VP-Airfield Equipment 0.8.2 beta

I reached upuaut. He will do it but need time.

I reached upuaut. He will do it but need time.

Excellent news :D

Thank you Voc this is awesome :holiday:

 

A request (i'm no modder so have no idea what i'm talking about ) would it be a lot of work having the lights come on/off as the default once?

Oh, you are right ... I hadn't tested it at night, it must be another effect of DCS 2.5.5 .. the lights work on 2.5.4; but dont illuminate on the new version :(

 

When we went from DCS 1.5 to 2.0 the light on this Mod changed and now were less bright than on 1.5 ... but they were still useable.

 

Now, up to 2.5.4 the light work, but on 2.5.5 they dont illuminate at all ... I hope that it can be fixed, but I've no idea what may be causing this :(

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The lights do work in the latest OB, please see below:

The lights do work in the latest OB, please see below:

really? .. so strange, for example I have this airfield with lightowers and ramp lights:

on the nightime it looks like this:

I have the stable release, 2.5.4, and there the exact same mission looks like this:

Will check my settings, surely I must have some issue that I've overlooked :(

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I reached upuaut. He will do it but need time.

Fantastic news. All good things happen in the fullness of time.

The lights do work in the latest OB, please see below:

 

How did you manage it, that the Firehouse apears ?

When I select it, it shows up in the ME, but is not visible when I start the mission.

How did you manage it, that the Firehouse apears ?

When I select it, it shows up in the ME, but is not visible when I start the mission.

Did you replace the old Firehouse.edm file with the new one?

No, and where do i get the new EDMs from ???

Please !

@ cordite

Thank you. I replaced the VP-FIREHOUSE-EDM and the VP-LIGHTNING TOWER-EDM.

They show up in the mission, but in darkness they do not light up.

Anything I´m missing ?

The lights do work in the latest OB, please see below:

Hi Suntsag/Naked:

I've checked everything on my end, even downloaded the VPC mod again (took almost 1 hour as VirPil's site is really slow), updated the Mods EDM files, even deleted my Saved Games/DCS folder to start with a brand new config ... and still cant get this Mod's lights to work :(

I wonder if you can give me some advise, as I've run out of ideas at the moment :cry:

Thanks a lot,

Eduardo

Hi Suntsag/Naked:

 

I've checked everything on my end, even downloaded the VPC mod again (took almost 1 hour as VirPil's site is really slow), updated the Mods EDM files, even deleted my Saved Games/DCS folder to start with a brand new config ... and still cant get this Mod's lights to work :(

 

I wonder if you can give me some advise, as I've run out of ideas at the moment :cry:

Thanks a lot,

 

Eduardo

Lights only work during certain times of the evening. I don’t remember what time they turn on but IIRC they won’t be on if the mission time is after 0600 even if it’s dark out still.

Lights only work during certain times of the evening. I don’t remember what time they turn on but IIRC they won’t be on if the mission time is after 0600 even if it’s dark out still.

I know, check my photos at https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3961651&postcount=306 ...they are at 5:00 am .. the lights should be lit, but they are not :cry:

I know, check my photos at https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3961651&postcount=306 ...they are at 5:00 am .. the lights should be lit, but they are not :cry:

Don’t know what to tell you all works fine for me.

The lights used to work from 20:00 to 06:00.

But I have the same problem.

Can`t get them to work even after updating (replacing) the EDM files.

The lights used to work from 20:00 to 06:00.

But I have the same problem.

Can`t get them to work even after updating (replacing) the EDM files.

+1 ... but what is strange, is that on DCS' ModelViewer the animation works perfectly:

Day:

Night:

:cry:

I know, check my photos at https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3961651&postcount=306 ...they are at 5:00 am .. the lights should be lit, but they are not :cry:

It is a shame !

I really want those LIGHTNING TOWERS to work again.

And I tell you what: I would even pay for it,(US $)

It is a shame !

I really want those LIGHTNING TOWERS to work again.

Me too .. I refuse to do night missions using airbases that are completely black, it's just not enjoyable.

I tried Joe Rowe's lights, from his Civil Objects Mod, and while they look good and illuminate a lot, they do have two faults:

1) They are on all the time ... this is not so critical, as on daylight they are not very noticeable.

2) If I put more than 2 or 3 my fps take around a 25% hit, making them unusable for me.

:(

Best wishes,

Eduardo

So we perhaps should start crowdfunding !

Money for the modder who gives DCS the nightlights it needs.

Everything is possible today :thumbup:

Hi All,

Perhaps the solution is far more simple than it appears. Perhaps you are placing the objects as "STATICS" instead of actual "FORTIFICATIONS" as that will result in NO illumination. Cheers.

Perhaps the solution is far more simple than it appears. Perhaps you are placing the objects as "STATICS" instead of actual "FORTIFICATIONS" as that will result in NO illumination. Cheers.

Thanks a lot for the tip .. will try it tonight and then report back here ... however, under the old 2.5.4 version of DCS the lighting did work even if the object was placed as static, so it must be another thing that changed on 2.5.5 .. perhaps the new version doesnt allow animation on static objects?

Edit: Yes, thanks a lot for the advise :) it works that way. I will have to update all my templates :( but at least my airbases will be illuminated ... cheers! :D

I tried several VP mods (whatever produces light) and placed them as Fortification.

It works for me, but I realized that the intensity is lower then it used to be.

But anyhow, it looks as if the lights are back.

Great thanks to SUNTSAG !!!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

... I realized that the intensity is lower then it used to be.

That problem started when DCS updated to 2.5, so it's been that way for quite some time now ... but I've got used to it and just up the gamma control a bit when I fly at night.

I do not know why the lighting does not work in static objects, but I will try to figure it out. I will change the intensity of the lighting, as well as fix some shaders.

I might have something for you guys.

I'm working on a "Nellis/Airbase reality pack" with a bunch of new Buildings, fences, walls, towers, Gates and more.

I try to make this pack official. Long story shoort, I've updated the existing light towers with real light that reflects on all Objects

The update is just 5kb for each lightning tower and the "object/light" can be used inside the ME

Check it: