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Post by crashalot2 on Feb 18, 2010 10:30:46 GMT -5
I have some B17 repaints that are meant to be aluminum but are dark gray . What would cause that?
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Post by Slide on Feb 18, 2010 12:19:57 GMT -5
Hi crashalot, maybe try a different environment map or get yourself the "shine-mdl". Both are free to have at the major sites. Otherwise it might be a graphic card issue  |
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Post by crashalot2 on Feb 18, 2010 13:02:56 GMT -5
The computer is new and it has on-board graphics ,it will get a video card at a later date when I have the money. On a older PC with 98se and a 125mb card the same repaints were like chrome, on this PC one of them has a nice look but the other ons have a very dark gray color . They are the Yankees repaints for the WOP B17's. I am thinking it is the graphics like you say. Thanks for the reply
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Post by Craig on Feb 18, 2010 14:39:14 GMT -5
Is the [Aircraft Reflection] check box selected within Flight Sim ?
Craig
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Post by crashalot2 on Feb 18, 2010 17:31:20 GMT -5
Is the [Aircraft Reflection] check box selected within Flight Sim ? Craig It is now ,there almost to bright now. Thank you |
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Post by windrunner on Feb 19, 2010 9:21:35 GMT -5
It was the "Alpha channel" not doing its thing there! lol. The "illusion" of a metal look in the game is given by the "illusion" of reflection (aka alpha channel). World is an illusion!
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Post by Chris B on Feb 20, 2010 1:16:06 GMT -5
I would guess here that the B17 is an older FS9 version perhaps? Or a portover to FSX? If models are too shiny you can do one of two things:
a. lighten the alpha maps and/or
b. lighten the greys in the UV maps (standard colour part of the dds)
A lot of FSX planes were simply re-exported from the modelling software to make them FSX compliant, but the developers simply didn't change the reflection settings. FSX renders models shinier than FS9.
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Post by crashalot2 on Feb 20, 2010 12:21:10 GMT -5
I would guess here that the B17 is an older FS9 version perhaps? Or a portover to FSX? If models are too shiny you can do one of two things: a. lighten the alpha maps and/or b. lighten the greys in the UV maps (standard colour part of the dds) A lot of FSX planes were simply re-exported from the modelling software to make them FSX compliant, but the developers simply didn't change the reflection settings. FSX renders models shinier than FS9. It is FS9, I do not have FSX |
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