Dust Cloud

[ColdKiller1850]

 Dear F/A-18 Hornet Pack Board Crew,

  Someone said this discussion needed to be moved here for all ears. I recently saw a video tribute for the FSX Blue Angels and something caught my eye that interested me most about the video. At T+1.10, blue angel 6 performs the precise low transition on takeoff and kicked up dust. I don't think this is possible to be done in FSX. The video can be seen here: . The user who uploaded this said that it fried his machine after putting so much work and lost the file. If you guys can make something just like it, it can be discussed here.

 From,
 Holden

[fael097]

you sure thats not post production?

idk, never seen something like that in fsx, but looks neat

[ColdKiller1850]

I am sure. I skimmed through my FA-18 Aircraft.cfg and it doesn't exist.

[Razgriz]

That was an effect that Micro made.

[ColdKiller1850]

 I know. But is there any way it can be recreated? 

[fael097]

why dont you just ask micro?

[Orion]

I think he said he lost it in a reformat or hard drive crash or something.

[fael097]

ouch. but someone that downloaded it must have it still lol

[micro]

The effect is the easy part. By default, most helicopters in FSX do something similar by using the "fx_rtr_lnd" effect. I downloaded an improved effect here: http://www.fs2000.org/downloads/doc_details/9526 and tweaked it just a little. The tough part was getting it to trigger at the right time. But with the awesome developers we have on this forum I think it should be possible. It was basically just making a gauge of <50 ft AGL and >3g's. However, it took me about 12 hours straight of sitting at my computer and writing, re-writing, and testing just to get that. And even then it didn't work exactly right. There ain't no way I'm doing that again.

[ColdKiller1850]

 I have fx_rtr_lnd.fx. But where do I list the gauge Micro? Do you remember?

[SUBS17]

Lockon FC2 has dust clouds that kick up if you fly low enough heres some VBA footage.

4.04

[micro]

Subs, c'mon man. Enough is enough. Be respectfull. I have the utmost respect for LockOn but I don't go on their forums touting FSX. The more you act like this the more you lose respect from the community. Really bud, just stop. Coldkiller, I'd say in the panel folder, but it's been 14 months. If you are going to try to do it yourself remember: the effect is projected out of the airplane.

[jimi08]

Subs, c'mon man. Enough is enough. Be respectfull. I have the utmost respect for LockOn but I don't go on their forums touting FSX. The more you act like this the more you lose respect from the community. Really bud, just stop.

Agreed.

[SUBS17]

Subs, c'mon man. Enough is enough. Be respectfull. I have the utmost respect for LockOn but I don't go on their forums touting FSX. The more you act like this the more you lose respect from the community. Really bud, just stop. Coldkiller, I'd say in the panel folder, but it's been 14 months. If you are going to try to do it yourself remember: the effect is projected out of the airplane.

I'm absolutely respectful regarding that its an example in another sim of what one might try to do for FSX. I'm all for this mod.

[SUBS17]

Agreed.

Its ok I can sympathise with ya Jimi.
Just kidding you guys are quite cool to watch too.