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FSXA Flare effect - what files are correct?

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Hi,

Background: I have two machines running FSXA.

Machine 1 is a nice Dell that I use for FS development . I bought this as a "normal" PC and loaded my existing copy of FSX and then Acceleration on it. (After removing it from my older computer of course)

Machine 2 is a Jetline kitted out specifically for FSX. It came with FSA installed - my software box says "Gold Edition"

The Issue:

I was developing an FSX mission where I used the flare effects - essential built a flare launcher in gMax (a cube with the effect attached to a editable mesh) and make it appear in the mission when I need some flares shot. On machine 1 it worked like a charm. On machine two it just sat there, stationary at the flare launcher doing the "parachute flare" thing on the ground.

As I did some trouble shooting I noticed the following for the "Date Modified for both fx_flare.fx and fx_flareEffect.fx:

Machine 1 - 21 Jul 06 01:42
Machine 2 - 20 Jul 06 23:42

Interesting - exactly 2 hours apart - I don't like coincidences.

I tried the fx files from Machine 1 on Machine 2 and the problem was solved.

The Questions:

Has anybody noticed discrepancies like this? Is there a difference between "building" FSX from scratch and loading the Gold edition? Which are the correct fx files? I assume the "younger" files but if most folks have the older files…that is going to be a problem trying to share my missions.

Thoughts?
 
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