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Oct 24th, 2011 at 7:42pm

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Test flight...OOPS

Hi Chuck

Just posted these two...

I added the Effects to the Effect FSX Library as there is no Effects in SimObjects that I can see.

This is what I got... Grin


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Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
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Reply #1 - Oct 24th, 2011 at 8:15pm

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Oh no, I'm not sure what you've done????? Wink

Try this:

Unzip the folder I sent you......

Take the "effects" folder out of the Hot Air Balloon folder......

Open your main FSX folder.......

Place the effects folder directly into your main FSX folder.....it may ask you to overwrite if you already had the effects installed.....

Did you remove your old Balloon file?


 

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"
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Reply #2 - Oct 25th, 2011 at 3:21am

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are it only these effects?
if not the only way to stop this is a complete reinstal.
i had the same problem.
 

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Reply #3 - Oct 25th, 2011 at 4:16am

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The "complete reinstall" is really not needed here.
This happens because the effect cannot find the corresponding textures.
You might want to open the effect .fx file with notepad to see what are the textures filenames that are written in it, then check in the Effect\texture\ folder if they are there Smiley
 
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Reply #4 - Oct 25th, 2011 at 8:25am

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Good morning all... Smiley

This seems like a lost cause... Roll Eyes

I tried everything with no results.

The balloon will not even land on the runway now, just floats several feet above it... Roll Eyes

I thought maybe it was my add on location so I used Friday Harbour both land and water with no results...

I even looked in the Aircraft CFG file to change the contact points and that did not help...

Have done a delete and install several times to no effect.

 

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
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Reply #5 - Oct 25th, 2011 at 10:01am

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Okay after deleting everything and doing a complete reinstall I still get the same thing.

I added the entire Effects HOB folder to the FSX Effects Folder and allowed

I also added the Effects from HOB to the Effects in the FSX Effects Folder...

There is no Effects Folder in my SimObjects Folder that I can see.

When starting off on land it will show some dirt flying...that is good...

But

There is nothing but those black squares when landing on water...

Egads I hate these electronic gizmoes... Grin
 

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
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Reply #6 - Oct 25th, 2011 at 10:15am

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STOP- STOP just take a deep breath for a moment !! Follow along with me - heres the Real situtation - you've apparently downloaded an aircraft or scenery file that some designer/creator didn't know what he was doing and messed up the effects folder which has now corrupted the rest of your Effects folder setting CFG file.. trust me just got thru going down this road myself last week, took me 3 weeks of digging in every file / folder and studying every single line to find the problem and who was responsible for the damage !!!  You don't need to un-install anything,,,,, hopefully , you still have all your FSX Discs - all 3 of them,,,, take all 3 of your FSX Discs, and reinsert them starting with the number 1 Disc,, and when the menu screen pops up, it'll ask you if you want to  uninstall or FIX your FSX ,,, click on the little dot / circle that clearly states "FIX",,,, it will prompt you when its done and for the next disc on to number 2 and then #3 and then when your done take the last discs out put them back in their little case so you don't mess them up,,, and reboot your compuer and pull back up Flight Simulator,,, hopefully you'll only have to do this once , but you may have to do it 2 times who knows,,,, FSX will fix itself, and over-write any badd or corrupted files with default files regardless,,,,, I'll bet your water turns up black too with water planes and even your ground dirt is black when your aircraft is off the runway,,,, and your smoke effects are screwed up, all blocky/ square and awful looking too- right ????? do what I told you above - follow the steps !!!! The JetRanger ! Cool Cool
 

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Reply #7 - Oct 25th, 2011 at 10:21am

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There is no effectts folder in your sim objects folder.

Un-install the hot air balloon, Doug......I'll PM you step by step instructions when I get a chance later Smiley
 

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"
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Reply #8 - Oct 25th, 2011 at 10:23am

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NO !
No DVD repair, it will mess your FSX even more.

You're not going to repair/reinstall everything just because ONE texture for ONE effect is missing.

Doug, could you post the aircraft.cfg of that blimp please ? I specifically want to see the content of the effects section of that file, to see what kind of effect is assigned to the "splash" effect.

Then, we'll take a look at this effect, to see what texture it needs.

