Landing Lights

***tobob*** · July 30th, 2009, 13:07

Is there a way to brighten the landing light so it can be used like a searchlight? I see the code in the aircraft.cfg, can anyone tell me what these mean? Can I change these to increase the effect?

[lights]

//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit, 5=landing

light.1 = 1, 2.6, -0.73, -3.5, fx_beaconb
light.2 = 5, 6.10, 0.00, -2.10, fx_landing - ?
light.3 = 4, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, fx_vclighth
light.4 = 2, 7.89, -3.6, -4.65, fx_strobe
light.5 = 2, 7.89, 3.6, -4.65, fx_strobeh
light.6 = 1, -15.6, 0.38, 0.7, fx_beaconh

tobob

**EMatheson** · July 30th, 2009, 13:15

There is no way to brighten the lights via the aircraft.cfg. You must edit the .fx file itself.
Sorry!
If you want to use a landing light as a searchlight, I would recommend buying the Shockwave Lights Redux for FS9 - it includes some truly amazing effects, including some designed to be used in that manner as on a helicopter.

**Firebar** · July 30th, 2009, 13:34

The code in the .cfg file just defines the position effect and grouping of the light.

The light.1 is self explanatory, its the lights title (must be a unique number)

The first number after the equals is the effect grouping, which light switch will switch which effects.

The next 3 numbers are the X,Y and Z co-ordinates of the light (can't remember which order) in relation of the reference point of the model/cfg.

The final piece of text is the effect that is used.

***tobob*** · July 30th, 2009, 16:02

Ok thanks!

Is there any freeware lights or a chopper with a searchlight?

**Firebar** · July 30th, 2009, 16:15

I think that the freeware Hawker Sea Hawk package by nazca_stevw (Think I got that right) has a sea Hawk with a podded searchlight. I am, however, not sure if this is an effect or if it is modeled.

EDIT: Here's the seahawk site -------- http://www.nazcastudios.com/sea-hawk/index.html

***aeromed202*** · July 30th, 2009, 16:25

Yes there are one or two helos that have searchlights. I will see if I can find them. I think one is an Agusta and the other may be an AS 330 Puma but I suspect that feature is part of the Air file.

***Navy Chief*** · July 30th, 2009, 17:40

Did the Alphasim P-2 Neptune have a searchlight? If not, it should have!

Update: Yep, it does!

http://www.alphasim3.com/store/produ...roducts_id=176

NC