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This Could Be Very Interesting - AnKor's Shaders
- Thread starter MajorMagee
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awesome now!
Frosty
SOH-CM-2022
Again, I think I did all that (I noticed the difference between the effects) but still no joy for me 
. Could there be any other settings in some file or CFS3 Config that might affect the showing of these VFX?
So, let's start over; can anybody help me to the unedited, original version of effects.xml that came with ETO v1.50? (Really don't want to reinstall all that).
. Could there be any other settings in some file or CFS3 Config that might affect the showing of these VFX?So, let's start over; can anybody help me to the unedited, original version of effects.xml that came with ETO v1.50? (Really don't want to reinstall all that).
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
Sorry, none my various copies of the Effects.xml in ETO are still original. Here's my latest version you could try.
Please make a back-up copy before changing anything.
View attachment ETO_Effects_XML_With_Extras.zip
Please make a back-up copy before changing anything.
View attachment ETO_Effects_XML_With_Extras.zip
Frosty
SOH-CM-2022
Thanks!!
But I got them working - And I am not proud to say (but not too proud to admit) that I made the classic, epic and ultimate fail by confusing feet (UI selection) with meters (TextureMagic.ini)
. So I started QC at 10.000 ft which of course is too low for the VFX too kick in ...
But since there are TV shows that center around this sort of pilot error (with usually deadly results) I am glad it is just a sim...
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
*** Helpful Tip ***
While the new contrails are a wonderful addition to the realism, they may not be appropriate for every mission (unfavorable weather conditions, tired of seeing them, etc.). The fastest way to disable them once you've added them to all of your higher flying aircraft's xdp files, is to bump up the minimum altitude to a very high value like 15,000 in the TextureMagic.ini entries. Then all you need to do to restore the effect when you want them again is to set it back to the default 7,500 (or whatever other value you prefer for a particular mission).
I have found that the contrails provide the human player with somewhat of an equalizer to the sometimes too perfect eyesight of the AI, but if you start to rely on it too much you can quickly get into trouble as the dogfight inevitably spirals down to lower altitudes.
While the new contrails are a wonderful addition to the realism, they may not be appropriate for every mission (unfavorable weather conditions, tired of seeing them, etc.). The fastest way to disable them once you've added them to all of your higher flying aircraft's xdp files, is to bump up the minimum altitude to a very high value like 15,000 in the TextureMagic.ini entries. Then all you need to do to restore the effect when you want them again is to set it back to the default 7,500 (or whatever other value you prefer for a particular mission).
I have found that the contrails provide the human player with somewhat of an equalizer to the sometimes too perfect eyesight of the AI, but if you start to rely on it too much you can quickly get into trouble as the dogfight inevitably spirals down to lower altitudes.
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
Here's one addressing the tactical implications and appropriate responses.
https://therealinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/naca-1942-contrails.pdf
Hi all,
Whenever I do a mission at night that involves airborne flares, they're not shown with Ankor's shaders turned on.
Yet, I can see the glow they make on the ground, but they just don't show up in the air at night. Same with "starburst" effects.
Has anyone had this before? If so, do you know of a potential fix?
Thanks,
Chris
Whenever I do a mission at night that involves airborne flares, they're not shown with Ankor's shaders turned on.
Yet, I can see the glow they make on the ground, but they just don't show up in the air at night. Same with "starburst" effects.
Has anyone had this before? If so, do you know of a potential fix?
Thanks,
Chris
No luck. I added flare1.dds to flare6.dds and air_flare.dds. These are all from effects/fxtextures
Still have no flare or starbursts. Same with firestorms when I use incendiaries and fires on my own aircraft.
Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Also, is there a way I can adjust the darkness level at night?
Thanks,
Chris
Still have no flare or starbursts. Same with firestorms when I use incendiaries and fires on my own aircraft.
Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Also, is there a way I can adjust the darkness level at night?
Thanks,
Chris
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
The old joke is to turn up the brightness on your monitor...
AnKor's code does include built in adjustments for moonlit nights to make them brighter, but there is no global value to adjust the ambient light at night that I can find.
I had similar difficulty with getting the photo flash and photo flare effects to work for the P-61 until I remembered to add the texture filenames to [FullbrightSprite]. After that it worked perfectly. Do you get any sprites at full brightness after dark, or is everything dimmed?
AnKor's code does include built in adjustments for moonlit nights to make them brighter, but there is no global value to adjust the ambient light at night that I can find.
I had similar difficulty with getting the photo flash and photo flare effects to work for the P-61 until I remembered to add the texture filenames to [FullbrightSprite]. After that it worked perfectly. Do you get any sprites at full brightness after dark, or is everything dimmed?
mongoose
SOH-CM-2023
Off hand, do you remember if your TIs etc., had texture.dds files which one should add??
I can see a lot of fire,TIs,markers might now be a problem.
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
Post #22 of this discussion has some advice on creating an interesting new cockpit lighting effect.
