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Aero L-39 Albatros

Just getting to see some of these gorgeous repaints for the L-39. You guys are doing a fine job.

In reference to the joysticks in her, the top of the stick is grey and the right side button is for trim. That I found out when I fly the "real thing" November 8th.

And for those still thinking of buying the Lotus Sim's L-39, you won't be disappointed. It's as close as you can get. My flight in Pipsqueak proved that. BTW... keep track of your G meter. 7Gs won't be the same as real life, but what the heck. LOL I had a blast pulling 7Gs in Pip. :d And that's without a G-suit.
 
F-18Hornet. I am very sorry about this. FS Pilotshop has stuffed up the update this weekend and I'm none too pleased! Please send me an email at: lotus@lotussim.com with your name and purchase info and I will get a replacement key to you immediately. I am here all day.

Thanks, and again my apologies.

-Mike
 
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My new repaint

Hey guys i've just finished this paint for the LotusSim L-39. I've done it for the Armed Forces of Malta even though they don't have one heh.... but anyway pls i would like to hear any of your comments or suggestions... this is my first ever repaint and oh..... can anyone explain to me how to make the paint non-reflective? THX :ernae:
 
thx man i appriciate... need to change anything ? i'd prefer leaving them as they are right now.... and bdw you think i shall upload them?
 
Nice one Joseph. :) Looks good. If you want to make the paint matte you have to change the alpha channel data in the specular maps from near white down to very dark grey or black. If you load up the spec maps for the Czech grey jet and compare their alpha channels to the ones you're using you'll see the difference. I explained this in quite a bit more detail in the paint kit manual. In the paint kit _spec map PSD files there are background layers for both glossy and matte finishes, which are meant to be placed into the alpha channel prior to export. Hope that helps.

-Mike


-Mike
 
Lotus said:
Nice one Joseph. :) Looks good. If you want to make the paint matte you have to change the alpha channel data in the specular maps from near white down to very dark grey or black. If you load up the spec maps for the Czech grey jet and compare their alpha channels to the ones you're using you'll see the difference. I explained this in quite a bit more detail in the paint kit manual. In the paint kit _spec map PSD files there are background layers for both glossy and matte finishes, which are meant to be placed into the alpha channel prior to export. Hope that helps.

-Mike


-Mike
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Hello mr. "Lotus" mike

is provided another version of his great model? Type L-159?:running:
 
thx a lot guys :)... hey lotus i think my mistake was just leaving them where they was. the matte specular background. i'll try putting it in the alpha group. and to upload those textures i need special username and password yet =/ :bump:
 
i'm actually not figuring this out =s... how do i work with the alpha channels? till now i just worked with layers... umm would anyone mind me sending to you so that you make them matt cause i cant get this right.. i haven't figured out what i need to do with the alpha channels... what i've done is that i made the spec alpha matt LAYER visible and the spec alpha gloss LAYER invisible and saved... which did not work.
 
I just redownloaded the file from FSPilot shop. Does any one know if this is the updated file? It is 204 mb. I thought I remembered reading something in AVSIM where the update was smaller?

Registed on Lotus's site but, after confirming I am real there was nothing but some closed threads that didn't help.
 
The latest version is 1.3. If you unzip the download the exe installer file should be named something with 13 in it. The last update fixes RealityXP GPS integration plus a few tweaks.
 
Looks great Joseph. I might add that reflection =s realism. I see Pipsqueak every Sunday and a couple of others too, they all reflect light. ;)
 
I just copied a matte spec from another texture i downloaded and it worked out good..... these are the final results i have done 2... i did another1 a bit more empty then the other. Hope you like as i prefer it more. I'll see what i can do with obtainig the special username and password for the uploads and try to upload them this week.
 
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