Help with digital counter

[+sophocles 1,337]

Hello all!

I'm at my wits end .. pulling out my hair!!

Been working on the dedicated NF-5A cockpit and I'm trying to get a digital counters for groundspeed to work in-game.

I've modeled and mapped the counters (3 then 4) properly (I hope!) and have tried the following in the cockpit.ini, but the digits and tga don't show up at all in-game:( .. any ideas???

[GSIndicator]
Type=GROUND_SPEED_INDICATOR
CounterNodeFormat=GS_dig%d
MovementType=DIGITAL_DISPLAY
ValueUnit=KNOTS
//Scale=1.0

[+logan4 845]

CounterNodeFormat=GS_dig0%d

Missing a "0" in the name.

 

[+sophocles 1,337]

17 minutes ago, logan4 said:

CounterNodeFormat=GS_dig0%d

Missing a "0" in the name.

Thanks logan4!  However, after renaming the counters in max to GS_dig4, GS_dig3, GS_dig2 and GS_dig1 with the entry ..

.. [GSIndicator]
Type=GROUND_SPEED_INDICATOR
CounterNodeFormat=GS_dig%d
MovementType=DIGITAL_DISPLAY
ValueUnit=KNOTS

 

I've still no luck getting them to show up in-game :(

Edited August 30, 2020 by sophocles
syntax

[+logan4 845]

Just as a test if you change the Type to "Airspeed_indicator"  does the counter work? It could be the function that is not implemented.

 

[+sophocles 1,337]

4 minutes ago, logan4 said:

Just as a test if you change the Type to "Airspeed_indicator"  does the counter work? It could be the function that is not implemented.

No it doesn't (just tried) .. that can't be good right?

[+logan4 845]

Well, all the entries look spot on. two things come to mind, one is the naming in the Instrument= is not matching,  the second Are they linked to anything as a child in the pit or not yet? 

Also you use .bmp for the texture.

 

Edited August 30, 2020 by logan4

[+sophocles 1,337]

3 minutes ago, logan4 said:

Are they linked to anything as a child in the pit or not yet? 

Yes, they are linked to the case immediately behind the counters..

 

4 minutes ago, logan4 said:

Also you use .bmp for the texture.

Not tga?  I'll try as bmp .. thanks for your help!!

[+russouk2004 6,951]

He means...are you using bmp...as digital will need be tga unless you dont want transparency around the digits...

I had similar prob....found it was that

0000  <  I named them left to right      Dig_1 Dig_2 Dig_3  Dig_4  when it should have been  Dig_4    Dig_3   Dig_2    Dig_1

Edited August 30, 2020 by russouk2004

[+ravenclaw_007 7,206]

1 hour ago, sophocles said:

Hello all!

I'm at my wits end .. pulling out my hair!!

Been working on the dedicated NF-5A cockpit and I'm trying to get a digital counters for groundspeed to work in-game.

I've modeled and mapped the counters (3 then 4) properly (I hope!) and have tried the following in the cockpit.ini, but the digits and tga don't show up at all in-game:( .. any ideas???

you just have to map it to the zero no other number

[+sophocles 1,337]

5 minutes ago, russouk2004 said:

0000  <  I named them left to right      Dig_1 Dig_2 Dig_3  Dig_4  when it should have been  Dig_4    Dig_3   Dig_2    Dig_1

I have them named from left to right as you say.. GS_dig4,  GS_dig3, GS_dig2, GS_dig1

What on earth could it be?!  It's these little problems that really annoy me..

[+sophocles 1,337]

16 minutes ago, ravenclaw_007 said:

you just have to map it to the zero no other number

That got me thinking .. and I found the problem .. I can't believe I had the polygons flipped!!!!

Works like a charm now .. phew!!  A big thankyou to you all!!!!

[+russouk2004 6,951]

yeah just made one up and works fine...its always summat simple thats wrong

 

Edited August 30, 2020 by russouk2004