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Alpha F-8 Crusader improvements
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Dumonceau
Banned
@ Richoday
Hello Rich,
As your can see by my meager post count, I'm new here. I've been toying around with the AS Crusader as well, added Warchild's FDE and got the cockpit working. But the effects don't quite fit, and the HUD is a bit too modern for that plane.
Could you send me your aircraft.cfg file and instruct me on the panel changes? I'm a great fan of the Cruz, and I would love to get it right. I love that Burner that you have there!
Take care,
Dumonceau
Hello Rich,
As your can see by my meager post count, I'm new here. I've been toying around with the AS Crusader as well, added Warchild's FDE and got the cockpit working. But the effects don't quite fit, and the HUD is a bit too modern for that plane.
Could you send me your aircraft.cfg file and instruct me on the panel changes? I'm a great fan of the Cruz, and I would love to get it right. I love that Burner that you have there!
Take care,
Dumonceau
Always learning something new in FSX effects stuff!
Just making it fit... that's all!
What on earth did you do? Close up looks like inferno.
Trying to understand the perspective of the changes.What did you make fit? Are the burner nozzles now flush with the edge of the tailpipe?
fxsttcb
Panel & Gauge Hack!
It's like a cutaway drawing. He's matching the outside diameter of the effect segments to the inside diameter of the corresponding sections of the model.What on earth did you do? Close up looks like inferno.
What did you make fit? Are the burner nozzles now flush with the edge of the tailpipe?
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Tedious... Awesome work, Ted!
I want a copy when you are happy with it.It's like a cutaway drawing. He's matching the outside diameter of the effect segments to the inside diameter of the corresponding sections of the model.
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Tedious... Awesome work, Ted!
Ditto +1
Great work gentlemen! I hope that at some point in time, all of these improvements could be rolled up into one file and uploaded here. I see one set of afterburner effects from the CF-105 and one set that looks like it was included in the Alpha download. A bit confusing to someone coming in late in the game.
Great work gentlemen! I hope that at some point in time, all of these improvements could be rolled up into one file and uploaded here. I see one set of afterburner effects from the CF-105 and one set that looks like it was included in the Alpha download. A bit confusing to someone coming in late in the game.
The CF-105 burner effects was idea I used as the AS CF-105 (FSX) is freeware. Then Tunfun used his F-104 burners (payware) and they look good but I don't own than one. Tunfun graciously made some changes to the basic CF-105 for me and I was in a learning curve as to the correct adjustment in the lights section
of the AS F-8. Since then, it looks like Tunfun has return to his research and experiment lab and is about to come up with what looks like appreciable
better effect. dun dun dun.........
PS my original CF-105 effect that I used was changed a bit so that the nozzles could been seen as well. Otherwise, all you see is a straight
blowtorch effect with no nozzle flames. There are some folks that are happy with that effect.
What would be nice is a way to add/remove ordnance from choices or fly clean. And improvement in Hud so that the gun sight is more like the
Rollus version.
Dumonceau
Banned
Great work gentlemen! I hope that at some point in time, all of these improvements could be rolled up into one file and uploaded here. I see one set of afterburner effects from the CF-105 and one set that looks like it was included in the Alpha download. A bit confusing to someone coming in late in the game.
I agree wholeheartedly! One simple to use installer with all the improvements included (and maybe a few repaints?!) would be wonderful!! I use the AS F-105D sounds for it, because they have the same engine. But that thing is native FSX, still being sold and thus copyright protected. Plenty of good sound packs around though!
Take care,
Dumonceau
TuFun
Riveter
It's like a cutaway drawing. He's matching the outside diameter of the effect segments to the inside diameter of the corresponding sections of the model.
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Tedious... Awesome work, Ted!
Ditto +1
Final version.
I believe this is Rich's settings in the aircraf.cfg light section, you may have to make some minor adjustments since this is different than previous version.
[lights]
light.2 = 9, -18.00, 0.00, 0.15, fx_ALPHA_F8_TF_AB
You will need the effects textures from the Alpha CF105 aircraft.
Having fun flying this bird!!!
Ted,
The video says "private" and that IS the light effect recipe I used. Is the attached file the same identical one you gave me or is it
a newer one with improved exhaust effects? Reason I ask is because I backed up the original one you did for me and installed this "new?" one and
I don't get any ab exhaust effect at all, had to revert to what I saved and that one worked.
Edit: A little closer attention to detail on my part and the light bulb turned on, i.e. I looked at the file names of the 1st one I got from you and
this new one is different. One less F on the end TFF became TF yes? So I adjusted the call on that file in the lights section and removed
the extra "T" and boom! I get a F8 with a boss looking burner... The video will only show a brief image then fades to "private Video"
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Thanks for everything, and as usual, the video is great. :ernae:
Dumonceau
Banned
On my end, I've almost got everything the way I want it, but I just want that damn AS F105D gunsight to show. I put it in the panel.cfg, but it isn't showing... I must be doing something wrong, but I cannot figure out what exactly.
I would appreciate some help!
take care,
Dumonceau
I would appreciate some help!
take care,
Dumonceau
fxsttcb
Panel & Gauge Hack!
I'm cornfuzed! I can't find an AS F105D gunsight. I have the FS9 F105D Thunderchief and both FS9 and FSX versions of the CF-105 Arrow. None of them includes a gunsight that I can find.
Meanwhile, I've finished(Yeah, Right!) my first AS F-8 repaint. Whatta chore! Just figgerin' out which texture goes with what model gave me a headache.
Thank the Lord for MDLMat and ModelConverterX...DonView attachment 84088
Dumonceau
Banned
I'm cornfuzed! I can't find an AS F105D gunsight. I have the FS9 F105D Thunderchief and both FS9 and FSX versions of the CF-105 Arrow. None of them includes a gunsight that I can find.
Meanwhile, I've finished(Yeah, Right!) my first AS F-8 repaint. Whatta chore! Just figgerin' out which texture goes with what model gave me a headache.
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It's the native FSX AS Thunderchief that has the gunsight.
fxsttcb
Panel & Gauge Hack!
fxsttcb
Panel & Gauge Hack!
OK! I don't have that one.
Couldn't find any I liked, so, I made my own. Along with a new RADAR and a few other goodies...Don
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