External "Shine"_P3D vs FSX

[falcon409]

Does P3D handle alpha channels differently now vs FSX? Case in point id Milton Shupes SOH_A-26. The entire exterior appears as though it's been run through the paint shop and given an overall gloss. . . .including the tires. . .which are chrome, lol. I checked the textures and there are no extreme alpha's connected with any of the textures.

[falcon409]

Anyone?

[Roger]

Same problem in Dx10 Ed. With John's FsX conversion the tyres, wheels and prop hub are hyper chrome. I'd guess it needs a mdl fix as the alphas of the tyre and wheel textures are both white.

[falcon409]

Same problem in Dx10 Ed. With John's FsX conversion the tyres, wheels and prop hub are hyper chrome. I'd guess it needs a mdl fix as the alphas of the tyre and wheel textures are both white.

Yea, that's what was puzzling Roger. With no alphas I wasn't sure where the shine was coming from. Maybe a look-see using MDLMatXX will show me something.

[falcon409]

Found the cure...some files are "256 Color" changing those to 32bit_888 eliminates the chrome look.

[OleBoy]

Just recently I updated Prepar3D to the latest version. Upon doing so I seem to have lost the polished chrome/aluminum reflection. I still haven't figured it out with what to replace to get it back.

Heck, I've been away from flight simulation for so long I can't remember half of what I knew when I was here.
I guess I won't be making graduation with the rest of the class.

[Milton Shupe]

Found the cure...some files are "256 Color" changing those to 32bit_888 eliminates the chrome look.

Since learning this, I am no longer using 8-bit textures.

Now if we can just solve the lack of reflectivity in P3D 2.2

[Daube]

Indeed, it seems there's no way to enable the reflectivity :/
Even converting the texture to DXT3 doesn't help.

By the way, I just tried with the xp-72 out of curiosity. I'm really impressed by the quality of that virtual cockpit Milton
... even though it makes the non-clickability even more painful

Ah, one other thing: the XP-72 won't start with CTRL+E (the only way, since we can't click on the cockpit). Is that normal ?

[Milton Shupe]

Indeed, it seems there's no way to enable the reflectivity :/
Even converting the texture to DXT3 doesn't help.

By the way, I just tried with the xp-72 out of curiosity. I'm really impressed by the quality of that virtual cockpit Milton
... even though it makes the non-clickability even more painful

Ah, one other thing: the XP-72 won't start with CTRL+E (the only way, since we can't click on the cockpit). Is that normal ?

Yes, one day, P3D 2.2+ will put me out of business.

In the aircraft.cfg, Piston Engine section, change these two parameters:

[piston_engine]
power_scalar = 0.9
cylinder_displacement = 155.714285714286
compression_ratio = 6.7
number_of_cylinders = 28
max_rated_rpm = 2700
max_rated_hp = 3450
fuel_metering_type = 2
cooling_type = 0
normalized_starter_torque = 1.032 //Change this back to 1.0


That will correct the issue.

[Daube]

Yes, one day, P3D 2.2+ will me out of business.

No. As long as you can find somebody to convert your models to FSX native, you'll be fine

[TuFun]

Found the cure...some files are "256 Color" changing those to 32bit_888 eliminates the chrome look.

I loaded up the Invader and saw the chrome tires. I thought I was going to have to drop this bird also until I saw your comment. Thanks a bunch!!! The Invader looks so much better in P3Dv2.