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ok Airbases question now…
I rotated an airbase to it’s correct heading and now I want to change it’s textures so it also displays correctly.
Ok for the taxi signs I will be ok I believe with the addcopy function. My q is mostly with the runway heading numbers.
For Aegean example :
Objective CT# 125 02_20 Airbase 2Rvr.
Feature 1382 Runway.On the objective the same feature is used on both sides of the runway and it shows a different texture 02R and 20L.
Now this feature has 46 textures sets… is there somewhere that we declare which textures to use? and according to it’s heading?
I can overcome the problem by the addcopy and use of two different features to do my job but I would like the logic of current setup and how is done.Thanx in advance.
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… is there somewhere that we declare which textures to use?
Should be a similar/ identically procedure to AC skins I think, so
in LE doubleclick the root node of your RW object.… and according to it’s heading?
If there are already textures for the changed RW available in the DB
then simply change the texture numbers in LE. (doubleclick the root node)If not then copy and change the 02R 20L textures in photoshop to your liking,
then append those new textures to the DB using LE,
then change the texture numbers to fit the appended texture numbers in LE. (doubleclick the root node)… hope this helps.
Cheers,
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Just found the solution…
From Falcon Editor.
u select from the Point Data the RunwayListType:
Texture 22 is texture set 22 and underneath u declare the dependent features.
Enjoy…
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IIRC there was a thread that mentioned a record limitation of 900? for features or objectives or weapons? Am I correct? Can pls someone help?
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Could please someone give me a starter kick or a solution for this subject?
in the following video the floor of the shelter jiggs with the taxiway tile and makes this horrible effect…
I remember in the past we talked about it but I can’t recall a solution or how to fix - avoid.
In Lod Editor I have spotted the nodes for the floor… is there a way to alter some parameter to fix this and always show the models floor and not the taxiway tile?
thanx in advance…
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That’s the effect you get when two textures occupy the same space.
You could raise the floor ever so slightly.
Or use the solution they pointed out in the “license plate” thread to tell the sim which one is supposed to be on top. sorry, don’t have time to search it down exactly. That might work also.Just my two cents, not sure if it’ll help though since I don’t mess with that stuff in falcon.
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That’s the effect you get when two textures occupy the same space.
Yep this problem is called “z-fighting”, 3d engine (DX) cannot decide which texture to draw on top of the other.
Solution could be (as the HAS has it’s own texture for the floor) to adjust the taxiway texture so it only goes up to the beginning of the HAS.Cheers
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OR you could go through the entire Database in LOD Editor and remove those textures……!!!
Yet again, a good example of great modeling in Falcon with little understanding of the code…Sigh
SCRUB,SCRUB…tiny Scrubbing Bubbles would helptired demer
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How can I lift the object in LodEditor?
Also in general I found by my self how to change the takeoff and land sequence and have some suggestions… Although the way is way hard to find I have to say… it’s easy to do.
For the suggestion since there are the two runway data points why ain’t those r used for such declaration and also those 2 points could be used for the TACAN alignment and not the objective declared center… that way all tacan and runway will be 100% aligned.For the TACAN it can be overcome with a new objective with just data for the tacan. Since this will be close to the runway then u can align them. But this means more work…
Also for the Nav Steerpoint a new point data could be created - used that would service only that.
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Try to change the Z axes offset values under LOD vector data
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already found it geraki thanx…
I altered the normals of the vectors z values and all are ok by a quick test have to do more so not aircraft explode etc…well it gave explosions and I reduced the values to the third decimal value and all fine…
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Another question…
I have imported a model for damaged and destroyed…
My problem is that it displays both at the same time… any reason why this happens? or maybe some help here guys?Objective is a bridge, has one feature only.
The destroyed model doesn’t have a texture map.
re checked basic entries all seem ok…
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How can I lift the object in LodEditor?
Also in general I found by my self how to change the takeoff and land sequence and have some suggestions… Although the way is way hard to find I have to say… it’s easy to do.
For the suggestion since there are the two runway data points why ain’t those r used for such declaration and also those 2 points could be used for the TACAN alignment and not the objective declared center… that way all tacan and runway will be 100% aligned.For the TACAN it can be overcome with a new objective with just data for the tacan. Since this will be close to the runway then u can align them. But this means more work…
Also for the Nav Steerpoint a new point data could be created - used that would service only that.
Gent’s,
Please study the CARRIER Objective’s in BMS very closely!!! (and :rtfm:that came with them in BMS for that matter) This will get you a lot farther ahead then trying to sort 20 texture’s in 44 set’s in LOD Editor when it comes to building Custom Airbase’s in Falcon\BMS.
