[RESOLVED] Scenery Library Issues / v4.3

[bhorv67]

Not sure where to start.
For months, 4.3 seemed to be running ok, nothing out of the ordinary, then about a month ago something happened, maybe from an addon update that is causing some odd behavior in my scenery library and spawn load times.

Can't say if an addon update caused this, but I'm not able to add or move anything in the scenery library. I have some older scenery that I keep in the addon folder that I'm trying to add (T2G KMCO). I don't get any errors when adding the scenery, but after I close the library and come back, there entry isn't there.
I also can't move the order of anything in the library. Once I do, close the library and come back, the changes aren't made.
Something else strange is I notice the scenery.cfg modified date isn't changing, so something is for sure strange.

To try to fix this, I made a back up copy of my p3d & scenery cfg files, and ran the 'delete generated files' script. I was hoping by starting fresh, that would help. Not so much.
Once that ran, and I launched P3d again, all the xml scenery were added back in (FSDT & FB airports). I didn't install anything else, ORBX included.
I then tried to add an addon scenery by using the 'add area' button in the scenery library again. Same issue - I can't add anything.
Also, when spawning the sim, the progress bar stops at loading the autogen, then takes about 10 minutes to complete. Running the 'delete generated files' didn't help this.
Not knowing what else to do, I repaired the P3d base files by running the 4.3 client/content/scenery installers again. That did seem to help the spawn load time issue, but still having the same scenery library problem where I can't add or move anything.

Possibly unrelated, I recently purchased one of the USCIties from Aerosoft. After I installed it, I'm getting error messages every time I click on the scenery library:
'SCENERY.CFG file error. Failed to add library item [Area.164]. An entry already exists with the path "Ecosystem\aerosoft\USCitiesX-NewOrleans".
I can only click ok here. Once I do, I'm in the library and I do see this scenery installed, not sure where the duplicate is or how it got there.
When I click to close the library I know get 2 new error messages:
'Warning: There were 1 errors detected while loading the SCENERY.CFG file. These areas were not added to the Scenery Library list. Are you sure you would like to continue saving these changes to the SCENERY.CFG file?'
I click yes, and then this error:
'Prepar3d has detected non-sequential layer ordering within the Scenery Library list. Would you like P3d tp attempt to repair?
I click yes. The problem isn't fixed.

I'm not sure what to do here. I've followed the troubleshooting steps by removing 3rd party addons, but yet the issue persists.
I'm about to try a complete uninstall/reinstall of everything - addons/P3d, everything. Would prefer not to if I can figure this out. Will be about 2 days to restore everything.

Appreciate any help. Thanks

[Poppet]

Hello bhorv67

Can you Copy the contents of your Scenery.cfg file and Paste it into your next reply ?

[bhorv67]

Hey Elaine, as I mentioned in my original post, I wasn't able to fix the issue with the traditional troublehshooting steps. I did end up completely uninstalling P3d, reinstalling and very slowly adding in one add on at a time & testing as I go.
So far, the strange scenery.cfg issue has been resolved.

I did however keep a copy of the scenery.cfg from the previous installation when the issue was there. I can include the contents of that if you're still interested. I'd be curious to figure out what happened.

[Poppet]

Hello bhorv67

Glad your sorted now, Thank you for updating the topic.

Yes post the contents of the Scenery.cfg file anyway and see what we can learn

[bhorv67]

As requested

[General]
Title=Prepar3D Scenery
Description=Prepar3D Scenery Areas Data
Clean_on_Exit=False

[Area.001]
Title=Default Terrain
Layer=1
Active=True
Required=True
Local=Scenery\World
Texture_ID=1

[Area.002]
Title=Default Scenery
Layer=2
Active=True
Required=True
Local=Scenery\BASE

[Area.003]
Title=0000 Base
Layer=3
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0000

[Area.004]
Title=0001 Base
Layer=4
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0001

[Area.005]
Title=0002 Base
Layer=5
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0002

[Area.006]
Title=0003 Base
Layer=6
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0003

[Area.007]
Title=0004 Base
Layer=7
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0004

[Area.008]
Title=0005 Base
Layer=8
Active=True
Required=True
Local=Scenery\0005

[Area.009]
Title=0006 Base
Layer=9
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0006

[Area.010]
Title=0007 Base
Layer=10
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0007

[Area.011]
Title=0100 Base
Layer=11
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0100

[Area.012]
Title=0101 Base
Layer=12
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0101

[Area.013]
Title=0102 Base
Layer=13
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0102

[Area.014]
Title=0103 Base
Layer=14
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0103

[Area.015]
Title=0104 Base
Layer=15
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0104

[Area.016]
Title=0105 Base
Layer=16
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0105

[Area.017]
Title=0106 Base
Layer=17
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0106

