FS2004 Utilities/Misc

Utilities and Misc files for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A century of Flight

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No-CD patch for Flight Simulator 2004

A no-CD patch eliminates the need to insert CD4 when using the 2004-era flight simulation, simplifying access. Users replace FS2004.exe in the root folder with this one and begin playing immediately thereafter each time now.

: 223.12 KB
: 168.2K
: 5/5

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 v9.1 No-CD Patch

No-CD patch targets version 9.1 and replaces the fs9.exe file with the included executable, applying only to that edition. A separate 9.1 patch is available, and this patch provides the means to run without a disc on compatible setups, preserving functionality.

: 223.91 KB
: 143.4K
: 5/5

Active Camera 2004

By Serge Baye and Guillaume Darier, this option replaces the default tower and cockpit views with new camera modes, including fly-by, approach, and spotter, plus mouse-driven spot plane control. It supports versions 9.0 and 9.1, remains Seattle-limited, and enables up to 10 presets per aircraft with ambient sounds and a built-in TCAS.

: 8.62 MB
: 18.9K
: 5/5

Keyboard Commands Table

A complete listing of keyboard commands for a 2004 aviation simulation is presented in a portrait-oriented Word document. The ZIP archive includes European A4 and US Letter size versions for printing, and the accompanying visuals illustrate the commands.

: 48.91 KB
: 7.8K

Mouse-As-Yoke Gauge Fly with Mouse

A mouse-controlled gauge provides input for ailerons, elevator, rudder, and throttle across any aircraft. Version 1.0.23, dated September 8, 2004, is by Yury Kuchura and can be configured transparent or invisible, and is intended for notebook use.

: 44.46 KB
: 11.7K
: 5/5

Flight1 View Module

F1_view.dll provides mouse-based zooming, panning, and eyepoint adjustments, including the ability to move beyond built-in limits, and is a freeware utility that requires a wheel-mouse with a center wheel that also acts as a center button.

: 725.87 KB
: 8.6K
: 5/5

Rwy12 Object Placer Complete Scenery Library v1.2

Version 1.2 enables slew placement of an aircraft to any coordinate and instant insertion of a 3D asset, a capability credited to Israel Roth and Seev Kahn. It includes 39 libraries with over 1,000 models, distributed as one program file and three object modules; legacy filename rwy12_v1.zip is noted, with enhancements preserving placements.

: 81.76 MB
: 7K
: 60+

Traffic Tools v2.02

Ttools, a utility by Lee Swordy, enables users to program the AI traffic. Its designation underscores a focus on AI traffic programming, and a visual tag references the file named ttools2.gif, while Lee Swordy serves as the author.

: 167.9 KB
: 13.2K
: 5/5
: 2

Free METAR Weather Program

Weather data from the system, FS2k4METAR reads worldwide METAR data for the last two hours and radiosound data for winds aloft and temperature from the last 12 hours. It transfers data via the FSUIPC interface to the system, uses FS2k4METAR folders with a stations.txt file, and relies on two servers.

: 294.55 KB
: 9.6K
: 5/5

AFCAD 2.21 for FS2004

By Lee Swordy, the CAD-style editor for airport data allows adding or modifying nearly all facility elements and several visible elements, including runways, taxiways, aprons, parking, communications and navaids. This version remains restricted to the intended environment, with version 1.4 providing compatibility with an earlier edition.

: 703.84 KB
: 11.6K
: 5/5
: 38

Water Environment Textures

Lynn and Bill Lyons of the Golden Eagles Squadron craft sparkling water with sun and moon reflections and vigorous wave action. The work requires DX9 compliant cards and moves Water Effects to High in the display options.

: 1.11 MB
: 8.4K
: 5/5
: 1

Ultimate Night Environment

A worldwide enhancement to nocturnal lighting improves visibility for buildings, bridges, landmarks, vehicles, and all major airports after dark everywhere. This worldwide improvement, credited to Maurice Roenick, targets the listed categories and spans the globe.

: 34.18 MB
: 6.9K
: 3/5
: 9

Project AI v2.5

An independent installer installs PAI data and keeps configuration files current, performing checks and repairing corrupted configurations. By design, the utility acts as a standalone tool that also validates and repairs configuration integrity, and it coordinates AI data across two simulator editions.

: 4.53 MB
: 15.2K
: 5/5

Real Rain Effect

A zip archive provides a cockpit rain enhancement, mixing speedily falling drops of different sizes with flowing water and wind effects. Bluesphere and Gerrit Kranenbarg contribute the rain effect to improve the cockpit rain experience.

: 2.66 MB
: 8.7K
: 5/5
: 3

FsPassengers

The add-on introduces airline management with money flow and fleet upkeep, while real-time passenger reactions and over 200 in-flight sounds accompany each flight. Flights can be exported to a Virtual Airline, and the demo remains fully functional but starts only from the San Francisco area.

: 26.19 MB
: 7.6K
: 5/5

Realistic Clouds for FS2004

High-altitude clouds create a recoloured sky-scape with golden sunsets, clear dawns, and moody storms. It delivers no frame-rate hit due to a small 86kB size and has been extensively tested with no issues, dwndsk04.zip noted, with dawn/dusk effects by Thomas Grillo.

: 718.07 KB
: 7.5K
: 5/5
: 20

Replacement Grass Texture

By Julien Robert, a grass-improvement option replaces default ground materials with 512x512 image data encoded in DXT3, balancing fidelity and memory use. Alpha blending at edges smooths transitions, and the result sharpens grass representations at both small and large airfields under varying lighting.

: 874.18 KB
: 3.9K
: 2

Grass And Trees

By Joerg Geipel, replacement seasonal grass and meadow visuals for all environments and an alternative autogen trees option with a resized variant featuring more palms emerge. This shift replaces the default appearance and adds structure and detail across the landscape.

: 944.46 KB
: 3.5K
: 2

Traffic Changer V610

Version 610 expands the AI management toolkit with a new flight plan merge utility, a multiuse flight plan editor, and improved reporting of existing plans. It includes 59 default AI aircraft, 5,500 airports, and a sample flight plan, and compiles BGL files via the included TTools, with VB5 runtimes required.

: 2.05 MB
: 1.5K

FS98 - FS2K4 FS Real Time v1.77

Developed by Joshua Robertson, a UTC time-sync utility keeps time in step with real-world standards, matching the current UTC or applying a +/- offset for varied flight timing. It also incorporates Dennis Thompson's World Time Zones v3.0, which reduces time-zone errors seen in recent software versions.

: 4.8 MB
: 1.2K
: 1