Comments on: Overwriting X-Plane Files Is Like Smoking In A Fireworks Factory

By: Jim Zane

Jim Zane — Thu, 15 May 2014 03:25:18 +0000

In reply to carrotroot. I personally would like to see those. I frequently fly a low Earth orbit Aircraft I designed. it would be refreshing to see the earth with some nice textures. Not trying to offend anyone but this whole plausible world thing doesn't work. perhaps the guys at LR should really rethink that whole thing out. Go back to giving us a real world. Sorry off topic

By: carrotroot

carrotroot — Wed, 14 May 2014 22:35:10 +0000

Yeah, I agree with an earlier poster it would be useful if we could override some of the other art assets such as the textures in High-Res Earth Orbit folder. In a scenery I’ve been working on I’ve replaced some of the Earth orbit textures with higher resolution textures and normal maps. It would be great to share it with the community without having to tell folks to re-copy over files each time they upgrade the sim.

By: Ben Supnik

Ben Supnik — Wed, 14 May 2014 18:27:54 +0000

In reply to Jim Zane. They are referenced in the library, so you can go find their library path and simply map your files to the same virtual path, e.g. with EXPORT_EXCLUDE.

By: Jim Zane

Jim Zane — Wed, 14 May 2014 18:14:08 +0000

At the risk of being off topic, years ago, I modified the files for the deer and the birds to give them more natural animations. Where would something like that fit in, by that I mean, how could I make those files relative, rather than changing the root files, which are always trying to get updated and I have to exclude them each time?

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 14 May 2014 17:56:07 +0000

We as sceneries developers, we always try to stick to the rules, and we have always respected. The lasts 2 post are very good to know, though it sounds like prepar to Apocalypse, for who have not followed these 🙂

Cheers!

By: Ben Supnik

Ben Supnik — Wed, 14 May 2014 17:30:20 +0000

In reply to myb.

Right – the problem is that the airport system doesn’t pay attention to ‘region’ info…something I would like to change some day.

By: Ben Supnik

Ben Supnik — Wed, 14 May 2014 17:29:56 +0000

In reply to Ropeless.

That is correct. Re: your examples:
– clouds – no option.
– runway textures – no option to globally change Australia, but a CUSTOM scenery pack CAN make their own runways, using draped polygons
– taxi lines – can only be altered globally…annoyingly apt.dat usage of library art assets IGNORES regions, which is a design limitation I’d liek to fix.
– water – no option.

By: Ben Supnik

Ben Supnik — Wed, 14 May 2014 17:28:28 +0000

In reply to Buck.

You can only tweak the lights for _your_ add-on, e.g. for an airplane.

If you like to tweak the lights, go ahead.

But an aircraft maker should not make custom sized lights by editing lights.txt – rather by using custom light params.

By: myb

myb — Wed, 14 May 2014 10:52:54 +0000

The add-on, called Wide Taxiway Markings Library Replacement works by using the library system. Works great, until you need default line. In this case I have not found a more simple way, than to copy default *.lin file into Custom Scenery folder and rename it to a file *_def.lin .

Cheers, Youri

By: Ropeless

Ropeless — Wed, 14 May 2014 06:17:32 +0000

Am I right to understand that some assets are not customisable with present mechanisms?

I’m wondering what is the right way to change cloud textures or to change runway textures or to have Australia use wide taxiway marking? Can a developer change the colour of water?

Thanks