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I did a bit more testing and unfortunately although the lights now turn on they do not turn off when the gear is raised. I then discovered that deleting the space before percent solved that problem the changed line now reads I don't know why this would make a difference but it does.

Dave.

Dave,

Please look at your private messages, I'd really like to test your new Shockwave_Lights.cab on my system.

Would you please check, if your changes have any effects on other default planes NOT running on the lights_gear.xml (e.g. Baron 58)? Do their taxi lights got out when the gears are raised?

Thanks a lot of working on this issue.

Best
Glocke

Dave that space does make a difference. That line looks proper, and using NEAR may very well fix the issue Glocke is experiencing.

Scott.

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IT WORKS, it works, it works!

DAVE, you are my personal "hero of the week", bringing this jumble to a happy end. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

You Shockwave folks, since we know now that indeed the lights_gear.xml from the update doesn't work on the FS9-system of certain customers, could some XML-expert from your team EXPLAIN why it works after Dave's changes?

Glocke

Glocke, I am flattered you see us as experts, but my guess is somehow your system is reading a gear value of less than 100 when the gear is extended (0 = up, 100 = down), thinking the gear is retracting. Adding the NEAR command calculates the nearest integer number, rounding it up.

I never heard back from Saxonian, but using NEAR can do no harm.

Dave, thank you for noticing this.

Scott.

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I guess this is a good example of why it is so difficult to develop for flight simulator, everybody's set up is different. I wonder if it is to do with regional settings, I have seen problems in the past with software (not flight sim) and regional settings.

Hopefully that is this problem sorted out.

Dave.

Dave,

Yes, and I appreciate you saying this. This is just one line of code we're discussing. Our Merlin air combat engine has almost one million lines of code. I imaging FSX is about the same or maybe even more. It's amazing these things even run.

Scott.

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I too had suffered this problem with the Iris F14 / T45 Goshawk, The light on the undercarriage would flicker (holding the ctrl+l) lights! it worked a couple of times!

This is a suggestion! there is another conflicting light effect such as a vc_light intefering with the landing light.....The reason I know this is because I used the Shockwave rednav (Not _nl)
on the Iris F14, and the reflection from this effect dimmed/dissapeard when the Cockpit (original) vc_lights were in operation. When I removed the vc lights, the Shockwave rednav stayed on?

Just a suggestion? remove the vc lights configuration, just add //// in front of the configuration light/s then try it.

regards
Paul

Paul, what you describe there is different to what Glocke has experienced. You are experiencing FSX hitting it's built-in limit for HARDWARE lights. This is actual light that lights up objects, like the VC light, a red beacon that lights up the fuse, white flasher, etc. We added the 'nl' to some lights to indicate "no light" just so they could be used just for this purpose.

Just to be clear, that we don't mix these two things up.

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Hallo Dave, Scott and Glocke

I've got the changed shockwave_light.cab file today via e-mail (Thank You Glocke).
I' ve tested the file and I'm very happy because it works in both planes Learjet and Beech350 very well.

Thank You all very much for Your nice job.

Best regards from Potsdam

Lutz

Scott,

I've been reading this exchange of info with much interest because I'm also experiencing this same issue and am pleased to read that a solution has been found. How then does one get an adjusted file which will correct the problem?

Also, the following are unknowns: the true cause behind the issue and how many users of the program are experiencing it. Therefore, a special mention of this issue may be required in future updates if the update includes the new file that some folks will already have while other folks will have the original file which may or may not work for them. Food for thought!

Regards and thanks to those who have laboured over the issue to solve it.

Jean-Jacques

I just uploaded an updated util installer here:
http://www.a2asimulations.com/shockwave ... y_v1.2.zip

Scottt.

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Ok I thought it was just me but!... I installed 3d lights in fs9 added to p-51,47,b17,spitfire they only stay on on command on the p-51 in daylight. Work fine with the sun over the horizon on all the rest.any answers

Thanks chaps,

been having this problem too, have been banging my head and pulling out my hair thinking the problem was at my end, adjusting FS settings, electrical systems in the planes,........, tweaking everything in my quest. After finally exhausting myself, thought, I'll check the forums, BINGO.

I fly FS9.1 in the UK, and the reason I didn't come here sooner? Was trying it on a 3rd party aircraft or two with the same prob and pressumed it was at my end. I haven't even got the stock aircraft installed at the momment, lol.

I will go and try the existing gauge on the defaults as mentioned above, see if I get the same issue, then I'll report back. After that I'll try the update and report on that too. I'm hoping that the V1.2 has the changes mentioned in it, if not, I will adjust manually, report back soon.

fingers crossed,
Jamie

Okay, tested V1.1 with the two defaults mentioned above and two add-ons I've had troble with. With 'show lights during day' all aircraft failed the test, they flicked on for a split second then went out as described above. Retested with 'hide lights during day' all aircraft passed the test. Lights stayed on at night and flicked off during day.

Retried the same tests above with V1.2 and all aircraft passed both tests. As I wanted the lights to show during the day, this is great, thanks chaps.

Wish I'd checked earlier, lol.
Jamie