Fixing Corrupt Contrails

Flight Simulator Knowledge Base .: Tips and Tricks .: FS2004 Tips and Tricks .: Fixing Corrupt Contrails

Author	sammyboy
Created	12-30-2005
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If your contrails are looking like this:

user posted image

Then your contrail effect is corrupted

Fortunately there is a solution

STEP 1: Insert Microsoft FS2004 CD1 into your cd drive.

STEP 2: Go into 'My Computer', right click FS_DISK1 and then select explore.

STEP 3: In the new window which displays the contents of the disc, double click on 'MSGAME1.cab'. (It might have a symbol of a blue filing cabinet)

STEP 4: (Make sure your items are being displayed in alphabetical order) Scroll down to the letter F and look for the words beginning in FX. Scroll through the words beginning with fx until you find the 2 files called 'fx_contrail_l.fx' and 'fx_contrail_s.fx'.

STEP 5: Finally copy the 2 files to C:Program files/microsoft games/flight simulator 9/effects folder and overwrite when prompted.

Now your contrails will be normal again

Thanks to CAT19_Hitman for the two contrail pictures

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