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Hi Everybody,

I spent a couple of skype sessions with a friend of mine, you know him as Pikitanga. We worked on getting the Zibo Mod 738 wipers animated over the network to go with the 3D rain effects.

I still have to finish off some texture work and then get the animation to the outer screens.

She's getting there, thanks again Pikitanga!

Hi Everybody,

I've finished editing all the DDS, PNG ACF files, all that's left is to remove the dry (located where the flight deck frame posts were located) areas in the 3D view. Maybe shorten up the wiper blades and get them animated.

We'll see, I keep running into issues but I haven't given up just yet.

Hi,

Thanks, it still needs more work, but it's getting there.

Hi Everybody,

Sorry I haven't posted any flights in a while. I've been busy working on night lighting effects for XP12 as well as parked cars for the roadways... and now FINALLY, I have 3D rain effect in the flight deck.

Hi Everybody,

I decided to go for another heli ride to check out my night lighting effects, want to make sure RC4 didn't require any additional changes to my edits.

I also changed my Nvidia settings, which seems to have given me a much smoother performance.

Hi Everybody,

I made a few edits to my night lighting to conform with XP12-R/C 3.

Hi,

Thanks!

Hi Everybody,

A few people are having issues with square lighting on their aircraft, I didn't have this issue myself... But I found an aircraft that did suffer from this effect in XP12b13, this allowed me to track it down and create a workaround.

This takeoff and landing in Tampa is just to check my fix, want to confirm it didn't mess up any of my other lighting edits while fixing the square light issue.

Hi Everybody,

Aside from working on my night lighting edits, I also started work on adding parked vehicles onto the roadways. I never liked flying around looking down and seeing all those empty streets.

Hi Puglist,

Thanks!

Hi Everybody,

Just about 20 odd min. showing off X-Plane 12 and my night lighting edits.

Hi Everybody,

I decided to abandon X-Plane 12's brightness settings and increased the levels within the sim. The lights seem to be missing some pop, they looked dull in my other edits.

Hi Everybody,

With my street lighting all but done, I wanted to take a look at airport lighting. All the airports seem to be overpowered by lights, so I made some adjustments.

Was going to try and get this out tomorrow, but I noticed a couple of issues that need attention, I'll be working on that in the morning.

Hi Puglist,

Thanks!

Hi Everybody,

Just a night landing in Chicago.

Hi Everybody,

My lights are done, this is version 1.1 and contains a few additional edits. If you installed version 1.0 of my lights you just need to replace your lites.txt file.

This video was taken straight from the computer so my camera couldn't alter the look of the video. Sorry for the stutters and no audio, I'm flying XP12 and recording at the same time.

Hi Everybody,

These are just a copy of phots I grabbed along the way while testing my night lighting edits.

Hi Everybody,

My night lighting edits are complete. For those that want to give them a try I've enclosed a temporary download (youtube) location until I can upload these to a web site.

Hi Everybody,

I finished my X-Plane 12 night lighting edits. All that's left is to check the dusk/dawn times of day to confirm no ill effects, create installation instructions and zip it up.

The camera (this video) makes the lighting look a bit darker than looking at the monitors themselves. The overall effect is far superior to that of X-Plane 12 default.

I hope you find this lighting edit useful, it will be available shortly.

Thanks for watching!

Hi Everybody,

My XP12 night lighting is just about done, just have to finish off the highways... they still need some adjustments. Only items adjusted to get this look are as follows: lites.txt, 1000_lights_close.png and nine urban FAR tiles. Side-by-side comparisons at the end of this short video.

NOTE: I'm not using re-shade or any lua scripts to get these views! Just using some text edits.

Hi,

X-Plane has a demo option, why not try the demo to see if it's what you're looking for. Also look at your hardware, if you have the ability to run Vulkan or metal, you'd benefit in making the move from a dead platform like FSX to X-Plane.

Hi Everybody,

Landing at KORD at night, just checking out my night lighting edits. Want to see if any additional changes need to be made.

Still needs some work, I'll be back after lunch to continue working on them.

Hope you enjoyed the ride.

Hi Everybody,

I started work on my night lighting edit for X-Plane 12. As of right now, it's just a copy over from my XP11 re-shade night lighting edit, but I have a starting point.

This is what they looked like in XP11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLXXV...

The new lighting in XP12 gives the look of reshade, without using reshade. I get to save some FPS there!

I will more than likely release these edits after XP12 beta has run its course.

Bangkok Thailand to Hanoi Vietnam

Welcome aboard.... this is a K-Mile Air flight (flight number 524), with nonstop service from Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Intl (VTBS) to Noi Bai Intl (VVNB). We depart Bangkok Thailand via RWY 01R-ALBO3H departure, cruise at 35000ft and arrive in Hanoi Vietnam via MC1A arrival into RWY 11R.

Hi Everybody,

Welcome aboard.... this is a Alaska Airlines flight (flight number 380), with nonstop service from Fairbank Intl (PAFA) to Anchorage Intl (PANC).

We depart RWY 02L-PUYVO4 departure, cruise at 39000ft and arrive in Anchorage Alaska RWY 33 via TAGER8 arrival.