------------------------------------------------------------------------- Denmark98 v. 0.95 README file ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************************* DESCRIPTION: ------------ This Denmark scenery is made for FS98, but I think it should work fine in FS95 and FS5 as well. Version 0.95 is an upgrade of my previous Denmark 0.9 scenery. The whole scenery is now "complete" in the sense that it contains EVERY public airport and navaid available in Denmark, accurate to the limits of the information contained within CIV and MIL AIP Denmark, with one notable exception. The Copenhagen/Kastrup airport is not and will never be included in Denmark98, since this airport is already created so beautifully by at least two other designers. These sceneries are CPH-KAS4.ZIP by Bjoern Haerlin and EKCH_024.ZIP by Morten Hansen. I recommend you use one of these in conjunction with Denmark98 - just install in a layer above Denmark98 and remove the exclude-files EKCH_EXC.BGL in the Haerlin scenery EKCH_EXC.BGL and EKCH_EXD.BGL in the Hansen scenery from the Kastrup installation, as the scenery will work best together without these files. The "final" version 1.0 will add Copenhagen cityscape and general fixes, but the time of release is not yet certain. I've been working on this on and off since november '96, and as I seem to discover strange pleasures in designing landscape detail I will continue adding landmarks and airports in future releases. However, I have until now stayed away from the realm of custom objects, both textures and 3-D objects, but this will be remedied as soon as I consider the basic visual stuff to be all right. My main reason for scenery design is that for ordinary people like me it is desirable not only to simfly in a "navigation-wise" correct scenery, but also having something somewhat resemblant of the real world to look at meanwhile. Therefore, I have taken on the grand task of combining these two in some kind of "middle-of-the-road" approach. I strive to make all navigation and airport information as correct and up to date as possible, but it is (at least) as important for me to try and make some nice and realistic surroundings and general countryside. Denmark98 covers 39 airports, 16 VOR's, 25 NDB's, 23 Aeronautical Ground Lights, 4 major cities (Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense and Esbjerg) and a good deal of additional landscape and landmarks. This release features documentation in HTML format, for viewing with an internet browser. Just load the file INDEX.HTM from the \DOCS directory into your browser (bookmark it for convenience). Both Netscape and Internet Explorer work, but these pages look best in Internet Explorer. The airport/navaid information is compiled in the accompanying "dk98-nav.txt", and is available in the online documentation as well. I have also included a data file, "DPGPS.DAT" for Masakazu Hirie's excellent freeware DP-GPS, version 3 or later. This file contains GPS ARP-coordinates for every Danish airport, including Koebenhavn/Kastrup. Each airport (with the exception of Billund/Vandel) is contained in its own separate BGL file with some kind of semi-descriptive name, so it should be easy for fellow scenery creators to make place for "home-grown" airports, merely by deleting "unwanted" airports from this package. Denmark98 should work in conjunction with all other scenery, and is designed especially for compatibility with BAO Europe I and other scenery using LayerCall to make ground polygons. Special care is taken to ensure seamless interaction with the Swedflight and Norway sceneries. Also, it should work both with or without the FS CD-booster. *NOTE* I recommend that you take the time to download the Flight Shop Converter for FS98 from Microsoft if you are an FS98 user. When installed it updates the FS98 program file as well, doubling the size of the scenery cache. The cache size has a most profound effect on dense scenery, especially on 3D accelerator cards, so if you dislike the idea of empty fields instead of airstrips, this is an upgrade for you! (This also opens the vast realm of freware FS planes to you). