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Post by romeo33delta on May 27, 2015 22:26:32 GMT -5
I have inserted the B-377 F&E Effect (B377 _HP_Flame and B377_LP_Flame) into my DC-4 and adjusted the X-Y-Z to put them in the right place.
What I would like to do is have it react with the throttle/MP. I have inserted in the Vcockpit01 section "WTB377!B377_LP_Flame" and"WBT377!B377_HP_Flame" as gauges 29 and 30. I am using #6 and #7 in my lights section for the effect.
However, I do not get any flame when throttles are advanced, even if fully advanced. However, the effect does show up when I hit the "L" key, but is not variable.
I checked this against my B377 and the effect works as I want it to in the Boeing, with the throttle/MP. I can't understand why it won't work in the DC-4. Obviously I have missed something ...but I just can't put my finger on it.
TOM ... WAYNE TUDOR ... HELP!!!
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on May 28, 2015 11:53:10 GMT -5
A possible problem is that the effects are controlled by the manifold pressure. Since the R4360 uses far higher MP settings than the DC-4, they may never kick in. If this is the case, you would need to create copies of those two gauges and edit the MP limits.
Hope this helps,
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Post by romeo33delta on May 28, 2015 14:41:06 GMT -5
Thanks, Tom ... I'll give that a shot!
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Post by Maarten on May 28, 2015 15:12:59 GMT -5
I had a wee check at the aircraft.cfg of the Curtiss C-46. Max manifold pressure is 52". The DC-4-1009 (JBK) has a max manifold pressure of 50", the C-54B (JBK) of 46", so that should be attainable, I think.
The flames in the C-46 panel.cfg are in VC01:
gauge37=WTDC6!DC6_LP_Flame, 0,0,20,20
gauge38=WTDC6!DC6_IP_Flame, 0,0,20,20;
The light section in the C-46 aircraft.cfg shows:
// exhaust flame effects
light.10 = 7, 6.60, -9.8, -2.7, 404_LP_Flame ; engine 1
light.11 = 7, 6.60, 15.1, -2.7, 404_LP_Flame ; engine 2
light.12 = 9, 6.60, -9.8, -2.7, 404_IP_Flame ; engine 1
light.13 = 9, 6.60, 15.1, -2.7, 404_IP_Flame ; engine 2
I haven't tried this whole thing out myself (yet).
Good luck,
Cheers,
Maarten
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Post by Defender on May 29, 2015 4:33:29 GMT -5
Curious. I take it that when you use the "L" key the flames appear in the right place so the locations are correct? Never use "L" in normal operation of course.
Is it possible that the problem is because the DC-4's [electrical] section in the aircraft.cfg is a simple one and doesn't list the various lights that the exhaust flames are linked to? You might try substituting the B377's [electrical]?
Also if necessary you can easily edit the flame gauges in the WT folders so that the flames appear at suitable DC-4 power levels. In the xml you'll see lines with "39 >" etc. Just change the figure "39" or whatever the release version shows. It takes the MAP from engine #1 on the 2D panel.
Hope you get a result.
Bill
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Post by romeo33delta on Jun 29, 2015 17:41:07 GMT -5
Sorry for taking so long, I've been distracted by reality. I've managed to kill that dragon; so now I'm again free to enjoy the finer things ... like this forum.
Tom, Maarten, Defender; I'm good to go and thank you all for helping out!
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Post by nikdunaev on Jul 1, 2015 7:49:21 GMT -5
The engine effects are actually electrical light sources?
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Jul 5, 2015 21:33:39 GMT -5
When you create things like flame effects that are not part of the default FS, you have to trick it into activating these effects by making FS think that they ARE part of the default. Since there are lights in FS that propliners don't use (like recognition and logo lights) we can create a panel gauge that tells FS "turn on the recognition lights when the MAP is higher than 25" and turn on the logo lights when higher than 45"". Since we have defined our flame effects as being those lights in the aircraft.cfg file, FS follows our commands and they appear as we desire.
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