Simviation Forum - Effects Files Behaving Badly

Aug 22^nd, 2007 at 9:50pm

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Hey. Im having a problem with placing an effect in FS2004. The Effect shows up but is not comforming to Input in the effects file. The effect is a glide slope that I created. The problem is that I want it to only show in the Cockpit/VC views but it is showing up in all views. Ive followed the SDKs to the best of my ability and still all views are showing. Anyone know what I can do to get the desired result. Thanks Greg
Effect file text-
[Library Effect]
Lifetime=5
Version=2.00
Display Name=glideslope
Radius=1

[Properties.0]
Cockpit=1
VirtualCockpit=1
Spot=0
Tower=0
Map=0

[Emitter.0]
Lifetime=0.00, 0.00
Delay=0.00, 0.00
Bounce=0.00
Rate=50.00, 50.00
X Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Y Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Z Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Drag=0.00, 0.00
X Particle Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Y Particle Velocity=20.00, 20.00
Z Particle Velocity=-3000.00, -3000.00
X Rotation=0.00, 0.00
Y Rotation=0.00, 0.00
Z Rotation=0.00, 0.00
X Offset=0.00, 0.00
Y Offset=20.00, 20.00
Z Offset=0.00, 0.00
Pitch=0.00, 0.00
Bank=0.00, 0.00
Heading=0.00, 0.00

[Particle.0]
Lifetime=3.0, 3.0
Type=19
X Scale=5.00, 5.00
Y Scale=1.00, 1.00
Z Scale=5.00, 5.00
X Scale Rate=0.10, 0.20
Y Scale Rate=0.10, 0.20
Z Scale Rate=0.10, 0.20
Drag=0.00, 0.00
Color Rate=0.20, 0.50
X Offset=0.00, 0.00
Y Offset=20.00, 20.00
Z Offset=0.00, 0.00
Fade In=0.10, 0.10
Fade Out=0.50, 0.51
Rotation=0.00, 0.00
Ground Normal=0
Shade=0
Face=1, 1, 1

[ParticleAttributes.0]
Blend Mode=2
Texture=fx_2.bmp
Bounce=0.00
Color Start=235, 71, 1, 255
Color End=254, 0, 0, 255
Jitter Distance=0.00
Jitter Time=0.00
TempK=200.00
TempRate=-1.00
uv1=0.75, 0.00
uv2=1.00, 0.25
X Scale Goal=5.0
Y Scale Goal=5.0
Z Scale Goal=5.0
Extrude Length=0.00
Extrude Pitch Max=0.00
Extrude Heading Max=0.00

(AN ODE TO GMAX) OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH GMAX! How I sometimes want to hug and kiss it. And other times want to smash, berate, and delete it. Gmax how I love and loathe thee. The crashes the errors the reinstalls. Gmax you are the whomb of my aircraft design. Oh Gmax my designing creating temptress. It must be love for you have taken my heartdrive. By Greg Ebnit

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Reply #1 - Aug 23^rd, 2007 at 10:58pm

Groundbound1 Ex Member

This is just a WILD stab in the dark, but try the effect without the "Radius=1" entry. If I'm not mistakin', that param. is for static effects only.(ie. volcanoes and such)

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Reply #2 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 8:07am

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OK ill try it but the SDK states that it must have a radius to show.

(AN ODE TO GMAX) OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH GMAX! How I sometimes want to hug and kiss it. And other times want to smash, berate, and delete it. Gmax how I love and loathe thee. The crashes the errors the reinstalls. Gmax you are the whomb of my aircraft design. Oh Gmax my designing creating temptress. It must be love for you have taken my heartdrive. By Greg Ebnit

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Reply #3 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 1:10pm

Groundbound1 Ex Member

Below is a snip from the SDK "manual":

Radius=200
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The maximal size of the effect. You must give an effect a radius for it to show up as scenery. Measured in meters.

I believe this parameter cancels out the view properties. Don't forget, the effect SDK was written with scenery effects in mind.

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Reply #4 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 9:53pm

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Hey GB. No go. I tried changing the radius to 0 and didnt work will try removing it entirely Sunday.

(AN ODE TO GMAX) OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH GMAX! How I sometimes want to hug and kiss it. And other times want to smash, berate, and delete it. Gmax how I love and loathe thee. The crashes the errors the reinstalls. Gmax you are the whomb of my aircraft design. Oh Gmax my designing creating temptress. It must be love for you have taken my heartdrive. By Greg Ebnit

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Reply #5 - Aug 25^th, 2007 at 12:56pm

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Not to discourage you in any way, but doesn't FS9 already have something like that called "Visual flight path"? (Granted, an effect like this could be handy!)

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Reply #6 - Aug 26^th, 2007 at 8:38am

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Dont know havent seen one at least. Got the effects file pretty well set just still visible in all views. The effect extends out to about 3000 meters and starts at about 1600 FT Alt. 1000 meters out I have the effect change colors as an indicator of proximity to the threshhold. It is deffinetly nice for low Vis approach.
Only thing I can think of as far as the Vis glideslope is the ILS indicator on the GPS. Havent ever tried the ILS yet always like to land the plan manualy.

(AN ODE TO GMAX) OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH GMAX! How I sometimes want to hug and kiss it. And other times want to smash, berate, and delete it. Gmax how I love and loathe thee. The crashes the errors the reinstalls. Gmax you are the whomb of my aircraft design. Oh Gmax my designing creating temptress. It must be love for you have taken my heartdrive. By Greg Ebnit

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Reply #7 - Aug 26^th, 2007 at 9:09am

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Switch your sim to "titlebar" mode (if you fly full screen), click the Aircraft tab, and choose "visual flightpath" from the menu. That sets up a row of airborn hoops, tiles, or squares that you will fly through (or over depending on which mode you choose) if you're on the right glideslope. Wink

Regarding your effect, how are you able to keep the flightpath correct, and not just have a line of lights shoot out from the front of the plane. E.g., if the nose attitude is high above the horizon, doesn't the flight path effect point upward? Is it operated by a gauge? In any case, keep at it! Your effect looks very promising! Let me know if removing the "radius" entry works.

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Reply #8 - Aug 27^th, 2007 at 2:22am

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Radious didnt work. Here are some shots. The effect is placed at the ends of each runway and start 20 meters from the surface. They are static and always on. I was inspired to figure out how they did the effects in the lotus Video here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTkfxadjdfU

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