Catalanoic wrote in Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:30 pm:@fmg: Just curious, in your "Nightflight" picture, these elevated approach lightning are layout airport lights elevated seen from approach landing or just hand made object models with some kind of ilumination declared on xml file or night texture? Thanks
Hi Catalanoic,
not sure if I understand your question totally right, but I would say that hand made object models with some kind of illumination declared on xml file is correct.
I inserted an self-illuminated object in size of the glass of the lamp that is selected in the xml-file in case of darkness or bad visibility. I also experimented with an additional one-sided object, that is enlarged with the distance (not in the picture). Otherwise you couldn't see the lights from afar. But this is not finished yet. Could be a bit tricky to place such object with the UFO, since it could be invisible if you are on the "wrong" side when you place it. Guess it could drive one mad if he is not aware of it.
First I tried the given lights from the Model directory. But those are billboards so that you see them even from positions where you can't see the original lights.
My one-sided light still has the problem the you could see it from 180° angel. Much better, but the real lights could probably only be seen in an angel of maybe 3° or 5°. So my lights at the moment looks nice from nearby but not realistic from afar.
f-)