The following is taken from Anders S. Svensson's High Flying Virtual Aviation Group website....
http://w1.901.telia.com/~u90113820/fs2004_comp.htm
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How to make your FS2002 look like FS2004
I read in a FS2004 forum about someone copying scenery files from FS2004 to his old FS2002 and, stunningly, getting a FS2004 look!
So I tried this. And now I got a FS2004 in the old well equipped and well functioning FS2002.
Here is how you do it:
This is entirely on your own risk, but I don't see how you can mess things up
1. Make back-up copies of your FS2002 folders
FS2002\texture
FS2002\effects
FS2002\scenedb\world\texture
2. Move all files in the above folders to the back-up folders
2. Make sure you really did back-up copies. If you don't you can't go back to the old FS2002 look if you would like to. Always make back-ups.
3. Copy files from FS2004 to FS2002
FS2004\texture to FS2002\texture
FS2004\effects to FS2002\effects
FS2004\scenery\world\texture to FS2002\scenedb\world\texture
Make sure you Copy not Move. You will certainly use FS2004 sometime
4. Fire up your old trusty FS2002. And be ready for your jaw to drop!
You won't get the new weather machine, but the clouds, you will however get the new improved Auto-gen. And you will get better fps, actually. Don't ask me why, just enjoy.
E-mail to High Flying Aviaton Virtual is
[email protected]
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P.S. (Anders calls his hybrid version FS2003.) Anders is developing a virtual
Imperial Airways 1933 and is basing it on his FS2003. I've tested a little of his scenery in FS2004 and it seems to be compatible, but geographical features are a little different in each version.