I can’t go into it here, other than to say that those 01,023L,06R textures define something’s in the code for player’s i.e. ATC sez “Cowboy One…take runway 23R” your AI wingy follows you….etc…!! Thats just one example.
Trust me on this though for the AI…they don’t use the same code as player when it come’s to TO\Landing on an Airbase.They don’t care, they fly by radar so to speak
Ummm, they don’t hear ATC talking !!!
They are only “Script Monkeys” that fly from Point A to Point B for our enjoyment!!!sigh,
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Just for reference a newer more complete version of the tutorial how to add - create new features and objectives for Falcon BMS:
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Released Aegean v2.1 and have some questions… So if anyone can advise or maybe the dev’s take it under consideration…
1. Frequencies
I putted some VOR’s which works just fine as of channel band settings… and actually they work if u set the channel only. But I putted the frequencies also. Checked for doubles first. So I used115.00
110.80
112.20
110.86
113.40
113.50
117.60And found out that the above 110 don’t work. DED keeps flashing as of wrong input… Is there a limitation? are they off limits? As I searched the limitations are:
TACAN FREQ
UHF 960-1215
Channels 0-126
Band X/Y (X for Ground)Tankers
band Y
channels 70-126Also shouldn’t except all 3 to be set (1.the channel 2.band 3.frequency) so to work?
2. Fubared feature record
All of a sudden when in my tests all where good at the final stage a feature magically joined 2 features and they displayed simultaneously.
Strange thing is that in Falcon Editor and LE the Objective was shown correctly, also the feature in LE was displaying as it should… but in Falcon when recon or fly over the objective there where shown 2 features.
I redone just the feature in f4browse with the addcopy and all are ok…
Has anyone witnessed something familiar? could it be something that I did wrong??? IIRC I had the has lights flag checked…
Also IIRC we cannot delete a record with f4browse , right? So we leave it as garbage inside?3. Racks - HP’s
I done my changes as I had in my previous version that worked perfectly and when I Installed JanHas models and after some racks appear as selections at 1 2 7 9 HP’s… As I see them through F4browse and Falcon Editor all are fine but inside Falcon is another story…
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Dunno about #1 other than I think some freqs above 110 are for the Carriers in BMS….anyone else???ICRC ATM.
#2 Recheck your CT records for the add copy and make sure the feature is not Shared.
As far as Deleting records in F4 Browse, we can only delete from the bottom of the “Tree”" up…sigh.
#3 Reread the comments in the BMSrack.dat in your objects folder…;)…maybe the Model no longer conforms.Demer
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demer thanx for looking in to it but Falcon seems to be alive and having a character and choice of it’s own.
About the merged features no they are not shared… they are unique. Anyway found the solution.
About the racks the error ain’t on bmsrack.dat but on Hardpoints records… all of the sudden FalconEditor or F4browse decided by it’s own to add those to the F-16 30 50 and 52+ and the affecting ones as 30 affects 32/40/42, 50 affects 52, and 52+ affects 52+CFT.
Good thing is the error found and corrected.
Bad thing is what if other records are fubared also… as I can’t spot them…One more reason for a good database tool and the compare function.
I hope that when I will do the final changes Falcon will not decide by it’s self again…
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Just for reference a newer more complete version of the tutorial how to add - create new features and objectives for Falcon BMS:
Very very powerful tutorial!!!
Will using this new system will be fully functional airport, ils, tacan?
Is there any limit new airport that can be created?
I thought it could not create new airports, only modify existing ones:
-01_19 airbase
-02_20 aribase RV
-21_03 Airbase
-05-23 airbase 2 RV
-26_08 Airbase RVr
-30_12 Airbase RVr
-32_14 Aribase Rvr
-34_16 Airbase 2 Rvr
-11_29 Airbase
-20_02 Airbase Rv
-02_20 airbase 2 RV
-20_02 Airbase 2RV
-23_05 Airbase 2 Rv
-08_26 Airbase RVr
-11_29 Airbase
-12_30 airbase RvR
-34_16 Airbase Rvr
-36_18 Airbase
-505 Wonsan
-Gen AFB
-545 Osan
-Kimpo AB Main
-KUnsan AFB Main
-Mirim AFB
-Seoul AFB
-Sunan
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@Joe:
Very very powerful tutorial!!!
thanx
Will using this new system will be fully functional airport, ils, tacan?
yes they will. U will have to add the new ils tacan values and entry to the corresponding files.
Is there any limit new airport that can be created?
Well I don’t really know… But I’m sure it can handle the load. I created about 9 new (add copy) and 7 VOR with no problem.
U can create totally new from ground zero also.
Use the empty airport Demer was showing and there add your own 3d objects.
I believe using Korea Theater airports for new theaters is a No… if we want realism. On the other hand it’s a big OUCH to create and implement them in to Falcon.
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