reported Viking S3 light on the left fuel pod

[Northstar98]

Hi everyone,

A minor-ish bug with the newly added S-3B models (which look absolutely stunning ) - the lights on the Sargent-Fletcher A/A42R-1 air refuelling store on the S-3B Tanker show as a missing texture, making it very difficult to tell which light is illuminated unless you're already familiar with the configuration of the pod.

S-3B_ARS_lights.trk

[cesarferrolho]

15 minutes ago, Northstar98 said:

Hi everyone,

A minor-ish bug with the newly added S-3B models (which look absolutely stunning ) - the lights on the Sargent-Fletcher A/A42R-1 air refuelling store on the S-3B Tanker show as a missing texture, making it very difficult to tell which light is illuminated unless you're already familiar with the configuration of the pod.

S-3B_ARS_lights.trk 221.72 kB · 1 download

Yeah. I didn't watch your track, but in my pc the light looks like a yellow square texture:

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[Northstar98]

Yep, that's how it appears in the track - thanks for the reproduction 

[Markus77]

The Viking S3 appears to be missing a texture for the light on the left fuel pod once you get cleared for pre-contact. The light just shows up as a UV map texture with an alpha channel on a cube. Seems to be a new issue with the latest patch.

Edited December 27, 2024 by Markus77

[jaz85]

thank you for posting this; I have noticed the same thing.

[miguelaco]

Same thing noticed and screenshots provided below:

[Esac_mirmidon]

@BIGNEWY @NineLine

So, i have found the issue.

For the Viking DCS is trying to load 2 Texture Files from: C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\CoreMods\tech\HeavyMetalCore\Textures\S-3B.zip

1.-S3BViking_BANO.dds

2.-low_S3BViking_BANO.dds

The first one IS inside the S-3B.zip folder but the second one is missing. Maybe someone at ED forgot to add or change names when the High 3D models where included in the last update.

FIX: Go to S-3B.zip textures file. Locate S3BViking_BANO.dds. Make a copy outside the zip folder. Rename that file to low_S3BViking.dds. Move that file Inside the zip folder so now there are 2 files, the original one and the low_ one.

Now its working, both position lights-landing lights and Refueling pod lights.

Edited December 28, 2024 by Esac_mirmidon

[Muas]

Same here. The fuel feeding lights texture is not displaying correctly.

I'm sure this was ok before the latest update.

[Esac_mirmidon]

 

[f-18hornet]

Hi, it is fixed internally, thank you.

[BIGNEWY]

threads merged. 

thank you