Navigation lights too big when using a beamer

[Hans Krohn]

Hi,

I started to use my new visual system with 3 beamers. 12 x 3 feet projection area... the new level of immersion is still blowing my mind. Or to put it another way: My wife started to stop by and actually watch me fly for a while

Just one small problem (ther is ALWAYS a small problem in cockpits, isn't there...?):

With the beamers, the navigation lights on the airplanes and approach lights on the airports are way too big. Is there any known way to reduce their size?

Thx and best regards,
Hans

[Bob Reed]

Yes there is a way to fix that... But I do not remember how. Maybe someone here does?

[JBaymore]

Yeah...... for part of it in the fs9.cfg file. There is something like runway_lights_scalar or something like that....can't remember right now. If I remember correctly you cahnge the value there and it increases/decreases the size. Ther are other obviously named "scalar" entries too that cover some other stuff.

WHen I get a chance... I'll check and get back on this.

EDIT:

Here is one section of the fs9.cfg

[DISPLAY]
UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=20
TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=100
TextureMaxLoad=5 //added 10/30/06 tried 10 and down
RUNWAY_LIGHTS_SURFACE_SCALAR=1.2
RUNWAY_LIGHTS_VASI_SCALAR=1.0
RUNWAY_LIGHTS_APPROACH_SCALAR=1.0
RUNWAY_LIGHTS_STROBE_SCALAR=1.5


best,

.....................john

[brianwilliamson]

Try these out. They are on Avsim :
xenon3.zip
airport_lighting_v2.zip
aht5.zip

Cheers...............Brian W.

[bindook]

ok guy's , is it possible not to have a fs9.cfg file?? as i can't find mine. Done a search in the whole pc ....nothing!!!

Michael

[Bob Reed]

No not possible.. Do you have the PC setup so you can see hidden and system files?

[pylet]

It's a pain to find... mine is located here, C:\Documents and Settings\Lyle\Application Data\Microsoft\FS9.

Good luck.

[bindook]

found it........how come it was never found when i did a search????

[NicD]

RUNWAY_LIGHTS_SURFACE_SCALAR=1.2
RUNWAY_LIGHTS_VASI_SCALAR=1.0
RUNWAY_LIGHTS_APPROACH_SCALAR=1.0
RUNWAY_LIGHTS_STROBE_SCALAR=1.5

yep - thats them. They change the 'bloom' of the light source. With a smaller number you get more of a pinpoint of light, larger numbers create a wide light bloom. Projectors and the TripleHead2Go seem to accentuate the bloom effect.

[sbecker777]

you have to have "show hidden files" checked in Folder Options...
Steve