DHC - 2 Turbo Beaver problem....

[jon157uk]

Any ideas please guys? I've just installed the Beaver at this link http://simviation.com/1/download?file=D ... leId=13274 and everything works great apart from in VC view the prop is just a big black spinning circle that I can't see through. Is there a fix for this type of thing please?

Thanks... Jon T.

[Capt.Propwash]

downloading it now, will take a look in the Textures folder.  I think you have to delete one of the textures due to this being a "port-over" from FS9

[Sir Puma]

I've seen that on a few other aircraft that are originally from 2004 (FS9). I wish I knew the fix myself. :-/

[Hagar]

Works fine for me. Which version of FSX do you have? You might need to install the SP1 & SP2 updates.

[jon157uk]

Works fine for me. Which version of FSX do you have? You might need to install the SP1 & SP2 updates.

I'm already using sp1 & 2 mate.

[JoBee]

You might look at some of the fixes here- http://www.premaircraft.com/support/FSX ... index.html

cheers,
Joe

[Capt.Propwash]

I do believe that THIS is what you are seeing.  I am still looking at the Texture folder to see what the problem is.  I believe that it is the "alpha channel" on the 'prop_TBX.bmp'  ... upon opening that .bmp in DXTBMP it is a black square with the propeller as the alpha channel.

FSX (sp2)
DHC2 Turbo Beaver - Emerald
Friday Harbor
REX
Orbx PNW

[JoBee]

Go to the link in my previous post and download the fix for the FMPC Viking, filename- fmpc_vik.zip

That will fix it.

The problem lies not only with the prop texture, but the model as well.

cheers,
Joe

[Capt.Propwash]

ok ill stop helping you now that the ALL KNOWING JOBEE is here.


I downloaded the fix and it DOES NOT WORK!!!!! but who am i to say that.   oh well.   


Sorry that I can not help you.

[jon157uk]

[quote]ok ill stop helping you now that the ALL KNOWING JOBEE is here.


I downloaded the fix and it DOES NOT WORK!!!!! but who am i to say that.

[JoBee]

Works great for me, I will add I am using FSX/Accel.

Maybe a different sim version?

cheers,
Joe

[Capt.Propwash]

AS I WAS SAYING....

i even tried changing the prop_TBX.bmp to a prop_TBX.dds and that did not work either.  Some aircraft's prop texture is a .dds and I was hoping that by changing it to a .dds that it would work.  .. guess not. 

I have another option up my sleeve, but I doubt that it will work too, but let me take a look before I open my keyboard.

[Capt.Propwash]

ok, i got the fix.


DO install the fix from the page supplied.

go into the MODEL folder, and rename the model file (the one ending in .mdl) BACK to:

BeaverMK3_viking_[glow=yellow,2,300]fix9[/glow].mdl (instead of it reading: BeaverMK3_viking_fix10.mdl)

[there should be only 1 .mdl file.   Delete the original fix9.mdl, and rename the fix10.mdl BACK to fix9.mdl as I describe]



THEN go into the model.cfg and change the only line in there to say:

[models]
normal=BeaverMK3_viking_[glow=yellow,2,300]fix9[/glow]

[JoBee]

[quote]AS I WAS SAYING....

i even tried changing the prop_TBX.bmp to a prop_TBX.dds and that did not work either.

[Hagar]

As I said earlier - it works fine for me (FSX Gold + Acceleration). Possibly a display setting on your system or FSX.