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adding an engine heat shimmer to the A2A Simulations P-51 D Civilian Mustang

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Hello, and G'Day

        Can anybody give me some tips on how I can add a engine heat shimmer to the A2A Simulations P-51 D Civilian Mustang? I'd like to see if I can do that. Can anybody please give me some tips on how I can add a engine heat shimmer to the A2A Simulations P-51 D Civilian Mustang? Please let me know, Thank You. :-)

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Only heat shimmer I have ever seen has been on a jet aircraft.  On a P-51, where would the shimmer appear from and what direction would It go?  Can you show a picture of what you are describing?

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Yes. Here you go42d5afcfcf91c6b9e736b8069493c5f3--hogwar

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Looks like a smoke effect.  Anything in your aircraft.cfg under [smoke]?

Charlie Aron

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Just going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱
Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!

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Yes but I don't know how to make it work

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While flying, press the I key.  That turns on any smoke effect.

Charlie Aron

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Just going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱
Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!

                          images (1) (1).jpeg

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I try but I get nothing 

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Post your [Smoke] section.  Make sure you have all of the listed Effects in your FSX/Effects folder..

Charlie Aron

AVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-Registrar

Just going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱
Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!

                          images (1) (1).jpeg

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11 hours ago, charliearon said:

Post your [Smoke] section.  Make sure you have all of the listed Effects in your FSX/Effects folder..

[smokesystem]
//Z(+=forward), X(+=right), Y(+=up)
//Pipe 1:  2, -1.51, 0.37,
//Pipe 2:  2, 1.56, 0.37,
//Pipe 3:  3.1, -1.65, 0.37,
//Pipe 4:  3.1, 1.7, 0.37,
//Pipe 5:  4.2, -1.65, 0.37,
//Pipe 6:  4.2, 1.7, 0.37,


smoke.0 = 3, 0, 0, fx_WoP3_p51_Blacksmoke1_Fast
smoke.1 = 3, 0, 0, fx_WoP3_p51_Blacksmoke2_Fast

smoke.2 = 4.85, -1.55, 0.1, fx_WoP3_p51_Blacksmoke3_Fast
smoke.3 = 4.85, 1.55, 0.1, fx_WoP3_p51_Blacksmoke3_Fast
smoke.4 = 6.0, -1.47, 0.1, fx_WoP3_p51_Blacksmoke3_Fast
smoke.5 = 6.0, 1.47, 0.1, fx_WoP3_p51_Blacksmoke3_Fast
smoke.6 = 7.0, -1.4, 0.1, fx_WoP3_p51_Blacksmoke3_Fast
smoke.7 = 7.0, 1.4, 0.1, fx_WoP3_p51_Blacksmoke3_Fast

 

smoke.8 = 3, 0, 0, fx_WoP3_p51_Whitesmoke1_Fast
smoke.9 = 3, 0, 0, fx_WoP3_p51_Whitesmoke2_Fast
smoke.10 = 3, 0, 0, fx_WoP3_p51_Whitesmoke3_Fast

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With all of those effects in the [smoke system] I would surely

Expect to see something happen when hitting hitting the

I (eye) key.  Does the manual have any other info on the 

smoke/heat shimmer?

Charlie Aron

AVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-Registrar

Just going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱
Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!

                          images (1) (1).jpeg

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I agree with spokes2112.  It will be a matter of learning how to turn on your [smokesystem].

 

P51.jpg

Charlie Aron

AVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-Registrar

Just going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱
Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!

                          images (1) (1).jpeg

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49 minutes ago, charliearon said:

I agree with spokes2112.  It will be a matter of learning how to turn on your [smokesystem].

 

P51.jpg

I know how to turn it on but when I hit the I key nothing comes on

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13 hours ago, spokes2112 said:

A2A is using an undocumented set of gauge commands to fully control the [smokesystem] section. 
You might want to add your shimmering effects as a light in the [Lights] section instead.

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