Red/Green Nav Lights

Ask here for software oriented support
Post Reply
michael1508
Posts: 163
Joined: Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:07 pm
Location: EDDL

Red/Green Nav Lights

Post by michael1508 »

Hi all,

I have already lowered the values for the red and green Nav Lights to 1(Day) and 2(Night) in the cfg file for the new external lights, but still they are shining very bright, putting everything around 500m in red and green color.

On all the other lights, the change of the cfg file works. Is there something special with these Nav Lights to be regarded?

Thx,
Michael
Regards
Michael

P3D v5.4 | Skalarki | 3 projector 180° screen | i9-13900k | RTX 4080
User avatar
MikeN
Posts: 7
Joined: Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:17 am

Re: Red/Green Nav Lights

Post by MikeN »

Hi,

Balu69 posted a solution a while ago.

https://alinga.ch/ExteriorLights.zip
Regards
Mike
LH320
Posts: 35
Joined: Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:34 am

Re: Red/Green Nav Lights

Post by LH320 »

I have deleted the folder ExteriorLights and installed version B60.0.2. My lights are too dark at dusk.
Which version did you install?
Did you delete the ExteriorLights folder when installing a new version?

The problem, you descibed, I had in Version B58.
Regards
Stefan

I9-14900KF, RTX4090, P3Dv6, Immersive Display PRO, JH A320 FMGS on a dedicated Server
michael1508
Posts: 163
Joined: Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:07 pm
Location: EDDL

Re: Red/Green Nav Lights

Post by michael1508 »

I updated to B59 and have afterwards copied back the Ext lights files from my back up folder
Regards
Michael

P3D v5.4 | Skalarki | 3 projector 180° screen | i9-13900k | RTX 4080
michael1508
Posts: 163
Joined: Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:07 pm
Location: EDDL

Re: Red/Green Nav Lights

Post by michael1508 »

I just realized, that there are 2 folders for P3dv4 and P3Dv5, which are empty in my case.
Do I need to have the light files in one of these folders to take effect?

At the moment I have the light files directly in the main ExteriorLights folder.

Thx
Regards
Michael

P3D v5.4 | Skalarki | 3 projector 180° screen | i9-13900k | RTX 4080
michael1508
Posts: 163
Joined: Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:07 pm
Location: EDDL

Re: Red/Green Nav Lights

Post by michael1508 »

Still don't get the light intensity changed.
I have tried changing the values of Intensity Day / Night, but there is no difference.

What am I missing?
Where exactly do the files need to be placed? I have them on the P3D PC directly under A320DFMGS/Exteriorlights.

Thanks
Regards
Michael

P3D v5.4 | Skalarki | 3 projector 180° screen | i9-13900k | RTX 4080
User avatar
thierryd
Posts: 75
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:32 pm
Contact:

Re: Red/Green Nav Lights

Post by thierryd »

I'm not sure if I remember correctly but I believe I had to delete the shader cache when tinkering with the lights for any change to take effect. Might be worth a try.
Thierry (aka Captain Tango) | Website: https://www.flightpathsimulation.club | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@captaintango
balu69
Posts: 85
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2022 4:15 pm

Re: Red/Green Nav Lights

Post by balu69 »

I adjusted under [Particle.0]
the X Scale =
and under [ParticleAttributes.0]
the Intensity Day= and Intensity Night=
Above all, x-scale is responsible for the spatial expansion.
I think it's not perfect and maybe there are better settings, but it's better than before
happy new year and many good landings
Greetings
Stephan

P3D V5.4, Skalarki FCU, MCDU, RMP, ECAM, TCAS, own OVH-Panel and MIP with Leo Bodnar and Arduino, Thrustmaster TCA Captain Pack Airbus Edition, Thrustmaster TPR Pendular Rudder
P.S. translate by google
michael1508
Posts: 163
Joined: Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:07 pm
Location: EDDL

Re: Red/Green Nav Lights

Post by michael1508 »

Thank you Stefan!

Which X scale value did you choose?
And in which folder do you have the files? In the lights main folder or subfolder for P3Dv5?

Thanks and happy new year!
Regards
Michael

P3D v5.4 | Skalarki | 3 projector 180° screen | i9-13900k | RTX 4080
balu69
Posts: 85
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2022 4:15 pm

Re: Red/Green Nav Lights

Post by balu69 »

I adapted the files in the ...\A320 FMGS\Exterior Lights folder.
And this with the x scale is a bit of a try and see what you like.
I don't know if there are more options for customization, but for me it's pretty much true
https://alinga.ch/ExteriorLights.zip
Greetings
Stephan

P3D V5.4, Skalarki FCU, MCDU, RMP, ECAM, TCAS, own OVH-Panel and MIP with Leo Bodnar and Arduino, Thrustmaster TCA Captain Pack Airbus Edition, Thrustmaster TPR Pendular Rudder
P.S. translate by google
michael1508
Posts: 163
Joined: Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:07 pm
Location: EDDL

Re: Red/Green Nav Lights

Post by michael1508 »

Thanks for submitting the link again, Stefan - I'll play around a bit with the files.
Regards
Michael

P3D v5.4 | Skalarki | 3 projector 180° screen | i9-13900k | RTX 4080
LH320
Posts: 35
Joined: Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:34 am

Re: Red/Green Nav Lights

Post by LH320 »

I also tested the lamps from https://alinga.ch/ExteriorLights.zip. Same problem. The lights are too dark.
Then I created the ExtLights.ini file in the FMGS server directory and entered useOldLights=yes. The old lights work now.
I suspect this is due to FMGS running on a dedicated server. The exterior lights are installed on the P3Dv6 machine.
Tried several variations, useNewLights=yes and useOldLights=no, copied the file on the P3Dv6 machine and the dedicated server, also the exterior lights. Tried an older and newer Version of ExteriorLights. No success.
I have also checked the xml file for the exterior lights on the P3Dv6 machine. Everything is correct.
I just can't get it to work again.
Regards
Stefan

I9-14900KF, RTX4090, P3Dv6, Immersive Display PRO, JH A320 FMGS on a dedicated Server
michael1508
Posts: 163
Joined: Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:07 pm
Location: EDDL

Re: Red/Green Nav Lights

Post by michael1508 »

michael1508 wrote: Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:12 pm Thanks for submitting the link again, Stefan - I'll play around a bit with the files.
So, did some finetuning to adjust to my preferences and now all lights are working just great!
I actually only lowered the distance (x-value) and intensity for landing lights a bit. The rest was already perfectly pre-configured by you.

Thanks again, Stefan
Regards
Michael

P3D v5.4 | Skalarki | 3 projector 180° screen | i9-13900k | RTX 4080
Post Reply