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Creating a night texture?

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gkib

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Dear all,
I created a Text with 3DSMAX, compiled and imported it in FSX.
On the Day option I can see the object but when I switch to the night mode I can see the Text but it is dark.
My question is:How can I add a Light to/over this text object?
Or must I create a Texture.
When I must create a night texture with which program can I do it?
And how can I do it?

Thanks
gkib
 
Yes you need a night texture, the night texture will have .lm at the and off the name.

and drop the night texture under self-Illumination in the material editor.
 
Hi,

You indeed have to make a special version of your texture for the night. In that version you make everything darker that should not light up. This texture is then placed in the self-illumination map of your FightSimX material as mention by Ruud. The name does not matter though, you can use any name you want. Although using _LM in the name is quite common.
 
Thanks

Hi Arno and Ruud,
thanks for your answers.
It has helped me very much.

Have a good day
gkib
 
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