Some Add-on Aircraft Questions

[Papa_K 0]

Some Add-on Aircraft Questions

 

1. Using the latest Tornados, I get missing fuselage panels in the mirror view. I can see the wings and the exhaust nozzles - the fuselage is invisible. External views are fine. Is this something on my end?

 

2. F-18, the Mirage Factory version, when quiting a mission with Esc it gives a CTD when it's installed in WoE - not happening for me in SFP1. I've seen some older posts recommending a change to the flightengine.ini file, with two variations on the entries:

 

[GraphicsSettings]

ZBufferDepth=24

MaxVertexCount=8192

MaxIndexCount=16384

MaxTextureCount=8192

MaxModelType=2048

MaxMeshPerScene=1024

MaxModelPerScene=2048

MaxLightPerScene=512

AspectRatio=1.333333

MinPixelSize=1.0

 

and:

 

[GraphicsSettings]

ZBufferDepth=24

MaxVertexCount=16384

MaxIndexCount=32768

MaxTextureCount=16384

MaxModelType=2048

MaxMeshPerScene=2048

MaxModelPerScene=4096

MaxLightPerScene=1024

AspectRatio=1.333333

MinPixelSize=1.0

 

Still a valid fix? I suppose I can try both. (I have seen some posts on CTDs/WoE, but no remedy.)

 

3. Tried the F-111A last night in WoV. Nav steering was way off. Pointer was pointing out front but well off from the waypoints and DME seemed to be always showing distance from the takeoff airfield. Couldn't step through the waypoints manually, but the pointer would move (to another wrong direction) when crossing turnpoints. (Added some real flavor to the mission - Good thing I had the map.) I'll have to check it some more, but I just wondered if this was a known issue - didn't see anything reported when searching for it.

 

Sorry...I know I'm all over the map there with the questions.

 

Papa_K

Edited June 29, 2006 by Papa_K

[+Dave 2,322]

Papa K Look here

 

http://www.simhq.com/simhq3/sims/boards/bb...t=004014#000001

 

That willl fix your F-18 issue

 

Never had that issue with the F-111.

 

The Tornados I am not sure about. Never seen it before.

[Papa_K 0]

On the Tornado I re-installed, and in SFP1 at least, it seems to be gone - no invible fuselage in the mirror view for now.

 

F-111 just worked fine - just tested it again too - I didn't change a thing.

 

That's two problems down as CND for now.

 

The F-18 doesn't cause any problem for me in SFP1, only WoE. (Hitting Esc to exit a mission causes black screen -> CTD)

 

If you're trying to say that the sound files are the cause... I'll take a look at those.

 

Thanks,

 

Papa_K

[+Dave 2,322]

Just do as instructed in that post and it will work in WOE. Trust me...

[Papa_K 0]

Maybe nothing, but I had a look at my sound files.

 

Taking JetBurner.wav, as an example:

Bit Rate 176 kbps

Audio Sample size 16 bit

Channels 1 (mono)

Audio Sample Rate 11kHz

Audio Format PCM

 

Those numbers seem consistent for default sounds, except:

 

hangarnoise1.wav, hangarnoise2.wav, hangarnoise3.wav, RWRLockSound.wav, RWRTrackSound.wav:

Bit Rate 352 kbps

Audio Sample size 16 bit

Channels 2 (stereo)

Audio Sample Rate 11kHz

Audio Format PCM

 

The consistent thing is that they are all 16 bit sample size and 11kHz sample rate - either stereo or mono.

 

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Sound files listed in F-18A_DATA.ini:

 

USNflaps.wav, USNstall.wav

Bit Rate 176 kbps

Audio Sample size 8 bit

Channels 1 (mono)

Audio Sample Rate 22kHz

Audio Format PCM

 

USNovsp.wav

Bit Rate 176 kbps

Audio Sample size 8 bit

Channels 2 (stereo)

Audio Sample Rate 11kHz

Audio Format PCM

 

USNwind.wav (numbers below match default hangarnoise wav files)

Bit Rate 352 kbps

Audio Sample size 16 bit

Channels 2 (stereo)

Audio Sample Rate 11kHz

Audio Format PCM

 

Xle2.wav

Bit Rate 64 kbps

Audio Sample size 8 bit

Channels 1 (mono)

Audio Sample Rate 8kHz

Audio Format PCM

 

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Other files in my \Sounds folder, which don't seem to be causing any problem, don't match the default sound properties, but those also don't match up format-wise with any of the F-18 sounds listed above.

 

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I took all the sound files called for by the F-18 and converted them to 16bit/11kHz. (Used Roxio "Sound Editor")

 

Not sure if the sound file format was the problem or not, but I did want to eliminate it (and maybe file errors) as a possibility.

 

//Added: I reinstalled the F-18A in WoE, and replaced the sound files. Can't say conclusively, but so far no problems.//

 

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I can put the sounds into a .zip file to upload, but it may require permissions.

 

 

Papa_K

Edited June 30, 2006 by Papa_K

[+Dave 2,322]

Get in touch with Column5 for permissions.

[Papa_K 0]

PMed column5... posting the zip now.

 

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction,

 

Papa_K