Ankors Shaders problem.
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Ankors shaders cured but!!!!!
Sorry folks i just remembered to turn off "Dual Pass Render" in the app`s /config overrides and it`s all good,but how do i stop the cockpit moving around when i climb or turn, it`s a little off putting.can that be turned off too?
alcanallen.
Sorry folks i just remembered to turn off "Dual Pass Render" in the app`s /config overrides and it`s all good,but how do i stop the cockpit moving around when i climb or turn, it`s a little off putting.can that be turned off too?
alcanallen.
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
*** 2. d3d8.ini Parameters ***
The defaults and typical value ranges to be used are included in the comment lines (delineated by a ";" at the start of the line).
HeadShake - Turns on or off the head movement effects.
OffsetSpring - Adjusts the inertia response to movement. Very low values produces an interesting effect -- the view lags its response and tries to stay focused on the same point for some time regardless of aircraft movement.
OffsetResponse - Controls the damping of head shake. Note that higher values means LESS damping, i.e. this parameter defines how quick the view responds to acceleration. It has no effect on rotation.
RotationSpring - Adjusts the inertia response to rotation. Very low values produces an interesting effect -- the view lags its response and tries to stay focused on the same point for some time regardless of aircraft rotation.
MouseLookSpeed - Enables and adjusts the speed of the view movement in response to moving the mouse. Mouse look can be switched on/off in-game by clicking RIGHT mouse button and it starts OFF by default. So to use mouse look you will need to right-click the mouse once. This can also be temporarily disabled in game by going to an external view or holding down the "Alt" key in the cockpit.
MouseLookReset - Controls the time in seconds before the Mouse Look function returns the view back to the default.
ZoomInStep - Adjusts the amount that the view magnification changes as the scroll wheel is turned.
ZoomOutStep - Adjusts the amount that the view magnification changes as the scroll wheel is turned.
ZoomSpeed - Adjusts the smoothing effect of going between different view magnification levels.
InvertMouseZoom - Sets direction of mouse wheel to zoom in versus out.
The defaults and typical value ranges to be used are included in the comment lines (delineated by a ";" at the start of the line).
HeadShake - Turns on or off the head movement effects.
OffsetSpring - Adjusts the inertia response to movement. Very low values produces an interesting effect -- the view lags its response and tries to stay focused on the same point for some time regardless of aircraft movement.
OffsetResponse - Controls the damping of head shake. Note that higher values means LESS damping, i.e. this parameter defines how quick the view responds to acceleration. It has no effect on rotation.
RotationSpring - Adjusts the inertia response to rotation. Very low values produces an interesting effect -- the view lags its response and tries to stay focused on the same point for some time regardless of aircraft rotation.
MouseLookSpeed - Enables and adjusts the speed of the view movement in response to moving the mouse. Mouse look can be switched on/off in-game by clicking RIGHT mouse button and it starts OFF by default. So to use mouse look you will need to right-click the mouse once. This can also be temporarily disabled in game by going to an external view or holding down the "Alt" key in the cockpit.
MouseLookReset - Controls the time in seconds before the Mouse Look function returns the view back to the default.
ZoomInStep - Adjusts the amount that the view magnification changes as the scroll wheel is turned.
ZoomOutStep - Adjusts the amount that the view magnification changes as the scroll wheel is turned.
ZoomSpeed - Adjusts the smoothing effect of going between different view magnification levels.
InvertMouseZoom - Sets direction of mouse wheel to zoom in versus out.
sixstrings5859
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Thanks for sharing Major. Learn something new all the time. Regards,Scott
alcanallen
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Moving cockpit
Thank you o wise one!
John.
Thank you o wise one!
John.
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MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
You can adjust the parameters globally or you can address particular aircraft if they don't all have the problem.
AnKor Shader Developer ReadMe Feb 2017.txt says:
*** 2. d3d8.ini Parameters ***
The defaults and typical value ranges to be used are included in the comment lines (delineated by a ";" at the start of the line).
EnvReflection - Adjusts the amount of the envriomental image that is reflected off the aircraft texture. This appears as anything from subtle tinting of the surfaces, to a full mirror image depending on the glossiness
Glossiness - Adjusts how broadly or narrowly the specular effects are spread across the surface of the aircraft texture.
*** 8. Aircraft Texture and Model Mods ***
While AnKor's shaders make an increadible improvement to the rendering of the aircraft in the game there can be some issues with the models developed prior to these shaders being available. Understanding the source of the conflicts and how to address them will let you make the most of the the power contained within these shaders.
For example, if the aircraft appears black or grey in the game it is often associated with a *_r.dds or *_s.dds file that was saved with an alpha layer that will need to be resaved without the alpha. Default aircraft that are far too reflective will need their *_r.dds or *_s.dds files darkened to reduce the intensity of the effect.
The default settings for this package are EnvReflection=5 and Glossiness=1 to provide a moderate amount of enviromental color to be displayed on a surface with diffused specular effects. This is done for compatibility with most of the stock painted or weathered aluminum aircraft finishes.
If adjusting these two parameters does not achieve the desired look it may be that the model files themselves will need to be modified.