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforu...h-LW-gauge-illumination?p=1074568#post1074568
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforu...h-LW-gauge-illumination?p=1074568#post1074568
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
The key to getting JSGME to work with CFS3 is that the MODS folder needs to be outside of CFS3.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Miscellaneous/Generic-Mod-Enabler.shtml
I have a single copy of the JSGME program installed, and then created multiple desktop shortcuts for each of my 16 CFS3 install locations.
Open the shortcut and set the Target location to S:\JSGME\JSGME.exe (or wherever you have JSGME.exe located), and the Start In: to "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games" (or wherever you have the MODS folder located for one of your CFS3 installs).
For the normal location C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games the MODS folder is at C:\Program Files\MODS.
JSGME will create C:\Program Files\JSGME.ini the first time you run the shortcut.
Its contents will look something like this:
[MODS FOLDER]
Name=MODS
[JSGME DETAILS]
FullPath=S:\JSGME\JSGME.exe
[FORM SIZE]
Main Height=529
Main Left=396
Main Top=693
Main Width=676
Main WindowState=0
Inside the MODS folder you will create folders that contain the modified files that you want to add or exchange with the originals.
At the top level (1) the folder needs to have a descriptive name for the individual mod. (For example 25 Feb 17 Shaders - Bob, Weather Mod - PTO, etc.)
At the next level (2) is a folder named the same as your specific CFS3 install. (Combat Flight Simulator 3, CFS3 PTO Rising Sun, DPC CFS3 Korea, etc)
The next levels (3+) are all the various files and folders that make up the mod itself. These need to be structured that same way they are in the game directories.
As you add and remove mods it will write a file at C:\Program Files\MODS\JSGME.ini (I know, using the same name again is confusing, but that's what the programmer chose to do)
Its contents will look something like this:
[DEPENDANCIES]
Feb 2016 Gunsight Shaders - PTO="25 Feb 17 Shaders - PTO"
[MODS]
New Composite Budgets - PTO - No Stutters=1
Weather Mod - BoB=2
Weather Mod - PTO=3
Feb 2016 Gunsight Shaders - PTO=4
25 Feb 17 Shaders - Bob=5
25 Feb 17 Shaders - PTO=6
Don't mess with the !BACKUP or !INSTLOGS folders inside MODS or you will destroy the ability to restore the original state of your game.
*** Once you've created the level(1) and level (2) folders in the JSGME MODS folder, you can directly unpack everything in the the zip file for AnKor's Shader package there to populate level (3+). ***
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Miscellaneous/Generic-Mod-Enabler.shtml
I have a single copy of the JSGME program installed, and then created multiple desktop shortcuts for each of my 16 CFS3 install locations.
Open the shortcut and set the Target location to S:\JSGME\JSGME.exe (or wherever you have JSGME.exe located), and the Start In: to "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games" (or wherever you have the MODS folder located for one of your CFS3 installs).
For the normal location C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games the MODS folder is at C:\Program Files\MODS.
JSGME will create C:\Program Files\JSGME.ini the first time you run the shortcut.
Its contents will look something like this:
[MODS FOLDER]
Name=MODS
[JSGME DETAILS]
FullPath=S:\JSGME\JSGME.exe
[FORM SIZE]
Main Height=529
Main Left=396
Main Top=693
Main Width=676
Main WindowState=0
Inside the MODS folder you will create folders that contain the modified files that you want to add or exchange with the originals.
At the top level (1) the folder needs to have a descriptive name for the individual mod. (For example 25 Feb 17 Shaders - Bob, Weather Mod - PTO, etc.)
At the next level (2) is a folder named the same as your specific CFS3 install. (Combat Flight Simulator 3, CFS3 PTO Rising Sun, DPC CFS3 Korea, etc)
The next levels (3+) are all the various files and folders that make up the mod itself. These need to be structured that same way they are in the game directories.
As you add and remove mods it will write a file at C:\Program Files\MODS\JSGME.ini (I know, using the same name again is confusing, but that's what the programmer chose to do)
Its contents will look something like this:
[DEPENDANCIES]
Feb 2016 Gunsight Shaders - PTO="25 Feb 17 Shaders - PTO"
[MODS]
New Composite Budgets - PTO - No Stutters=1
Weather Mod - BoB=2
Weather Mod - PTO=3
Feb 2016 Gunsight Shaders - PTO=4
25 Feb 17 Shaders - Bob=5
25 Feb 17 Shaders - PTO=6
Don't mess with the !BACKUP or !INSTLOGS folders inside MODS or you will destroy the ability to restore the original state of your game.
*** Once you've created the level(1) and level (2) folders in the JSGME MODS folder, you can directly unpack everything in the the zip file for AnKor's Shader package there to populate level (3+). ***
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John
Send you a file a few days ago, did you get it?
Send you a file a few days ago, did you get it?
mongoose
SOH-CM-2023
Bravo/4
Charter Member
Yes Ted, you have mail.
Send you a file a few days ago, did you get it?
gamemaster406
Charter Member
Hi, I noticed in the release notes of the latest ankor package it says the head shake effect can be disabled but I'm having some trouble figuring out exactly what to change to turn it off? I read the readme a couple times over but maybe I'm missing the obvious. Thanks!