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Post by cheetajet on Mar 16, 2011 3:56:48 GMT
It seems my smoke is going sideways instead of lining up with the engines! Anyone else have that problem and what can i do about it? Thanks, Cheetajet!  |
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Post by kenwig0556 on Mar 16, 2011 4:04:45 GMT
It seems my smoke is going sideways instead of lining up with the engines! Anyone else have that problem and what can i do about it? Thanks, Cheetajet! I think that's a new one! Can you post a screenshot so we can get a visual on this? |
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Mar 16, 2011 5:20:46 GMT
"CHEETAJET" .... you don't state what aircraft type/simulation you're actually using !
I suspect what you may need to do here is check that you're using/that you've activated the "FSX" version of the AIRCRAFT.CFG file which accompanies your Aircraft Base Pack file.
All smoke effects equipped FSX compatible HJG aircraft download with an AIRCRAFT.CFG file configured for imediate FS2004 use .... but .... in the case of FSX .... that standard CFG needs to be deleted and the CFG file named AIRCRAFT_FSX then renamed AIRCRAFT .... or .... AIRCRAFT.CFG .... whichever of the 2 file extention name formats applies to your PC file name conventions.
If I'm right .... then this's an error which a few folk (whom have reported smoke issues) have made in the past and one which should .... easily .... be corrected as recommended above.
There maybe be 1 or 2 aircraft with smoke effects which don't line up absolutely precisely with their engine jet tail pipes .... and which isn't altogether uncommon within FS, but, if you're talking about side-ways or vertical drift in respect smoke effects then that's most certainly not normal, but as I said above, should be resolved by activating the correct AIRCRAFT.CFG file for your FS version.
As Ken suggests .... a screenshot showing precisely what you're trying to communicate might otherwise also be very helpful here .... so we can actually see what you're seeing.
Mark C
AKL/NZ
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Post by Dan K. Hansen on Mar 16, 2011 7:26:00 GMT
That sure seems like a "wrong" aircraft.cfg in use :-)
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Post by Falcon on Mar 16, 2011 16:04:10 GMT
I'm having the same problem, even with non HJG aircraft that use to work just fine. Actually the smoke works fine but the wing tip vapor is perpendicular to the wing. I think I picked up a bad effects file somewhere, and have been searching for it with no results to date. Some planes the smoke is perpendicular also, but not the HJG stuff.
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Post by Dan K. Hansen on Mar 16, 2011 16:35:47 GMT
I've written a post about applying dummy effects for default FSX effects over at CBFS...
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Post by Herman on Mar 16, 2011 16:54:55 GMT
Cheetajet, are you getting the sideway smoke on the ground or in the air??
If on the ground, it could just be the wind that is making the smoke go in a particular direction.
If you are in the air and cruising, then it's a different problem.
Herman
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Post by Falcon on Mar 16, 2011 19:40:25 GMT
Ok Dan, where is CBFS?
Falcon
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Post by Dan K. Hansen on Mar 16, 2011 20:04:49 GMT
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Post by Dan K. Hansen on Mar 16, 2011 20:26:43 GMT
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Post by cheetajet on Mar 17, 2011 18:22:48 GMT
Hi All...thanks for the response. It was the whole aircraft.cfg file thing. Once I changed it to the sfx one, it worked fine....whoops...I guess I dropped the ball. Anyway thanks though everybody!
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