connolly44 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Hello all On Concorde X (Arrow Air version) I cannot get any Shockwave landing lights to work? I have copiied and pasted from the manual to [Vcockpit01] the following: gauge04=shockwave_lights!SW Lights, 1,1,1,1 //shockwave light I have also copied and pasted the following into the aircraft.cfg [Lights] section as follows: light.18=5, 43.420, 7.50, 0.370, fx_Shockwave_landing_light , //Shockwave light light.19=5, 43.420, -7.50, 0.370, fx_Shockwave_landing_light , //Shockwave light I even used a position close to the aircrafts existing Landing lights. I was hoping to make the shockwave's into taxi lights as there are no taxi lights with this aircraft!! Kind regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 You may be over the maximum number of lights for the aircraft. try solving by disabling the previous lights. light.16 and light.17 Disable lines by adding // and changing the lines to: //light.16= //light.17= then renumber your shockwave lights to 16 and 17. ---------- Also the numbering order must be ok. As in "0 before 1" etc. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connolly44 Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 These are the only other lights in the [lights] section light.10=2, -39.0, -38.0, -2.30, fx_shockwave_strobe_2 , light.11=2, -39.0, 38.0, -2.30, fx_shockwave_strobe_2 , light.12=3, -34.9, -35.0, -2.30, fx_shockwave_navred , light.13=3, -34.9, 35.0, -2.30, fx_shockwave_navgre , light.14=2, -101.95, 0, 7.45, fx_shockwave_beaconh_l , There are three landing lights which are controlled from the aircraft panel but I assume they are from the Model File? As they are not shown in the aircraft.cfg file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 light.10=2, -39.0, -38.0, -2.30, fx_shockwave_strobe_2 , means light 10 type 2 (strobe) position 39 behind 38 to the left and 2.30 below the (0,0,0) point. as all are negative (-39, -38, -2.30) That means point (0,0,0) is in this model defined as located somewhere in the cockpit. Your coordinates are strange. light.18=5, 43.420, 7.50, 0.370, fx_Shockwave_landing_light , is located 43 in front of 7 to the right of and 0.3 above the (0,0,0) point. That's a long way in front of the aircraft. Nowhere near the wing. the same for 7.50 value you picked. That value is too small. Even after moving the light back with the first coordinate, value 7.50 'right' would not be far enough from the middle of the aircraft. The lighteffect would end up inside the aitcraft and be invisible Choose better coordinates. Trial and error. ---------- Also renunber your lights. So: 0, 1, 2, etc. don't start with light.11 Start with light.00 ____________ For now also change light type for your added lights to 3 that way they are operated with the nav-light switch. (which you know works.) light switch gauges in the vc can be problematic. But the nav lights switch usually works. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Tip to make the Trial an error go faster In keyboard assignments, assign a key to: "Aircraft (reload)" View your aircraft. Leave Fsx running. Edit the position of the light in the aircraft.cfg file. Save the aircraft.cfg file. (but leave file open.) Go back to fsx Press your "aircraft reload" -key and see the change. Not good yet? edit aircraft.cfg again save file. reload aircraft. etc... :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connolly44 Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 But these coordinates.........light.18=5, 43.420, 7.50, 0.370, fx_Shockwave_landing_light , are placed in the original position of the Navgre light. (which I moved to the wingtip)?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connolly44 Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 I am getting a bit confused here. This is now my [Lights] coordinates in aircraft.cfg : [lights] //Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit, 5=landing light.0=4, 78.50, 1.35, 5.00, fx_shockwave_vclight_l , light.1=4, 78.50, -1.35, 5.00, fx_shockwave_vclight_l , light.2=9, -55, -19.0, -3.5, fx_GA_CONCORDE_AFTERBURNER light.3=9, -55, -15.0, -3.5, fx_GA_CONCORDE_AFTERBURNER light.4=9, -55, 16.2, -3.5, fx_GA_CONCORDE_AFTERBURNER light.5=9, -55, 20.2, -3.5, fx_GA_CONCORDE_AFTERBURNER light.6=7, -60.0, -19.0, -2.0, fx_contrail_s light.7=7, -60.0, -15.0, -2.0, fx_contrail_s light.8=7, -60.0, 15.8, -2.0, fx_contrail_s light.9=7, -60.0, 19.8, -2.0, fx_contrail_s light.10=2, -39.0, -38.0, -2.30, fx_shockwave_strobe_2 , light.11=2, -39.0, 38.0, -2.30, fx_shockwave_strobe_2 , light.12=3, -34.9, -35.0, -2.30, fx_shockwave_navred , light.13=3, -34.9, 35.0, -2.30, fx_shockwave_navgre , light.14=2, -101.95, 0, 7.45, fx_shockwave_beaconh_l , light.15=10,-10, 0, -3.5, fx_GALConcordeFOG, light.16=10,-10, 0, -3.5, fx_GARConcordeFOG, light.17=8, 80, 0, 0, fx_RCB_machenvlop , light.18=5, 44.0, 0.0, -6.0, fx_Shockwave_landing_light , //Shockwave light and I have now tried changing the landing light to nose gear in panel [Vcockpit01]. gauge04=shockwave_lights!SW Lights_gear, 1,1,1,1 //shockwave light Every light from light.0 to light.17 works perfectly but no light.18 no matter where I place it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Are you absolutely certain that fx_Shockwave_landing_light , //Shockwave light is a good effect? Have you used that one in another aircraft? Have you tried using the L key to turn on all lights? Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 confusing. you said there were only a few lights. Now you list a whole bunch. Nevermind. Those original lights are probably controlled by a gauge. They are effects like vapor trails that the gauge will switch on and off. The orinal effects wont show correctly if you renumber those. Wat I meant about fx_navgre: In the line you are trying to add, dont use your fx_shockwave Use fx_navgre instead. 1 - That is a default effect. So that should show up. 2 - It is an effect that is easily visible. Bright, and also visible from all directions. shockwave effects can sometimes be seen from one direction only. They also need to be correctly installed. (You so realise that shockwave effects are payware, yes?) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connolly44 Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 confusing. you said there were only a few lights. Now you list a whole bunch. Nevermind. But there are only a few lights (the same amount as in most default aircraft). The other [lights] are things like Afterburners and Contrails which all work perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 They are all in the [lights] sction. so fsx sees them all as "lights" (they are not for example in the [smoke] section.) Those original 'lights' are probably controlled by a gauge. (in this aircraft). They are effects like vapor trails that the gauge will switch on and off. (a gauge Showing them only when in air and also above mach 1 for example.) The orinal effects wont show correctly if you renumber those. some, like 6,7,8, and 9 (the numbers you posted in post 6) are switched on and off automatically. by a gauge. Do not change the numbers. if you do the gauge will switch on the wrong ones. add your lights effects at the end. (if not over the max. no. of lights yet.) And no. These lights are not part of the model. they are simple effects. Simple effects you make show 'around' or 'on' the model, simply by adding to the light section of the aircraft.cfg file. As explained, the position you chose for your wing lights was wrong. It was nowhere ​near the wing. use the green or red navlight effect to find the correct location for your taxilight effect. once you find the right spot change it to the shockwave effect you wanted. (or to a default taxilight effect.) (PS: shockwave is payware. if you dont have that installed you will not see any shockwave effects.) (PPS: light effects will not light up the ground.) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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