A-10 GAU8 fire effect gone

[+malibu43 142]

I was just messing around in a mission and realized the the gunfire effect (Muzzle flash and smoke) is not there for the A-10 anymore.

 

I'm playing merged WOV/WOE. I have the weapons pack, weather mod, and comm mod installed. I have some add on aircraft installed as well as the Isreal DES terrain. However, when I installed all these, I was careful that I didn't add anything change any of the weapons or effects that could be associated with the A-10.

 

Does anyone know what could have happened, or more importantly how to fix it?

 

Thanks.

[+Viggen 523]

I think there is a mod for the effects in the OBJECT MODS <--YEP ITS A LINK!

 

page.

[+malibu43 142]

I think there is a mod for the effects in the OBJECT MODS <--YEP ITS A LINK!

 

page.

 

Thanks. All the other 30mm guns use an effect called 30mmFireEffect. The GAU8 called out GAU8FireEffect. So I just ended up changing the effect for the GAU8 to the 30mmFireEffect. Looks about right.

 

Although, I still have no idea why the effect dissapeared all of a sudden... ?

[+Viggen 523]

That is wierd. Never happened to me. Wait no it did.

[+malibu43 142]

Maybe one of the resident experts can help me out with this next part...

 

I used the .cat extractor to look for for the original Gau8FireEffect, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I couldn't find any effects for that matter, other than what's already there in the effects folder. In addition, the 30mmFireEffect that I'm referencing now isn't in the effects folder either, but it still works.

So I guess my question is where does the game get effects from if they aren't in the effects folder?

 

If I knew this, I could do a fresh install of WOE and hunt down the Gau8 effect, and hopefully figure out where it went and get it back.

[+malibu43 142]

Maybe one of the resident experts can help me out with this next part...

 

I used the .cat extractor to look for for the original Gau8FireEffect, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I couldn't find any effects for that matter, other than what's already there in the effects folder. In addition, the 30mmFireEffect that I'm referencing now isn't in the effects folder either, but it still works.

So I guess my question is where does the game get effects from if they aren't in the effects folder?

 

If I knew this, I could do a fresh install of WOE and hunt down the Gau8 effect, and hopefully figure out where it went and get it back.

 

Never mind. I found an old post about it. I guess there was never an effect in there to begin with.

[Outlaw7 0]

I have this; I don't remember if I renamed it, or found it somewhere. Also I've attached a sound mod for the GAU-8.Avenger.wav

[EffectType001]

Name=Gau8FireEffect

Element[01].ElementType=HOLD_EMITTER

Element[01].ElementName=30mmFireEmitter

Element[01].StartTime=0.000000

Element[01].StartTimeDeviation=0.000000

Element[01].EjectTime=-1.000000

Element[01].EjectTimeDeviation=0.000000

Element[02].ElementType=HOLD_EMITTER

Element[02].ElementName=CannonSmokeEmitter1

Element[02].StartTime=0.000000

Element[02].StartTimeDeviation=0.000000

Element[02].EjectTime=-1.000000

Element[02].EjectTimeDeviation=0.000000

 

[EmitterType001]

