above the overcast cloud layer) the layer will immediately change into a fog layer.
Because of the nature of broken cloud layers, they cannot (by definition) be treated as fog layers. Therefore, if a broken cloud layer is created at an altitude lower than the highest peak of the visible terrain, the broken layer will not be drawn. As in the case of the abrupt change in overcast layers, it is possible to fly from a low elevation area into a higher elevation area causing the broken layer to simply disappear.
Multi-player Issues
Host Slow-Downs
The multi-player was designed such that no one machine would experience an excessive load (including the host.) However, host slow-downs have been reported (usually only in LAN games.) If you experience slow-downs of this nature, we recommend dedicating a machine as the host. To do this, simply go to the Briefing Room and click the Host Session button. This machine can be used as the host without entering the simulator.
Removing Players
Due to technical issues, the Remove Player button has been disabled. We hope to enable this button in future releases or updates.
Session Player Limitations
There is no inherent limitation to the number of players that multi-player will support. We recommend limiting sessions to eight players or less. Keep in mind that as more players are added to the session, the slower the session will run due to higher bandwidth, memory and CPU requirements. Faster machines with higher bandwidth connections will, of course, improve performance.
Multiplayer Restrictions
The following features are unavailable while participating in multiplayer network games:
- Switching vehicles with the 'V' key
- Dynamic scenery
- Air Traffic Control
Flight Planner
When working with the Flight Planner there are some modifier key combinations that can be used to streamline the process of creating and modifying a flight plan.
Select Waypoint (Normal Arrow Cursor)
No modifier - Selects the clicked on waypoint
Shift Key - Use with Option, Shift, or Command keys
Option Key - Changes cursor to Add Waypoint
Control Key - Changes cursor to Remove Waypoint
Command Key - Changes cursor to Zoom
Add Waypoint (Arrow Cursor with '+' sign)
No modifier - Add new waypoint after selected waypoint
(if no waypoint is selected the new waypoint is added at the
end of the flight plan but before the departure waypoint if
a departure waypoint is specified)
Shift Key - Add new waypoint before the selected waypoint
Option Key - n/a
Control Key - Changes cursor to Select Waypoint
Command Key - n/a
Remove Waypoint (Arrow Cursor with '-' sign)
No modifier - Remove waypoint
Shift Key - When used with Option - Removes all waypoints before the
clicked waypoint
Option Key - Removes all waypoints after the clicked waypoint
Control Key - Changes cursor to Select Waypoint
Command Key - Removes all waypoints (Warning: There is no undo!)
Zoom (Magnifying glass cursor)
No modifier - Zoom in
Map Mode - selects a more detailed map for the area
under the cursor
Vector Mode - doubles the resolution of the flight plan area
Shift Key - Zoom Out
Option Key - Toggle Map/Vector mode
Control Key - Double the vector mode zoom rate
Command Key - Scale map (instead of selecting a more detailed map)
Question and Answer
1. How do I change the date of a simulation: (ie, Fly out of Chicago in the Winter time, when it is currently Summer).
Ans.: You will need to change your System date PRIOR to starting Fly! To do so, open the Date & Time control panel and make adjustments as desired. Repeat this process for flights on other than the current system date. This is a limitation of Fly! version 1.0.
2. I want to set my aircraft at a specific location. How do I do this?
Ans.: Select an airport that is near the location you want to go to. When the Flight Plan is loaded, slew to the desired location and then Save the Scenario. When you want to start at that location again, simply load the saved scenario.
3. I know the airport has runway lights, but I don't see any for that airport in Fly!
Ans.: Fly! has the ability for turn on runway lighting using the Comm Radios Microphone. To turn on the lights, simply tune to that airports Tower Frequency and click the microphone (Backspace key on keyboard) 5 times within 3 seconds. The lights will then stay on for 15 minutes. If they turn off, reclick the microphone to turn them back on.
4. My graphics are not displaying properly in a Scenario or Flight.
Ans.: Be sure to install the latest drivers for your video cards operating system. These can be downloaded from the card manufacturer. Consult your graphics card documentation for additional information. A 4 Megabyte Video Card is required to run Fly! in other than software mode.
Some graphic cards do not support the latest Quickdraw3D RAVE (version 1.6). Contact your video card manufacturer for updated drivers.
Check the www.iflytri.com web site for updated files and drivers.
Check the Gathering of Developers web site at www.godgames.com for updated troubleshooting information.
Upgrade to a newer video card.
Fly may not be able to correctly select the video options for your system if your dektop is set to less than thousands of colors (16-bit) before running Fly.
5. I do not want the default rivers and roads in the scenery.
Ans.: Simply delete, rename, or move the following files from Fly's System folder (note: these are not installed if you use the Minimal Install option):
For the U.S.A. roads; Roadusa.epd
For the U.S.A. rivers; Riverusa.epd
For the European roads; Roadeur.epd
For the European rivers; Rivereur.epd
6. Fly! doesn t startup. What can I do?
If you have problems on startup, your file in Fly's system folder called user.rio could be corrupt. Rename it to another name and try again to start FLY!. Your automatically saved data is in this file so you won t be able to use it.
Graphics Card/Chipset specific issues:
ATI Users: It is highy recommended that you install Apple's OpenGL 1.1.2 (or higher). While Fly does not support OpenGL, the ATI drivers that are part of this package perform better than previous versions.
There is a general problem when using RAVE that may prevent Fly! from seeing some video cards. RAVE only reports video systems that support the curently selected video mode. If Fly! has set your video mode to one that the 3D hardware does not support you may need to make some manual adjustments:
1 - Open the Graphic Options dialog in Fly!
2 - Uncheck the "Auto Fullscreen" option
3 - Exit Fly! and set your desktop to the correct bit depth (i.e. thousands or millions of colors) and resolution for your video card.
4 - Rerun Fly (Fly! will not change the desktop settings now)
5 - Open the Graphic Options dialog and select the video card and resolution you prefer
6 - Because Auto Fullscreen is off, Fly will not automatically enter hardware accelerated mode when you press Fly. After your press Fly and Fly! finishes loading, press Command-Return to toggle to fullscreen mode.
Be sure that your monitor is set to 16-bit (thousands of colors) or higher before running Fly. If not, Fly may not be able to correctly determine your video card settings.