Exterior lights

[SSO]

Im on 2.2 just getting ready to update to 2.3 and 2.4.
I will add my light section here when I get home tonight.

I cant imagine FMGS causes that. Must be either Shockwave, P3D or your Nvidia driver. Is it independant of HDR and other light settings in P3D?

/Stephen

[SSO]

My light section:

[Lights]        
light.0=3, -13.90, -55.25,  2.45, fx_shockwave_navred
light.1=3, -13.90, 55.25,  2.45, fx_shockwave_navgre
light.2=3, -69.70,   0.00,  4.70, fx_shockwave_navwhi_l_nl ,
light.3=2, -69.70,   0.00,  4.70, fx_shockwave_strobe_l_nl ,
light.4=2, -13.95, -55.25,  2.45, fx_shockwave_strobe_l_2 ,
light.5=2, -13.95, 55.25,  2.45, fx_shockwave_strobe_l_2 ,
light.6=1,   6.8,   0.00, -5.80, fx_shockwave_beaconb ,
light.7=1,   3.83,   0.00, 8.47, fx_shockwave_beaconh ,
light.9=5,  11.570000, -10.48, -1, fx_shockwave_landing_light_narrow ,
light.10=5,  11.570000, 10.48, -1, fx_shockwave_landing_light_narrow ,
light.11=5,  39, 1.0, -5.5, fx_shockwave_landing_light,
light.12=5,  39,-1.0, -5.5, fx_shockwave_landing_light,

/Stephen

[Jerec]

Hi Stephen,

checked your config in my rig, but without success, taxi light is flieckering in outside view and inside no changes between taxi and TO-light, also strobes not working properly. It seems, that in new 2.4 the textures are not properly loaded, it looks like, that P3D tries to load them, but uses different ones every time. e.g. strobe effect for Navred...

Regards Henrik

[SSO]

Hi again,

Now upgraded to 2.4.
Did some adjustments to the lights section as it was not very precise:

[Lights]        
light.0=3, -13.90, -55.25,  2.45, fx_shockwave_navred
light.1=3, -13.90, 55.25,  2.45, fx_shockwave_navgre
light.2=3, -69.70,   0.00,  4.70, fx_shockwave_navwhi_l_nl ,
light.3=2, -69.70,   0.00,  4.70, fx_shockwave_strobe_l_nl ,
light.4=2, -13.95, -55.25,  2.45, fx_shockwave_strobe_l_2 ,
light.5=2, -13.95, 55.25,  2.45, fx_shockwave_strobe_l_2 ,
light.6=1,   6.8,   0.00, -5.80, fx_shockwave_beaconb ,
light.7=1,   3.83,   0.00, 8.47, fx_shockwave_beaconh ,
light.9=5,   1.500000, -6.9, -3.9, fx_shockwave_landing_light ,
light.10=5,   1.500000,  6.9, -3.9, fx_shockwave_landing_light ,
light.11=5,  37.5, 0.8, -5.5, fx_shockwave_landing_light_narrow,
light.12=5,  38.5,-0.8, -5.5, fx_shockwave_landing_light,

Below an image with cleaned setup file structure as recommended when upgrading 2.2 - 2.3 - 2.4.
No flicker at all.

Image1.jpg

[Vonduck]

Hi guys,

Just chiming in here as very interested in these lights...

If I understand correctly, i buy the Shockwave lights and install into P3D 2.4....then using the config form above they should work on the PA320? Is it that simple or have i missed something?

Cheers

Doug

[SSO]

Doug,

That worked for me - also under P3D2.4.
Now the real asset in the shockwave is the effect on AI aircraft. I have been installing the shockwave lights on all my WorldofAI aircraft files.
This lights up the sky...

/Stephen

[Vonduck]

Awesome thanks Stephen

Slight problem now... have bought the lights form FSS...but it wont install into P3D! I have FSX.exe from and old FSX i used to have but its not enough as all the registry stuff has been deleted etc...

How do i get around this issue?

[SSO]

Do you have the migration tool?
Perhaps that is needed...

/Stephen

[Vonduck]

AH! Found the old FSX discs and reinstalled that... then copy the files to P3D..

Lets see if this works!

Thanks for your help!

[Vonduck]

Ok update! Have installed the files and from what i have read the BMPs needed installing as well so copied those over too..

I dont seem to get the reflection on the engine cowlings though as the pictures show?

I installed into FSX and copied the .FX files to the effects folder in P3D... and the textures into the texture folder... the lights are there i think but not as in the pictures shown in this thread... is there anything else i should be aware of?

Also, how do you add to AI? I have UT2 and tried copying the FX file name into the aircraft config... is there anything else needed to make them work? I still have no green and red lights from any Ai?

Thanks guys

Doug