Oh Chuck....

[Flying Trucker]

Test flight...OOPS

Hi Chuck

Just posted these two...

I added the Effects to the Effect FSX Library as there is no Effects in SimObjects that I can see.

This is what I got...

[CHUCK79]

Oh no, I'm not sure what you've done?????

Try this:

Unzip the folder I sent you......

Take the "effects" folder out of the Hot Air Balloon folder......

Open your main FSX folder.......

Place the effects folder directly into your main FSX folder.....it may ask you to overwrite if you already had the effects installed.....

Did you remove your old Balloon file?

[jetprop]

are it only these effects?
if not the only way to stop this is a complete reinstal.
i had the same problem.

[Daube]

The "complete reinstall" is really not needed here.
This happens because the effect cannot find the corresponding textures.
You might want to open the effect .fx file with notepad to see what are the textures filenames that are written in it, then check in the Effect\texture\ folder if they are there

[Flying Trucker]

Good morning all...

This seems like a lost cause...

I tried everything with no results.

The balloon will not even land on the runway now, just floats several feet above it...

I thought maybe it was my add on location so I used Friday Harbour both land and water with no results...

I even looked in the Aircraft CFG file to change the contact points and that did not help...

Have done a delete and install several times to no effect.

[Flying Trucker]

Okay after deleting everything and doing a complete reinstall I still get the same thing.

I added the entire Effects HOB folder to the FSX Effects Folder and allowed

I also added the Effects from HOB to the Effects in the FSX Effects Folder...

There is no Effects Folder in my SimObjects Folder that I can see.

When starting off on land it will show some dirt flying...that is good...

But

There is nothing but those black squares when landing on water...

Egads I hate these electronic gizmoes...

[Jetranger]

STOP- STOP just take a deep breath for a moment !! Follow along with me - heres the Real situtation - you've apparently downloaded an aircraft or scenery file that some designer/creator didn't know what he was doing and messed up the effects folder which has now corrupted the rest of your Effects folder setting CFG file.. trust me just got thru going down this road myself last week, took me 3 weeks of digging in every file / folder and studying every single line to find the problem and who was responsible for the damage !!!  You don't need to un-install anything,,,,, hopefully , you still have all your FSX Discs - all 3 of them,,,, take all 3 of your FSX Discs, and reinsert them starting with the number 1 Disc,, and when the menu screen pops up, it'll ask you if you want to  uninstall or FIX your FSX ,,, click on the little dot / circle that clearly states "FIX",,,, it will prompt you when its done and for the next disc on to number 2 and then #3 and then when your done take the last discs out put them back in their little case so you don't mess them up,,, and reboot your compuer and pull back up Flight Simulator,,, hopefully you'll only have to do this once , but you may have to do it 2 times who knows,,,, FSX will fix itself, and over-write any badd or corrupted files with default files regardless,,,,, I'll bet your water turns up black too with water planes and even your ground dirt is black when your aircraft is off the runway,,,, and your smoke effects are screwed up, all blocky/ square and awful looking too- right ?? do what I told you above - follow the steps !!!! The JetRanger ! 8-) 8-) 

[CHUCK79]

There is no effectts folder in your sim objects folder.

Un-install the hot air balloon, Doug......I'll PM you step by step instructions when I get a chance later

[Daube]

NO !
No DVD repair, it will mess your FSX even more.

You're not going to repair/reinstall everything just because ONE texture for ONE effect is missing.

Doug, could you post the aircraft.cfg of that blimp please ? I specifically want to see the content of the effects section of that file, to see what kind of effect is assigned to the "splash" effect.

Then, we'll take a look at this effect, to see what texture it needs.

DO - NOT - REPAIR. Leave those DVDs in their box, far away from your DVD drive

[Daube]

Ah Chuck, you wrote your answer before me. Will you handle this ? I'm pretty sure it's simply one texture missing, nothing else.

