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Flightdeck with lights

I changed the method after reading tutorials
I made a single plane with this pivot
I add a texture
I reduce the opacity to 40 (not sure to reduce to 0 to have a transparent object in the game)
the effect will be in the middle
Is it correct?
 

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The opacity will need to be in the texture, but there will be flickering/drawing order problems if it isn't set as a ground polygon.
 
The opacity will need to be in the texture, but there will be flickering/drawing order problems if it isn't set as a ground polygon.
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you mean MCX ground poly wizard?
How does this work?

Anyway
I continued :
I changed Name to material as Light_Deck
and
I added effect as showed in the attached file
but may be it is not sufficient;
what I do not undestand is If:
1.I have to create a clone plane and link to my previous and why (which is its function)
2.I have to add a BOX , that will be Transparent where to put "the light Bulb" as written in an other tutorial
3.than add to this box central pivot the effect
 

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anyway I have the same initial problem :I do not export effects both with GMAX and 3DS max
where do I have to see to check?
 
Hi guys,
Now my 3ds max 9 works well so can you explain to me the steps to create a single light?
I have:
1.created a single-poly flightdeck
2.created a planes :LIGHT_Green_01
3. created a texture named Halo_green
now must I:

4.clone LIGHT_green_01?
5.link LIGHT_green_02 to light_green_01?
5.attach effect to light_green_02
with both Z pivot directed in the opposite direction where the beam light should be directed ?
4.......and than?
An help to finish please
regards
Cobby
 

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