AS F8U Crusader (it's also back at AS) + alpha channel question . .

[dhazelgrove]

I am not sure I really understand what I need to do with the model or the tools involved to get the F-8E model to display reflectivity vs transparency.

I don't believe that there is anything you can do, as you don't have the model source files - or do you?

As for porting, the only gauge that really needs attention is the usual ASI.
There's a lot to be done in the aircraft.cfg, though.
Has anyone got the nav lights to work?

Dave

 

[Navy Chief]

Sorry you are having trouble with the canopy. Had this recently trying to get the Turbo Commander 690B to fly in FSX. I seem to have no probs with the glass in FSX SP2/Acceleration. Maybe I just should consider myself lucky!

Re sounds, go get yourself a freeware J57 sound set and you are good to go!




Would like to second that. Looks awesome in FSX!

Ahoy! I sent you a PM!

NC

 

[dhazelgrove]

The thumbnails for this are proving a mite problematical, as AS have placed the skins for six aircraft within the same texture folder - and it's not immediately obvious which bitmaps are common.
What I've done (for the moment) is to duplicate the whole of the texture folder, rename the duplicates as texture.1 to texture.5 and change the texture lines in the aircraft.cfg so that there's a different texture folder for each aircraft choice.
Texture sharing will come later - when I've the time.

Dave

 

[fsafranek]

The thumbnails for this are proving a mite problematical, as AS have placed the skins for six aircraft within the same texture folder - and it's not immediately obvious which bitmaps are common.

Yep. But not Alphasim's doing at all.
That was just how "ninjamouse" always did it.
:ernae:

 

[expat]

Wonder what happened to Carl? He sure did a bang up job modelling this one! I also am using several of his F-8's as AI on the flight line with surprisingly little hit on FPS.

The only thing I want to do is maybe swap out some of the original gauges for some better looking ones, which is easy. Otherwise it would be cool if there were a few more paints!

 

[dhazelgrove]

There were a few repaints on avsim, I believe.

Dave

 

[Desert Rat]

I don't believe that there is anything you can do, as you don't have the model source files - or do you?
Dave

No source code, but mine has a shiny new ass :d

plus a few other bits.

preliminary trial in FS9.

Jamie

 

[Jetmechanic]

Its great that the AS F-8 works in FSX, Can someone tell me how i can change the afterburner on it and if we can get some catapult number that would be awesome too.

 

[dhazelgrove]

The AB effect is governed by the line in the [LIGHTS] section of the aircraft.cfg.
For the F-8, it's:

light.2 = 9, -22.00, 0.00, 0.00, fx_reheat_Alpha Viggen,

Simply change the effect for one of your choice.

For cat/trap, I use Rob Barendregt's RCBCO-30 every time.

Dave

 

[usafvet]

I cannot get the AS F-8 Crusader to show in FSX, it won't load or be recognized, any ideas? Definitely no joy!

-USAFVET

 

[delta_lima]

It works just fine - you're probably missing something small.

Check your aircraft.cfg. If there is a mixup/missing coordination between the panel=, sound=, model=, etc. to the appropriate panel, sound, etc., then any plane won't show up in FSX. A distinctive of FSX is that if you are missing a sound folder for the aircraft, it won't show up, whereas in FS9, it would, just without sound. I have spent literally scores of hours (likely over the 100 hrs mark) in the AS F-8 in FSX alone, and even more on the Rollus model.

Both work fine in FSX, though the AS modelneeds a few tweaks.

 

[usafvet]

Surprise to me, I removed it and reloaded and it works fine....man, these things can be a pain


-L