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Post by Dan on Apr 11, 2017 18:19:56 GMT -5
Yes, gentlemans, I also tried FS9 version and I have this strange effect too. So I just returned to converted FSX variant and it works absolutely Ok.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 11, 2017 19:35:20 GMT -5
Hi, The file: dc4fustop_etc_t.bmp Was accidentally saved in DXT5 format instead of DXT3. This causes FS9 to crash. You can either resave it yourself as a DXT3 file using DXTBmp, or you can download this DXT3 file that I converted and replace it that way: www.calclassic.com/Temp/dc4fustop_etc_t.zip (3 KB) Hope this helps,
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Post by turbojetsetter on Apr 11, 2017 20:55:28 GMT -5
Hi there,
First of all thanks to Tom for identifying the culprit.
I think the problem might have also been that the 32bit textures were too large, as aviavirt was saying. Initially, I used image tool to convert the DDS files to BMPs. However, I discovered that the BMPs were 5.33MB each which is a bit high. So, I re-converted the BMP files with DXTBmp. The BMP files are now down to 4MB, which is the right size. I have also re-converted the "dc4fustop_etc_t.bmp" from DXT to DXT3, as Tom mentioned.
I have uploaded the fixed texture files on Flightsim & Simviation. They should be ready for download soon.
I hope that this is finally going to be ok.
Cheers,
Ted
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 12, 2017 0:48:20 GMT -5
Glad to help. They worked fine for me after fixing that one file, so I'm pretty sure these should be OK.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 5:04:46 GMT -5
Now it works fine. Thanks Ted!
As AI at Kongolo FZRQ in Northern Katanga.
Curiously the aircraft still did wear the Belgian registeration "OO". By courtesy (or more) of the Belgians ...? I suppose that these DC-4 have essentially used by Moïse Tshombe and his gouvernment. Even if they propably couldn't fly very far, due to sanctions against Katanga.
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Post by turbojetsetter on Apr 12, 2017 7:59:22 GMT -5
No problem aviavirt. I'm glad it's working on FS2004.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 12, 2017 9:21:22 GMT -5
Hi,
It appears that in this era almost all Air Congo and Air Katanga aircraft were leased from SABENA and retained their OO registrations.
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Post by jwh on Apr 12, 2017 18:48:04 GMT -5
My Father's old friend Brian Monkton was flying DC-4s for Air Congo at that time on a contract from SABENA for whom he was flying DC-7 freighters. His DC-4 was destroyed in an attack on Kamina Air Base by Katangan Fouga Magisters. He did receive some shrapnel wounds in the attack.
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Post by Dan on Apr 12, 2017 20:09:50 GMT -5
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Post by Al on Apr 12, 2017 22:17:22 GMT -5
Thanks, just downloaded the fix and it works great. Very nice repaint. Hope to see more of these rare birds from you and others. This Calclassic world is addictive!!! It's not just the repaints but the history behind them. I have spent more time reading about these repaints than actually flying them, what a great hoppy.
Al
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Post by leutnantwerner on Apr 14, 2017 6:27:57 GMT -5
Affirmative. I learned, when the former colonial masters left their colonies, others took the place.
And in in those days, or even long before, when the boundaries where drawn on a map without taking care of the tribal membership,
some of the results we suffer right now.
Cheers Bernie
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