********************************************************************* SOME1.ZIP "Somewhere in Alaska" Version 2.0 May 12, 1992 Scenery design by J. Bryant Arnett ********************************************************************* This zip file should contain: SOME1.SC1 Static scenery file, Northern --- 52,238 bytes SOME2.SC1 Static scenery file, Southern --- 59,928 bytes SOME1.DY1 Dynamic scenery file --- 16,482 bytes, 13 objects SOME2.DY1 Dynamic scenery file --- 11,214 bytes, 7 objects CHURCH.MOD \ BARNSTRM.MOD \ ROAD.MOD \ These are Mode files to CITYLITE.MOD / put you into the scenery listed above. SOME1.MOD / SOME2.MOD / SOME.TXT The document you are reading! ********************************************************************* Note: Before you even THINK about trying to use these scenery files, go to the VIEW menu, go to the DISPLAY SELECT menu, and then set complexity to COMPLEX (In other words: type 2, E, 2, ). This will help keep scenery objects from flashing on and off. ********************************************************************* P H O T O - M O D E S ! These mode files are designed to give you a snapshot style view of some of the best features of the scenery. These modes are full screen external tower views of a plane doing a low pass through the most picturesque areas. When you first load the mode, the simulation will be PAUSED, giving you a nice simulated photograph effect. Press the "P" key to take the simulation out of PAUSE. This will put the PHOTO-MODE into motion! Be sure to leave your joystick in the center (null) position when you unpause the mode -- the plane is trimmed for level flight (or to be climbing) so it SHOULD successfully fly past your vantage point and continue on into the distance. Press the "S" key three times to put yourself in the cockpit and take over as pilot! Note: If the plane crashes after unpausing, reset the mode and try again. It should work the second time. CHURCH.MOD "Church Buzz" This might not be the best view of the church, but I like the way the plane zips up over the town. Check out the stained glass window on another pass! BARNSTRM.MOD "Barnstorm" Farmer Bob's cow is going to drop dead from a heart attack if you run this mode too many times. ROAD.MOD "Country Road" Now if only I can get that truck running! CITYLITE.MOD "City Lights" This one is guaranteed to push the limits of frame rate performance. Chase plane view on this one. **************************************************************************** The Other Modes: SOME1.MOD This mode will put you on the runway at Walker field ready for takeoff into SOME1.SC1. If you have the Sound, Graphics and Aircraft upgrade package, I suggest you switch to the Ultra-Light, since this will give you a nice steady platform from which to view the scenery. When you take off, keep your altitude just above the tree line and fly straight out. You will soon see the town of Ashleyville ahead to your right. If you follow the road around the lake, it will lead you to the "Canyon of Death". Explore everywhere! You may find some surprises. SOME2.MOD You are in the Experimental Jet on the runway at Hursty International. It is night. The city of Conway lies ahead on an island in the middle of a lake. Try to find the traffic jam near the clover leaf. ******************************************************************************* A few words about the scenery: These files actually began as an extended doodle during work. It is a completely imaginary world that has nothing at all to do with Alaska, but that at least makes an attempt to look realistic. Originally, it was all one file. I split it in half and decided to make SOME1.SC1 a place to experiment with SEE custom library objects, and SOME2.SC1 a place to learn about night effects. Therefore, you won't find any night effects in SOME1, and SOME2 doesn't really look that great in the light of day. There are two airports, one in each scenery region. Walker Field (SOME1.SC1) has a VOR with the frequency 110.00. Hursty International (SOME2.SC1) has a VOR with frequency 111.00. You can find your way from one file to the other by following the appropriate VOR. This update was really a lesson in using SEE04. I learned an awful lot in the past couple of weeks, and it has really been inspiring to realize that it is becoming possible to create nearly anything that I can imagine. I would like to say THANKS to Laemming Wheeler for first of all creating SEE, and second, for his personal assistance in bailing me out when I was experiencing total brain melt down. ********************************************************************** Credits: "Create Your Own World" Scenery Enhancement Editor (SEE04) by Laemming Wheeler, Kikiware (distributed by TekMate) Aircraft and Scenery Designer Program (ASD) by the Bruce Artwick Organization, published by Microsoft Sound, Graphics and Aircraft Upgrade (SGA) by the Bruce Artwick Organization/Mallard Software Also, thanks to the Sysops, Member Experts, and other flying fanatics of the Compuserve Flight Simulation Forum. **********************************************************************