Name=30mmFireEmitter

EmissionType=ORIENTED_EMITTER

UpdateType=NON_MOVING

MaxVisibleDistance=4000.000000

EmissionRate=0.002000

EmissionVolume=0.010000,0.010000,0.010000

EmissionVelocityTableType=CONSTANT

EmissionVelocity=0.000000,130.000000,0.000000

ParticleUpdateType=SIMPLE_POINT

ParticleRenderType=SPRITE

ParticleRandomOrientation=TRUE

ParticleLifeTime=0.020000

ParticleLifeTimeDeviation=0.200000

ParticleWeight=0.00000

ParticleRandomness=0.010000

ParticleDragFactor=20.000000

ParticleInheritence=0.900000

ParticleColorTableType=TABLE

ParticleColor[01].Time=0.000000

ParticleColor[01].Value=0.500000,0.50000,0.500000,0.500000

ParticleColor[02].Time=0.400000

ParticleColor[02].Value=0.500000,0.50000,0.390000,0.150000

ParticleColor[03].Time=0.800000

ParticleColor[03].Value=0.400000,0.27000,0.151000,0.150000

ParticleColor[04].Time=1.000000

ParticleColor[04].Value=0.000000,0.00000,0.000000,0.000000

ParticleSizeTableType=TABLE

ParticleSize[01].Time=0.000000

ParticleSize[01].Value=0.1800000

ParticleSize[02].Time=0.125000

ParticleSize[02].Value=0.400000

ParticleSize[03].Time=1.000000

ParticleSize[03].Value=0.050000

ParticleSizeDeviation=0.200000

TextureMaterial=FireMaterial

 

[EmitterType002]

Name=CannonSmokeEmitter1

EffectLevel=1

EmissionType=ORIENTED_EMITTER

UpdateType=NON_MOVING

MaxVisibleDistance=4000.000000

EmissionRate=0.02000

EmissionVolume=0.060000,0.060000,0.040000

EmissionVelocityTableType=CONSTANT

EmissionVelocity=0.000000,60.000000,0.200000

EmissionVelocityDeviation=0.0500000

ParticleUpdateType=SIMPLE_POINT

ParticleRenderType=SPRITE

ParticleRandomOrientation=TRUE

ParticleLifeTime=3.000000

ParticleLifeTimeDeviation=0.25000

ParticleWeight=-4.00000

ParticleRandomness=0.100000

ParticleDragFactor=1.000000

ParticleInheritence=0.700000

ParticleWindFactor=1.0

ParticleColorTableType=LINEAR

ParticleColorStart=1.0000000,1.0000000,1.00000,0.220000

ParticleColorEnd=1.000000,1.0000000,1.00000,0.220000

ParticleSizeTableType=TABLE

ParticleSize[01].Time=0.000000

ParticleSize[01].Value=1.400000

ParticleSize[02].Time=0.200000

ParticleSize[02].Value=3.00000

ParticleSize[03].Time=0.500000

ParticleSize[03].Value=4.500000

ParticleSize[04].Time=1.000000

ParticleSize[04].Value=8.000000

BaseSizeDeviation=0.1

TextureMaterial=GauSmokeMaterial

 

[FireMaterial]

DepthBufferCheck=TRUE

DepthBufferWrite=FALSE

IgnoreRenderOrder=FALSE

AlphaTestEnabled=FALSE

LightEnabled=FALSE

UseLightLevel=FALSE

SpecularEnabled=FALSE

EmissiveEnabled=FALSE

AmbientColor=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000,1.000000

DiffuseColor=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000,1.000000

ZBufferOffset=2.000000

PriorityLevel=3

BlendOp=BLEND_INV_SRC_ALPHA_ADD_SRC

NumTextureStages=1

TextureStage[01].TextureName=Fire.tga

TextureStage[01].MipMap=FALSE

TextureStage[01].FilterEnabled=TRUE

TextureStage[01].StageColorOp=TEXTURE_MODULATE_DIFFUSE

TextureStage[01].StageAlphaOp=TEXTURE_MODULATE_DIFFUSE

 

[GauSmokeMaterial]

DepthBufferCheck=TRUE

DepthBufferWrite=FALSE

IgnoreRenderOrder=FALSE

AlphaTestEnabled=FALSE

LightEnabled=FALSE

UseLightLevel=TRUE

SpecularEnabled=FALSE

EmissiveEnabled=FALSE

AmbientColor=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000,1.000000

DiffuseColor=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000,1.000000

ZBufferOffset=0.000000

PriorityLevel=3

BlendOp=BLEND_SRC_ALPHA

NumTextureStages=1

TextureStage[01].TextureName=smoke2.tga

TextureStage[01].MipMap=FALSE

TextureStage[01].FilterEnabled=TRUE

TextureStage[01].StageColorOp=TEXTURE_MODULATE_DIFFUSE

TextureStage[01].StageAlphaOp=TEXTURE_MODULATE_DIFFUSE

 

I also have a tga file that goes with it, but it won't upload for some reason