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* to check whether you're editing the right file/region, do something obvious, like assign a rock texture to a lake. Change to subtle only once you're sure you're editing the right file. | * to check whether you're editing the right file/region, do something obvious, like assign a rock texture to a lake. Change to subtle only once you're sure you're editing the right file. | ||
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* Reloading: <code>Menu inside the simulator > Debug > Configure development extensions > press reload Materials and then reload Scenery</code> to reload all material files without needing to close and restart FlightGear. This is extremely useful to tweak values and see the changes. To see subtle differences clearly: Pause the sim, and save before and after screenshots. | * Reloading: <code>Menu inside the simulator > Debug > Configure development extensions > press reload Materials and then reload Scenery</code> to reload all material files without needing to close and restart FlightGear. This is extremely useful to tweak values and see the changes. To see subtle differences clearly: Pause the sim, and save before and after screenshots. | ||
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** b) Change the name of the file, reload materials and scenery, and change the name of the file a | ** b) Change the name of the file, reload materials and scenery, and change the name of the file a | ||
** c) Export a new texture in gimp with a slightly different filename e.g. change MyTexture.png to MyTexture.2.png. Reload scenery. This is the fastest way when tweaking textures in GIMP. | ** c) Export a new texture in gimp with a slightly different filename e.g. change MyTexture.png to MyTexture.2.png. Reload scenery. This is the fastest way when tweaking textures in GIMP. | ||
* | * Quickly creating albums of screenshots during review: These days you can simply drag and drop screenshots to online image hosts like imgur. It's also possible to paste image in the the clipboard (e.g. from GIMP) directly into the imgur file dialog by pressing ctrl+v (at least in Windows). | ||
* See related content below, including creating textures. | * See related content below, including creating textures. | ||