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Invisible AI

Postby scalper_old » Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:55 pm

Has any one else have this problem. most of my AI is Invisible??? .Using dx9.
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Re: Invisible AI

Postby Zaphod » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:20 pm

How do you know? ;D ;D

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Re: Invisible AI

Postby Fozzer » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:37 pm

..another case for the Invisible Man... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!

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Re: Invisible AI

Postby andy190 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:40 pm

What are you using for your AI? WOAI or default AI or what?
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Re: Invisible AI

Postby scalper_old » Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:12 pm

I forgot to mention that I do see the Nav lights from them.
I am using World of AI
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Re: Invisible AI

Postby jetprop » Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:38 pm

I forgot to mention that I do see the Nav lights from them.
I am using World of AI


Then how do you know they are there??? ;D
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Re: Invisible AI

Postby scalper_old » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:11 pm

Well I got go into ai view mode and there is a no plane there. just the nav lights. and runways with tire smoke showing. but with no plane
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Re: Invisible AI

Postby Hagar » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:26 pm

Try turning aircraft shadows OFF & tell me if that fixed it.
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Re: Invisible AI

Postby scalper_old » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:32 pm

Ok I will try that. Thanks.
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Re: Invisible AI

Postby Daube » Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:35 pm

Try turning aircraft shadows OFF & tell me if that fixed it.

I confirm these words. It's a well known bug: AI will dissappear at some addon airports if the ground shadows (not the scenery shadows, the shadows from the planes) are activate in the options.
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Re: Invisible AI

Postby Victory103 » Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:18 am

Just had this issue after updating my AIA models with the FSX native ones. Caught a 737-600 flying around, only the nav lights could be seen. Went into the model folder and noticed a typo on the model.cfg file. Model=mormal vice = normal, fixed no longer invisible.
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Re: Invisible AI

Postby Hagar » Sun Mar 18, 2012 4:28 am

Try turning aircraft shadows OFF & tell me if that fixed it.

I confirm these words. It's a well known bug: AI will dissappear at some addon airports if the ground shadows (not the scenery shadows, the shadows from the planes) are activate in the options.

The bug should not affect FSX native AI aircraft. I understand it's caused by runway lighting on some 3rd party scenery. From a quick seach, one of the culprits is Aerosoft & I noticed that scalper has just installed their Heathrow scenery. There are several alternatives for fixing it. The easiest method is to turn aircraft shadows OFF when using these airports. More info here --> http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/14646-heathrow-2008-fsx-sp2-invisible-ai-traffic/
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Re: Invisible AI

Postby Daube » Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:19 am

Just had this issue after updating my AIA models with the FSX native ones. Caught a 737-600 flying around, only the nav lights could be seen. Went into the model folder and noticed a typo on the model.cfg file. Model=mormal vice = normal, fixed no longer invisible.

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Re: Invisible AI

Postby rodericksnr » Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:56 am

Thanks scalper for being brave enough to post that problem. I too had invisible planes, well wing tips and wheels only but no fuselage but was too embarrassed to ask on the forum. :-/ It only started after installing VFR photograghic scenery for Scotland South but switching off shadows has fixed it. Thanks everyone. :)
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Re: Invisible AI

Postby scalper_old » Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:17 pm

Thanks for all of your tips guys. It worked. Turning off the shadows worked. Sorry Fozzer no more shadows.
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