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Intrepid:

--- Quote from: Voodoo on July 24, 2008, 06:08:07 pm ---Nice one, Randy.  :D  Very dynamic now, with the first batch of flares being followed by a short rapid stream.

Have you thought if it would be possible to add some smokiness to the effect?

P.S. I'm heading off for a couple of weeks holiday tonight, so I look forward to catching up with things on the board when I get back. Ciao for a while.

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VooDoo ; Thats a Great effect you sent me  8),thats what I was trying to get to when i started.
You should post it for all to try and maybe someone out there has an idea on how to attach
the smoke.
Razgriz ,haven't heard from you lately, are you up for a challenge?

Randy

Razgriz:
Umm sure, but I'm lost here.  What is it that I'm doing?

Intrepid:

--- Quote from: Razgriz on August 18, 2008, 05:16:13 am ---Umm sure, but I'm lost here.  What is it that I'm doing?

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My apologies Raz ,I thought you were following along.Voodoo and I have been messing around with flares and cant get a smoke trail to attach to the individual flares. We have come up with (I think ;D) a pretty acceptable effect so far but seem to have come up a to a road block with attaching the smoke. If you need some time to kill and interested in adding to it and ;).I will post the latest rendition of the "flare effect".
Randy

Intrepid:
Razgriz; take a look at this video ,when you have a chance.
 8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ywPn9Z9x7E
Randy

Voodoo:
Here is what Intrepid's original effect has grown into so far.

Unzip the attached zip file into your main Effects folder.

And put the following line in the aircraft.cfg file:

[SMOKESYSTEM]
smoke.0=0, 0, 0, fx_flare_decoy

The flares can be released by toggling the "I" key.

The effect only works well between 400-500 kts because the smoke is not attached to the flare and separates out at other speed ranges.

We've tried to use a Controller File to sync the release of the smoke and the release of the flare better but can't get it to do anything at all. Anyone know about Controller Files?

If we could attach the smoke to the flare with attachpoints it could be made to look better...but how to do that without 3d modelling skills???

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