FSX trying to add a new effect on aircraft.

[mitsoswu]

Hello there !.... i have a question about new effects for fsx. (noob question)

The FX Editor is showing it just fine.

When i add my personal bmp file to the effects folder, the effect is not visible on my aircraft.

The wierd part is that, when i add an existing effect from the other files, it works ... Example: i added a smoke effect on the aircraft lights section, in the cfg, just to test it out if it works....and it worked.

My question is: Do i need to create a DLL file or an XML file, to make it work, on my NEW effect?.. or not ?

 

[GaryGB]

Hello:

Please tell us more about what you are wanting to display by 'attaching' an Effect (*.Fx file) to a Aircraft.Cfg file, as there are a number of ways Fx may be utilized in FS aircraft.


BTW: To examine how the FSX Extra300 aircraft implements the "Smoke" system, see:

[SMOKESYSTEM]

...in:

[FSX install path]\SimObjects\Airplanes\Extra300\aircraft.cfg


https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526949.aspx#mozTocId510108


https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526949.aspx#mozTocId547795



In most cases, a Fx file has a BMP file mapped to it; that mapping is seen when a Fx file is opened in ex: Windows NotePad, or when viewed / edited in Arno's FxEditor.


Alternatively one may use the FSX SDK Special Effects Tool (aka "VisualFx.DLL") to preview Fx in a live FS flight session on/near the user aircraft.


NOTE: One may need to use "offsets" if needed to 'see' certain Fx outside the body of the aircraft during test flights using FSX SDK Special Effects Tool


FYI: "VisualFx.DLL" must first be enabled in the "active" user FSX DLL.XML file in order to be available from the FSX GUI menu bar during a flight session.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526969.aspx


Hope this helps !

GaryGB

 

[mitsoswu]

thank you for your reply Gary.
My effect is not about smoke,
because smoke already exists (not interested)... as i sayed before, i alredy tested existing smoke effects and they worked. but that was just tested under the [lights] section in the cfg ....
( some "fsfx" guys already created very good smoke,,, right? )

i wanna create something, that was missing from fsx .. but it's a bit complicated for me, you know. i never created anything for fsx yet.

Here is what I did:
I entered a bmp file just a simple image and a .fx file (wordpad) in the effects folder and tryed to test it. when i tryed to test it under the [effects] section in the aircraft.cfg, MY effect did not show up. But i could clearly see it in the, FX Editor program that i downloded from this site here (very helpful).

... Oh, and by the way i use fsx - steam edition now.

Dimitri.

 

[tonaz]

Keep in mind that effects recalled on the smoke section can only be visible if the engines are running.
Double check if your engines are running.