DO - NOT - REPAIR. Leave those DVDs in their box, far away from your DVD drive Wink
 
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Reply #9 - Oct 25th, 2011 at 10:24am

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Ah Chuck, you wrote your answer before me. Will you handle this ? I'm pretty sure it's simply one texture missing, nothing else. Smiley
 
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Reply #10 - Oct 25th, 2011 at 11:10am

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Okay here it is:

[fltsim.0]
title=Hot Air Balloon 1
sim=HAB
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=
kb_checklists=
kb_reference=
atc_id=hab1
ui_manufacturer=Cameron
ui_type=Hot Air Balloon
ui_variation=paint 1
description=By Bruce Fitzgerald

[fltsim.1]
title=Hot Air Balloon 2
sim=HAB
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=remax
kb_checklists=
kb_reference=
atc_id=hab2
ui_manufacturer=Cameron
ui_type=Hot Air Balloon
ui_variation=Remax
description=By Bruce Fitzgerald

[General]
atc_type=balloon
atc_model=HAB
editable=0
performance=\n\n\n\n
Category=airplane

//===MODEL DATA===

[Reference Speeds]
flaps_up_stall_speed=0.000000
full_flaps_stall_speed=0.000000
cruise_speed=4
max_indicated_speed=100
max_mach=0.2

[weight_and_balance]
max_gross_weight = 37000
empty_weight = 40
reference_datum_position = 0, 0, 0
empty_weight_CG_position = 0, 0, 0
empty_weight_pitch_MOI = 16450000
empty_weight_roll_MOI = 2800000
empty_weight_yaw_MOI = 3100000
empty_weight_coupled_MOI = 4000
max_number_of_stations =2
station_load.0 = 0.000, 0.000000,0.000000,0.000000


[airplane_geometry]
wing_area = 700
wing_span =47
wing_root_chord = 33.08
wing_dihedral = 1
wing_incidence = -.9
wing_twist = -0.99
oswald_efficiency_factor = 0.9
wing_winglets_flag = 0
wing_sweep = 12
wing_pos_apex_lon = 5.02
wing_pos_apex_vert = 0
htail_area = 70.00100
htail_span = 15.0
htail_pos_lon = -20.82
htail_pos_vert = 0
htail_incidence = 0.000000
htail_sweep = 0
vtail_area = 150.000000
vtail_span = 4.67
vtail_sweep = 45
vtail_pos_lon = -8.92
vtail_pos_vert = 0.65
elevator_area = 70.000000
aileron_area = 100
rudder_area = 42.500000
elevator_up_limit = 30
elevator_down_limit = 30
aileron_up_limit = 15.480565
aileron_down_limit = 15.896903
rudder_limit = 45
elevator_trim_limit = 19.480565
spoiler_limit = 90.1
aileron_to_spoileron_gain = 0
min_ailerons_for_spoilerons = 0
min_flaps_for_spoilerons = 0
spoilerons_available = 0
auto_spoiler_available=1
spoiler_extension_time=0.100000
positive_g_limit_flaps_up=36.136752
positive_g_limit_flaps_down=35.136752
negative_g_limit_flaps_up=-35.136752
negative_g_limit_flaps_down=-34.136752

[contact_points]
max_number_of_points =6


gear_system_type=3
static_pitch= 0.000         //-4.100
static_cg_height= 4.100
tailwheel_lock=0
point.0= 1, 5.000, -5.000, -2.800, 100000, 1, 1.000, 60.000, 0.500, 0.200, 1.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0
point.1= 1, -5.000, 5.000, -2.800, 100000, 0, 1.000, 0.000, 0.500, 0.200, 1.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0
point.2= 1, -5.000, -5.000, -2.800, 100000, 0, 1.000, 0.000, 0.500, 0.200, 1.000, 0.000, 0.000, 2
point.3= 1, 5.000, 5.000, -2.800, 100000, 2, 1.000, 60.000, 0.500, 0.200, 1.000, 0.000, 0.000, 3
point.4= 4, -5.000, 4.800, -1.600, 2200, 0, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 2.500, 0.390, 0.000, 0.000, 3
point.5= 4, -5.000, -4.800, -1.600, 2200, 0, 0.000, 0.000, 0.500, 2.500, 0.891, 0.000, 0.000, 2




[gear_warning_system]
gear_warning_available=0
pct_throttle_limit=0.000000
flap_limit_power=0.000000
flap_limit_idle=0.000000

//===VISUALS===

[Views]
eyepoint= -1.0, 0.0, 1.0

[CameraDefinition.0]
Title = "Front View"
Guid = {0ae3f864-da10-4e5a-977c-b9bba47d6f7a}
Description = Front View
Origin = Center
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = FALSE
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = FALSE
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = 0.75
ShowWeather = Yes
InitialXyz = -4, 1, 43
InitialPbh = 5, 0, 180
XyzAdjust = TRUE
Category=Aircraft
MomentumEffect=TRUE
ClipMode=Minimum
xyzRate=5.0

