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Henk_bomber_condenstrails_august_21_2009

gosd

Charter Member
Looking for some missing effects to make these work:

"White_bomber_condenstrail_long_1" , "White_bomber_condenstrail_long_2"
"White_bomber_condenstrail_long_3" , "White_bomber_condenstrail_long_4"

"White_bomber_condenstrail_short_1" ,"White_bomber_condenstrail_short_2" "White_bomber_condenstrail_short_3" ,"White_bomber_condenstrail_short_4"


"White_bomber_condenstrail_short_add_1" , "White_bomber_condenstrail_long_add_2"
 
Finally was able to piece together this effect file.
I dont know who made it. But here it is may the author identify himself to get the credit for it and also add any explanatory notes.

<Henk_bomber_condenstrails_august_21_2009/>
<fx_HB_condenstrail_long_1 ClassName="GroupEffect" Effect0="White_bomber_condenstrail_long_1" Effect1="White_bomber_condenstrail_long_add_2"/>
<fx_HB_condenstrail_long_2 ClassName="GroupEffect" Effect0="White_bomber_condenstrail_long_2" Effect1="White_bomber_condenstrail_long_add_2"/>
<fx_HB_condenstrail_long_3 ClassName="GroupEffect" Effect0="White_bomber_condenstrail_long_3" Effect1="White_bomber_condenstrail_long_add_2"/>
<fx_HB_condenstrail_long_4 ClassName="GroupEffect" Effect0="White_bomber_condenstrail_long_4" Effect1="White_bomber_condenstrail_long_add_2"/>
<fx_B_condenstrail_1 ClassName="GroupEffect" Effect0="White_bomber_condenstrail_short_1" Effect1="White_bomber_condenstrail_short_add_1"/>
<fx_B_condenstrail_2 ClassName="GroupEffect" Effect0="White_bomber_condenstrail_short_2" Effect1="White_bomber_condenstrail_short_add_1"/>
<fx_B_condenstrail_3 ClassName="GroupEffect" Effect0="White_bomber_condenstrail_short_3" Effect1="White_bomber_condenstrail_short_add_1"/>
<fx_B_condenstrail_4 ClassName="GroupEffect" Effect0="White_bomber_condenstrail_short_4" Effect1="White_bomber_condenstrail_short_add_1"/>
<white_bomber_condenstrail_short_add_1 ClassName="TrackEffect" FlatTrack="0" Lifetime="0" InitialDelay="0" ParticleLifetime="30" FadeInTime="0.3" FadeOutTime="6.0" PosX="0" PosY="-0.7" PosZ="0" CountSegments="200" SegmentLength="17" Width="4.5" WidthGrow="0.2" Drag="0" DragDelay="0" InitialAlpha="0" InitialColor="255 255 255" Alpha="0.5" Color="255 255 255" FinalAlpha="0" FinalColor="255 255 255" BlendMode="QuadSprite" Texture="tr_condensTrail_basis1.dds" ZBias="0"/>
<white_bomber_condenstrail_long_add_2 ClassName="TrackEffect" FlatTrack="0" Lifetime="0" InitialDelay="0" ParticleLifetime="50" FadeInTime="2.0" FadeOutTime="15.0" PosX="0" PosY="-0.7" PosZ="0" CountSegments="200" SegmentLength="25" Width="3.5" WidthGrow="0.8" Drag="0" DragDelay="0" InitialAlpha="0" InitialColor="255 255 255" Alpha="0.5" Color="255 255 255" FinalAlpha="0" FinalColor="255 255 255" BlendMode="QuadSprite" Texture="tr_condensTrail_basis2.dds" ZBias="0"/>
<white_bomber_condenstrail_long_1 ClassName="ParticleEffect" EmitterShape="sphere" EmitterRadius="0" EmitterLifetime="0" EmitterPosX="0" EmitterPosY="-0.7" EmitterPosZ="-5" ZBias="0" EmissionAngleHoriz="180" EmissionAngleVert="90" EmissionSpread="10" EmissionRate="20" EmissionRateVar="20" InitialDelay="0" InitialCount="0" MinDistance="10" MaxDistance="6000" StopMethod="1" ZSort="0" UprightSprite="0" RandomStartRotation="1" RandomRotationDirection="1" Lifetime="15" LifetimeVar="0.6" Speed="0" SpeedVar="0" MaxSpeed="0" MaxSpeedVar="0.0" Accel="0" AccelVar="0.0" AccelTime="0.0" Gravity="0" Drag="0" DragDelay="0" InheritVelocity="0" Size="3.0" SizeVar="0.5" MaxSize="4.5" MaxSizeVar="0" GrowRate="1.1" GrowRateVar=".05" RotationRate="30" RotationRateVar="15" FadeInTime="1.0" InitialColor="255 255 255" InitialAlpha="0" Color="255 255 255" Alpha="120" FadeOutTime="12.0" FinalColor="255 255 255" FinalAlpha="0" Texture="smokepuff05.dds" BlendMode="QuadSprite"/>
