Ala12Rv-watermanpc Posted August 28, 2018 Posted August 28, 2018 Hi guys, since the release of the module something that has been bugging me is the lack of a proper (made for the m2000 instead of using the F-15 one) afterburner FX :(...it looks like the "disk" with the texture representing the AB is behind the engine parts and so its not visible correctly. I wonder when are we getting a proper AB FX for the M2000??, with custom textures according to the particularities of the mirage and if possible some kind of improved/new animations with sparkles, smooth transitions and such. After so many years i think is time to deliver what the product description says about this: "Realistic afterburner and over-wing vapour effects". There is not even an afterburner FX at all so... Please Razbam, any info on this? thanks! Take a look at my MODS here
mvsgas Posted August 28, 2018 Posted August 28, 2018 Hi guys, since the release of the module something that has been bugging me is the lack of a proper (made for the m2000 instead of using the F-15 one) afterburner FX :(...it looks like the "disk" with the texture representing the AB is behind the engine parts and so its not visible correctly. I wonder when are we getting a proper AB FX for the M2000??, with custom textures according to the particularities of the mirage and if possible some kind of improved/new animations with sparkles, smooth transitions and such. After so many years i think is time to deliver what the product description says about this: "Realistic afterburner and over-wing vapour effects". There is not even an afterburner FX at all so... Please Razbam, any info on this? thanks! Could you be more specific? What is the "disk"? AB is behind what parts? What is the correct visuals? When you say "sparkles", what are you talking about? To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Juancio Posted August 28, 2018 Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) Could you be more specific? What is the "disk"? AB is behind what parts? What is the correct visuals? When you say "sparkles", what are you talking about? I think the disk he is referring to is the turbine (red in the screenshot), which in the Mirage is a static low res texture, placed behind the afterburner components (yellow in the shot). That turbine behind the AB should be animated, but instead of that, it's the AB cone that is rotating. It should be the other way around. I reported this problem almost 2 years ago, but it was ignored by RAZBAM Correct visuals. Mig29A exhaust in the screenshot has the proper details. Fully animated turbine, bright static afterburner that casts light inside the exhaust. "Sparkles". F18 sparking on full AB (the most detailed in DCS atm) Edited August 28, 2018 by Juancio
Ala12Rv-watermanpc Posted August 29, 2018 Author Posted August 29, 2018 Juznco, the sparkles in your screen are just rain drops being illuminated by the fire...as far as I know no module yet have that effect. The hornet have some similar fx (but not exactly the one I mean) when you look the nozzles slightly from the side which is very well done btw. I was refering to the fire sparks that usually are visible in hte M2000 engine when in afterburner. All a/c emit them but in hte mirage 2000 are more abundant and you can constantly see very sharp flames being spit...here you have a video showing it: About the "disk", I mean this: the texture of the disk is the afterburner FX of the F-15 last time I checked it, so is invoked in some lua file iirc. Curiously enough in the F-15 it has the same issue, its behind the engine parts mesh and so BLOCKED by these parts instead of being placed OVER them using the alpha channel to become more or less transparent according to the afterburner intensity. So basically, the afterburner in the m2000 is really messed now and after so many time, and knowing this is only an art thing, I think its time to get this fixed/done already please. Thanks! Take a look at my MODS here
mvsgas Posted August 29, 2018 Posted August 29, 2018 So the sparkle is the flame flickering and the disk is the flame holder, which your saying it should be engulf at full AB setting. Ok thank. To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Dwarf_Hunter Posted September 1, 2018 Posted September 1, 2018 Why should RAZBAM care..................your money is in their pocket already.
tobaschi Posted September 1, 2018 Posted September 1, 2018 they care, because they love what they are doing. The thing is just,.. they can't always do everything when >you< think it should be done now.
rinao0o Posted September 4, 2018 Posted September 4, 2018 AB is just one of those lower priority things in DCS, not just razbam. At the moment ALL jets with clickable cockpits have that visual problem except the hornet. If you take a look at mig21 and viggen. They make M2k's burner look nice.
tekrc Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 "Sparkles". F18 sparking on full AB (the most detailed in DCS atm) [ATTACH]192851[/ATTACH] side note but the sparking you mentioned on the f-18 is actually rain being lit up by the AB effect. not part of the burner effects themselves. look around the plane and you can see more rain
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