[CameraDefinition.1]
Title = "Landing Gear"
Guid = {96873AAD-621B-4C45-8A58-DEF7B7FCB051}
Description = View of the landing gear and left wing flaps
Origin = Center
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = FALSE
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = FALSE
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = .58
ShowWeather = Yes
InitialXyz = -8.5, -4, -15
InitialPbh = 0, 0, 34
XyzAdjust = TRUE
Category=Aircraft
MomentumEffect=TRUE
ClipMode=Minimum
xyzRate=5.0

[CameraDefinition.2]
Title = "Tail"
Guid = {5c1df273-034b-4e7f-953a-9d5e26f1646c}
Description = Looking forward from behind the aircraft
Origin = Center
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = FALSE
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = FALSE
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = .60
ShowWeather = Yes
InitialXyz = -10, 0.0, -75.0
InitialPbh = 5, 0, 0
XyzAdjust = TRUE
Category=Aircraft
MomentumEffect=TRUE
ClipMode=Minimum
xyzRate=5.0

[CameraDefinition.3]
Title = "Right Wing"
Guid = {C690EAFD-223A-42d0-99E0-681ADF93BB59}
Description = View from the right wing tip looking at the cockpit
Origin = Center
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = FALSE
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = FALSE
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = 0.5
ShowWeather = Yes
InitialXyz = 41, -5, -14.0
InitialPbh = -6, 0, 281
XyzAdjust = TRUE
Category=Aircraft
MomentumEffect = FALSE
ClipMode=Minimum
xyzRate=5.0

[CameraDefinition.4]
Title = "Left Wing"
Guid = {f25dfa2e-fd2e-4b89-81e2-0575cbcb60de}
Description = View from the left wing tip looking at the cockpit
Origin = Center
SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel
SnapPbhReturn = FALSE
PanPbhAdjust = Swivel
PanPbhReturn = FALSE
Track = None
ShowAxis = FALSE
AllowZoom = TRUE
InitialZoom = 0.5
ShowWeather = Yes
;InitialXyz = -35, 0, 35
;InitialPbh = 0, 0, 140
InitialXyz = -38, -5, -14.0
InitialPbh = -6, 0, 80
XyzAdjust = TRUE
Category=Aircraft
MomentumEffect = No
ClipMode=Minimum
xyzRate=5.0

[EFFECTS]
water=fx_spray_Goose_Redux
wake=fx_wake_Goose_Redux
dirt=fx_tchdrt
concrete=fx_sparks
touchdown=fx_tchdwn_s, 1

EngineFire=fx_retro

[LIGHTS]
//Types: 1=beacon, 2=STROBE/ "O" , 3=navigation, 4=COCKPIT/shft+l, 5=LANDING/ctrl+l    
light.0=4,  0.0, 0.0, 0.0, fx_landinglightf1

[SMOKESYSTEM]
smoke.0= -0.0, 0.7, 23.5, fx_retro
smoke.1= -0.0,-0.7, 23.5, fx_retro


//===DYNAMIC VARS===

[flight_tuning]
cruise_lift_scalar=1.0
parasite_drag_scalar=4
induced_drag_scalar=0.2
elevator_effectiveness=0.5
aileron_effectiveness=0.2
rudder_effectiveness=5
pitch_stability=25
roll_stability=25
yaw_stability=15
elevator_trim_effectiveness=1.5
aileron_trim_effectiveness=1.0
rudder_trim_effectiveness=1.0

[brakes]
toe_brakes_scale=6.0
parking_brake=1
differential_braking_scale = 1.0

//===POWERPLANT===

[fuel]
fuel_type = 2
number_of_tank_selectors = 1
electric_pump=0
//     Long, Lat, Vert, Usable, Unusable
Center1 = 0,   0,  0.0,    100,    0

[TurbineEngineData]
fuel_flow_gain=1
inlet_area=20.861
rated_N2_rpm=29920.000
static_thrust=12500
afterburner_available=1
afterburner_throttle_threshold = 0.60
reverser_available=0

[GeneralEngineData]
//0=Piston,1=Jet,2=None,3=Helo-Turb,4=Rocket,5=Trbprop
engine_type=1
Engine.0=0.000000,-2.000000,0.000000
Engine.1=0.000000, 2.000000,0.000000
fuel_flow_scalar=0.001000
min_throttle_limit=-0.35

[jet_engine]
thrust_scalar =1.0

//===AIRFRAME===

[Flaps.0]
type=1
span-outboard=0.500000
extending-time=1.000000
system_type=0
lift_scalar=3.00
drag_scalar=1.0
flaps-position.0=0, 0.00
flaps-position.1=2, 0.00


[folding_wings]
wing_fold_system_type=4
fold_rates=0.5,0.5          ;Percent per second

