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I am running Orbiter_NG.exe, OpenOrbiter. When I attempt to open the Video tab Orbiter hangs and I can't verify the graphics engine settings. If I attempt to run a scenario Orbiter crashes, but the Orbiter.log shows no errors (but is empty after saying it is starting the simulation). I'll setup...

Found it and ran it, seemed to execute correctly. But now Orbiter_ng.exe just crashes at startup. I think I am supposed to be enabling a module or set something under Video, but there is no Dx related module to enable and the video tab won't open properly.

It just spits out dozens of *.cab files wherever I try to extract it.

The DirectX executable runs fine as downloaded under Wine. But I'm unsure where it needs to be extracted to.

Bleh, I am on Linux.

No. I was simply trying to start Orbiter_ng.exe. I didn't make the .flt file yet. I haven't used Orbiter_ng.exe much and I suspect something is misconfigured. I think it's a D3D9 thing but the client is installed.

OK, but the problem is the error I have when I attempt to run Orbiter_ng.exe. I just get a white screen and the above error in the log file.

Understood. I just don't see the other Elev_mod and Surf folders.

I installed OpenOrbiter over a Orbiter2016 installation which has been working fine, but I only have the /OpenOrbiter/Textures/Earth, not /Open 2016/Textures/Earth.

And I just get a white screen when I launch Orbiter_ng.exe. I get this error in the Orbiter log: 000028.923: D3D9ERROR: D:\a\orbiter\orbiter\OVP\D3D9Client\D3D9Pad.cpp Line:98 Error:-2147467259 D3DXCreateEffectFromFileA(pDev, name, 0, 0, 0, 0, &FX, &errors) 000028.923: D3D9ERROR: Effect Error...

I am running into a problem here. I am trying to flatten an area around an airport on Earth. In the Earth textures folder there is only an Archive folder (no surf or Elev_mod). Does that matter? I am working with OpenOrbiter.

I'm dabbling with making a local airport, and I am wondering about the terrain flattening needed to have the runway on the surface. Is there any guidance anywhere on how to do that?

As @DaveS said, OpenOrbiter is available pre-compiled. You will need the textures from Orbiter 2016, so download and extract Orbiter 2016, then extract OpenOrbiter into the same folder. Then you should be good to go.

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