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I have downloaded the POSKY BOEING 777-200 FSX everything works well but the lights in the cockpit are real dim you barely see the panel, is there a way to brightened them up?

Thanks

rmb823 wrote:I have downloaded the POSKY BOEING 777-200 FSX everything works well but the lights in the cockpit are real dim you barely see the panel, is there a way to brightened them up?

Thanks

This is caused by the light that the aircraft is using for the panel.
You first need to find out which light it is using than substitute a different light from a aircraft that has a good panel light.
Open the aircraft cfg file for this aircraft and look for the following section
[LIGHTS]
//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit, 5=landing
light.0 = 3, -52.22,-103.52, 11.38, fx_navredh ,
light.1 = 3, -52.22, 103.52, 11.38, fx_navgreh ,
light.2 = 3, -54.34,-103.64, 11.38, fx_navwhih ,
light.3 = 3, -54.34, 103.64, 11.38, fx_navwhih ,
light.4 = 3,-139.00, 0.00, 8.42, fx_navwhih ,
light.5 = 2, -51.00,-103.40, 11.38, fx_strobeh ,
light.6 = 2, -51.00, 103.40, 11.38, fx_strobeh ,
light.7 = 1, -5.00, 0.00, -6.25, fx_beaconb ,
light.8 = 1, 22.00, 0.00, 18.30, fx_beaconh ,
light.9 = 4, 93.21, 0.00, 8.75, fx_vclighth ,

The line that reads light.9 = 4,93.21, 0.00, 8.75,fx_vclighth,
this is the line you need to change
All of these lights are found in the effects file of FSX
The file fx_vcligth is what you need to change.
If you have added the effects for this aircraft and overwrote this file than any aircraft that uses the same file will now have the same problem.
You should have got a message stating that a duplicate file was found and if you ignored it you are sunk.
Any time you get a message like this you need to stop and check it out before proceeding.

I tried to add that line but when I went to save it it won't let me save it, it says I need permission from the administrator, how do I bypass that.

Thanks

Drag the File onto the Desktop....

...make the changes....

...save...

Then drag it back into place again.

(Don't forget to save a backup of the original file first!).

Paul.... ...!

I copied all the files out of my airbus 321 and put them in the POSKY 777 aircfg lighting file, and it still doesn't light the cockpit up when I press the L key that I designated for lights, however it does light up when I use the shift+1 keys, but then you cannot move around in the cockpit.

Thanks
Bob