
***************  CYQQ (2010) Readme  ****************

1. INTRODUCTION 

CYQQ (2010) for Microsoft Flight Simulators FS9 and FSX and Lockheed Martin's Prepar3D portrays Canadian Forces Base Comox (Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada) (CYQQ), the Comox Valley Air Terminal and surrounding area.   

CYQQ (2010) is fully compatible (once the necessary compatibility files are configured) with:

 Ultimate Terrain Canada/Alaska for FS9 and Ultimate Terrain X - Canada for FSX, and
 ORBX's FTX NA Blue USA Canada Pacific Northwest (ORBX FTX NA).

These compatibility files reside in a series of sub-folders in the "Compatibility Files" folder.

Compatibility files may be used in either of two ways:

 If you always use CYQQ with the same set of add-ons, the simplest way is to copy the corresponding compatibility files into the CYQQ\scenery folder. The installer will do this for the add-on you specify at install-time.

 However, if you want the ability to quickly reconfigure compatibility for several add-ons, the installer will create a Scenery Library entry for each Enable for   folder of interest  which you can enable or disable as necessary.  

Textures - It is reported that mixing mipmapped textures and non-mipmapped textures can cause the "blurries".  To avoid this, CYQQ (2010) includes two sets of textures - one mipmapped, the other not.    


2. INSTALLATION

Automatic Installation - CYQQ (2010) includes an installer.  This installer is a Microsoft NET.Framework 3.5 application.  If NET.Framework is not already installed on your computer, the redistributable can be downloaded from the Microsoft website at no charge.

Windows 7 users may wish to run the installer in the XP compatibility mode.  Running it otherwise results in a "this program may not have installed correctly" message upon closing the installer.  Despite the error message, the installation completes normally and the message may be safely ignored.

For those users who choose not to, use the installer, a manual installation procedure is detailed in the user manual.  In either case, you are encouraged to read the user manual, especially Sections 1 through 3.
 
To install CYQQ (2010) using the installer: 

(a)	Unzip the file CYQQ_xxx.zip to a temporary older (folders option enabled). DO NOT UNZIP TO THE INSTALLATION FOLDER and DO NOT REMOVE ANY FILES FROM THE TEMPORARY FOLDER.

(b)	Run (double-click on) "Installer.exe" from the temporary folder.  An installation control dialog will appear.  (Windows 7 and Vista users must have and, depending on circumstances, others may require, administrator privileges when running the installer.  If you need, but do not have, administrator privileges, the installer will complain when you attempt to install. To run the installer with administrator privileges, right-click on Installer.exe, select Run As  and select administrator.

(c)	Select the installation parameters (details are included in the User manual) and click Install button.  The installer will ask you to confirm the installation folders and compatibility selections, upon which it will install and configure CYQQ (2010) accordingly.  

(d)	Should you change your mind about an installation option or wish to change the installation mode, simply select the desired new option(s) and click the Install button again.   
 

3. SCENERY LIBRARY

If you wish, the installer will create the necessary Scenery Library entries.  CYQQ (2010) must be of higher priority than UT, Orbx PNW or any other scenery addon that affects the Comox area.


4. SUPPORT

CYQQ (2010) is freeware.  Consequently, support will be limited.  Nonetheless, I would like to be made aware of any problems you discover and I will make reasonable effort to respond.  As well, I welcome your comments suggestions for improvements and, where warranted, your criticisms. 

The website http://members.shaw.ca/cyqq4fs will be the primary mechanism for delivering support for CYQQ (2010) (It should be available shortly.)  Among other things, it will document known problems with the most current release and, where available, provide workarounds and, where appropriate, full or partial interim releases.  Please check the site before reporting any problems or suggesting new features.


5.  AI and static aircraft

CYQQ (2010) has an extensive AI and static aircraft component.  It includes 10 vintage aircraft on outside static display at the Comox Air Force Museum, a CF-101 Voodoo on a pedestal at the main gate and a selection of modern-day military aircraft typical of those at Comox that come and go.  The modern-day AI are enabled at a 30% traffic setting. Please see Appendix A in the user manual for details of the individual aircraft.

(For scheduled airline traffic, use BC Regional AI or another commercial traffic add-on.  As well, if you have installed the custom AI for CYYJ, you'll have additional traffic at Comox, which is the origination of all military AI traffic visiting CYYJ.))  

All of the included aircraft and many of their texture files are proprietary to others (who have given me permission, either expressly or through compliance with their licenses, to redistribute those files).  Those authors are acknowledged, with my thanks, in Appendix A.  


6.  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

In addition to the AI authors, thanks (in no particular order) to Luis Sa for SBuilder and SBuilderX, Jon Masterson for ADE, Martin Wright for DTXBmp, Arno Gerretsen for MDL Tweaker, CAT, ModelConverter and the animated windsocks, and Richard Ludowise for TCalc and TCalcX  all of which were used in the development of CYQQ (2010).

Thanks also to Comox Valley Regional District for their IMAP Geographic Information System from which I accessed the high-resolution air photos, to the Commanding Officer of CFB Comox who authorized the release of base photographs to me and to Vern Opperman who "did" the first comprehensive release of CYYQ (comox042.zip) and who provided me numerous photos of the Comox Valley Air Terminal. 

Enjoy,
Don Grovestine, 
don@stuff4fs.com
16 June4 2014

***************  End User License Agreement (EULA)  *******************

You are granted a free, non-exclusive right solely to install and use CYQQ (2010) on your computer system(s) solely for you own personal enjoyment.  

You may not:

 upload CYQQ (2010), whether or not modified, in whole or in part, to any file distribution system, 
 reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any part of CYQQ (2010) for any purpose other than to implement improvements for your own personal use, or
 incorporate CYQQ (2010) in whole or in part into any commercial product or facility, shareware or freeware, or any other product or facility for which there is a charge of any kind,

without the express written permission of the author, which permission will only be available in respect of works by the author.  Any use of the files or information proprietary to others, except as reasonably intended within CYQQ (2010), is subject to the terms set out by the respective author, a copy of which terms may be obtained by downloading the relevant archive file(s) containing the file(s) or information of interest.  Those archive files are identified in Appendix A to the user manual.

Your use of CYQQ (2010) is entirely at your own risk.  None of the authors whose works are included accept any liability whatsoever for any damage arising from its use no matter how caused.

By downloading and installing this software, you are deemed to have agreed to the foregoing.

All rights in the aircraft and texture files authored by others are retained by their respective authors. All other parts of CYQQ (2010) are  2010-2014 - Don Grovestine
