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pacosancas
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Beautiful! Congratulations!
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Thanks Paco 
I just finished helping cleobis over at the SkyUnlimited forum to get a better understanding of how textures and materials are set up in FSX. He seems eager to make a lot of new texture sets for the Harvard and Texan, which is a good thing. I shared with him the technique you shared with me in getting bump maps to work.
I just finished helping cleobis over at the SkyUnlimited forum to get a better understanding of how textures and materials are set up in FSX. He seems eager to make a lot of new texture sets for the Harvard and Texan, which is a good thing. I shared with him the technique you shared with me in getting bump maps to work.
Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
My readers digest version:
Interior=Sky Unlimited
Prop=AlphaSim
(I don't own the SU unlimited version yet though - *hoping* BB might help out..)
Yup:
Alpha Sim: OK
SkyUnlimited: Awesome all around, VC, exterior, sounds, Flight Dynam., price! Exception......the prop. Buy it!
Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
Mud,
Can you put the AlphaSim prop on the SU one :ques:
Can you put the AlphaSim prop on the SU one :ques:
Prop on SU FSX Texan and Harvard
So far 98 percent of the folks who have seen our FSX Texan and Harvard have said they like it.
2 percent have said - "The prop" But they haven't said anything about what it is that they don't like. If we don't know what you don't like - we can't offer a solution.
Attached you will find images of the prop from the side and head-on and a screenshot from gmax showing what the 3d mesh looks like. Using these images as reference can the 2 percent please tell us what they would like to see changed.
Once we get some feed back I will post some more screenshots that identify which texture map goes with each part and show what different adjustments can be made by changing the texture maps and alpha channels.
If folks don't like making their own modifications we can develop a prop kit and include it with the download package and/or e-mail them a copy.
So far 98 percent of the folks who have seen our FSX Texan and Harvard have said they like it.
2 percent have said - "The prop" But they haven't said anything about what it is that they don't like. If we don't know what you don't like - we can't offer a solution.
Attached you will find images of the prop from the side and head-on and a screenshot from gmax showing what the 3d mesh looks like. Using these images as reference can the 2 percent please tell us what they would like to see changed.
Once we get some feed back I will post some more screenshots that identify which texture map goes with each part and show what different adjustments can be made by changing the texture maps and alpha channels.
If folks don't like making their own modifications we can develop a prop kit and include it with the download package and/or e-mail them a copy.
Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
It's tough to put into words...But this is a prop that I do like....Notice how the blades themselves aren't prominent whereas in the SU the blades are distinctly seen...:mixedsmi:
It doesn't look realistic. Looks like the blade is stationary but at the same time something else is moving....some how:isadizzy:. To me it looks like a big black bloob is stuck right in front of me. It's very distracting to my eye. I'm in the 98% column and the 2% column......I'm so confused.
Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
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BananaBob
Guest
It's a beautiful aircraft but the prop is modeled and not dependent on a texture alone, that's the way it was on the FS9 version anyway and I couldn't get it to look the way I like so I flew the other Texan mostly.
Modify prop
If you don't care for the prop blades while the model is in the "blurred" state,
you can turn them off by making the part's alpha channel a 0,0,0 black.
The texture file is named PropPaint.
If you have a copy of DXTBmp it's a matter of seconds to make the change.
I can post more details when I return from work.
If you don't care for the prop blades while the model is in the "blurred" state,
you can turn them off by making the part's alpha channel a 0,0,0 black.
The texture file is named PropPaint.
If you have a copy of DXTBmp it's a matter of seconds to make the change.
I can post more details when I return from work.
Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
X_eidos2,
Now that is a definite improvement! - If you can make that available when you're finished, I'll definitely purchase the package
Now that is a definite improvement! - If you can make that available when you're finished, I'll definitely purchase the package
DXTBmp is a freeware program by Martin Wright that allows a person to make modifications to regular graphic files so that they'll work in FS. To make edits like changing the alpha channel and tweaks to the image part of a texture file, you'll need graphic software like PaintShop Pro, Photoshop or a copy of the freeware program Gimp, or any graphic program that can handle raster style images.
Alpha channel is a part of a graphic file that in this particular case determines the object's transparency. It usually looks like a black and white or gray image. Where the image is black it's clear, where it's white it's solid. Depending on what shade of gray an area might be more or less transparent.
The reason you usually have a challenge moving an FS9 model into FSX is that the way alpha channels were handled was changed.
Looks like the best way to go forward is to develop a "prop kit." That way it will be a simple matter of drag and drop some new files into the plane's texture folder.
Alpha channel is a part of a graphic file that in this particular case determines the object's transparency. It usually looks like a black and white or gray image. Where the image is black it's clear, where it's white it's solid. Depending on what shade of gray an area might be more or less transparent.
The reason you usually have a challenge moving an FS9 model into FSX is that the way alpha channels were handled was changed.
Looks like the best way to go forward is to develop a "prop kit." That way it will be a simple matter of drag and drop some new files into the plane's texture folder.
SpaceWeevil
SOH-CM-2024
More or less what Mr MudMarine said - I do like the AS, especially the exterior model & textures, but the SU is considerably cheaper, gives you a proper MkII, a better interior, better sounds and much more realistic flight dynamics - you could imagine killing yourself in this if you didn't concentrate and fly it the whole time, which is exactly the feeling a Harvard/Texan should give.