[Area.018]
Title=0107 Base
Layer=18
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0107

[Area.019]
Title=0200 Base
Layer=19
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0200

[Area.020]
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Layer=20
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0201

[Area.021]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0202

[Area.022]
Title=0203 Base
Layer=22
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0203

[Area.023]
Title=0204 Base
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0204

[Area.024]
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Layer=24
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0205

[Area.025]
Title=0206 Base
Layer=25
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0206

[Area.026]
Title=0207 Base
Layer=26
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0207

[Area.027]
Title=0300 Base
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0300

[Area.028]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0301

[Area.029]
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Required=False
Local=Scenery\0302

[Area.030]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0303

[Area.031]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0304

[Area.032]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0305

[Area.033]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0306

[Area.034]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0307

[Area.035]
Title=0400 Base
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0400

[Area.036]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0401

[Area.037]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0402

[Area.038]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0403

[Area.039]
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Active=True
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Local=Scenery\0404

[Area.040]
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[Area.041]
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[Area.042]
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[Area.043]
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Required=False
Local=Scenery\0500

[Area.044]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0501

[Area.045]
Title=0502 Base
Layer=45
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0502

[Area.046]
Title=0503 Base
Layer=46
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0503

[Area.047]
Title=0504 Base
Layer=47
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0504

[Area.048]
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Required=False
Local=Scenery\0505

[Area.049]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0506

[Area.050]
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[Area.051]
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Active=True
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[Area.052]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0601

[Area.053]
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Active=True
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Local=Scenery\0602

[Area.054]
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Local=Scenery\0603

[Area.055]
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[Area.056]
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[Area.065]
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[Area.066]
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[Area.067]
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[Area.068]
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[Area.069]
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[Area.070]
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[Area.071]
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[Area.072]
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[Area.073]
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[Area.074]
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[Area.075]
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Active=True
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[Area.076]
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Required=False
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[Area.077]
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[Area.078]
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.079]
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.080]
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.081]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\0906

[Area.082]
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Required=False
Local=Scenery\0907

[Area.083]
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Layer=83
Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.084]
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[Area.085]
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.086]
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.087]
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Required=False
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[Area.088]
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.089]
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.090]
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.091]
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\1100

[Area.092]
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.093]
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Layer=93
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\1102

[Area.094]
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Layer=94
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\1103

[Area.095]
Title=1104 Base
Layer=95
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\1104

[Area.096]
Title=1105 Base
Layer=96
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\1105

[Area.097]
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Layer=97
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\1106

[Area.098]
Title=1107 Base
Layer=98
Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.099]
Title=Africa
Layer=99
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\AFRI

[Area.100]
Title=Asia
Layer=100
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\ASIA

[Area.101]
Title=Australia
Layer=101
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\AUST

[Area.102]
Title=Eastern Europe
Layer=102
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\EURE

[Area.103]
Title=Western Europe
Layer=103
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\EURW

[Area.104]
Title=Central North America
Layer=104
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\NAMC

[Area.105]
Title=Eastern North America
Layer=105
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\NAME

[Area.106]
Title=Western North America
Layer=106
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\NAMW

[Area.107]
Title=Oceania
Layer=107
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\OCEN

[Area.108]
Title=South America
Layer=108
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\SAME

[Area.109]
Title=Oshkosh
Layer=109
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\Cities\Oshkosh

[Area.110]
Title=St. Maarten
Layer=110
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\Cities\StMaarten

[Area.111]
Title=Rio de Janeiro
Layer=111
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\Cities\Rio

[Area.112]
Title=Las Vegas
Layer=112
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\Cities\LasVegas

[Area.113]
Title=Global, Generic & Vehicle Libraries
Layer=113
Active=True
Required=True
Local=Scenery\Global

[Area.114]
Title=Reno
Layer=114
Active=True
Required=True
Local=Scenery\Cities\Reno

[Area.115]
Title=Istanbul
Layer=115
Active=True
Required=True
Local=Scenery\Cities\Istanbul

[Area.116]
Title=Longleat
Layer=116
Active=True
Required=True
Local=Scenery\Cities\Longleat

[Area.117]
Title=Berlin
Layer=117
Active=True
Required=True
Local=Scenery\Cities\Berlin

[Area.118]
Title=Edwards_AFB
Layer=118
Active=True
Required=True
Local=Scenery\Cities\Edwards_AFB

[Area.119]
Title=Eglin
Layer=119
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\Cities\Eglin

[Area.120]
Title=KORL
Layer=120
Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.121]
Title=Langley_AFB
Layer=121
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\Cities\KLFI_Langley_AFB

[Area.122]
Title=FortRucker
Layer=122
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\Cities\FortRucker

[Area.123]
Title=Iwakuni
Layer=123
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\Cities\Iwakuni

