Hi, I bought today and loaded and there is a mist cloud around the plane. I have changed weather and graphics and re-installed and nothing fixes the problem. It does disappear at night at say an airport. 

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I have just downloaded from the store the C-130. I have a problem that in the external view there is a fog round the plane. I have in-installed and re-installed and it’s still there. Even if I change weather. If I look through the front screens I can see it but not the side screens? I have checked other planes and different airports and weather schemes and nothing will get rid of it?

chasgoulding wrote on Sep 1^st, 2024 at 12:25pm:

I have just downloaded from the store the C-130. I have a problem that in the external view there is a fog round the plane. I have in-installed and re-installed and it’s still there. Even if I change weather. If I look through the front screens I can see it but not the side screens? I have checked other planes and different airports and weather schemes and nothing will get rid of it?

I came here looking for a solution to this too!

I have noticed that when it’s dark it goes away.

Thanks for reporting.
We need more info on each case:
1. Is that PC or Xbox?
2. Is the ENGINE SMOKE FX option off or on?
3. The engines seems to be off on both screenshots,
- is the plane at least powered or just cold&dark?
- is the issue persists when the plane is powered?
- is the issue persists when the engines are running?
4. Are engine smoke fx work normally inflight?

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Captain Sim wrote on Sep 2^nd, 2024 at 9:15am:

Thanks for reporting. We need more info on each case: 1. Is that PC or Xbox? 2. Is the ENGINE SMOKE FX option off or on? 3. The engines seems to be off on both screenshots, - is the plane at least powered or just cold&dark? - is the issue persists when the plane is powered? - is the issue persists when the engines are running? 4. Are engine smoke fx work normally inflight?

chasgoulding wrote on Sep 2^nd, 2024 at 10:26am:

Captain Sim wrote on Sep 2nd, 2024 at 9:15am: Thanks for reporting. We need more info on each case: 1. Is that PC or Xbox? PC 2. Is the ENGINE SMOKE FX option off or on? Tried both 3. The engines seems to be off on both screenshots, - is the plane at least powered or just cold&dark? Tried both - is the issue persists when the plane is powered? Yes - is the issue persists when the engines are running Yes 4. Are engine smoke fx work normally inflight? Not tested that.

I can say that in flight it’s not there, and if I slew it remains where it was fading out then fades in again around plane when I stop.

FYI it seems to be some sort of environmental thing.

The fog cloud seems to follow the aircraft in motion.. you can see it trailing when taxiing and during takeoff. At speed in flight, it seems to be there but quite a way behind the aircraft, so less noticeable.

At first I thought it could be smoke fx, so switched that on. The smoke fx appeared in addition to the fog cloud, so it's not smoke fx.

Engine Smoke is smoking fine.

Are we making any progress on this problem?

chasgoulding wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 8:12am:

Are we making any progress on this problem?

Yes, a prospective fix should be available for testing soon.

Captain Sim wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 10:12am:

chasgoulding wrote on Sep 3rd, 2024 at 8:12am: Are we making any progress on this problem? Yes, a prospective fix should be available for testing soon.

That s great news. Thank you.

Please replace these 2 files in your SimObjects/Airplanes/CSC130E folder and let us know. Thanks

Outdated fix removed.

Can I clarify to copy the two folder and put them into the same folders in simobjects?

Ok, I copied the folders to the relevant simobjects folders and replaced but still not working. Sorry.

chasgoulding wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 3:34pm:

Ok, I copied the folders to the relevant simobjects folders and replaced but still not working. Sorry.

Were both files prompted with windows pop-ups for overwriting?

Yes, and I checked the time on the new ones and they are the same in the copied ones.

We cannot replicate the issue on our systems, so the fix is a blind fix.
The issue seems to be something specific to an user system/sumulator/add-ons setup.

For now we have 2 people reporting the issue. Anyone else?
Please provide:
1. Screenshot
2. PC or Xbox
3. You MSFS version (Steam or MS store)

Ok, as a long shot I have renamed those two files to .old and the smoke has gone.

What affect might this have on the rest of the plane? If its just flairs I wouldn't use them anyway? :D

chasgoulding wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 10:32am:

Ok, as a long shot I have renamed those two files to .old and the smoke has gone. What affect might this have on the rest of the plane? If its just flairs I wouldn't use them anyway? :D

I see half the Plane systems don't work. But at least we are in the right area.

OK, I am going to rename the WASM file back to see what that does.

Ok its back after doing that. I am now going to remove everything from community folder

I have cleared out the community folder apart from 5 airports, another company CRJ and GSX Pro.

Still happening, to remove those I have to remove them from the system and don't feel it would help.

Hello ,
If you want more messages about this issue. I bought this yesterday at MS Marketplace.
I use it on PC.
A screenshot is not necessary because it shows the same effect like the screenshot above. Even the description of the behaviour of the mist is exactly the same.
First I had an idea that there might be a conflict with sim.fx from Parallel//42. I tried to deactivate this function for the Herc but the failure appears again. Are there any user who don’t have this issue?
Andreas

some shots! May be helpful?

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nr 2

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no3

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nr 4

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nr 5

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nr 6

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nr 7 SimFX

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nr8 SimFX enabled, no changing

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nr 9 Flares no influence to the mist.

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Fix attempt #2:
Please replace these 2 files in your SimObjects/Airplanes/CSC130E folder and let us know.
Thanks

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There is no "m134_flare.xml" in the model folder to replace.
only m134_flare.bin , m134_flare.gltf and model.cfg .

In the other folder "panel" the file Captain_Sim.m134.sys.wasm exists for replace.

???
Andreas

Beaver wrote on Sep 5^th, 2024 at 8:38pm:

There is no "m134_flare.xml" in the model folder to replace.

Right, because that file supposed to go to SimObjects\Airplanes\CSC130E_Flare\model\
Which is a separate simobject.

Booh!
That’s what I mean!
Should I add the file to the other 3 files in the model folder?
That means in the model folder is no replacing of an existing file necessary, because the added m134_flare.xml is a new one in this folder.
Is that right?

I’m not a developer ! And actually that is not my job as a customer to do it. I want to help to get an product which is functional because it was paid. That is the difference to a freeware product. Has it not been tested by the MS marketplace?
Thatch’s a problem that on MS marketplace you have no contact to the developer. So mostly the customers wait frustrated for an official Update there. I can’t imagine that only a few customers have this special problem with the mist.
Andreas

That has fixed the problem for me. thank you very much :D

chasgoulding wrote on Sep 6^th, 2024 at 10:22am:

That has fixed the problem for me. thank you very much

Great, thanks for sharing

Hallo again,
After installing the last fix, everything was alright.
No Mist! The exhaust smoke and the flares are functional now.
Thanks for your work!
Please provide an update in the MS Marketplace for other customers.
Thanks again,
Andreas ;)

Beaver wrote on Sep 6^th, 2024 at 7:11pm:

After installing the last fix, everything was alright.

Thanks for testing!

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