The first thing to check is the *_r.dds or *_s.dds file brightness levels. For problematic aircraft these are often found to be too light, and will need to be edited to reduce their brightness. Additionally these may not have incorporated the appropriate local shading to correspond to the expected reflectivity on those surfaces. For matt painted surfaces brightness values in the 0-5% range should be used. For polished aluminum surfaces 10-16% brightness can be used. Values in between these ranges can be applied to provide localized variety to the aircraft finish to represent uneven weathering.
AnKor Shader Developer ReadMe Feb 2017.txt says:
*** 2. d3d8.ini Parameters ***
The defaults and typical value ranges to be used are included in the comment lines (delineated by a ";" at the start of the line).
EnvReflection - Adjusts the amount of the envriomental image that is reflected off the aircraft texture. This appears as anything from subtle tinting of the surfaces, to a full mirror image depending on the glossiness
Glossiness - Adjusts how broadly or narrowly the specular effects are spread across the surface of the aircraft texture.
*** 8. Aircraft Texture and Model Mods ***
While AnKor's shaders make an increadible improvement to the rendering of the aircraft in the game there can be some issues with the models developed prior to these shaders being available. Understanding the source of the conflicts and how to address them will let you make the most of the the power contained within these shaders.
For example, if the aircraft appears black or grey in the game it is often associated with a *_r.dds or *_s.dds file that was saved with an alpha layer that will need to be resaved without the alpha. Default aircraft that are far too reflective will need their *_r.dds or *_s.dds files darkened to reduce the intensity of the effect.
The default settings for this package are EnvReflection=5 and Glossiness=1 to provide a moderate amount of enviromental color to be displayed on a surface with diffused specular effects. This is done for compatibility with most of the stock painted or weathered aluminum aircraft finishes.
If adjusting these two parameters does not achieve the desired look it may be that the model files themselves will need to be modified.
The first thing to check is the *_r.dds or *_s.dds file brightness levels. For problematic aircraft these are often found to be too light, and will need to be edited to reduce their brightness. Additionally these may not have incorporated the appropriate local shading to correspond to the expected reflectivity on those surfaces. For matt painted surfaces brightness values in the 0-5% range should be used. For polished aluminum surfaces 10-16% brightness can be used. Values in between these ranges can be applied to provide localized variety to the aircraft finish to represent uneven weathering.
alcanallen
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Shine adjustments
Thanks Major,will look at the individual aircraft as not all appear that way.
John.
Thanks Major,will look at the individual aircraft as not all appear that way.
John.
alcanallen
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ETO_Spit_I_RNN
Major,this aircraft has two dds files in the texture folder,namely Spit_1a_RNN_s.dds the other t.dds and they are encrypted so i cannot find my way there.
Any clues?
John.
Major,this aircraft has two dds files in the texture folder,namely Spit_1a_RNN_s.dds the other t.dds and they are encrypted so i cannot find my way there.
Any clues?
John.
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
It turns out that this was an issue with the specular factor set in the m3d file. Many of the older models have these set at a default E5 E5 E5, and I've found that lowering this parameter to 30 30 30 by hex editing the file seems to resolve the issue in most cases.
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
AnKor has recently addressed the first couple of the issues raised in this thread. I just picked up a new version to run through testing, but with next week off I should be able to finish the evaluation and publishing something soon.
Daiwilletti
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Thanks for keeping up with this stuff! The shaders have been transformational for CFS 3.5 
sixstrings5859
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Looking forward to it's release. Had problems before and did away with it.Can't wait for WOTR. New life for CFS3 !! Maybe all will be correct in this later chapter of CFS3. Will gladly shell out some money for this one!
MajorMagee
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No problems with the testing so far. I'm trying to decide if this should be released as just the few files that need updating, or to refresh the whole package again.
alcanallen
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Ankors
Great news Major,looking forward to the new release,
John.
Great news Major,looking forward to the new release,
John.
A friendly request
Just a suggestion to keep it organized and user friendly, please consider updating the entire package and presenting it this way.
Ted
Just a suggestion to keep it organized and user friendly, please consider updating the entire package and presenting it this way.
Ted
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
Okay, will do.
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
I had just uploaded it and then discovered an issue so I deleted it from the library.
Has anyone ever experienced a series of error messages related to being unable to read dialog xml parameters that eventually crash cfs3? It started happening this evening after I had made a significant number of menu clicks going in and out of the user interface / simulation and changing planes / nationalities / weather settings. Things would work normally for a while, and then the error messages would crop up. Rebooting the computer did not clear it up. Eventually I was able to get it to happen even without the new shaders installed, so they may have nothing to do with it at all, but until I know the source of this bug, I won't risk these on anyone else.
I'm thinking it may have something to do with this past week's Win 10 Fall Creator's Update monthly patch more than anything in CFS3 itself. Anyone else having trouble with xml parsing crashes?
Has anyone ever experienced a series of error messages related to being unable to read dialog xml parameters that eventually crash cfs3? It started happening this evening after I had made a significant number of menu clicks going in and out of the user interface / simulation and changing planes / nationalities / weather settings. Things would work normally for a while, and then the error messages would crop up. Rebooting the computer did not clear it up. Eventually I was able to get it to happen even without the new shaders installed, so they may have nothing to do with it at all, but until I know the source of this bug, I won't risk these on anyone else.
I'm thinking it may have something to do with this past week's Win 10 Fall Creator's Update monthly patch more than anything in CFS3 itself. Anyone else having trouble with xml parsing crashes?