<white_bomber_condenstrail_long_2 ClassName="ParticleEffect" EmitterShape="sphere" EmitterRadius="0" EmitterLifetime="0" EmitterPosX="0" EmitterPosY="-0.7" EmitterPosZ="-5" ZBias="0" EmissionAngleHoriz="180" EmissionAngleVert="90" EmissionSpread="10" EmissionRate="20" EmissionRateVar="20" InitialDelay="0" InitialCount="0" MinDistance="10" MaxDistance="6000" StopMethod="1" ZSort="0" UprightSprite="0" RandomStartRotation="1" RandomRotationDirection="1" Lifetime="15" LifetimeVar="0.6" Speed="0" SpeedVar="0" MaxSpeed="0" MaxSpeedVar="0.0" Accel="0" AccelVar="0.0" AccelTime="0.0" Gravity="0" Drag="0" DragDelay="0" InheritVelocity="0" Size="3.0" SizeVar="0.5" MaxSize="4.5" MaxSizeVar="0" GrowRate="1.1" GrowRateVar=".05" RotationRate="30" RotationRateVar="15" FadeInTime="1.0" InitialColor="255 255 255" InitialAlpha="0" Color="255 255 255" Alpha="120" FadeOutTime="12.0" FinalColor="255 255 255" FinalAlpha="0" Texture="smokepuff06.dds" BlendMode="QuadSprite"/>
<white_bomber_condenstrail_long_3 ClassName="ParticleEffect" EmitterShape="Sphere" EmitterRadius="0" EmitterLifetime="0" EmitterPosX="0" EmitterPosY="-0.7" EmitterPosZ="-5" ZBias="0" EmissionAngleHoriz="180" EmissionAngleVert="90" EmissionSpread="10" EmissionRate="20" EmissionRateVar="20" InitialDelay="0" InitialCount="0" MinDistance="10" MaxDistance="6000" StopMethod="1" ZSort="0" UprightSprite="0" RandomStartRotation="1" RandomRotationDirection="1" Lifetime="15" LifetimeVar="0.6" Speed="0" SpeedVar="0" MaxSpeed="0" MaxSpeedVar="0.0" Accel="0" AccelVar="0.0" AccelTime="0.0" Gravity="0" Drag="0" DragDelay="0" InheritVelocity="0" Size="3.0" SizeVar="0.5" MaxSize="4.5" MaxSizeVar="0" GrowRate="1.1" GrowRateVar=".05" RotationRate="30" RotationRateVar="15" FadeInTime="1.0" InitialColor="255 255 255" InitialAlpha="0" Color="255 255 255" Alpha="120" FadeOutTime="12.0" FinalColor="255 255 255" FinalAlpha="0" Texture="smokepuff07.dds" BlendMode="QuadSprite"/>
<white_bomber_condenstrail_long_4 ClassName="ParticleEffect" EmitterShape="Sphere" EmitterRadius="0" EmitterLifetime="0" EmitterPosX="0" EmitterPosY="-0.7" EmitterPosZ="-5" ZBias="0" EmissionAngleHoriz="180" EmissionAngleVert="90" EmissionSpread="10" EmissionRate="20" EmissionRateVar="20" InitialDelay="0" InitialCount="0" MinDistance="10" MaxDistance="6000" StopMethod="1" ZSort="0" UprightSprite="0" RandomStartRotation="1" RandomRotationDirection="1" Lifetime="15" LifetimeVar="0.6" Speed="0" SpeedVar="0" MaxSpeed="0" MaxSpeedVar="0.0" Accel="0" AccelVar="0.0" AccelTime="0.0" Gravity="0" Drag="0" DragDelay="0" InheritVelocity="0" Size="3.0" SizeVar="0.5" MaxSize="4.5" MaxSizeVar="0" GrowRate="1.1" GrowRateVar=".05" RotationRate="30" RotationRateVar="15" FadeInTime="1.0" InitialColor="255 255 255" InitialAlpha="0" Color="255 255 255" Alpha="120" FadeOutTime="12.0" FinalColor="255 255 255" FinalAlpha="0" Texture="smokepuff08.dds" BlendMode="QuadSprite"/>
<white_bomber_condenstrail_short_1 ClassName="ParticleEffect" EmitterShape="sphere" EmitterRadius="0" EmitterLifetime="0" EmitterPosX="0" EmitterPosY="-0.7" EmitterPosZ="0" ZBias="0.01" EmissionAngleHoriz="180" EmissionAngleVert="90" EmissionSpread="0" EmissionRate="30" EmissionRateVar="0" InitialDelay="0" InitialCount="0" MinDistance="10" MaxDistance="6000" StopMethod="1" ZSort="0" UprightSprite="0" RandomStartRotation="1" RandomRotationDirection="1" Lifetime="15" LifetimeVar="0.5" Speed="0" SpeedVar="0" MaxSpeed="0" MaxSpeedVar="0.0" Accel="0" AccelVar="0.0" AccelTime="0.0" Gravity="0" Drag="0" DragDelay="0" InheritVelocity="0" Size="2.7" SizeVar="0.5" MaxSize="3.5" MaxSizeVar="1" GrowRate="2.2" GrowRateVar=".05" RotationRate="15" RotationRateVar="8" FadeInTime="0.3" InitialColor="255 255 255" InitialAlpha="0" Color="255 255 255" Alpha="135" FadeOutTime="15.0" FinalColor="255 255 255" FinalAlpha="0" Texture="SmokePuff01.dds" BlendMode="QuadSprite"/>