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************************* INSTALLATION: ------------- Unzip all files to a new subdirectory in the FS Scenery folder, and run the enclosed DKPREP.BAT batch file which creates Scenery, Texture and Docs subdirectories and moves the files to these in what I consider to be the optimum order. Then use Scenery Library to add Denmark (local). I will not include a lengthy description of how to add scenery by using Scenery Library, as this information can be found many places elsewhere. Load your favorite Internet browser with the INDEX.HTM file from the \DOCS subdirectory and bookmark it for ease of use. To use the DP-GPS data, copy the "DP-GPS.DAT" file to the directory where "DpGpsDb.dat" is (typically the root FS folder). Import the data using the "Ap Imp" option in the main DP-GPS dialog box. This creates a "New Airport Folder" containing the Denmark GPS database. Rename "New Airport Folder" to something meaningful like "Denmark" or organize the data in any other way you prefer using the cut-and-paste feature of DP-GPS. *NOTE* You cannot install Denmark98 version 0.95 "on top" of any earlier version - you have to delete the old BGL files first (the file names have changed, so the old files will not be automatically replaced). Furthermore, you should delete the old entry in Scenery Library, to ensure that the airport database is updated when you install the new version. This scenery requires the Airport v. 2.02 textures, available from many flightsim-related web sites. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************************* PACKAGE CONTENTS: ----------------- AARS .BGL (Aars airport) AEROE .BGL (Aeroe airport) ANHOLT .BGL (Anholt airport) BIL-VAN .BGL (Billund and Vandel airports) EKAH .BGL (Aarhus/Tirstrup airport) EKEB .BGL (Esbjerg airport) EKOD .BGL (Odense airport) EKRK .BGL (Koebenhavn/Roskilde airport) EKRN .BGL (Roenne airport) EKRR .BGL (Roe airport) EKYT .BGL (Aalborg airport) HADERSLE .BGL (Haderslev airport) HADSUND .BGL (Hadsund airport) HERNING .BGL (Herning airport) KARUP .BGL (Karup airport) KLUNDBRG .BGL (Kalundborg airport) KOLDING .BGL (Kolding airport) KOSTRVIG .BGL (Koster Vig airport) KRUSAA .BGL (Krusaa airport) LASO .BGL (Laesoe airport) LEMVIG .BGL (Lemvig airport) MARIBO .BGL (Maribo airport) MORSO .BGL (Morsoe airport) NAKSKOV .BGL (Nakskov airport) RANDERS .BGL (Randers airport) RINGSTED .BGL (Ringsted airport) SAMSO .BGL (Samsoe airport) SINDAL .BGL (Sindal airport) SKIVE .BGL (Skive airport) SKRYDST .BGL (Skrydstrup airport) SONDERBO .BGL (Soenderborg airport) SPJALD .BGL (Spjald airport) STAUNING .BGL (Stauning airport) THISTED .BGL (Thisted airport) TONDER .BGL (Toender airport) TAASINGE .BGL (Taasinge airport) VAERLOES .BGL (Vaerloese airport) VIBORG .BGL (Viborg airport) AALBORG .BGL (Aalborg city) AARHUS .BGL (Aarhus city) ESBJERG .BGL (Esbjerg city) ODENSE .BGL (Odense city) ARRESKOV .BGL (Landscape - Arreskov Soe, Fyn) DRLUND .BGL (Landscape - Dronninglund Skov, Jylland) KRONHEDE .BGL (Landscape - Kronhede Plantage, Jylland) LILEB .BGL (Landscape - Lillebaeltsbroerne, Jylland/Fyn) ROLD .BGL (Landscape - Rold Skov, Jylland) SILK .BGL (Landscape - Silkeborgsoerne, Jylland) STOREB .BGL (Landscape - Storebaeltsbroen, Fyn/Sjaelland) DEN_0A .BGL (Denmark basic visual scenery, part 1) DEN_0B .BGL (Denmark basic visual scenery, part 2) DEN_0C .BGL (Denmark basic visual scenery, part 3) DEN_0D .BGL (Denmark basic visual scenery, part 4) DEN_0E .BGL (Denmark basic visual scenery, part 5) DEN_0F .BGL (Denmark basic visual scenery, part 6) DEN_1 .BGL (Synth tiles) DEN_2 .BGL (VOR's and NDB's) DEN_3 .BGL (Initial aircraft positions - FS5 and FS95) DEN_6 .BGL (FS98 airport and navaids directory) DEN_E_01 .BGL (Exclude file) DEN_E_02 .BGL (Exclude file) DEN_E_03 .BGL (Exclude file) DEN_E_04 .BGL (Exclude file) DEN_E_05 .BGL (Exclude file) DEN_E_06 .BGL (Exclude file) DEN_E_07 .BGL (Exclude file) DEN_E_08 .BGL (Exclude file) DEN_E_09 .BGL (Exclude file) DEN_E_10 .BGL (Exclude file) DEN_E_11 .BGL (Exclude file) DEN_E_12 .BGL (Exclude file) DEN_E_13 .BGL (Exclude file) DEN_E_14 .BGL (Exclude file) AIRPT001 .OAV (Modified texture file) DKPREP .BAT (Installation batch file) DK98-NAV .TXT (Airport and navaids list) DK98_095 .TXT (This file) DPGPS .DAT (DP-GPS Danish airports database) INDEX .HTM (Online documentation start file) AUTHOR .HTM (Online documentation) CONTENTS .HTM (Online documentation) CREDITS .HTM (Online documentation) DISCLAIM .HTM (Online documentation) EKAE .HTM (Online documentation) EKAH .HTM (Online documentation) EKAT .HTM (Online documentation) EKBI .HTM (Online documentation) EKEB .HTM (Online documentation) EKHG .HTM (Online documentation) EKHS .HTM (Online documentation) EKHV .HTM (Online documentation) EKKA .HTM (Online documentation) EKKL .HTM (Online documentation) EKLS .HTM (Online documentation) EKLV .HTM (Online documentation) EKMB .HTM (Online documentation) EKMN .HTM (Online documentation) EKNM .HTM (Online documentation) EKNS .HTM (Online documentation) EKOD .HTM (Online documentation) EKPB .HTM (Online documentation) EKRD .HTM (Online documentation) EKRK .HTM (Online documentation) EKRN .HTM (Online documentation) EKRR .HTM (Online documentation) EKRS .HTM (Online documentation) EKSB .HTM (Online documentation) EKSD .HTM (Online documentation) EKSN .HTM (Online documentation) EKSP .HTM (Online documentation) EKSS .HTM (Online documentation) EKST .HTM (Online documentation) EKSV .HTM (Online documentation) EKTD .HTM (Online documentation) EKTS .HTM (Online documentation) EKVA .HTM (Online documentation) EKVB .HTM (Online documentation) EKVD .HTM (Online documentation) EKVH .HTM (Online documentation) EKVJ .HTM (Online documentation) EKVL .HTM (Online documentation) EKYT .HTM (Online documentation) EXINDEX .HTM (Online documentation) INSTALL .HTM (Online documentation) INTRODUC .HTM (Online documentation) MAPE .HTM (Online documentation) MAPS .HTM (Online documentation) MAPW .HTM (Online documentation) MENU .HTM (Online documentation) NAVAIDS .HTM (Online documentation) ROSKILDE .HTM (Online documentation) SHOTS .HTM (Online documentation) SILKEBRG .HTM (Online documentation) TITLEBAR .HTM (Online documentation) VERSION .HTM (Online documentation) WELCOME .HTM (Online documentation) AALBORG .HTM (Online documentation) AARHUS .HTM (Online documentation) DEN98 .JPG (Online graphics - cover art) DKFLAG .GIF (Online graphics - Danish national flag) DKMAPE .GIF (Online graphics - Denmark East map) DKMAPS .GIF (Online graphics - Denmark Full map) DKMAPW .GIF (Online graphics - Denmark West map) EKAH10I .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKAH28I .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKBI09N .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKBI27I .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKEB08I .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKEB26I .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKKA27I .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKOD24I .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKRK11I .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKRK21I .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKRN11I .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKRN29I .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKSB14L .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKSB32I .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKBI09N .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKBI09N .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKSP11V .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKVJ09L .