Posts by larrylynx

Looks very good and a big improvement to the sim,

Steve

Hopefully a fix. Just extract the tmq file and replace the one in the current Apache

Evening Master

The error I get is

WARNING: property 'InputAutoThrottle' is not a member of type 'display_f18_hud' hash=17233017296030073548.

I copied a lot of details I didn't need when I created the Apache, I have learnt much since then Master and realise the error of my ways . If I comment out that line in the F18 HUD in my tmd I can get the Apache into the sim no problems. Unfortunately I don't have the files to create an intermediate directory so I am unable to create a tmq file. I will continue to look for the files of course. Michael has suggested using a folder and I assume a system.tmd file but no luck on my part so far.

Happy New year to all the team

Steve

It would seem the last update has crippled my Apache. I can easily rectify the problem on my un-encrypted tmd file but I have no way of producing a TMQ file as I do not have the original files anymore. If Master Jan can produce a TMQ from my TMD file we are all good to go again else its curtains for the poor old Apache. No I can't up-load a TMD file before anyone asks, its simply not allowed for helicopters

Steve

Another solar flare perhaps

I have a radical idea.....how about IPACS supporting there OWN simulator with their OWN site....

Hope so but where to host it is a problem.

Of course you can, the paintkit will also be released so you can do whatever you wish, the sky is the limit... even I can do them

Seriously guys its quite easy. Paintkit (free), photo editing software (free), how to get it all in the sim (free). It just takes a little time and some basic knowledge.

Steve

I guess I could be called a professional complainer then as I have been asking for the very same for many a year. It is what it is and I still develop for them.

Yes its getting closer and we are working on a few extras. Where to release too is another matter altogether with the imminent closure of Higgy's site. It's only now that we realise we have all been fools to let this site fade away, I suppose we got what we deserved in the end. Perhaps IPACS will do the right thing and make it official.... oh dear there I go again, complaining

Is the situation still the same? Will the site still close on 1 January, 2026? Asking for a friend

So do I.... I'll re-phrase that... I work on the PC, open the sim for a minute to check then close it again. Not even sure if I have ever done a complete flight in FS2 or 4. We are a rare breed and lets hope we don't become extinct as the OAP C-130 crew are not that young

I do wonder if there is a tutorial on how to make it work on a phone, sorry mobile device. We are rapidly closing in on 900,000 polygons and still have the cargo bay to model one day.

Steve

Whenever I export a model I get a tm.log file, this file contains all the objects and their locations plus axis. Hopefully the Blender plugin does the same. If the model is a stock one just look for the object you want to animate and the pivot plus axis will already be set for you.

In the example you quoted the pivot and axis are already assigned to the elevator object. The transform, (how much it moves in this case) comes from the RightElevatorTransform.Output, just above the rigidbodygraphics entry. RightElevator.Output is defined in the dynamics section, just do a search for it. I find Notepad ++ to be best for this editing. Most of the time you just have to 'backwards' read where the entries lead. For PositionID and OrientationID, think of these as a parent.

Steve

Do any of the user base think 3rd party developments should be payware, if not, why not?

Please keep the answers polite and no handbags at ten paces

I ask the question as there are 2 releases due, maybe more, where the developers have invested well over a 1,000 hours so I simply ask if they should be compensated.

Steve

So where am I going wrong

For development work I use my old machine, i7-7700, 16GB of Ram and a GTX 1070 with 8GB. FS4 still runs fine with my quest 3 and pico4 using virtual desktop.

When its ready and NO to mobile. Please read the post and it will tell you, NO to mobile and the reason why not.

Thanks guys it means a lot to this old man

Like the CH53E the modelling files have vanished into thin air. I did try to convert it by adjusting the tmd files but the sim wouldn't let me. They are probably on a usb stick somewhere but I have failed to locate them so far.

I did toy with the idea of building a slightly modified F104XL but the C130 has now won out for my affections.

I have also committed myself to write book 6 as a tribute to my brother who died last Sunday so time will be rather crowded for me.

Steve

Hi Juan, You could also try

.../westland__lynx_mk7 - Flight-Sim.org

.../boeing__ah64__apache - Flight-Sim.org

Both are free and the work of a single user. I do apologise in advance for the yaw, I never did get it right in FS4 unlike FS2 where it just worked. The Lynx is accurate with the cold and dark start process, all systems and AFCS. I should know as I used to fly them. It's a pain to get going but so is the real Lynx until you know what to do. My knowledge of TMD programming has improved since the Lynx and a small group are now working on m C130H. You can't adjust any helicopter parameters as they are protected by encryption.

Steve

Third party aircraft are not supported by IPACS and that is the simple reason no third party aircraft appear on the dreaded phones.

Nope, please read post further up which answers this question.