Allen Craig Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 The plane in the pic is Carenado's Skyhawk II with Floats I've made the wing normal size The tail light is very big and ugly There is no where to adjust or remove that light [LIGHTS] //Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit light.0 = 3, -3.49, -17.14, 2.52, fx_navredalabeo172 light.1 = 3, -3.45, 17.14, 2.52, fx_navgrealabeo172 light.2 = 1, -20.86, 0.00, 5.20, fx_beaconalabeo172 light.3 = 4, -2.57, 0.00, 1.60, fx_A2A_J3CUB_vclight Seems it's in the model and I'm stuck with it, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 It looks like light.2 is the culprit. They have labeled it a beacon light. You should have plenty of strobe light effects or red beacon light effects in your FSX/Effects folder to try. Try the beacon light off of the default C-172. [LIGHTS] //Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit light.0 = 3, -3.49, -17.14, 2.52, fx_navredalabeo172 light.1 = 3, -3.45, 17.14, 2.52, fx_navgrealabeo172 light.2 = 1, -20.86, 0.00, 5.20, fx_beacon light.3 = 4, -2.57, 0.00, 1.60, fx_A2A_J3CUB_vclight Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Craig Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 Nope I have commented out light 2 but the big ugly light is still there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I guess you are sol and the light is part of the model! Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Craig Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 Go to an airport or just look up at night when you hear aircraft NONE of them look like the hideous light seen in the pic Period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.T Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Have this plane and a few "old generation" Carenado's GA and a couple of them have that very visible light. ... some kind of "subliminal" reminder to keep an eye on the battery and amps gauges... °° i7-4790K @4400 on Gigabyte Z97X (16gb), GeForce GTX 970 OC, Corsair Spec case Win7 Ult(64) on Samsung850 SSD(256), FSX+Accell on Samsung850 SSD(256), Track IR5 Saitek yoke/rudder radio/multi/switch panels, Logitech G13, GMap on Samsung tab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napamule2 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 The payware 'Suppresion Flight for FSX' (here at SimMarket) redoes the lights in FSX. It changes the size, and the intensity. You don't change light 'fx' files. It does it automatically. Just a tip. Might please you if you buy it. It did me. Oh, it works both for FS2004 and FSX. Chuck B Napamule i7 2600K @ 3.4 Ghz (Turbo-Boost to 3.877 Ghz), Asus P8H67 Pro, Super Talent 8 Gb DDR3/1333 Dual Channel, XFX Radeon R7-360B 2Gb DDR5, Corsair 650 W PSU, Dell 23 in (2048x1152), Windows7 Pro 64 bit, MS Sidewinder Precision 2 Joy, Logitech K-360 wireless KB & Mouse, Targus PAUK10U USB Keypad for Throttle (F1 to F4)/Spoiler/Tailhook/Wing Fold/Pitch Trim/Parking Brake/Snap to 2D Panel/View Change. Installed on 250 Gb (D:). FS9 and FSX Acceleration (locked at 30 FPS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Craig Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 ***Suppresion Flight for FSX*** From SimMarket... Products meeting the search criteria There is no product that matches the search criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULCRAIG Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 https://www.fspilotshop.com/suppression-flight-m-292.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okbob Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 It looks like the rear white nav light, not a red beacon. Cessna puts the red beacon on the front of the rudder, and the white nav light at the back. You might try overwriting it in the config file with a smaller version and see if it masks. You are for sure right about it being too big. Dunno what Carenado was thinking .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 That bright, white light on the rear of the tail is a non-flashing strobe light. In the default C-172 it's not even controlled by the strobe switch. I used the L key to turn on all lights. I'm still thinking it's part of the model. Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULCRAIG Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 If it's part of the model it will still need an effect file attached to it, it won't be listed in the aircraft.cfg but there will be an effect file for it in the FSX effects folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 If it's part of the model it will still need an effect file attached to it, it won't be listed in the aircraft.cfg but there will be an effect file for it in the FSX effects folder. +1 absolutely! Only problem is if you find the right effect, what next? Delete it and no light? Unless you can break into the model code and assign another effect, you can't change it. If it can be turned off, then maybe adding a strobe light with the correct positions and then choosing a less offensive strobe effect...possibilities?? Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTweak Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Another couple of possibilities are to either edit the .fx file to change the light, or to edit the .bmp file in the \effects\texture folder associated with the particular effect you are concerned with. There is a very good article in the ESP SDK, located HERE on "How-To" edit a .ffx file. It SEEMS complicated but it's not really all that bad. I am not a big effects guy, but even I understood most of it. Read down to the particle.0 section. Very good information, if your want to try editing the effect. Pat☺ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Had a thought...then there was the smell of something burning, and sparks, and then a big fire, and then the lights went out! I guess I better not do that again! Sgt, USMC, 10 years proud service, Inactive reserve now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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