Mikko's Maule FSX native

[MrZippy]

I am also making some progress! I labeled the texture folder to texture_old and brought in a texture folder from an earlier Maule! I now have a VC and the grey areas on the wing are gone, also the textures for the aircraft are dark, so I'll have to experiment further. The lights are still on the fritz!

[falcon409]

I am also making some progress! I labeled the texture folder to texture_old and brought in a texture folder from an earlier Maule! I now have a VC and the grey areas on the wing are gone, also the textures for the aircraft are dark, so I'll have to experiment further. The lights are still on the fritz!

Did you read what Ray and I both wrote about how to fix the lack of a VC?

[MrZippy]

Did you read what Ray and I both wrote about how to fix the lack of a VC?

Tried that right away when Ray wrote it at AVSIM. It gave me no VC no matter which way I stuck my tongue in my cheek! I now have a VC and the bright exterior textures are back (along with the dark grey bands on top of the wing) by adding fresnel_ramp.dds and fresnel_Ramp_glass.dds.

Don't know if the VC secret is because I don't have Acceleration?

[falcon409]

. . . .Don't know if the VC secret is because I don't have Acceleration?

I suppose that's possible, but not really much of a secret, it only required that one additional line (for the interior model to be read) in the model config file. No reason that shouldn't have worked. At any rate you have what you need.

[falcon409]

. . . . .It would be a pity to put this nice aircraft in the basket because of this annoying triangle issue.

I found several fixes for the triangle issue:
1. Don't view the airplane from the rear (the triangles aren't visible until you move slightly aft of the wing)
2. Don't turn the landing lights on, especially if you're flying at night. You can pretend you're part of a "Black Ops" Team landing at a secret runway

[MrZippy]

I suppose that's possible, but not really much of a secret, it only required that one additional line (for the interior model to be read) in the model config file. No reason that shouldn't have worked. At any rate you have what you need.

Yep, has me baffled also! That's why I asked MZee (who also uses FSX with SP2) to report back with what he sees.

[MZee1960]

Yep, has me baffled also! That's why I asked MZee (who also uses FSX with SP2) to report back with what he sees.

Same issues here as already reported in this thread ............



This one's, unfortunately, not a keeper for me.

[MrZippy]

Did you see a VC by adding the extra line into the model.cfg?

[gray eagle]

The floatplane doesn't work for P3D V4.5 - Oddly, LM provided other version of the Maule. When I tried to add the float plane it won't show in preview.

[gavinc]

If the grey triangle on the landing lights is an issue for you it is fairly easy to remove.

You need to import the model into MCX and then using the hierarchy viewer you will see that the triangle is a single part.
If you delete this part then the triangle goes away.

Removing the part doesn't seem to affect the function of the landing lights (these shots are from P3D but it should be the same in FSX.

Gavin

[gavinc]

The floatplane doesn't work for P3D V4.5 - Oddly, LM provided other version of the Maule. When I tried to add the float plane it won't show in preview.

Worked fine for me - are you sure you are using the P3D version?
Also don't forget that the panel and sounds are aliased to other folders. Make sure they are there.

Gavin

[falcon409]

"gavinc", good find. Works very well in FSX. Thanks for the HU!!

[gray eagle]

Worked fine for me - are you sure you are using the P3D version?
Also don't forget that the panel and sounds are aliased to other folders. Make sure they are there.

Gavin

I got whatever version that was linked here on this thread at Avsim.

https://library.avsim.net/search.php...sxac&Go=Search

Where is P3D version?

There already is a Maule in P3D V4.5 - only the float plane is not included.

[MrZippy]

I got whatever version that was linked here on this thread at Avsim.

https://library.avsim.net/search.php...sxac&Go=Search

Where is P3D version?

There were 2 .exe files in that download. One for FSX and one for P3D.

[MZee1960]

Did you see a VC by adding the extra line into the model.cfg?

Hi Charlie,

No VC after initial install, but I didn't try any config modifications.
For now, I just opted to park it in the 'wait and see' bin and move on to other projects.

[falcon409]

Hi Charlie,

No VC after initial install, but I didn't try any config modifications.
For now, I just opted to park it in the 'wait and see' bin and move on to other projects.

The VC fix is simple, just add the line in the model config for the exterior model (it take less than a minute)
There is also a fix for the rectangles that show when the landing lights are on. Again a simple fix. All the info you need is in previous posts.

[gray eagle]

If the grey triangle on the landing lights is an issue for you it is fairly easy to remove.

You need to import the model into MCX and then using the hierarchy viewer you will see that the triangle is a single part.
If you delete this part then the triangle goes away.

Removing the part doesn't seem to affect the function of the landing lights (these shots are from P3D but it should be the same in FSX.

Gavin

Your suggestion was most helpful for me - Thanks - Had to make improvements to the wake. This is in P3D 4.5

[jeanmuller]

Hello,

First well done Cavinc for the triangle fix. I have FSX-SE but don't have and can't use MCX .

Can we expect a fix or update of the Maule M-7-260 ALL-IN-ONE package from the autor ?

Jean

[falcon409]

. . . . .Can we expect a fix or update of the Maule M-7-260 ALL-IN-ONE package from the author?

Jean

That would likely have to go through "euroastar350" for an "all in one" package. Any one of us who have made the fixes could put together the necessary changes and upload something, but it's probably better for George to handle it.