[Area.124]
Title=TwentyNine_Palms
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\Cities\TwentyNine_Palms

[Area.125]
Title=Washington_DC
Layer=125
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\Cities\Washington_DC

[Area.126]
Title=Rockhampton
Layer=126
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\Cities\Rockhampton

[Area.127]
Title=Kennedy_Space_Center
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.128]
Title=Orlando
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Active=True
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[Area.129]
Title=SanDiego
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\Cities\SanDiego

[Area.130]
Title=Bathymetry
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Scenery\Bathymetry

[Area.131]
Title=Addon Scenery
Layer=131
Active=True
Required=False
Local=Addon Scenery

[Area.132]
Title=CIELOSIM_KJAX
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.133]
Title=FlyTampa-Maarten
Layer=133
Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.134]
Title=FlyTampa-Tampa
Layer=134
Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.135]
Title=Miami_KMIA_V3
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.136]
Title=KMSY
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=Addon Scenery\KMSY

[Area.137]
Title=Ralaigh Durham_KRDU
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Active=True
Required=False
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Active=True
Required=False
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Active=True
Required=False
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Active=True
Required=False
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Active=True
Required=False
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.143]
Title=KMCO-TERRAIN
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Active=True
Required=False
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[Area.144]
Title=KMCO
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[Area.145]
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[Area.147]
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Title=FTXAU48_CUSTOM
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Active=True
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Active=True
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Active=True
Required=False
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Active=True
Required=False
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Required=False
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Title=FTX_ZZ_GLOBAL_AIRPORTS
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Active=True
Required=False
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Title=FTX_NA_SCA08_CUSTOM
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Active=True
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Active=True
Required=False
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Active=True
Required=False
Local=ORBX\FTX_NA\FTX_NA_NCA08_CUSTOM

[Area.166]
Title=FTX_NA_NCA07_MESH
Layer=166
Active=True
Required=False
Local=ORBX\FTX_NA\FTX_NA_NCA07_MESH

[Area.167]
Title=FTX_NA_NCA06_CVX
Layer=167
Active=True
Required=False
Local=ORBX\FTX_NA\FTX_NA_NCA06_CVX

[Area.168]
Title=FTX_NA_NCA05_SCENERY
Layer=168
Active=True
Required=False
Local=ORBX\FTX_NA\FTX_NA_NCA05_SCENERY

[Area.169]
Title=FTX_NA_!OLC_LIGHTS
Layer=169
Active=False
Required=False
Local=ORBX\FTX_OLC\OLC_NA_LIGHTS

[Area.170]
Title=FTX_AA_YOSEMITE
Layer=170
Active=True
Required=False
Local=ORBX\FTX_NA\FTX_AA_YOSEMITE

[Area.171]
Title=FTX_AA_KSAN
Layer=171
Active=True
Required=False
Local=ORBX\FTX_NA\FTX_AA_KSAN

[Area.172]
Title=FTX_AA_KPSP
Layer=172
Active=True
Required=False
Local=ORBX\FTX_NA\FTX_AA_KPSP

[Area.173]
Title=FTX_AA_KPDX_CITYSCAPE
Layer=173
Active=True
Required=False
Local=ORBX\FTX_NA\FTX_AA_KPDX_CITYSCAPE

[Area.174]
Title=FTX_AA_KHQM
Layer=174
Active=True
Required=False
Local=ORBX\FTX_NA\FTX_AA_KHQM

[Area.175]
Title=FTX_AA_KCGX
Layer=175
Active=True
Required=False
Local=ORBX\FTX_NA\FTX_AA_KCGX

[Area.176]
Title=FTXAA_ORBXLIBS
Layer=176
Active=True
Required=False
Local=ORBX\FTX_AU\FTXAA_ORBXLIBS

[Area.177]
Title=KSEA-TERRAIN
Layer=177
Active=True
Required=False
Local=E:\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\SimMarket\TAXI2GATE-KSEA P3Dv4\data\KSEA-TERRAIN

[Area.178]
Title=KSEA
Layer=178
Active=True
Required=False
Local=E:\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\SimMarket\TAXI2GATE-KSEA P3Dv4\data\KSEA

[Area.179]
Title=CDSEXX
Layer=179
Active=True
Required=False
Local=CDS\CDSEXX

[Area.180]
Title=CDSBMV
Layer=180
Active=True
Required=False
Local=CDS\CDSBMV

[Area.181]
Title=CDSWSEXX
Layer=181
Active=True
Required=False
Local=CDS\CDSWSEXX
[Area.182]
Title=USCitiesX-NewOrleans
Local=Ecosystem\aerosoft\USCitiesX-NewOrleans
Active=TRUE
Layer=182
Required=FALSE

[downscc]

It appears to me that your Orbx is installed in the wrong location or level, which you control within the FTX Central by setting the Library Insertion Point. There is a lot of information available in the Orbx forum on how to properly install their products. Basically, Orbx is installed above the base and default scenery and below all addon scenery. I'm not sure if this was causing your problem and it appears that you have thown away an installation instead of troubleshooting to find an easy fix.