[TailHook]
//                 long, lat,  vert (feet)
tailhook_position=-9.21, 0.0, -2.84
tailhook_length= 4.6                //(feet)
cable_force_adjust=1.0

[exits]
number_of_exits=2
exit_rate.0=0.2      ;Percent per second
exit_rate.1=0.5

//===AVIONICS===

[electrical]
max_battery_voltage = 24
generator_alternator_voltage = 28
max_generator_alternator_amps = 60
electric_always_available = 1

[autopilot]
autopilot_available=0
flight_director_available=0
default_vertical_speed=2500.000000
autothrottle_available=0
autothrottle_arming_required=0
autothrottle_takeoff_ga=0
autothrottle_max_rpm=100.000000
pitch_takeoff_ga=8.000000
use_no_default_bank=1
default_bank_mode=0
max_pitch=10.000000
max_pitch_acceleration=1.000000
max_pitch_velocity_lo_alt=2.000000
max_pitch_velocity_hi_alt=1.500000
max_pitch_velocity_lo_alt_breakpoint=20000.000000
max_pitch_velocity_hi_alt_breakpoint=28000.000000
max_bank=35.000000
max_bank_acceleration=2.800000
max_bank_velocity=5.000000
max_throttle_rate=0.100000
nav_proportional_control=20
nav_integrator_control=0.250000
nav_derivative_control=0.000000
nav_integrator_boundary=2.500000
nav_derivative_boundary=0.000000
gs_proportional_control=25
gs_integrator_control=0.53
gs_derivative_control=0.000000
gs_integrator_boundary=0.700000
gs_derivative_boundary=0.000000
yaw_damper_gain=1.000000

[Radios]
// Radio Type=availiable, standby frequency, has glide slope
Audio.1=1
Com.1=1, 0
Com.2=1, 0
Nav.1=1, 0, 1
Nav.2=1, 0, 0
Adf.1=1
Adf.2=1
Transponder.1=1
Marker.1=1

[direction_indicators]
direction_indicator.0=3,0

[attitude_indicators]
attitude_indicator.0=1

[turn_indicators]
turn_indicator.0=1,0

//===SYSTEMS===

[hydraulic_system]
normal_pressure=0.000000

[vacuum_system]
max_pressure=5.000000
vacuum_type=1
electric_backup_pressure=0.000000
engine_map=1,1,1,1

[pneumatic_system]
max_pressure=0.000000
bleed_air_scalar=0.000000

[stall_warning]
type=0
stick_shaker=1

[pitot_static]
pitot_heat=1.000000

[deice_system]
structural_deice_type=0

//===MISC===

[keyboard_response]
elevator = 150.000000, 250.000000
aileron = 150.000000, 250.000000
rudder = 150.000000, 250.000000
« Last Edit: Oct 25th, 2011 at 6:45pm by CHUCK79 »  

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
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Reply #11 - Oct 25th, 2011 at 6:52pm

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OK Doug.......I'm going to send you a new Cfg. file and a new effects folder.

The Cfg. file is to replace the one you are using now. The effects folder will have the effects that you need.

All you have to do to install the effects folder is drop it in your main FSX folder. The Cfg. file goes in your Hot Air Balloon folder.....make sure you overwrite the old one. Smiley


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"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"
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Reply #12 - Oct 25th, 2011 at 6:55pm

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Perfect, here is the interesting part:
Code:
[EFFECTS]
water=fx_spray_Goose_Redux
wake=fx_wake_Goose_Redux
 



Those effects have a name that reminds me something... could they come from the High Definition (HD) repaint for the default Goose available (freeware) from OzX ? Most likely, you need some of the textures included in this pack.

To be sure, just open the file fx_spray_Goose_Redux.fx that should be in your FSX\Effects\ folder with notepad, and paste its content here. The content will show us what are the files that the effect is trying to use. Those files should be present in the FSX\Effects\texture\ folder. If they are missing, then you get the black squares Smiley
 
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Reply #13 - Oct 25th, 2011 at 6:55pm

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Chuck is monitoring me. I swear !!
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Ok anyway, Chuck I'll let you handle this case without interfering anymore Wink Thanks for the help Smiley
 
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Reply #14 - Oct 25th, 2011 at 7:01pm

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Daube wrote on Oct 25th, 2011 at 6:55pm:
Chuck is monitoring me. I swear !!
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Ok anyway, Chuck I'll let you handle this case without interfering anymore Wink Thanks for the help Smiley


They did come from the Goose redux Wink

That's how we made the splash effect........I think that maybe Doug has just installed the effects in the incorrect folder Smiley
 

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"
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