Prepar3D Tweak Assistant (PTA)

[ST1322 10]

Hi,

I have small issue. When I land at dusk landing lights do not illuminate the ground. Taxi light as well. Then when I load up the sim at total darkness, lights "are back". Is there any solution to this or is it a bug somewhere?

Tom

[MrMeeb 1]

Edit - Disregard

Edited April 21, 2017 by MrMeeb
realised i was being silly

[Dirk98 354]

Hello, I'm using THOPAT v1.0.1/no Reshade. Can I tweak the water in PTA to make it much darker (navy) without distorting other aspects of THOPAT?

Thanks,

Dirk.

PS: Как бы воду сделать потемнее в PTA /THOPAT без Reshade, не особо изменяя остальные краски в THOPAT?

Спасибо.

[KNOSSOS 122]

7 hours ago, Dirk98 said:

Hello, I'm using THOPAT v1.0.1/no Reshade. Can I tweak the water in PTA to make it much darker (navy) without distorting other aspects of THOPAT?

Hi Dirk!

Just add a new custom tweak to preset:

Here is a ready preset for you: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiUqW5k9ajA5jOwMoUP7NHLLpMUDeA

Adjust 0.7 in new block of "DarkenWater" custom tweak according to your taste. With 0.7 it looks like this (right side):

Please note that this tweak works only if Water saturation tweak is active (like in Thopat 1.5 preset).

 

Also you can experiment with "The Water view angle/darkness factor" parameter of "Water surface tuning tweak". (The Water view angle/darkness factor adjustment will allow to reduce/strengthen effect  how P3D darkens the water to almost black as soon as you look anywhere near vertically down. If you don't like black water, make this parameter lower. Default P3D value is 4.0.). This is kind of distortion of Thopat preset though..

[Dirk98 354]

15 hours ago, KNOSSOS said:

Hi Dirk!

Just add a new custom tweak to preset:

Here is a ready preset for you: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiUqW5k9ajA5jOwMoUP7NHLLpMUDeA

Adjust 0.7 in new block of "DarkenWater" custom tweak according to your taste. With 0.7 it looks like this (right side):

Please note that this tweak works only if Water saturation tweak is active (like in Thopat 1.5 preset).

 

Also you can experiment with "The Water view angle/darkness factor" parameter of "Water surface tuning tweak". (The Water view angle/darkness factor adjustment will allow to reduce/strengthen effect  how P3D darkens the water to almost black as soon as you look anywhere near vertically down. If you don't like black water, make this parameter lower. Default P3D value is 4.0.). This is kind of distortion of Thopat preset though..

Awesome, thanks!

Dirk.

[conradcollinson 0]

Hi guys, Installed PTA today and downloaded Chewwy94's preset! It has imporved my sim head over heals and i couldnt be happier... 

apart from this very annoying thick haze layer that sometimes occurs. How can i lower the effect of Haze? 

The image below is what i am talking about 

 

[KNOSSOS 122]

9 hours ago, conradcollinson said:

How can i lower the effect of Haze? 

It looks like the fog is too bright at twillight (???). Pls see discussion from here:  

 

[skthomas 1]

Hi all, MY PTA CFG is working just fine except for one minor issue.  I noticed when I'm departing or arriving that the city lights and autogen ground lighting father from me are not lit up. As I fly they come into play the closer I get.  Before my PTA ini that was loaded it did not have this issue.  Does anyone know what section in the PTA presets that I would edit to fix this from happening.  

This is annoying because when in bigger cities the ground lighting is showing up then disapearing keeping me from enjoying the scenery.  Thanks in advance!

[KNOSSOS 122]

4 hours ago, skthomas said:

Does anyone know what section in the PTA presets that I would edit to fix this from happening.  

Hi! Could you pls share your preset?

[conradcollinson 0]

On 2017-5-7 at 7:13 AM, KNOSSOS said:

It looks like the fog is too bright at twillight (???). Pls see discussion from here:  

 

Ok Thanks Yuri! 

[skthomas 1]

KNOSSOS, here is the preset I have been using.  I also noticed that the runways at night are a gray color.

 

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[KNOSSOS 122]

1 hour ago, skthomas said:

KNOSSOS, here is the preset I have been using.  I also noticed that the runways at night are a gray color.

Thanks for sharing. Pls try to untick the "Custom tweaks" in your preset and apply it

Cheers

[skthomas 1]

Thanks, I'm mid flight now and everything seems to be looking great! Cheers!

[conradcollinson 0]

On 2017-5-7 at 7:13 AM, KNOSSOS said:

It looks like the fog is too bright at twillight (???). Pls see discussion from here:  

 

Hi Yuri, 

 

I read that other post and i changed my sky textures as suggested however i am still getting the weird thick haz layer... 

 

[Dirk98 354]

wrong thread, sorry