Simviation Forum - Please help! Some planes in FSX got BLACK Windows!!!

Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 5:51am

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Hello friends of curious stuff!

I got this problem for years!

These planes got black cockpit wondows:

-Sabre F86
-Boeing 737 - 200 (by ricardoTV)
-Boeing F 18 - E
- ...

What to do?

I got another Sabre Version and the Hud windows is black too Huh

Er...

Would be great to get some help with this!

Callahan

EDIT: In some planes the gauges are black (and I installed them too!)

I tried so many ways to fix it... Im happy about each help!

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Reply #1 - Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 8:30am

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Most likely it's due to the alpha channel of the glass textures. That can be fixed by using a program called DXTBmp and any graphics editor program to edit the alpha channel of the glass textures in the texture folders.

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Reply #2 - Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 8:35am

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Also, to avoid any problems, just make sure you install Aircraft specifically designed for FSX,.... and not for FS 2000, FS 2002, or FS 2004!

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Reply #3 - Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 9:11am

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The f-86 sabre for fsx is here

http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=F86_FSX2.zip&x=25&y=9

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Reply #4 - Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 9:15am

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Hey guys!

So DXTBMP, okay, I got it, it helps a lot with making skins, in other Flight Sims too. So what have I got to do with the glass? Is it possible to make it in GIMP too?
And yes, this Sabre.
And yes, I installed it in FSX to 100%, and it`s for FSX made.

Thx again for the replies! And for further replies Wink

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Reply #5 - Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 10:03am

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For the Section 8 F-86, open one of the texture folders and locate the f86jv_glass_vcanopy, f86jv_glass_vcleft and f86jv_glass_vcmid. Open in DXTBmp and select the "alpha' tab and select the "create alpha template" from the drop down. This will creat an alpha for the bitmap. Send the aplha template to the image editor of choice, and make it a bit darker, save, then reload the alpha after editing in DXTBmp, then save the image to the texture folder. Test it out in FSX, if it's good, do the other two and if that works out, copy them to the other texture folders.

I can't say about the F-18. I could not find any bmp in thier texture folders that had anything to do with the VC glass, and I do not have the 737-200.

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Reply #6 - Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 10:16am

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Boikat wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 10:03am:

For the Section 8 F-86, open one of the texture folders and locate the f86jv_glass_vcanopy, f86jv_glass_vcleft and f86jv_glass_vcmid. Open in DXTBmp and select the "alpha' tab and select the "create alpha template" from the drop down. This will creat an alpha for the bitmap. Send the aplha template to the image editor of choice, and make it a bit darker, save, then reload the alpha after editing in DXTBmp, then save the image to the texture folder. Test it out in FSX, if it's good, do the other two and if that works out, copy them to the other texture folders.

I can't say about the F-18. I could not find any bmp in thier texture folders that had anything to do with the VC glass, and I do not have the 737-200.

WOW THX!
I gotta try this, seems to be easy Huh

Let`s have a look!

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Reply #7 - Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 10:17am

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black windows?

do you have installed FSX Service Packs 1 and 2 ?

a mean that's the common issue of FS9 Mdls in FSX when you don't have them installed

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Reply #8 - Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 10:19am

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alrot wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 10:17am:

black windows?

do you have installed FSX Service Packs 1 and 2 ?

a mean that's the common issue of FS9 Mdls in FSX when you don't have them installed

No worries, I installed them all!

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Reply #9 - Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 10:44am

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Hey, it seems to work, I tried this with the F 18.
NOPE
But for all who want to see a picture (I hope now you know what I mean): http://www.google.de/imgresq=fsx+black+cockpit+glass&um=1&hl=de&sa=N&biw=1280&bi...

Thats how it looks like, but not my picture... Found it few months ago somewhere.

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Reply #10 - Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 10:48am

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Callahan18 wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 10:44am:

Hey, it seems to work, I tried this with the F 18.
NOPE
But for all who want to see a picture (I hope now you know what I mean): [img]

Thats how it looks like, but not my picture... Found it few months ago somewhere.

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Sorry, image doesnt work Undecided

Okay, Ill try it more and I will contact you if it have worked Cheesy

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Reply #11 - Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 12:55pm

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Okay boys, the Sabre (THANKS YOU) worked!

But too bad I didnt find the Glass things in the other planes...

Where could they be?

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