Strobes too fast

[Ijineda]

Hi everyone, I love flying at night! But since a few days, the strobes both of my planes and my AI-Traffic are flashing and blinking way too fast. Only if I set the simulator-speed to 1/4 it approxiamtely looks like it did before...any suggestions how to solve this problem? another thing: my (P)AI-Planes are flying with their lights switched on even on daytime. Thanks!

[WebbPA]

Check this out http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/ ... 1096027978

[Ijineda]

Yah thanks I read that but I did everything...from replacing all .fx-files to deleting the fs9.cfg-file. But they still blink like crazy! Heeeelp!

[garymbuska]

Has this always been a problem from the start ?
Or has it just started doing it after you added a aircraft. I would consider loading all of the default effects from disk one and overwrite but make a backup first.
If this has always been a problem then check your drivers out.
I suspect that a added aircraft has altered this. A lot of aircraft come with an effects folder and if you copy and overwrite this could be the result. I never replace a file unless I know what it is and I am sure this is what I want to do

[SaVas]

Welcome to the club.

What have you installed for freeware aircraft lately?

latest ones I have installed are the new Corsair and the Russian Tupelov. Nothing else lately

[Ijineda]

No, the problem occured after installing an aircraft..not sure which one it was. Here are my latest installed planes:
Badger Tupolev-16 Aerogaviota Cuba (for FS 2002)

Meljet v2 Model B777-200ER & B777-300ER Air France

Mikoyan MiG-21 SMT for FS2002

A340 aircraft for FS2002

Lockheed  U-2 R

Boeing 767 by iFDG (came with an autoinstaller  :o)

Airbus A320 by iFDG (with fx-files like "iFGG_A320_greennav.fx")

Thats all for the past ten days; if the problem was caused by an airplane it must be in this group. I also installed a few scenerys but I dont think this may cause the prob. Or maybe I shouldnt have installed 2002-Planes?
                 

[SaVas]

I found this info on another site:

In the effects folder open fx_strobe or/and fx_strobeh with textviewer

change the value "Rate=5.0, 5.0" to a lower value=longer pause between flashes

example;


Lifetime=0.00, 0.00
Delay=0.00, 0.00
Bounce=0.00
No Interpolate=1
Rate=2.0, 2.0
etc.

but also change further down


Lifetime=0.00, 0.00
Delay=0.00, 0.00
Bounce=0.00
No Interpolate=1
Rate=2.0, 2.0
etc.

This seems more realistic to me.
experiment with the rate values to suite your taste.
You can add more emitters (Emitter.2 & 3; copy & paste 1 & 2 below and change to 2 & 3) and slightly offset the rate value of those; Rate=2.5, 2.5 to get that quick double flash a la dc-10

I am at work so no clue if this will solve our problem. Anyone want to try?

[Ijineda]

Now I have deleted my whole Effects-Folder and replaced it by the default one - the strobes are blinking normally again. But I also think the critical value is this one:
[Emitter.0]
Lifetime=0.00, 0.00
Delay=0.10, 0.90
Bounce=0.00
No Interpolate=1
Rate=3.50, 6.00

In the deleted effect files it looked like that:
Rate=5.00, 5.00

So thanx everybody for helping!!!

[SaVas]

Good news. Now I need to get off work in a few hours, go home and fix my speedy blinkers!