Boeing B-50 V1 Released
- Thread starter mjahn
- Start date
MZee1960
SOH-CM-2023
gray eagle
SOH-CM-2025
I read that but I am confused. I am have issues not hearing all the sounds in the DSD Sound folder and don't understand how that pertains to my issue....
MrZippy
SOH-CM-2025
I just did a quick test flight(despite the hurricane wind force in my face
) I heard no V1-Rotate at takeoff speed, I did hear the set cowflops-both when pressing the little airplane on the monitor next to the word COWL. No Decision Height announcement or Approaching minimums. I did hear Set Cruise power when clicking on that monitor icon. Boy! does that prop reverse work great!Just minor nit-picky things
gray eagle
SOH-CM-2025
I just did a quick test flight(despite the hurricane wind force in my face
Just minor nit-picky things
Glad to read that I am not the only one with some of the sound issues. Like you said no biggie.
I believe it is something to do with the DSD config file B50sounds.ini located in ../panel/DSDSounds.
Someone could investigate on [Sounds] and [LVars] sections and their interaction.
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[Config]
MaxSounds=35
GlobalCommands=DSDGlobals
VolumeVarIn=dsd_xml_sound_volume_in
PanVarIn=dsd_xml_sound_pan_in
VolumeVarOut=dsd_xml_sound_volume_out
PanVarOut=dsd_xml_sound_pan_out
LoopOut=dsd_xml_sound_loop_out
VolumePlayed=dsd_volume_played
PanPlayed=dsd_pan_played
LoopPlayed=dsd_loop_played
[Sounds]
Sound00=\panel\DSDSounds\Gear Up_2.wav, -2000
Sound01=\panel\DSDSounds\Set Cruise Power-2.wav, -2000
Sound02=\panel\DSDSounds\Takeoff Power.wav, -2200
Sound03=\panel\DSDSounds\Set Flaps 33both.wav, -2000
Sound04=\panel\DSDSounds\Set Flaps 55both.wav, -2000
Sound05=\panel\DSDSounds\Set Flaps 100both.wav, -2000
Sound06=\panel\DSDSounds\Flaps Retract.wav, -2000
Sound07=\panel\DSDSounds\Set Flaps 80.wav, -2000
Sound08=\panel\DSDSounds\Flaps 20.wav, -2000
Sound09=\panel\DSDSounds\Gear Down-2.wav, -2000
Sound10=\panel\DSDSounds\SetCowlsTakeoffboth.wav, -2000
Sound11=\panel\DSDSounds\turret.wav, -300
Sound12=\panel\DSDSounds\Boom Ready for contact.wav, -2000
Sound13=\panel\DSDSounds\Decision Height.wav, -100
Sound14=\panel\DSDSounds\SB01_Brakes.wav, -1500
Sound15=\panel\DSDSounds\J47 Turbojet engine.wav, -1300
Sound16=\panel\DSDSounds\J47 Turbojet engine shutdown.wav, -1500
Sound17=\panel\DSDSounds\TFS_starter_right1.wav, -6000
Sound18=\panel\DSDSounds\100FT.wav, -10
Sound19=\panel\DSDSounds\200FT.wav, -10
Sound20=\panel\DSDSounds\300FT.wav, -10
Sound21=\panel\DSDSounds\400FT.wav, -10
Sound22=\panel\DSDSounds\500FT.wav, -10
Sound23=\panel\DSDSounds\10FT.wav, -10
Sound24=\panel\DSDSounds\20FT.wav, -10
Sound25=\panel\DSDSounds\30FT.wav, -10
Sound26=\panel\DSDSounds\40FT.wav, -10
Sound27=\panel\DSDSounds\50FT.wav, -10
Sound28=\panel\DSDSounds\cabin.wav, -2000
[LVars]
Lvar00=Gearup
Lvar01=Cruisepower
Lvar02=Takeoffpower
Lvar03=Flaps33
Lvar04=Flaps55
Lvar05=Flaps100
Lvar06=Flaps0
Lvar07=Flaps80
Lvar08=Flaps20
Lvar09=Geardown
Lvar10=Cowlflapsset
Lvar11=Turret
Lvar12=Boomready
Lvar13=Decisionheight
Lvar14=Brakes
Lvar15=J47run
Lvar16=J47shutdn
Lvar17=DG_TFS_starter_right1
Lvar18=alt100
Lvar19=alt200
Lvar20=alt300
Lvar21=alt400
Lvar22=alt500
Lvar23=alt10
Lvar24=alt20
Lvar25=alt30
Lvar26=alt40
Lvar27=alt50
Lvar28=cabin
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Giorgio.
MZee1960
SOH-CM-2023
Hi @greyeagle,
Sorry to appear a bit 'down', well, perhaps 'depressed' is a better word, but after reading @mjahn's comment wrt the B-50 '... the waters have been getting muddier and muddier. Time for me to admit defeat and let it rest' - I interpreted this to mean basically that there will be no more attempts to do 'fixes' as no common denominator for the graphics issues has been found to date. I agree, as my graphics issues have taken all of the pleasure out of flying this beautiful aircraft. I think the only way to continue forth on this project (keep in mind this was only V1) is IF someone stumbles across the root cause of the graphical issues several people have been experiencing. I'm just keeping fingers crossed that day will come in the future. This is 'hands down' the best-looking B-50 I have come across and I would hate to not be able to fly it in the virtual world. Maybe when I make the move over to P3D in the spring of next year, it may work for me there. I will definitely give it a try. For the time being, it's 'parked' in my downloads folder.
gray eagle
SOH-CM-2025
I'm just trying to figure out what triggers these sounds?
