@ Wrench: PTO P-40B

[Gatling20 753]

This is the black weirdness I found on the new PTO P-40B, which I mentioned. Fly the aircraft without the Decals folder and the aircraft looks like this, with the fuselage and wings all black. With the Decals folder present all is fine, so there is no problem, but it is a weirdness I have never seen before, so I though it was worth a post.

Also the wing MG ejection positions which need some adjustment to match the positions on the skin.

Edited May 3, 2015 by Gatling20

[Wrench 9,807]

gun fix... 

 

 

[LeftNoseGun]
SystemType=FIXED_GUN
GunTypeName=50CAL_M2
InputName=FIRE_PRIMARY_GUN
MuzzlePosition=-0.177,2.102,0.493
LightPosition=-0.177,2.102,0.493
AimAngles=0.0,-0.1,0.0
MaxAmmo=281
EjectShells=TRUE
EjectionPosition=-0.25,0.62,-0.90
EjectVelocity=0.0,0.0,-2.0
MinExtentPosition=-2.218,-1.3,-0.573
MaxExtentPosition=-2.118,0.259,-0.457
GunGroup=1

 

[RightNoseGun]
SystemType=FIXED_GUN
GunTypeName=50CAL_M2
InputName=FIRE_PRIMARY_GUN
MuzzlePosition=0.177,2.102,0.493
LightPosition=0.177,2.102,0.493
AimAngles=0.0,-0.1,0.0
MaxAmmo=281
EjectShells=TRUE
EjectionPosition=0.25,0.62,-0.90
EjectVelocity=0.0,0.0,-2.0
MinExtentPosition=2.118,-1.3,-0.573
MaxExtentPosition=2.218,0.259,-0.457
GunGroup=1

 

// Wing 30Cals -----------------------

 

[LeftGun1]
SystemType=FIXED_GUN
GunTypeName=30CAL_M2
InputName=FIRE_PRIMARY_GUN
MuzzlePosition=-1.950,0.437,-0.517
LightPosition=-1.950,0.437,-0.517
AimAngles=0.2,0.3,0.0
MaxAmmo=281
EjectShells=TRUE
EjectPosition=-1.90,-0.19,-0.643
EjectVelocity=0.0,0.0,-2.0
MinExtentPosition=-1.784,-1.382,-0.613
MaxExtentPosition=-1.684,0.273,-0.497
GunGroup=2

 

[LeftGun2]
SystemType=FIXED_GUN
GunTypeName=30CAL_M2
InputName=FIRE_PRIMARY_GUN
MuzzlePosition=-2.168,0.430,-0.497
LightPosition=-2.168,0.430,-0.497
AimAngles=0.2,0.3,0.0
MaxAmmo=281
EjectShells=TRUE
EjectPosition=-2.18,-0.19,-0.628
MinExtentPosition=-2.0,-1.324,-0.593
MaxExtentPosition=-1.9,0.263,-0.477
GunGroup=2

 

[RightGun1]
SystemType=FIXED_GUN
GunTypeName=30CAL_M2
InputName=FIRE_PRIMARY_GUN
MuzzlePosition=1.950,0.437,-0.517
LightPosition=1.950,0.437,-0.517
AimAngles=-0.2,0.3,0.0
MaxAmmo=281
EjectShells=TRUE
EjectPosition=1.90,-0.19,-0.643
EjectVelocity=0.0,0.0,-2.0
MinExtentPosition=1.684,-1.382,-0.613
MaxExtentPosition=1.784,0.273,-0.497
GunGroup=2

 

[RightGun2]
SystemType=FIXED_GUN
GunTypeName=30CAL_M2
InputName=FIRE_PRIMARY_GUN
MuzzlePosition=2.168,0.430,-0.497
LightPosition=2.168,0.430,-0.497
AimAngles=-0.2,0.3,0.0
MaxAmmo=281
EjectShells=TRUE
EjectPosition=2.18,-0.19,-0.628
EjectVelocity=0.0,0.0,-2.0
MinExtentPosition=1.9,-1.324,-0.593
MaxExtentPosition=2.0,0.263,-0.477
GunGroup=2

 

will be in the next 2 Tomahawk releases

 

and a gotta ask the question:

 

why the hell would you NOT use the decals??? I'm completely at a loss as to that....

[Gatling20 753]

Thank for the gun fix, they are working better now.

 

I always use decals, but I usually set up aircraft manually, folder by folder, and I just happened to give this one a fly before copying over the decals, and got the weird result, which I thought was worth reporting

Edited May 3, 2015 by Gatling20

[Wrench 9,807]

That completely negates the work we modders do, in making packages a simple 'drag and drop' into the /Objects folder.

Next time, try installing things the way they're set up. We (all the mainstream modders) don't do things like some other people, where we "forget" to put things in the proper folder order/tree.

 

I do think I know WHY it turned black; could have been something with the skin bmps (were actually from the E, not the B). Black is what the LOD material looks like in SF2. If you'd seen that in 1stGens, it would have been white. IIRC, it may have something to do with the DX10 shaders, but ??? However, even renaming the decals ini, I was unable to duplicate it

 

I've just updated the package with the corrected ejection positions, and new skins, with correct skin maps

[Gatling20 753]

Thanks Wrench.

[+whiteknight06604 934]

"That completely negates the work we modders do, in making packages a simple 'drag and drop' into the /Objects folder.

 

Next time, try installing things the way they're set up. We (all the mainstream modders) don't do things like some other people, where we "forget" to put things in the proper folder order/tree."

 

 

one hopes the wink was omitted by accident......

[Wrench 9,807]

nope

[Gatling20 753]

I'm sure it was. I don't take offence, and am always grateful to modders for their efforts.

I was just reporting a weird glitch which I found which I thought people might be interested to know about.

I suspect it was caused by the over-complicated Decals.INI file, with a whole bunch of unused null entries, but who knows, and the solution is easy - just have the decals folder present.