TweakFPS for FS2004
Version 1.4
TweakFS.com
January 29, 2004

Website: http://tweakfs.com
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Email: info@tweakfs.com

INTRODUCTION:

Thank you for downloading TweakFPS for FS2004. TweakFPS is designed to take the blood, sweat and tears out of manipulating the FS9.Cfg file with a view to adjusting the scenery settings, thus providing a quick way to apply various "Scenery Modes". The modes range from the maxed out "VFR - Screenshot" mode to the minimal "IFR - Best Performance" mode.

INSTALLATION:

Launch the setup.exe file and follow the onscreen prompts. TweakFPS will be automatically installed to your default FS9 folder (this is where it needs to be installed).

UPGRADE/REGISTERED USERS:

If you are a registered user installing from a previous version there is not need to uninstall the program. Simply install to the default location and TweakFPS will overwrite the outdated files. Your registration details will be preserved.

BUG FIXES/UPDATES:

Please consult this section and check the version number you have (See "About") against this list. If the issue has still not been addressed please email us at bugreport@tweakfs.com as we appreciate user feedback so that we can continue to refine TweakFPS as much as possible. We would like to thank all those who made suggestions for improvement or pointed out bugs and issues.

Version 1.4 - January 29, 2005

Update: Use No Flight option added to the Settings page. By request, this option when ticked will instruct TweakFPS to boot up FS2004 (if it is not running already) without any specified flight. FS2004 will start up normally, if you normally have FS2004 opening to a flight then it will go to that default flight, if you usually have the opening screen showing then it will go to the opening screen. In other words it starts up FS2004 with no added parameters. With this option is ticked, if the FS2004 button is clicked and FS2004 is already detected as running TweakFPS will inform about it. FS2004 will not accept a command to execute itself if it is already loaded into memory, but it will if a desired flight is added as a parameter, at any rate TweakFPS will cover all scenarios and keep the user informed. Status: Done.

Update: Check for existence of the selected startup flight. If the user specified a flight for use with booting up FS2004 on the settings page and it is no longer present (eg. because it was deleted by the user at a later time) there may have been an error message on starting up FS2004. Now TweakFPS runs a check and if it is not found an information box will advise. Status: Added.

Bug: The DYN_SCN_DENSITY tool-tip was displaying the wrong range information. Status: Fixed.

Bug: Cascading error message on startup. A handful of users reported that when running TweakFPS a cascading error mesage would appear and TweakFPS had to be shut down via the Windows Task Manager. This generally only happened on running the program for the first time or when running it under a different non-Administrator Windows user login account. Status: Fixed.

Update: FS2004 Menu adds link to TweakAircraft. This updated version of the TweakFS.dll which is installed to your FS9\Modules folder and enables you to launch any of the TweakFS products from within FS2004, now also adds the link for the TweakAircraft application. If you do not want this menu simply delete the TweakFS.dll file from the FS9\Modules folder. Status: Done.

Version 1.3 - September 6, 2004

Update: Default path to FS9.exe now editable. TweakFPS automatically searches for the path to your FS9.exe file by looking in the registry (if FS2004 has been installed correctly). In a few isolated cases users have either copied the FS9 folder to another location/drive and the registry entry is no longer valid, or in other cases the registry entry was corrupted or deleted. If that was the case TweakFPS could obviously not located the FS9.exe path. This update adds an additional path entry box on the "Settings" page that allows the user manually set the path to the FS9.exe and will also check for the integrity of the path. If the FS9.exe is not in the indicated folder TweakFPS will alert the user to this when pressing either the "FS2004" or "Apply" buttons. Status: Completed.

Version 1.2 - June 16, 2004

Update: FS2004 Menu. This version includes the TweakFS.dll which is installed to your FS9\Modules folder and enables you to launch any of the TweakFS products. If you do not want this menu simply delete the file from the FS9\Modules folder. Status: Completed.

Issue: Possible to enter a blank as a new value. Now a check for this scenario disallows blank values from being plugged in. Status: Resolved.

Bug: Runtime 216 error. Some systems (particularly Windows XP Pro) may have had a Runtime216 error on shutdown. Status: Fixed.

Version 1.1 - May 26, 2004

Update: Ability to rename the Scenery Modes and Descriptions (except the protected "Original FS9.Cfg" mode). The default modes, descriptions and settings are basically arbitrary and may not exactly reflect the style of flying some folks do. Also when a mode is customized by a user it may end up being far from what the mode name and description describe. To rename simply select the mode, then right-click on it to bring up the edit box. The same applies to the description, right-click it to edit. The description field has been enlarged and when you right click it the data entry box has the same width and font so as to give an approximation of how the new description will look. Status: Done.

Update: Restore is selective. When clicking the restore button you will be able to select what
you specifically want to restore to default - the Mode Name, Description, the program default
values or any combination of the three. If any checkbox is grayed it suggests the option is
not available because no custom values have been detected. Status: Completed

Version 1.0 - May 20, 2004

Initial release.

TRIAL VERSION:

This is a trial version of TweakFPS. It is functional except that there is a limit of 2 modes available. To enable the other modes you will need to purchase a Registration Code.

SPECIAL THANKS:

Geof Applegate (TweakFPS was Geof's idea)
John Hnidec (TweakFS.dll programmer)
Hugh Trudeau
All other ßeta Testers and folks who offered suggestions

 

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