Simviation Forum - G-force activated effects

Jan 8^th, 2008 at 10:57pm

JLangholzJ Offline
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Is there any way to make an effect dependant on the G-force that a plane is undergoing. I know that in FS2002 that there is a g meter in the 300S. but can you do something like this??

any reply would be nice.

-john

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Reply #1 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:30am

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Hi
Yes this will switch on/off the logo light channel when the conditions are meet,you then add the effect via the lights section in the aircraft.cfg
Code:

<Gauge Name="ahhhh thats purrrdy">
	    <Element>
	<Select>
	   <Value>(A:G FORCE,Gforce) abs 4.5 &gt; (A:AILERON RIGHT DEFLECTION,degrees) abs 3 &gt; &amp;&amp; if{ (A:LIGHT LOGO,number) 1 &lt; if{ (&gt;K:TOGGLE_LOGO_LIGHTS) } }
	  els{ (A:LIGHT LOGO,number) 0 &gt; if{ (&gt;K:TOGGLE_LOGO_LIGHTS) } }
</Value>
    </Select>
  </Element>
</Gauge>

The above code was to drive a vortex effect from the wing tips when the aircraft pulled 4.5 G and the ailerons where deflected
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Wozza

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Reply #2 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 7:23pm

JLangholzJ Offline
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hey thanks alot! I have some little experience in the code and modifications ect. so I'll give this a whirl and see what happens.

out of curiosity, I have some planes that have the effects for the vortex but its a on/off deal, either you see them or you don't. Is the smoke effect or whatever they use classified as a gauge??

-john

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Reply #3 - Jan 10^th, 2008 at 10:52pm

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JLangholzJ wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 7:23pm:

hey thanks alot! I have some little experience in the code and modifications ect. so I'll give this a whirl and see what happens.

out of curiosity, I have some planes that have the effects for the vortex but its a on/off deal, either you see them or you don't. Is the smoke effect or whatever they use classified as a gauge??

-john

Hi
Yes and no

the gauge is a hidden controller gauge which in turn switchs on or off effects.effects can be add to an aircraft via the lights section(up to a max of 7 or 8),smoke section (only 1) and there is also the effects section but these are pretty much predefined.
quickest way to work it all out

is to download one of the effects packages and have a look at the readme and the gauges included
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Wozza

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