FSE v0.

5
INSTALLATION GUIDE
Thank you so much for downloading this package.

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CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS FSE?

FSE is more than a simple graphics package:

it's the natural consequence of a meticolous research on the way light scatters in the
atmosphere, from dawn to dusk, in many different places of the world.

The result is a brand new composite set of textures based on real photographies, as well as
GIS geotagged photos, and geologic atmospheric data. A scientific approach is at the
base of the development. Observe, analyze the environment around us, and transfer it on
the simulator, paying a lot of attention to what looks more "real" to the human eyes; this is
what FSE means.
CHANGELOG
A brief list of the changes and steps forwards FSE made from the last version .

updated sky textures (TrueHaze system introduced)

updated cloud textures (cirrus, broken cumulus, altocumulus)

updated moon texture

new night lighting textures (TrueLights)

updated cloud lighting system

improved cloud resolution

IMPROVED PERFORMANCE!

updated ReShade natural_preset

bokeh depth of field

MX AO and SSI L (a m bient occlusi on and global illumination )

lens flare effect for sun and lights

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INSTALLATION GUIDE

FSE Core Installation

B E F O R E S T AR T I N G
P l e a s e , m a k e s u r e t o r e m o v e s k y _ p a r a m e t e r s .l u a , l i g h t s _ p a r a m e t e r s . l u a f r o m y o u r L U A s c r i p t s f o l d e r i n y o u r
F l y Wi t h L u a d y r e c t o r y i f y o u h a v e a p r e vi o u s F S E n h a n c e r ve r s i o n i n s t a l l e d . L U A s c r i p t s f o l d e r i s l o c a t e d h e r e :

X - P l a n e 1 1 \ R e s o u r c e s \ p l u g i n s \ Fl y Wi t h L u a \ S c r i p t s

1 - I N S T AL L F L Y W I T H L U A - C O M P L E T E E D I T I O N

Y o u n e e d t h e C o m p l e t e E d i ti o n , o t h e r w i s e F S E w o u l d n ’ t w o r k p r o p e r l y .

Dow nload i t here:

h t t p s : / / f o r u m s . x - p l a n e . o r g / i n d e x . p h p ? / f i l e s / f i l e / 3 8 4 4 5 - f l yw i t h l u a - c o m p l e t e - e d i ti o n - f o r - x - p l a n e - 1 1 - w i n d o w s - l i n u x -
mac-os-x-versi on/

2 - I N S T AL L F S E P A C K AG E S ( w o r k s w i t h e v e r y p a c k a g e )

Chose the packages you w ant to install and dow nload them.

Drag and drop the RESOURCES folders from the provi ded archi ves into your
X-Pl ane 11 main directory,

t h e n cl i ck o n “ o v e rw r i t e ”.

M AK E S U R E T O B AC K U P Y O U R X - P L AN E I N S T AL L AT I O N F I R S T !

3 - I N S T AL L R e S h a d e b y C r o s i r e a n d M a r t y M c F l y

dow nload i t here: https://reshade.me/

M a k e s u r e N O T t o d ow n l o a d t h e a d d i ti o n a l e f f e c t s t h e i n s t a l l e r p r o vi d e s .

Y o u c a n c h o o s e b e tw e e n D i r e c t X 1 0 + a n d O p e n GL . D i r e c t X i s h i g h l y p r e f e r r e d , b u t a l s o O p e n G L s h o u l d w o r k .
 FSE ReShade Installation
N o w m o v e i n t o t h e X - P l a n e 1 1 m a i n d i r e c t o r y t h e R E S H AD E - S H AD E R S f o l d e r a n d t h e t h r e e I N I p r e s e t s , t h e n cl i c k o n
O V E R WR I T E i f n e e d e d .

4 - O P E N X - P L AN E 1 1

Wa i t f o r R e S h a d e l o a d i n g , t a k e n o t e i t

c o u l d t a k e s o m e ti m e t o a c t i v a t e .

Once ReShade i s l oaded, press shift+f2

and go to your setti ngs tab,

then set your effect and texture search

p a t h s a s s h ow n i n t h e p i ct u r e a n d cl i ck
o n R E L O AD .