[Flying Trucker]

Okay here it is:

[fltsim.0]
title=Hot Air Balloon 1
sim=HAB
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=
kb_checklists=
kb_reference=
atc_id=hab1
ui_manufacturer=Cameron
ui_type=Hot Air Balloon
ui_variation=paint 1
description=By Bruce Fitzgerald

[fltsim.1]
title=Hot Air Balloon 2
sim=HAB
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=remax
kb_checklists=
kb_reference=
atc_id=hab2
ui_manufacturer=Cameron
ui_type=Hot Air Balloon
ui_variation=Remax
description=By Bruce Fitzgerald

[General]
atc_type=balloon
atc_model=HAB
editable=0
performance=\n\n\n\n
Category=airplane

//===MODEL DATA===

[Reference Speeds]
flaps_up_stall_speed=0.000000
full_flaps_stall_speed=0.000000
cruise_speed=4
max_indicated_speed=100
max_mach=0.2

[weight_and_balance]
max_gross_weight = 37000
empty_weight = 40
reference_datum_position = 0, 0, 0
empty_weight_CG_position = 0, 0, 0
empty_weight_pitch_MOI = 16450000
empty_weight_roll_MOI = 2800000
empty_weight_yaw_MOI = 3100000
empty_weight_coupled_MOI = 4000
max_number_of_stations =2
station_load.0 = 0.000, 0.000000,0.000000,0.000000


[airplane_geometry]
wing_area = 700
wing_span =47
wing_root_chord = 33.08
wing_dihedral = 1
wing_incidence = -.9
wing_twist = -0.99
oswald_efficiency_factor = 0.9
wing_winglets_flag = 0
wing_sweep = 12
wing_pos_apex_lon = 5.02
wing_pos_apex_vert = 0
htail_area = 70.00100
htail_span = 15.0
htail_pos_lon = -20.82
htail_pos_vert = 0
htail_incidence = 0.000000
htail_sweep = 0
vtail_area = 150.000000
vtail_span = 4.67
vtail_sweep = 45
vtail_pos_lon = -8.92
vtail_pos_vert = 0.65
elevator_area = 70.000000
aileron_area = 100
rudder_area = 42.500000
elevator_up_limit = 30
elevator_down_limit = 30
aileron_up_limit = 15.480565
aileron_down_limit = 15.896903
rudder_limit = 45
elevator_trim_limit = 19.480565
spoiler_limit = 90.1
aileron_to_spoileron_gain = 0
min_ailerons_for_spoilerons = 0
min_flaps_for_spoilerons = 0
spoilerons_available = 0
auto_spoiler_available=1
spoiler_extension_time=0.100000
positive_g_limit_flaps_up=36.136752
positive_g_limit_flaps_down=35.136752
negative_g_limit_flaps_up=-35.136752
negative_g_limit_flaps_down=-34.136752

[contact_points]
max_number_of_points =6


gear_system_type=3
static_pitch= 0.000

[CHUCK79]

OK Doug.......I'm going to send you a new Cfg. file and a new effects folder.

The Cfg. file is to replace the one you are using now. The effects folder will have the effects that you need.

All you have to do to install the effects folder is drop it in your main FSX folder. The Cfg. file goes in your Hot Air Balloon folder.....make sure you overwrite the old one.


Chuck

[Daube]

Perfect, here is the interesting part:

Code: Select all

[EFFECTS]
water=fx_spray_Goose_Redux
wake=fx_wake_Goose_Redux


Those effects have a name that reminds me something... could they come from the High Definition (HD) repaint for the default Goose available (freeware) from OzX ? Most likely, you need some of the textures included in this pack.

To be sure, just open the file fx_spray_Goose_Redux.fx that should be in your FSX\Effects\ folder with notepad, and paste its content here. The content will show us what are the files that the effect is trying to use. Those files should be present in the FSX\Effects\texture\ folder. If they are missing, then you get the black squares

[Daube]

Chuck is monitoring me. I swear !!

Ok anyway, Chuck I'll let you handle this case without interfering anymore Thanks for the help

[CHUCK79]

Chuck is monitoring me. I swear !!

Ok anyway, Chuck I'll let you handle this case without interfering anymore Thanks for the help

They did come from the Goose redux

That's how we made the splash effect........I think that maybe Doug has just installed the effects in the incorrect folder