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Gamepack 2004 vs. Gamepack 2002

mad_schatz

mad_schatz

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Hi Everybody !

Is there any body who can explain the differences between Gamepack 2004 and Gamepack 2002 for GMAX ?
Which one is better for FS2004 ?
I'm using gamepack2002 for FS2004 scenery. I don't have any problems until now. Do I have any in the future ?

The difference that I could find :
1.GM2002 exports directly BGL and no XML support
2.GM2004 exports MDL and then we have to compile it again.Has XML support

Mad Schatz
 
Hi,

They use a different BGL format. With Fs2004 a new BGL format was introduced and at this moment only the GMax gamepack is able to create it. This is indeed the format that you get when you use the XML as well.

The older formats are still supported, so that old scenery also works. This is why you have no problems with the Fs2002 gamepack. But I think it is better to switch to the new gamepack, if you don't design for Fs2002 anymore.

What happens in the future nobody knows of course, but it is most likely that the scenery you made with the new gamepack will work better in future version of FS. But we can only guess until this version is there :D.
 
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