<white_bomber_condenstrail_short_2 ClassName="ParticleEffect" EmitterShape="sphere" EmitterRadius="0" EmitterLifetime="0" EmitterPosX="0" EmitterPosY="-0.7" EmitterPosZ="0" ZBias="0.01" EmissionAngleHoriz="180" EmissionAngleVert="90" EmissionSpread="0" EmissionRate="30" EmissionRateVar="0" InitialDelay="0" InitialCount="0" MinDistance="10" MaxDistance="6000" StopMethod="1" ZSort="0" UprightSprite="0" RandomStartRotation="1" RandomRotationDirection="1" Lifetime="15" LifetimeVar="0.5" Speed="0" SpeedVar="0" MaxSpeed="0" MaxSpeedVar="0.0" Accel="0" AccelVar="0.0" AccelTime="0.0" Gravity="0" Drag="0" DragDelay="0" InheritVelocity="0" Size="2.7" SizeVar="0.5" MaxSize="3.5" MaxSizeVar="1" GrowRate="2.2" GrowRateVar=".05" RotationRate="15" RotationRateVar="8" FadeInTime="0.3" InitialColor="255 255 255" InitialAlpha="0" Color="255 255 255" Alpha="135" FadeOutTime="15.0" FinalColor="255 255 255" FinalAlpha="0" Texture="SmokePuff02.dds" BlendMode="QuadSprite"/>
<white_bomber_condenstrail_short_3 ClassName="ParticleEffect" EmitterShape="sphere" EmitterRadius="0" EmitterLifetime="0" EmitterPosX="0" EmitterPosY="-0.7" EmitterPosZ="0" ZBias="0.01" EmissionAngleHoriz="180" EmissionAngleVert="90" EmissionSpread="0" EmissionRate="30" EmissionRateVar="0" InitialDelay="0" InitialCount="0" MinDistance="10" MaxDistance="6000" StopMethod="1" ZSort="0" UprightSprite="0" RandomStartRotation="1" RandomRotationDirection="1" Lifetime="15" LifetimeVar="0.5" Speed="0" SpeedVar="0" MaxSpeed="0" MaxSpeedVar="0.0" Accel="0" AccelVar="0.0" AccelTime="0.0" Gravity="0" Drag="0" DragDelay="0" InheritVelocity="0" Size="2.7" SizeVar="0.5" MaxSize="3.5" MaxSizeVar="1" GrowRate="2.2" GrowRateVar=".05" RotationRate="15" RotationRateVar="8" FadeInTime="0.3" InitialColor="255 255 255" InitialAlpha="0" Color="255 255 255" Alpha="135" FadeOutTime="15.0" FinalColor="255 255 255" FinalAlpha="0" Texture="SmokePuff03.dds" BlendMode="QuadSprite"/>
<white_bomber_condenstrail_short_4 ClassName="ParticleEffect" EmitterShape="sphere" EmitterRadius="0" EmitterLifetime="0" EmitterPosX="0" EmitterPosY="-0.7" EmitterPosZ="0" ZBias="0.01" EmissionAngleHoriz="180" EmissionAngleVert="90" EmissionSpread="0" EmissionRate="30" EmissionRateVar="0" InitialDelay="0" InitialCount="0" MinDistance="10" MaxDistance="6000" StopMethod="1" ZSort="0" UprightSprite="0" RandomStartRotation="1" RandomRotationDirection="1" Lifetime="15" LifetimeVar="0.5" Speed="0" SpeedVar="0" MaxSpeed="0" MaxSpeedVar="0.0" Accel="0" AccelVar="0.0" AccelTime="0.0" Gravity="0" Drag="0" DragDelay="0" InheritVelocity="0" Size="2.7" SizeVar="0.5" MaxSize="3.5" MaxSizeVar="1" GrowRate="2.2" GrowRateVar=".05" RotationRate="15" RotationRateVar="8" FadeInTime="0.3" InitialColor="255 255 255" InitialAlpha="0" Color="255 255 255" Alpha="135" FadeOutTime="15.0" FinalColor="255 255 255" FinalAlpha="0" Texture="SmokePuff04.dds" BlendMode="QuadSprite"/>
 
[h=2]EffectName="fx_N_gtrail", EffectName="fx_B_condenstrail_4"[/h]
EffectName="fx_N_gtrail" what does this effect do ? it is in many aircraft .xdp.

EffectName="fx_B_condenstrail_4" and EffectName="fx_HB_condenstrail_long_4" when I fly an aircraft with these effects I get black squares instead of white condensetrails. The string in effects.xml must be wrong; any ideas on how to fix it ?​
 
@MajorMagee
actually I was
missing smokepuff08.dds, smokepuff07.dds, smokepuff06.dds, smokepuff05.dds, smokepuff04.dds, smokepuff03.dds, smokepuff02.dds and smokepuff01.dds
got them from PTO_RS.

Thanks
:encouragement:
 
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