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FSDS Light textures
Posted: 01 Oct 2006, 01:19
by Weescotty
OK, I give up, how the hell do you get then to show up in FS2004.
i.e
main - WSAI_117A
light map WSAI_F117A_L doesn't show up AT ALL.
Posted: 01 Oct 2006, 06:32
by RipPipPip
Mmmmm: "WSAI_117A" vs "WSAI_F117A_L"?
Both for gmax and FSDS3, the naming convention should be:
main - WSAI_F117A_T
light map - WSAI_F117A_L
Take into account also: when _L Alpha channel is black then the area will show after light nav are switched on.
Also _L texture could easily be: 512 x 512 DXT3 with Alpha, which gives just a tiny 257 kB size (reference: Aardvarks).
Posted: 01 Oct 2006, 19:31
by Weescotty
My bad, was a typo -
Texture names are -
WSAI_F117A.bmp
WSAI_F117A_L.bmp
The lightmap doesn't show up.
Visible part of the lightmap is black with the light cones on it, alpha channel is white with the lightcones in black. So they should show up with light switch on, they don't.
Posted: 01 Oct 2006, 20:28
by RipPipPip
Wee,
yer main texture should be named:
WSAI_F117A_T.bmp
so the texture names should be -
WSAI_F117A_T.bmp
WSAI_F117A_L.bmp
You may easily change the name in FSDS3.
Posted: 02 Oct 2006, 00:34
by Weescotty
Didn't work
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Posted: 02 Oct 2006, 05:28
by RipPipPip
It should
Isn't it you went into a trouble with landing/taxi lights itself?
Do they shine at all?
Check there -
"Landing light not shining":
http://www.aerodynamika.com/cgi-bin/yab ... 1148503691
PS. You can check night shining with Abacus FS Painter somewhow also ...
Posted: 02 Oct 2006, 06:11
by Weescotty
The lights themselves work fine.
Problem is I need some light flares on the fuselage and intake grills.
Can't seem to make the WSAI_F117A_L file work.
Posted: 02 Oct 2006, 10:27
by RipPipPip
One smal, tiny question:
have you ticked HasLightMap in MakeMDL ??
It is not ticked by default ...
fsds Night Texture help..:
http://www.aerodynamika.com/cgi-bin/yab ... 1146851112
Posted: 04 Oct 2006, 00:44
by Weescotty
Well I'm getting there -
Parts (landing lights) where the alpha channel is white show up.
Part (all others NAV etc) where the alpha channel is black, don't show up.
GOT IT - alpha channel must be named alpha, for some reason my paint prog was naming it colorkey - colorkey DOESN'T work.
Naming it alpha all is well and good.
Notice glow on engine intakes from anti-ice light
Posted: 04 Oct 2006, 08:20
by RipPipPip
Yes Wee!
Colorkey is just ON - OFF (white/black).
"Alpha" is true 256 shades of grey. You should be carefull with setting up Alpha channel, as far as I remember one of tricks is tu put one white pixel on (0,0) position, or something like that