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) EKVJ27I .GIF (Online graphics - approach plate) ROS600 .JPG (Online graphics - screen shot) SILK600 .JPG (Online graphics - screen shot) AAL600 .JPG (Online graphics - screen shot) AAR600 .JPG (Online graphics - screen shot) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************************* DENMARK98 VERSION HISTORY: -------------------------- 0.95:All AIP and MIL AIP airports and navaids. Revisions to numerous airports and to the basic landscape scenery. FS98 airport and navaids database file added. HTML online docs added. DP-GPS data file added. 0.9: The first release to feature a complete Denmark map. Two airports and all missing VOR's and NDB's added (this should make Denmark "navaid-complete"). Revisions to other airports and to the basic landscape scenery. Added exclude files for the whole area to avoid scenery overlap. JUTLAND VERSION HISTORY: ------------------------ 1.1: Updated information based on AIP Denmark. Coverage all of Jutland - 25 public and military airports of all sizes and capabilities ! LOTS of new scenery. Total BAO Europe I compatibility. Multi-file format (many smaller BGL's) to facilitate modifications by others than myself. 1.0: The very first relase - 5 airports, one city. Gave me a lot of nice reactions, though, which encouraged me to continue ! Packing everything into two large BGL files, this spawned some requests for special packages without one or another airport - I really hope version 1.1 will alleviate this problem ! Also it is claimed that too big BGL's are not practical for FS memory management efficiency, but I have never been able to experience this, as my FS6 installation readily accepts BGL's with sizes of 2 Megabytes and more ! Lots of small inconsistencies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************************* SCENERY CREATION TOOLS USED: ---------------------------- Abacus Scenery Designer (Peter A. Jacobson) The most comprehensive tool available - commercial or noncommercial - great for designers of all levels of expertise ! Airport v. 2.05 (Pascal Meziat) Great freeware from France - the program that lured me into designing FS scenery ! SCASM v. 2.04 (Manfred Moldenhauer) Freeware top-notch scenery assembler - from the German FSSTRUC master ! Credits and thanks to the writers of these tools and others like these - they make scenery creation possible for us mortals ! OTHER TOOLS USED: ----------------- Danmark 1:100 000 CD (Kort- og Matrikelstyrelsen) AIP Denmark (Danish Civil Aviation Administration) MIL AIP Denmark (TACDEN Flight Information Service) OTHER CREDITS: -------------- Greetings and credits to Bjoern Haerlin and Morten Hansen for excellent Kastrup sceneries and to Jakob Laage, my Denmark scenery rival. More credits to Masakazu Hirie for the great freeware DP-GPS. Thanks to the Airport Office personnel at EKBI, EKTS and EKEB tower for willingly answering my endless questions on the phone. Special Thanx to Airport Offices at EKAH and EKYT for the maps, and to Tactical Air Command Flight Information Service in Karup for donating me the MIL AIP. SuperSpecial SuperDuperThanx to Peter A. Jacobson (distinguished author of ScBuild, NavAid, Abacus Scenery Designer and CoPilot) for his advice. Credits also to the maker(s) of the airport approach plates, which I found on the Danish Flightsim Page. Alas, these were found without any accompanying documentation, so I have not been able to trace their origins. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************************* DISCLAIMER: ----------- This scenery package is FREE and may only be distibuted as such. It cannot be made part of other packages, commercial or noncommercial, without the explicit consent by the author Jens Peter Pedersen. The author Jens Peter Pedersen cannot be made responsible for any unfortunate consequences of using this package. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************************* CONTACT: -------- Jens Peter Pedersen Oddervej 176A v.11 DK-8270 Hoejbjerg DENMARK Phone: (+45) 8628 7858 Email: Penz@post5.tele.dk All corrections, additions and comments are welcome ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------