Afterburner effect disappeared after installing December 2009 Updates!

[AGOSTINO]

After installing the December 2009 Updates, my F-23A, and F-22A aircrafs, does not have the afterburner effect!!

 

How do you solve this problem??

 

 

[Darrin]

see if this helps check the data ini. under [engine]emitter,now make sure the effect is in the effects folder.ie AfterburnerEmitterName=AfterburnerEmitter <=this is the effect in game

 

if not we'll keep trying

 

Kansas Coyote -D-

[AGOSTINO]

see if this helps check the data ini. under [engine]emitter,now make sure the effect is in the effects folder.ie AfterburnerEmitterName=AfterburnerEmitter <=this is the effect in game

 

if not we'll keep trying

 

Kansas Coyote -D-

 

 

I have this:

 

[Engine1]

ReferenceName=General Electric F120-GE-100

SystemType=JET_ENGINE

 

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AfterburnerNodeName=Afterburner_L

AfterburnerEmitterName=F23AfterburnerEmitter <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

AfterburnerEffectSize=0.8

MinExtentPosition=-1.65,-3.80,0.63

MaxExtentPosition=-0.55,-6.70,-0.50

FireSuppression=TRUE

 

 

And I have the F23AfterburnerEmitter.ini and F23AFTERBURNERFIRE.tga in the Effects folder,

but it not work!!!

 

 

 

[+FastCargo]

Because the way the Dec 09 patch handles certain TGAs (HUD and AB effects) is slightly different.

 

Learn how the effects are different (recommend extracting the stock F-15A AB effect) and then make the appropriate changes.

 

We learn by doing.

 

FC

Edited December 21, 2009 by FastCargo

[Spinners]

You could just use a stock AB effect for now - they're pretty darn good! Or try a re-install of those two fine aircraft and see if the instructions remind you of what goes where (in case that's the problem).

[+Spectre8750]

Hay all

First you need to add this line before anything else as below.

 

 

[AfterburnerMaterial]

EffectShaderName=twColor1.fx <---------------Add this Line in whatever AfterBurnerEffects ini your using.

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=AFTERBURNERFIRE.tga

TextureStage[01].MipMap=FALSE

TextureStage[01].FilterEnabled=TRUE

TextureStage[01].StageColorOp=TEXTURE_MODULATE_DIFFUSE

TextureStage[01].StageAlphaOp=TEXTURE_MODULATE_DIFFUSE

[+Spectre8750]

One More thing

 

Make sure after the Dec 2009 update, make sure that you're not using and old PARTICLESYSTEM.INI

in the Mods "Flight" Directory.

[AGOSTINO]

Because the way the Dec 09 patch handles certain TGAs (HUD and AB effects) is slightly different.

 

Learn how the effects are different (recommend extracting the stock F-15A AB effect) and then make the appropriate changes.

 

We learn by doing.

 

FC

 

 

You could just use a stock AB effect for now - they're pretty darn good! Or try a re-install of those two fine aircraft and see if the instructions remind you of what goes where (in case that's the problem).

 

 

I'll try it!!!! Thank tuo very much!!!!

 

One More thing

 

Make sure after the Dec 2009 update, make sure that you're not using and old PARTICLESYSTEM.INI

in the Mods "Flight" Directory.

 

Thank you!!!

 

You could just use a stock AB effect for now - they're pretty darn good! Or try a re-install of those two fine aircraft and see if the instructions remind you of what goes where (in case that's the problem).

 

 

I'll try it!!!! Thank tuo very much!!!!

[AGOSTINO]

Because the way the Dec 09 patch handles certain TGAs (HUD and AB effects) is slightly different.

 

FC

 

 

For AB effects o.k., now I know!!!!

 

But for HUD?? I don't know!!

[jomni]

Sigh, so many changes which breaks the mods.

Nothing major though but there's a lot of work involved. I'm getting tired.

Edited December 22, 2009 by jomni

[+sony tuckson]

now, that's not a fair comment

 

the changes don't break the mods

 

The changes birng support to new technologies and improve the games

 

yes, right after patching, some mods don't work anymore but there is most often than not a way to fix it....so it 's even better afterwards!

[+Spectre8750]

I'm all for Upgrades :)

[jomni]

Well broken thing can be fixed.

Just don't want to continue fixing them myself. (Lazy)

Yeah I'll just wait for people to upload an update.

[jomni]

Hay all

First you need to add this line before anything else as below.

 

 

[AfterburnerMaterial]

EffectShaderName=twColor1.fx <---------------Add this Line in whatever AfterBurnerEffects ini your using.

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=AFTERBURNERFIRE.tga

TextureStage[01].MipMap=FALSE

TextureStage[01].FilterEnabled=TRUE

TextureStage[01].StageColorOp=TEXTURE_MODULATE_DIFFUSE

TextureStage[01].StageAlphaOp=TEXTURE_MODULATE_DIFFUSE

 

 

On second thought, I did the updating myself.

This upload seems to do the same thing described above.

http://forum.combata..._1entry370442

 

Now all I have to do is to add the line to all the effects ini that need them.

 

Thanks for all the help everyone.

Edited December 26, 2009 by jomni