January 7, 20197 yr Can any developer put their two cents in and tell me if it would’ve too much trouble to make a universal flashlight tool for any VC with the new night environment for v4.4? I honestly like the new night effects in P3D a lot... I think it adds to the immersion but I can’t see lol. I was stumbling around in the VC for a least 10 minutes trying to look for the batt switch just to turn on the flood lighting. So maybe a flashlight tool would be useful that moves with the mouse icon so as you sweep the cockpit and it would light up anything maybe within a three inch diameter? And you can switch it on and off at will. Does that sound doable or is the idea more like something out of a Si-Fi movie?
January 7, 20197 yr I don't know why someone couldn't do it. X-Plane has had this feature for a long time, so it's doable.
January 7, 20197 yr Author 9 minutes ago, mwilk said: I don't know why someone couldn't do it. X-Plane has had this feature for a long time, so it's doable. Really?? Dang I honestly didn’t know I thought I just invented a new idea 😆. I should have gotten it patented before X Plane lol Edited January 7, 20197 yr by Deltaair1212
January 7, 20197 yr The flashlight was a pleasant surprise for me when i started using X-Plane...it would be great to have something similar for P3D. Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
January 7, 20197 yr it's already available: FSL spotlight. it's free. R9-9950X3D 32G | RTX5090 | 3T m.2 | Win11 | vkb-gf ultimate & pedals | virpil cm3 throttle | tm boeing yoke | pimax super uw | DCS
January 7, 20197 yr Author 6 minutes ago, regis9 said: The flashlight was a pleasant surprise for me when i started using X-Plane...it would be great to have something similar for P3D. It’s needed now more than ever in P3D. Before, not so much. But since the sim got 100 times darker at night, I literally can’t see. It’s a nice feature but I have been flying the same aircraft for three years now, and I can’t find my way around the cockpit at night. If it weren’t for just pure memory I wouldn’t be able to fly at all past 5:30pm. So I was wanting a devs feedback to see if it would be easy to make a flashlight tool. Hell, it doesn’t even have to be Lockheed that makes one. Maybe Aerosoft, or Flight1, or any third party can whip one up. I’d pay $30 for a flashlight tool 😆
January 7, 20197 yr Author 2 minutes ago, kdfw__ said: it's already available: FSL spotlight. it's free. 🤔 And this tool works with any third party VC?
January 7, 20197 yr you'll have to configure and save for each vc but yeah, for any 3rd party vc. R9-9950X3D 32G | RTX5090 | 3T m.2 | Win11 | vkb-gf ultimate & pedals | virpil cm3 throttle | tm boeing yoke | pimax super uw | DCS
January 7, 20197 yr Author 1 minute ago, kdfw__ said: you'll have to configure and save for each vc but yeah, for any 3rd party vc. I just looked on their website and it’s actually payeare now but I’ll be purchasing this ASAP. Thanks for the heads up!
January 7, 20197 yr 16 minutes ago, Deltaair1212 said: I just looked on their website and it’s actually payeare now but I’ll be purchasing this ASAP. Thanks for the heads up! It's freeware now, it used to be payware. Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
January 7, 20197 yr Another option, though not exactly immersion-worthy, is advance the P3D time preview until you find the battery switch and panel lights, and then be sure not to save the previewed time. Mario Di Lauro
January 7, 20197 yr 10 hours ago, kdfw__ said: it's already available: FSL spotlight. it's free. Thanks, I didn’t realize this included a flashlight. Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
January 7, 20197 yr 20 minutes ago, regis9 said: Thanks, I didn’t realize this included a flashlight. I doesn’t. You have to create your own flashlight for each aircraft. Hopefully a developer can come up with a universal flashlight utility addon.
January 7, 20197 yr 11 hours ago, kdfw__ said: it's already available: FSL spotlight. it's free. Although you do have to create individual lights for each aircraft, the process is very simple. This is certainly an excellent interim solution until something universal comes along. Doug Miannay PC: i9-13900K (OC 6.1) | ASUS Maximus Z790 Hero | ASUS Strix RTX4080 (OC) | ASUS ROG Strix LC II 360 AIO | 32GB G.Skill DDR5 TridentZ RGB 6400Hz | Samsung 990 Pro 1TB M.2 (OS/Apps) | Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 (Sim) | Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 (Games) | Fractal Design Define R7 Blackout Case | Win11 Pro x64
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