aircraft.cfg Lights

I know we could only have 18 line entries in the light section in FS9 so how many line entries can we put in the FSX aircraft.cfg light section? I am installing a Texan that has 21 lines. I didn't know we could have that many.

I see no need to use more items than the plane really has, do you?

 

The FSX SDK does not specify a limit:

 

Code Switch

1 Beacon

2 Strobe

3 Navigation or Position

4 Cockpit

5 Landing

6 Taxi

7 Recognition

8 Wing

9 Logo

10 Cabin

 

Property Description Examples

light.0 to light.n

The first entry of the line defines which circuit, or switch, the light is connected to (see the code table above). Multiple lights may be connected to a single switch. The next three entries are the position relative to datum reference point. The final entry is the special effect file name that is triggered (for example, fx_navred). These files have .fx extensions and should be placed in the Microsoft Flight Simulator X/effects folder.

 

light.0 = 3, -19.14, -47.24, 1.38, fx_navredm ,

 

-Pv-

This is an example of the [Lights] section from the F-14D that I fly. A lot of developers use it for afterburner effects and sonic boom visuals.

 

[LIGHTS]

// feet: longitudinal, lateral, vertical positions from datum

//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit, 5=landing

light.0=3, -25.5, 5.2, 11.0, fx_beaconh

light.1=3, 7.5, -7.8, 2.9, fx_navredh

light.2=3, 7.5, 7.8, 2.9, fx_navgreh

light.3=3, 28.0, 0.00, -0.8, fx_beaconh

light.4=3, -20.8, -5.2, 11.0, fx_beaconh

light.5=10, -10.0, 0.0, 0.0, fx_RCB_machenvlop,1

light.6=4, 21.00, 0.00, 5.0, fx_vclight.fx

light.7=3, 7.5, -7.8, 4.3, fx_navredh

light.8=3, 7.5, 7.8, 4.3, fx_navgreh

light.9= 5, -30.0,-17.0, 0.6, fx_F14_contrail,

light.10= 5, -30.0, 17.0, 0.6, fx_F14_contrail,

light.11= 6, -22.7, -4.2, 0.7, fx_F14_Burn1 , // Eng1 Afterburner Burn1

light.12= 6, -22.7, -4.2, 0.7, fx_F14_Burn2 , // Eng1 Afterburner Burn2

light.13= 6, -25.3, -4.2, 0.7, fx_F14_Burnerflame , // Eng1 Afterburner Flame

light.14= 7, -22.7, 4.2, 0.7, fx_F14_Burn1 , // Eng2 Afterburner Burn1

light.15= 7, -22.7, 4.2, 0.7, fx_F14_Burn2 , // Eng2 Afterburner Burn2

light.16= 7, -25.3, 4.2, 0.7, fx_F14_Burnerflame , // Eng2 Afterburner Flame

light.17= 6, -22.0, -4.2, 0.7, fx_F14_Blueflame , // Eng1 Blueflame, when engine running

light.18= 7, -22.0, 4.2, 0.7, fx_F14_Blueflame , // Eng2 Blueflame, when engine running

light.19= 10, -10.0, 0.0, 0.0, fx_RCB_machenvlop,1 // SonicBoom visual effect

Very Nice! I am going to match it up with my F14D. I have all the Effects .