Help with special light effect....

[meiilax]

Hi to all,
I would like to create this light effect...

so I created this effect file :

[Library Effect]
Lifetime=5
Version=2.00
Display Name=Light Eff
Radius=200
Priority=0

[Properties]
Cockpit=1
VirtualCockpit=1
Spot=1
Tower=1
Map=1

[Emitter.0]
Lifetime=0.50, 0.50
Delay=0.00, 0.00
Bounce=0.00
Rate=1.00, 1.00
X Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Y Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Z Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Drag=0.00, 0.00
X Particle Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Y Particle Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Z Particle Velocity=0.00, 0.00
X Rotation=0.00, 0.00
Y Rotation=0.00, 0.00
Z Rotation=0.00, 0.00
X Offset=0.00, 0.00
Y Offset=0.00, 0.00
Z Offset=0.00, 0.00
Pitch=0.00, 0.00
Bank=0.00, 0.00
Heading=0.00, 0.00

[Particle.0]
Lifetime=0.00, 0.00
Type=19
X Scale=5.00, 5.00
Y Scale=5.00, 5.00
Z Scale=0.00, 0.00
X Scale Rate=0.00, 0.00
Y Scale Rate=0.00, 0.00
Z Scale Rate=0.00, 0.00
Drag=0.00, 0.00
Color Rate=0.00, 1.00
X Offset=0.00, 0.00
Y Offset=0.00, 0.00
Z Offset=0.00, 0.00
Fade In=0.00, 0.00
Fade Out=0.00, 0.00
Rotation=0.00, 0.00
Shade=0
Static=1
Face=1, 1, 1

[ParticleAttributes.0]
Blend Mode=2
Texture=svetlo.bmp
Bounce=0.00
Color Start=75, 75, 75, 100
Color End=75, 75, 75, 170
Jitter Distance=0.00
Jitter Time=0.00
uv1=0.00, 0.50
uv2=0.50, 1.00
X Scale Goal=0.00
Y Scale Goal=0.00
Z Scale Goal=0.00
Extrude Length=0.00
Extrude Pitch Max=0.00
Extrude Heading Max=0.00

This is svetlo.bmp source :

I compiled the effect into .bgl and the result is :

This effect is only 2D and it turns to me from all positions around... How to change this effect (effect source code) into 3D effect what I want (picture on top) ?

Thank you. Milan

 

[nickw]

Looks good...

How about an object, with 4 linked effects, all at different angles and positions?

 

[rhumbaflappy]

Hi Milan.

I believe effects are actually sprites ( bitmaps stampings on the screen ). If so, then they would be 2-dimensional in nature.

Dick

 

[nickw]

Yes... but I am thinking the only way to do this is using the LIGHT_LAND tag. (Didn't you get that working dick in the code?) Then you will have a cone in low light.... low vis.

That is unless, Dick, you have also figured the way to get the cone to show in full vis

 

[Georg Aubele]

How about creating the shine as an object consisting of four rectangles (I think you will have to make it "twosided"). The texture file should consist of one white rectangle which you assing to every poly and then control the shine via the alpha channel (black means that there is no shine, white means full shine).

In that way no effect is needed - I tend to get into a bad mood, when I think about the effects of my airport not working, when arriving there (other tread)

 

[ablitos]

you can try to edit the fx_lightbeam to create your effect....this is a ray of light. The way you have it wont work for what you desire reason is your bmp is 2D..not 3D.

Dave

 

[meiilax]

Where I can find fx_lightbeam ? I cant see it In FS9/Effect folder...

 

[ablitos]

im sorry...its fx_luxbeam1 or fx_luxbeam2

dave