Prepar3D Tweak Assistant (PTA)

[nthabti79 17]

I'm sorry, I missed it.

There were some troubles with a/c specific cameras that need only manual assignments.

And the new post-process assignment method is more user-friendly.

I made a sort of poll about it and my proposal has been endorsed unanimously.

 

Thanks, makes sense.

 

So could you help me lighten up just the VC through post process?

I tried with ambient and diffuse aircraft lighting, but when the VC is ok, it makes the outside model too bright.

 

Cheers

[KNOSSOS 122]

So could you help me lighten up just the VC through post process?

I tried with ambient and diffuse aircraft lighting, but when the VC is ok, it makes the outside model too bright.

Unfortunately I don't know how to adjust only VC separately from outside a/c model by shaders modification.

With the old PTA technique with camera-assigned post-processing too. (With this technique post-processing affects the entire view in VC with the outside landscape and P3D SDK allows to exclude VC from post-processing, but not *ONLY* VC.)

http://www.prepar3d.com/SDKv3/LearningCenter/utilities/camera_configuration/custom_post-process.html

 

I've no ideas except manual VC texture editing.

 

regards,

[Eclair 0]

Shall we dance with 3.4.22.19868?

 

Cloud.fx is not original Prepar3D shader and can't be used (hot fix 3)

[KNOSSOS 122]

It will take a fey days to make PTA 2.1 beta (some bugfixes, a couple of new tweaks and Prepar3D 3.4.22.19868 compatibility).

Stay tuned.

 

regards,

[Wanthuyr Filho 83]

It will take a fey days to make PTA 2.1 beta (some bugfixes, a couple of new tweaks and Prepar3D 3.4.22.19868 compatibility).

Stay tuned.

 

regards,

 

What kind of new tweaks? Can you advance some descriptions? :-)

[pcartier1960 9]

I updated to the latest Hotfix and now get

 

Preset D:\Downloaded Programs\Prepare3D\PTA2.0\default.ini loaded
Prepar3D 3.4.22 build 19868 detected as target verson
Shaders cache directory found at C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Local\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\Shaders\
Prepar3D main configuration file found at C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\Prepar3D.cfg
ERROR: shader file C:\Prepar3D v3\ShadersHLSL\Cloud.fx is not original Prepar3D shader and can't be used
 

[KNOSSOS 122]

What kind of new tweaks? Can you advance some descriptions? :-)

Sure.Just a couple of minor new adjustments:

- it seems I found the way to adjust VC lighting separately from outside a/c;

- separate Water saturation;

- the addition to Water surface tuning: this may solve the "oily black P3D water" (As soon as you look anywhere near vertically down, P3D darkens the water to almost black). There were some threads about it - like this:

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php/89997-Dark-blue-water.

 

These are the new adjustments so all existing presets will works as usual (I hope so, it needs an additional testing in beta stage because the core sim code may be changed in 3.4.22).

I updated to the latest Hotfix and now get

http://www.avsim.com/topic/489018-prepar3d-tweak-assistant-pta/page-54#entry3563284

[Pe11e 812]

- it seems I found the way to adjust VC lighting separately from outside a/c;

 

Awesome! Thank you Yuri!

[pcartier1960 9]

Sure.Just a couple of minor new adjustments:

- it seems I found the way to adjust VC lighting separately from outside a/c;

- separate Water saturation;

- the addition to Water surface tuning: this may solve the "oily black P3D water" (As soon as you look anywhere near vertically down, P3D darkens the water to almost black). There were some threads about it - like this:

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php/89997-Dark-blue-water.

 

These are the new adjustments so all existing presets will works as usual (I hope so, it needs an additional testing in beta stage because the core sim code may be changed in 3.4.22).

http://www.avsim.com/topic/489018-prepar3d-tweak-assistant-pta/page-54#entry3563284

 

Thank you!

[Adamski_NZ 942]

Looking forward to playing with your next version, Yuri! I've already installed one of Gennadiy's single day sky sets ("Meditation") in preparation - early morning near Milford Sound:

 

 

No problems so far with 3.4.22 (and latest nVidia drivers).

 

Adam.

[kaminho 0]

Hello @ all.

I want to ask something.

 

Scenario:

 

Installed PTA an a preset from THOPAT yesterday. (doesn´t matter its with every preset i´ve tested) Everything looks very good especially loves the night lighting.

 

After install and test the preset i flown from Frankfurt to Prague and see transparent buildings there in Prague. Arrived at night. (see on the attached pictures)

 

Tested again only in Prague. At daytime, dusk and dawn everything looks very good but at night i have these transparent buildings in Prague.

 

The developer said to turn off PTA. After i do that everything it´s okay.

 

Somebody here who know about this issue at any other airport or have anybody the same issue? Don´t want to fly without PTA anymore... Thanks!

 

Greetings

 

http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh631/kaminho/2017-1-29_1-42-39-237_zpsu6kfkaag.png

http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh631/kaminho/2017-1-29_1-42-27-94_zps1lahixkk.png

[KNOSSOS 122]

Somebody here who know about this issue at any other airport or have anybody the same issue?

Hi!

This bug will be fixed in PTA 2.10 beta. Soon.

In PTA 2.0X you can now just put the default value (1.0) here. Or disable this tweak. Then apply preset.

[kaminho 0]

Hi!

 

Okay good to know. Try this later. Thanks a lot!

 

Greetings

[Mephic 129]

OK I tried the 20_09 preset and let me say I am AMAZED with quality of it. 

 

I'm using it with dynamic ENVTEX skycolours but it looks amazing regardless of set. 

Thanks for making that

[FlightSimDimm 16]

Need some advice please....

 

I just updated my P3D 3.3.5 to the 3.4.22(HF3). I restarted PTA and it asked to back up the new shader files because it detected a new version. I applied the latest preset by Adam. Ran the sim, things seem to be working ok.....

 

and then I saw this...

"PTA 2.04 IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE LATEST PREPAR3D HOTFIX 3 (Prepar3D 3.4.22.19868)."

 

 

Is there an update coming out for the new HF3? Did I break or damage my original shader files? 

 

Thanks in advance.

Daniel