Tracer Modding

[USARStarkey]

Which files in the DCS folder would allow me to edit the tracers. I would like to change brightness and length etc.

 

also, does anyone have any ideas on how to make the tracers look like they do in gun cams where they look like jaggedy lightning bolts.

[Flagrum]

The tracer effects are configured in the file ...\DCS\Config\weapons\shell_table.lua

 

There are parameters like "tracer_off" (flight duration in seconds until tracer burns out, I think), "scale_tracer" (dunno, perhaps some sort of 'smart scaling' just for the tracer effect; i.e. affects visibility?) and somewhere the tracer color is also defined.

 

The jagged lightning bolt effect you mention is - according to my understanding - just the vibration of the camera when firing the guns. It is not something the tracers as such do. Probably with some video post production editing you can archieve something like that - perhaps some of the video gurus like Glowing Amraam can help here?

[USARStarkey]

thanks

[CallsignFrosty]

Flagrum is a boss. I'll try this out too cheers!

[Falcon_S]

...\DCS\Config\weapons\shell_table.lua

 

Keep in mind that you will not go Integrity Check with any modification in /weapons folder on most MP Servers.