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When running TerraMaster the first time, click the 'gear' icon and select the folder where your TerraSync scenery is located.Create a shortcut or script that runs java -jar terramaster.jar.Download the newest version of TerraMaster from the releases page.NB: On Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) OpenJDK 8 works, OpenJDK 18 does not. If you already have a synchronisation running and want to add more tiles to be synced, just mark more tiles as above with Ctrl + leftclick and drag to mark more tiles and press the sync button again.īefore installing, make sure you have Java 6 or higher, as it is needed.Starting TerraMaster in a console window will let you see the sync process, which can be useful if the sync stalls for unknown reasons.If you have very little hard drive space left you can delete tiles you rarely or never fly within.Before multiplayer events it might be an idea to sync the related tiles, even more so if you know that someone has crated new buildings etc.To hide the airports again, click the 'empty paper' icon.īe warned that the search function is rather slow as it uses a web query to and that it also doesn't tell if there was no airports found. ICAO airport codes works best, but sometimes the airport's name also work.

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The airports location an ICAO code will be shown in white on the map. You can search for airports using the search field and pressing enter. To hide the airports again, click the 'empty paper' icon. To show all airports in a tile, select it and click on the 'eye' icon. You can delete files from the TerraSync scenery by selecting the tiles you want to delete and click the 'trash can' icon. All previously downloaded tiles that are older than the age given in the settings, will be downloaded.

FLIGHTGEAR DOWNLOAD SCENERY UPDATE

Start the update and/or download clicking the 2nd 'sync' icon. If you are downloading tiles for a long flight you should then begin by selecting a tile close to the departure airport. The tiles will be downloaded starting from the first tile you selected and proceed in order of distance from it. Start the update and/or download clicking the 'sync' icon. You can also deselect several tiles using Ctrl+left-click and dragging. If you accidentally selected a tile to many, deselect tiles using it Ctrl+left-click. To select more tiles press the Ctrl key while left-clicking or left-dragging over the wanted tiles. The scenery for download is available in 1x1 degree tiles. This only works if a tile has been synced, either with Terrasync or TerraMaster. To get some information about a downloaded tile, hold the mouse pointer over it.Ī pop-up box will show the name of that tile, if there are terrain and objects in it and what airports it contains. Get back to global view by clicking the 'globe' icon. Pan around by dragging the map while pressing the right mouse button. Left-clicking will zoom you in on an area. Tiles that get no border after they have been synced don't contain terrain or objects and are usually located in open seas. The blue tiles that are being synced will change colour to green or amber/yellow as they are synced.

Blue tiles are currently being synchronised.

Red tiles are currently selected for synchronisation.

(And are possibly unsyncable - see 'Bug', below.)

Amber/Yellow tiles has terrain but no objects.

Green tiles have both terrain and objects.

The tiles are colour coded to represent the state of the tiles: Opens a dialogue to select the location of the TerraSync scenery directory. Shows all airports in the first selected tile of the currently selected tiles. Opens a dialog to help selecting a route. Shows the name of the tile that was last selected. For more detailed directions, see the section Using below. The icons will be grayed out when they can not be used. The top row contains a status field, two groups of icon buttons, a search field and a sync progress bar. All the airports within a tile can be shown, and airports can be searched for and be shown. The map can be zoomed and one or more 1x1 degree tiles can be selected before they are synced or deleted. When TerraMaster starts it will show a map of the Earth.

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