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Night texture problem
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I thought it was the way I had doen it - glad to see its not just me then hehe
Ian
Ian
Wow, well that's not a very effective method on Abacus' part. Very silent and transparent - how would the average person know there was an update?
Thanks for the info.
You are part of the fsdeveloper.com family, therefore you are not "average".
Obviously, you are an asiduous reader of these forums, where such glitches are discovered, discussed and ultimately brought to the developer's attention.
The "average" user would not even realize there is a problem!
(That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.)
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Well if it works with 3.5.1 then I must be doing something wrong!
I created a texture and gave it "_LM" suffix, ticked LM in the properties and nada zip zilch
Ian
I created a texture and gave it "_LM" suffix, ticked LM in the properties and nada zip zilch
Ian
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Fixed it - appears that I hadnt re-downloaded the correct file - I did it from a different PC adn all is well - phew lol
Ian
Ian
Okay, confess HOW did you do it, and WHAT file is it that you need?
Í've not been able to get night lighting on a basic scenery object.
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Well you need to re-download FSDS upgrade version. You will know it is OK if it says version 3.5.1 when you install it.
What happened to me is that I had "downloaded" the old version in cached memory Thanks Microsoft
I understand you can refresh the browsers cached page by <CTRL> F5 which in theory should fix this!
I just used a different PC that had not downloaded the page before just to be sure.
OK (Teaching grannies to suck eggs here, but others may find it useful
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As for how I created and used the night texture, its simple really - make the day time texture in the program of choice, give it a name eg., MyTexture.bmp, copy it as MyTexture_LM.bmp and edit it to suit night time use.
Once the textures are created, apply them to the model in FSDS as normal, just remember when you select the texture make sure that you tick the LM box.
Compile the bgl or mdl in the normal way and provided that you put the textures in the right place (the texture folder set up in your preferences) it should work - see attached screenshot.
Ian
What happened to me is that I had "downloaded" the old version in cached memory Thanks Microsoft
I understand you can refresh the browsers cached page by <CTRL> F5 which in theory should fix this!
I just used a different PC that had not downloaded the page before just to be sure.
OK (Teaching grannies to suck eggs here, but others may find it useful
)As for how I created and used the night texture, its simple really - make the day time texture in the program of choice, give it a name eg., MyTexture.bmp, copy it as MyTexture_LM.bmp and edit it to suit night time use.
Once the textures are created, apply them to the model in FSDS as normal, just remember when you select the texture make sure that you tick the LM box.
Compile the bgl or mdl in the normal way and provided that you put the textures in the right place (the texture folder set up in your preferences) it should work - see attached screenshot.
Ian
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Ian - I have been fighting with that for a couple of months, with no luck. I *thought* I had even tried that same combination - ticking LM, etc. etc.
Now, of course, after trying that same suggestion (picked up from the FFDS forum), now it works!
Thanks for reconfirming the method....!
I am now happier with FSDS 3.5.1 now that we have the "attachpoint" working. I made my first hard surface and rolled an airplane up the ramp, and can even have it illuminated at night!
Now, of course, after trying that same suggestion (picked up from the FFDS forum), now it works!
Thanks for reconfirming the method....!
I am now happier with FSDS 3.5.1 now that we have the "attachpoint" working. I made my first hard surface and rolled an airplane up the ramp, and can even have it illuminated at night!