Rotate_A.wav
Set Cruise Power-2.wav
APPMIN.wav
Decision Height.wav
minimum.wav
My hunch is that some of these sounds were carryovers from the C97 Project and maybe the continuity of some of them were lost in the B50.
I can hear the decent call outs just dandy, the cowls and flaps setting and the brakes etc. Just the ones I mentioned ^
Rotate_A.wav
Set Cruise Power-2.wav
APPMIN.wav
Decision Height.wav
minimum.wav
My hunch is that some of these sounds were carryovers from the C97 Project and maybe the continuity of some of them were lost in the B50.
I can hear the decent call outs just dandy, the cowls and flaps setting and the brakes etc. Just the ones I mentioned ^
gray eagle
SOH-CM-2025
B50 at KMEM
Thanks Jensole - B50 at Memphis Air Guard tarmac.
Thanks Jensole - B50 at Memphis Air Guard tarmac.
Monitor Panel
I have been trying to modify the size and position of the Monitor Panel with no success. It's hard to read with my old eyes. It also overlaps the Shift-Z window info. I'd like to move it down and resize it horizontally and vertically. I have edited the sizes and position with no success. Also I cannot visualize the Monitor Help window. It shows up OK in FSPS but not n FSX. I can drag the monitor window bigger and drag it down OK with my mouse. Any help sure would be appreciated. Bob.
I have been trying to modify the size and position of the Monitor Panel with no success. It's hard to read with my old eyes. It also overlaps the Shift-Z window info. I'd like to move it down and resize it horizontally and vertically. I have edited the sizes and position with no success. Also I cannot visualize the Monitor Help window. It shows up OK in FSPS but not n FSX. I can drag the monitor window bigger and drag it down OK with my mouse. Any help sure would be appreciated. Bob.
blanston12
SOH-CM-2025
I had to resize it so I could read on my hi-res monitor as out of the box it was really small. I found it in the Window03 section of the panel.cfg file, I commented out/removed the pixel_size= line and added
window_size=0.48, 0.139
window_pos= 0.50, 0.05
This kept it the same relative size on the screen, no matter what the screen resolution was. If you want it even bigger just scale up the window_size values, be sure to adjust the window_pos so it does not go off the screen.
Thanks Joe. I'll try those numbers. I appreciate it. Bob.
Jafo
SOH-CM-2024
Probably not...as that sounds like a full rewrite of the xml ...
MrZippy
SOH-CM-2025
Probably not...as that sounds like a full rewrite of the xml ...
+1 fully agree with that! I was messing with a copy of the XML for the monitor and you would have to re-position the elements under each other and then realign all of the wording or text inside of each....lots of work!
strykerpsg
SOH-CM-2023
LOL! Thank you so much for this. I too was finding myself squinting to read the rather small'ish box in 4k resolution.
Great plane by the way! Absolutely loved flying around Seattle with it.
BendyFlyer
Charter Member
Well, I just want to say this - This is a very good simulation model and I want to thank M Jahn and the team who put in the effort to make this. I have found no major bugs and no significant anomalies and it worked out of the box so to speak without any issues at all. (FSX-A, Win7 64bit). The monitor gauge works fine just as it did when it was first introduced on other models (I like it and it takes a lot of the pain out of setting stuff up nicely particularly in a big aeroplane which had several crew members to make it happen).
The design and textures are great (superb) and I have had no texture anomalies whatsoever. As for the sound, maybe I am not very discriminating but it sounds ok to me as well.
I have followed this thread since the aircraft arrived. I noted very carefully that this was version 1 and that yes there would be some bugs etc but it was a WIP. So some need to put a sock in it. I have found a number of responses churlish to say the least and offensive in some aspects - after all this was a labour of passion and interest by some of our community's best, so on behalf of the community I would like to offer an apology to the team on behalf of the SOH users, I think it is warranted.
I am sure it will progress and get better just as all the previous projects have, just look at the C-47 as an example. I am sure it will be a fascinating journey and some great paints etc will ensue.
The design and textures are great (superb) and I have had no texture anomalies whatsoever. As for the sound, maybe I am not very discriminating but it sounds ok to me as well.
I have followed this thread since the aircraft arrived. I noted very carefully that this was version 1 and that yes there would be some bugs etc but it was a WIP. So some need to put a sock in it. I have found a number of responses churlish to say the least and offensive in some aspects - after all this was a labour of passion and interest by some of our community's best, so on behalf of the community I would like to offer an apology to the team on behalf of the SOH users, I think it is warranted.
I am sure it will progress and get better just as all the previous projects have, just look at the C-47 as an example. I am sure it will be a fascinating journey and some great paints etc will ensue.
I would echo the sentiments of BendyFlyer. In my case, the download went well and so did the VC merge that I decided to do. I guess I was lucky. Seems to me that it is logical that anomolies that some have experienced have little or nothing to do with the product put out by the developers and everything to do with their own system. Otherwise, wouldn't we all be experiencing the same problem?
For my part, I would say The B-50, the C-97 series, and the C-47 have the best airfiles and the finest flying characteristics of any aircraft in my hangar. As well, I wish I had a monitor gauge for every aircraft I fly--truly an innovative and useful product.
Great job team!