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P3D v2.1 apron lights

Andrew

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A big "thank you" to Bill Leaming, for the ramp lights package. I have tried (for a way too long time), to get my FS9 lights to work (a nice present from the Norway Airports guys), to no avail. Bill's ramp lights (with or without light poles), works wonderfully in FSX as well as P3D v2.1.

15 airports done, 15 to go.

Cheers,
:stirthepo

And a pic from P3Dv2.1; Kristiansand kjevik ENCN:

12517439764_a280876626_o.jpg
 
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Thank you, sir!

Here's my current "recipe":

1) Use the Ramplight library "as is".

2) Place your lights in FSX. I do it with Instant Scenery 3.

3) Decompile the placement bgl with BglAnalyze; the FSX decompiler.

4) Open the xml file with Notepad. For each light splash, add the line <NoCrash/> before the <LibraryObject entry.

5) Recompile with the Bglcompiler SDK.

Done!

Here an example of the xml for one light splash:

<SceneryObject
lat="N69 58.69085"
lon="E023 20.78068"
alt="0.0000M"
altitudeIsAgl="TRUE"
pitch="0.00"
bank="0.00"
heading="211.00"
imageComplexity="NORMAL">
<NoCrash/>
<LibraryObject
name="{7091D8BC-5B18-4F23-A37B-B66AC12D46DC}"
scale="1.00"/>
</SceneryObject>

Cheers,
:stirthepo
 
What would "no crash" do for the RampLights?

PS: "No Fog" prevents the "white rectangle" effect in daytime low visibility.
 
abax2000 said:
What would "no crash" do for the RampLights?

PS: "No Fog" prevents the "white rectangle" effect in daytime low visibility.
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Now that is truly useful to know! I've been wondering for years how to kill this nasty behavior. I only wish there was an easier way to handle this other than the manual process.
 
In ADE at least is very easy; just check the box when placing.
My wish would be to avoid the overexposure when overlapped or under shockwave landing lights :censored:.
 
n4gix said:
Now that is truly useful to know! I've been wondering for years how to kill this nasty behavior. I only wish there was an easier way to handle this other than the manual process.
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Instant Scenery 2 allows me to right-click for object properties and set all kinds of XML switches.


Of course, Instant Scenery does not work in Prepar3d 2.x, but maybe it will some time in the future.
 
abax2000 said:
What would "no crash" do for the RampLights?

PS: "No Fog" prevents the "white rectangle" effect in daytime low visibility.
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If I don't use "No Crash"...planes crash with the ramp lights. Tested and tried many times. Check the ramplights in McX, and you'll see the crash boxes.

Thanks for the "No Fog" tip! Because right now this is a big problem in P3D. Can you show me the xml code? I place the ramplights with IS2, and don't want to do it again for 34 airports. I just need to se the xml code for no fog, and where to put it. Does it look like this: <NoFog/> ?

Edit:

OK, I tried placing with ADE, using nocrash and nofog (xml code is as I guessed). Unfortunately, I still get white squares when foggy and dusk/night. Is there any remedy for this?

Cheers,
:stirthepo
 
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Another question: With the old FSX effects I used, is there any way to stop the effect from rotating to user?? It seems that in P3D2.2, the effects are vertical instead of horizontal, and rotates to user. Whish I could fix this...but dunno how.

Here's the xml code for one of the FSX effects:

[Library Effect]
Lifetime=5
Version=2.00
Display Name=Lightcone
Radius=250
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=25
X Scale=160.00, 160.00
Y Scale=200.00, 200.00
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, 0.00
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
Ground Normal=1
Static=1
Face=0, 0, 1

[ParticleAttributes.0]
Blend Mode=2
Texture=flood_4x3spot.bmp
Bounce=0.00
Color Start=145, 175, 175, 255
Color End=145, 175, 175, 255
//Color Start=164, 220, 210, 255
//Color End=164, 220, 210, 255
Jitter Distance=0.00
Jitter Time=0.00
TempK=107.00
TempRate=0.00
uv1=0.00, 0.00
uv2=1.00, 1.00
X Scale Goal=0.5
Y Scale Goal=0.5
Z Scale Goal=0.5
Extrude Length=0.00
Extrude Pitch Max=0.00
Extrude Heading Max=0.00
 
I can confirm that the no fog option does not work. Any solution would be great.

One thing I was trying to think through, why would we get any lights showing through in daytime when the diffuse texture is transparent?

Shez
 
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