Hi JD
The instructions are pretty straight forward (believe it or not). I installed v1 this morning (having dragged the lot off) and when I tried to put v1.2 on, it said that v1 was installed and did I want 1.2 to uninstall the previous version (Recommended) so I said yes. It uninstalled v1 then I ran the installer again and it put on v1.2. V2 simply installed over v1.2.. in fact I had to make sure I was at v1.2 before running the v2 install. To put v2.1 photo on.. you have to uninstall previous versions. I don't know if there was a 'straight' v2.1 upgrade or if v2.1 photo was IT. I'm not sure what came in v2.2.. I missed it but I'm presuming that as well as the aforementioned airfields I don't have, it was made compatible with GenX vol5. The release blurb for v2.3 is as follows:
Following the release of Playsims photoscenery Volume 8 covering Southern Scotland, we have now released Scotflight FSX Photo V.23 to make the Scotflight scenery compatible with the new photoscenery (in addition to Vols 4 and 5 covering the Scottish islands, already released).
As well as many of the landmarks included in previous versions, V2.3 includes Glasgow, Edinburgh and Prestwick airports, trees around the various landmarks and airports (placed to fit the photoscenery) and new custom ships on the Clyde and Forth..
I didn't get v2.3 because I didn't have GenX vol8 and I already used EDI/GLA Xtreme. Prestwick.. I use a freeware version.
Version 2.4 gave the following:
This product is intended for users of Microsoft FSX with Playsim’s VFR Generation X: V4 - Scotland: The Western Isles and Playsim’s VFR Generation X: V5 - Scotland: Orkney & Shetland Isles and Playsim’s VFR Generation X: V6 - Scotland North and Playsim’s VFR Generation X: V8 - Scotland South.
It adds scenery objects to airports and landmarks all across Scotland; in the areas covered by the photoscenery, these are compatible with the photo scenery. Users without any photoscenery should use Scotflight for FSX Standard instead.
If you have ANY previous version of Scotflight for FSX, you should uninstall this (excluding the RAF Collection) before installing this product..
Again.. no need for me to get this update as at the time, I only had GenX v4. All this appears to do is give airports and landmarks in the photo areas mentioned (all of them except vol7) and, I presume, give 'non-photo' airfields and landmarks in the vol7 area.
I've no idea what came out in v2.5.. I didn't even know one existed until yesterday!
At a guess.. it fills the hole left by 2.4 and gives coverage in GenX vol7
As you can't get these updates anymore, I'll probably never know
What does v3 give that v2.5 (or later) doesn't
I'm guessing it's minimal as the upgrade from v2.5 to v3 is a mere tenner. My main point is that the crucial one for me appears to have been 2.2 which I completely missed. Had I got 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and finally v3.. that little lot would have cost, for arguments sake, £50 but what would be the point if you didn't have the GenX areas they updated
Looking at it like this, I suppose £35 to upgrade from v2.1 photo to v3 photo IS a saving but having spoken to Ben about v3, he says it didn't ask which GenX areas he had nor did it confirm which GenX compatible scenery it had installed. It must know which areas are photo covered and which aren't.. musn't it
I dunno. This whole thing has left me old and tired. All I can say is good luck with what you find
ATB
DaveB
I can see the only way out is to uninstall the lot.. get keys for vol 1 and 2 from Scotflight and put it all back again.. without uninstalling previous versions prior to installing 2.1 photo! It still means I can't use GenXvol8 without coughing up but at least I should end up with all the airfields contained in the parts I have.
