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lights

Posted:
Fri Aug 01, 2003 8:36 pm
by Tequila Sunrise
I usually fly during the day so I'm only noticing this now

. A few weeks ago I installed arrcabs (Found an old copy hiding in my computer

), I tried a deck landing at night but the carriers lights flickered on and off making a landing imposible. Today I tried a dusk flight and noticed that all the lights do this now

, with the exeption of those on my own aircraft.
Does anyone kow what could be wrong or how to fix this?
Re: lights

Posted:
Sat Aug 02, 2003 5:34 am
by ozzy72
Craig are you flying from the VC or the 2d cockpit. In the 2d cockpit this doesn't happen, but in the VC its quite common!
No idea why

Mark
Re: lights

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2003 2:02 am
by Tequila Sunrise
Thats what I thought at first but it happens from every view. ???
Re: lights

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2003 2:38 am
by ozzy72
Craig is this happening with a default or add-on carrier?
Mark
Re: lights

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2003 1:03 pm
by Tequila Sunrise
Default, add-on carriers, default AI and default runways

Re: lights

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2003 3:01 pm
by Scottler
I wonder if its ethical to distribute a freeware program to your friends after the publisher re-releases it as payware? lol
Won't help me, because I don't fly onto carriers (I've got my limits!) but it brings up an excellent moral debate, wouldn't you say?

Re: lights

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2003 3:03 pm
by AuMaV
Hi
Somthing might have upset the default effects.cfg
should look like this
[Sprite Limit]
Low=100
High=2000
[Emit Rate]
Low=0.300000
High=0.300000
[Detail]
Forced Distance=250
[Emitter Detail Modifer]
Medium=0.700000
Far=0.500000
Very Far=0.000000
[Emitter Detail Distance]
Medium=5000
Far=10000
Very Far=15000
simular probs was caused by a rain/snow addon I installed all the strob lights went wild so this maybe whats causing the probs
Hope this helps
MaV
Re: lights

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2003 12:00 am
by MICROSOFT
I wonder if its ethical to distribute a freeware program to your friends after the publisher re-releases it as payware?
Yes, I think it is ethical.
Re: lights

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2003 1:46 am
by Smoke2much
Yes, I think it is ethical.
No, I think it's not.
Re: lights

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2003 5:44 am
by Tequila Sunrise
ahem....
It was downloaded when it was free, but I couldn't get it to work. Whilst cleaning out my comp I found it here:
C:\unzipped , so it aint a pirate copy ;)
Thanks MaV I've made a couple of changes to it, now I'm off to see if it works 8)
Re: lights

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2003 7:58 am
by Scottler
I agree, that payware software shouldn't be distributed (even by the manufacturer....cough cough)
But if the program was downloaded when it WAS freeware, can it be distributed as such? After all, the EULA would state that the program is freeware. lol
Its a very interesting predicament, to say the least.
Re: lights

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2003 1:10 pm
by MICROSOFT
Well, my point is if you download the program when it was a freeware, then the program is made a payware, why can't the freeware version be distributed without it being ethical?
Re: lights

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2003 1:27 pm
by Tequila Sunrise
because the designer wanted it remved frome all freeware sites so that people would buy FD3, if Arrcab was still free who would buy FD3?
Re: lights

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2003 1:35 pm
by Scottler
why can't the freeware version be distributed
This is precisely my point! I'm not advocating it, mind you. I'm merely putting it out there as a topic for discussion.
Re: lights

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2003 1:47 pm
by MICROSOFT
[quote]
This is precisely my point!