[Poppet]

Hello bhorv67

I'm not sure if this would have caused your original Issue and as Dan has posted your Scenery priority was wrong.

Have a look at the Image below. For best results your Prepar3D scenery should be set up like this.

(If you have these Add Ons) 3rd Party Scenery Priority

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You will find additional Information at the link below.

https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/5222 ... nt=3735212

[bhorv67]

Appreciate the help, but as I stated in the original post, I wasn't able to move anything. Any change I made to the library was not done.
Something was preventing any scenery order manipulation, or any new scenery from being added. To try to fix, I trashed this cfg, ran the 'delete generated files' script and let a new cfg be created. I still had the same problem. I couldn't move any scenery.
After much troubleshooting, I gave up and uninstalled and reinstalled everything. I now don't have the issue any longer.

I'm still curious to know what caused it.
The problem wasn't that the scenery was in the wrong order, it was the fact I couldn't make any changes.

[bhorv67]

Ok, I take back what I just posted.

I'm still in the process of setting p3d back up again, and I'm slowly adding the scenery back in.
I'm now having the same issue as previous - I cannot move the order of the scenery in the library.

What is going on????

[bhorv67]

wow, this is really frustrating. I cannot use the 'Add area' or 'Move up/down' buttons in the library. The changes I make do not save. This is the same problem I was having before I reinstalled everything, so something (an addon) is preventing me from happening.

I did some research about how to setup the xml method of adding scenery, and that seems to be working - BUT, I have one (T2G KMCO) that has 2 folders - one for the main scenery and the other for some terrain data. Both folders have their own scenery and texture sub-folders. The priority of these folders is important for the scenery to work correctly. For some reason, no matter how I create the add-on.xml, the priority is set wrong in P3d. I can't find a way to change it.

From looking at other threads, there is a way to add a layer flag to the add-on.xml, but I can't find anywhere that shows how to do that.

Here's the text of the add-on.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="AddOnXml" version="4,0" id="add-on">
<AddOn.Name>Taxi2Gate - KMCO</AddOn.Name>
<AddOn.Description>Taxi2Gate - Orlando Intl. Airport for Prepar3D</AddOn.Description>
<AddOn.Component>
<Name>Taxi2Gate - KMCO scenery</Name>
<Category>Scenery</Category>
<Path>J:\Addon Scenery\T2G KMCO\KMCO\scenery</Path>
</AddOn.Component>
<AddOn.Component>
<Category>Texture</Category>
<Path>J:\Addon Scenery\T2G KMCO\KMCO\texture</Path>
</AddOn.Component>
<AddOn.Component>
<Name>Taxi2Gate - KMCO Terrain</Name>
<Category>Scenery</Category>
<Path>J:\Addon Scenery\T2G KMCO\KMCO-TERRAIN\scenery</Path>
</AddOn.Component>
<AddOn.Component>
<Category>Texture</Category>
<Path>J:\Addon Scenery\T2G KMCO\KMCO-TERRAIN\texture</Path>
</AddOn.Component>
</SimBase.Document>


How do I get the 'terrain' to be a lower priority (higher number)? The terrain folder has be below the main scenery folder.

I'd still really like to know why I can't use the old method of adding or moving scenery.

Again. appreciate the help

[Poppet]

I'm now having the same issue as previous - I cannot move the order of the scenery in the library.

Hello bhorv67

Have you tried testing your set up slowly by Installing only one Add On at a time and maybe Isolate this Issue to a certain Add On you are using ?

From looking at other threads, there is a way to add a layer flag to the add-on.xml, but I can't find anywhere that shows

You can layer certain entries by adding in <Layer>110</Layer> You will need to adjust this number accordingly to your set up.

Note: This is only an example

<AddOn.Component>
<Name>Taxi2Gate - KMCO Terrain</Name>
<Category>Scenery</Category>
<Path>J:\Addon Scenery\T2G KMCO\KMCO-TERRAIN\scenery</Path>
<Layer>110</Layer>
</AddOn.Component>

For more help The Lorby-SI Add On Organizing Utility is a great way of setting up your Add Ons using the Add-on.xml file method

Prepar3D V3.3+/V4 Addon Organizer by Lorby-Si

Link to Download

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[bhorv67]

Thanks Elaine, Appreciate the suggestion, and the Add on Organizer works great.

Still can't use the Library functions in the sim, but at least I'm able to add and reorganize using the utility.