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Ground Polygon Wizard available

Hi,

The FS2002 style code that is used by ground polygons does not have the rain effect option.

I have been experimenting with using FSX MDL files, but when I used those the buildings around my ground polygons could no longer cast shadows on them (the user plane still did). Maybe I can offer it as an option to use FSX MDL files, so that users can choose.
 
Alrighty no biggy. I though it was actually FSX MDL file exported by it, not fs2002 gamepack. I'll try and do what our friend posted at the gmax forum regarding having just a layer from your runway in fsx gamepack for the effects.
 
Hi,

I think I will add FSX style as an option in the future, just because of the shadow issue people need to have a choice. Then they can choose what has priority for their project.

And maybe I can solve the shadow issue later.
 
arno said:
Hi,

I think I will add FSX style as an option in the future, just because of the shadow issue people need to have a choice. Then they can choose what has priority for their project.

And maybe I can solve the shadow issue later.
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With the quickness that your program make the task, there could even be a double export, that developer could make available both and the customer selects his preferred by a batch file of some sort.
 
Hi Arno,

I am using the FSX gamepack of Gmax to create my ground polys. I keep running the MDL through gpoly periodically to check the progress. I had the base textures down no problem, and have lofted some lines for runway edge border, using texture "line_white" which worked fine. Now when I add a second lofted line texture for the runway dash, the second texture "dashline_white" I just added appears in the layers and visibility, but "line_white" doesn't appear anymore. If I go through and compile anyway, all lofted lines are now using the dashline_white texture.

any ideas??


Thanks,

Dustin
 
Hi,

I am not sure if I understand your correctly. But I would first load the MDL into ModelConverterX and check if you then see all the textures. Just loading the MDL should give you a good idea of what GMax exported. When that is correct you can use the Ground Polygon Wizard to tweak the polygons.

I have heard of problems before that when you add too many lines to a scenery they will not export correctly from GMax anymore. Maybe that is similar to what you are seeing now.
 
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