N o w y o u c a n u s e R e S h a d e , b u t t h e re ’ s a
step missing.

5 - EDI T ReShade PREPROCESSOR DEFINITIONS

T h e i n s t a l l a ti o n p r o c e d u r e i s a l m o s t
ended. FSE’s got textures and almost
every effect w orking now.

If you w ant to enjoy a little more thi s

p a c k a ge y o u m u s t a d d th e f o l l o w i n g l i n e s
t o t h e R e S h a d e p r e p r o ce s s o r d e f i n i ti o n s :

M X AO _ M I P L E V E L _ AO = 0

M X AO _ M I P L E V E L _ I L = 2

M X AO _ E N AB L E _ I L = 1

M X AO _ E N AB L E _ B AC K F AC E = 1

As s h o w n i n t h e p i c t u r e .

6 - ENJOY!

N o w y o u ’ v e g o t f u l l w o r k i n g B O K E H d e p t h o f f i e l d a n d a d v a n ce d S S AO a n d G L O B AL I L L U M I N AT I ON . C l i c k o n R E L O AD
and enjoy!
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RELEASE NOTES
NOTES

B E F O R E S T AR T I N G
P l e a s e , m a k e s u r e t o d e l e t e a l l y o u r e n v i r o n m e n t - c o n c e r n i n g l u a s c r i p t s b e f o r e t h e i n s t a l l a ti o n t o a v o i d c o n f l i c t s
t h a t c o u l d d r o p y o u r f r a m e r a t e d ow n , a n d r u i n t h e e x p e r i e n c e .

B E T T E R W I T H T H E P R O V I D E D R E S H AD E E F F E C T S AN D P R E S E T S

I t w orks even wi thout, but texures are desi gned to fi t FSE ReShade shaders and presets.

C O M P AT I B I L I T Y

C o m p a ti b l e w i th T e r r a M a x x , X - E u r o p e , O r t h o 4 x p a n d e v e r y o t h e r
p a c k a g e t h a t d o e s n o t i n f l u e n c e s k y , cl o u d s a n d s e a .

C o m p a ti b l e w i th e v e r y w h e a t e r e n g i n e w h i c h d o e s n o t p r o v i d e i t s
ow n textures.

C o m p a ti b l e w i th F S G R W, N O AA w e a t h e r , M a x x F X ,

V R U N T E S T E D , t h e r e c o u l d b e s o m e c o m p a ti b i l i ty i s s u e s

T R U E H AZ E I S N O T C O M P A T I B L E W I T H

X E n v i r o (a l l v e r s i o n s )

S k y M a x x P r o (a l l v e r s i o n s )
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REQUI REMENTS

A decent PC i s requi red because FSE qui te affects the frame

rate.

F l y Wi t h L u a C O M P L E T E e d i t i o n f o r X - P l a n e 1 1 , F l y Wi t h L u a C o r e
edi ti on won’t make FSE work.

Download it here:

https://foru ms.x -pl ane.org/i ndex .php?/fi les/fi le/38445 -

flywi thlua-complete-e di ti on-for -x-plane-11-wi ndows-li nux-mac-
os-x-version/

RECOMMENDATI ONS

K e e p cl e a r i n m i n d t h a t t h i s i s a b e t a v e r s i o n , s o i t s t i l l c o u l d h a v e s o m e b u g s a n d i s s u e s .

As t i m e p a s s e s a n d t h e d e v e l o p m e n t c o n t i n u e s I w i l l s u r e l y c h a n g e a l o t o f f e a t u r e s , a n d h o p e f u l l y a d d n ew o n e s .
S o m e p a r t s a r e s ti l l m i s s i n g , s u c h s o m e s k y t e x t u r e f o r b a d w e a t h e r c o n d i ti o n s , a n d s o m e s u n g l o w s , w h i c h I 'm s ti l l
w orking.

If you like FSE, w ant to report i ssues, or just tal k to me for any reason you want, pl ease let me know , and contact me
to my Facebook Page.

T h a n k y o u s o m u c h f o r y o u r ti m e ,

Enri co del Bono.