Hi all,
here the link: http://www.captainsim.org/tools/757/NC_VC_Lights_v4_1.zip

This mod contain:
-      alternative night light-maps for VC textures (v4.1 - whole VC)
-      2 additional VC flood-light sources
-      3 level backlight for gauges in VC
-      Additional 2D Light-control Panel. (V4.1 - additional buttons on Radar Controls 2D Panel(Shift+4))
-       � � Simplified Install procedure.

Notes:
-      Not Tested in 2D Cockpit.
-      If light-sources are �blinking� or loaded improperly � turn it off then on. �It is FSX bug.
-      In some conditions night textures can appear in early-n-sunny evening. You are able to turn it on\off via Panel switch on NC Lights panel. It is FSX bug

Here is the PIC-s. Before clicking the links - Please note that pictures are big, and dark(cause it's a night, you know).
"sky with stars-n-diamonds" http://journals.ru/attach/279/27841/821795.jpg
4-level flood light http://journals.ru/attach/279/27841/821796.jpg
4-level gauge back-light (WIP PIC) http://journals.ru/attach/279/27841/822002.jpg
Overview http://journals.ru/attach/279/27841/827574.jpg

All feedback are welcomed!

WOW !!!!!!!! My hats off !! Congratulation !! Please advise me when it's done !!!!! Or for some testing !

YES YES YES YES!!!!!


M Y    G  O  D!!!

Now... Please tell us that you will going to share this with us.

Few questions:
Can you show pictures of the overhead panel? The fuel quantity is now readable?

2 all: Yes, I'd like to share this mod when it's done. Already sent tiket to CS support asking for some help\clarification, just �to avoid braking the CS's Copyrights.

Space shuttle No. The pax-cabin lightmaps will remains intake.
Have no ideas what's happining in pax-cabin, anyway, - it's attendants job to sort out the screaming cargo.

cyberstudio I've keep overhead panel lighting intake. CS's one is cool enough.
Please see this post - think it will help. http://www.captainsim.org/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1245096833

Cthulhus wrote on Jun 19^th, 2009 at 7:24am:


Hope so. But there a lot of files involved - Cfg-s, Effects, Textures, Lightmaps, gauges xml-s and so on, plus some preparations have to be done before. So there no way just to post "How-to guide".
Only way a see - the bunch of files to download. I'm not sure that CS will agree if I do so.

But anyway - there still a lot of things to do and figure-out.
Be patient, but stay tuned!

First post updated. Gauge's backlight feature pic added.

How it is in real 757- there is only 2-level of backlight or more?

cyberstudio wrote on Jun 19^th, 2009 at 6:20pm:


As I've mentioned earlier - please check this topic http://www.captainsim.org/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1245096833
I've also add the digits replacement "how-to" to the first post there.
Here is�two pics with both mods on it :


PD: This photo looks too overbrighten for me. In any case - you'll hurt your eyes during night flight in FSX if I do so.
Anyway - I'm goin to create (already done, to be honest, but still required for some tuning) two separated flood-light effects. And user will be able to use the lights separately or together - 4-level lighting on the whole.
More to say - it will be quite easy to adjust the color and intensity of each lightsource.

Thanx for feedback

Any news ?

Where do you plan to upload this as I can't access my CS account and they never gave me the correct link. And how do these lights work at dawn and dusk?


Regards and GREAT work!!!

Great !!! Hope that they'll be agree... 

They are on Holidays no??

if u want, I can contact them for you?

Again, I hope it works out, and if you've got the solution, I hope Captain Sim will take up the cause somehow.  It is the one real problem left with this airplane.

Maybe they're saving it for their newly-announced 767 s we'll have another reason to buy it   

did you got my email ? If not, can you contact me on xtiny1@yahoo.fr ?

okay ! sent !

Great !!

Strange you don't got my messages... no on your spam folder ?**I have some propositions for you and I need to speak with you

You have Skype ?

Tim Capps wrote on Jul 7^th, 2009 at 2:29am:


You mean, you will

Approved-n-Uploaded!

Now I'm going to create Readme and provide you with link in a minutes. ^)

When do you think that the link will be available ? I can't wait

Again, many thanks for your job (in advance)

Is this the real thing??? C'mon! This is a photo!!!! 

Awsome! Congratulations!!!

Cheers

Schmid

Necroscope,

NICE!NICE!NICE! Great work, Thanks! Only question is I cannot find the control panel(FON bitmap texture) to adjust the dimness/brightness that you put in the package for the backlighting in either the 3D or 2D cockpits. I can change the brightness somewhat by using the panel control but cannot for the life of me find the panel you provided in the package.Plz help.

Alex

Very nice indeed!!!!

Heres your comparison Scope

I am having the same problem as space shuttle, all the analog gauges are missing and the 2D panel is gone too, except for the CRT displays..
I must be missing something.

Thank you for your great work

Yeah, the readme had a mismatch between the created folder and the copy to folder with a .oh extension. �That might have been confusing to some. �Is this the error that you were talking about? �

Just to be more clear, you might also consider adding a note as to where exactly to create the new folder that the CAB contents are to be copied into (Step 6). �It might not seem obvious to some. �I am assuming that it goes into the same folder as the CAB file, ie. the Panel folder.

Woah, you are fast. � There is now a second part to my post above

BACKUP all ***_LM.dds files in your FSX_Path\SimObjects\Airplanes\CS_B757-200\

I don't have any ***_LM.dds fils in this folder.  These are all in the ...\texture folder.  So you may want to make this change as well.

Hello,

Thanks for this mod ! That work but on the VC, the Fuel Indicator is here but really dark... and really hard to read...

It's the same for the SELCAL, ANTI ICE, POSITION LIGHT (the indication)...

Does I missed something?

yes but mine is not longer like this :



Now, some gauges are darks...

This is what I can see now :




and I found the "problem"... If I go back to the original file "aircraft.cfg" all overhead displays are ok.

and if I use your aircraft's file, that work close to your pictures but some panels are very too dark and some part of the cockpit is too brighter (look the yoke) ...




that is strange

Cthulhus wrote on Jul 10^th, 2009 at 9:30am:


I'll take a look to all this things a little bit later. Cause I'm overloaded at the moment here.

Probably this was a decision to keep possibility to read chart and yoke tables.

Stay tuned.

2 Cthulhus
Ok, I'll prepeare dark textures for those areas.
...but those lighted corners was co cute...

Back to overhead - I've found that this issue refered only to 757-200 model(I've never flyed on it). In 757-300 overhead is OK. Probably the reason in model itself.
Try to play with additional 4(panel) lightsource coordinates to automatically highlight overhead a little when Panel is on.
Probably this will help(add to lights section of aircraft.cfg of 752): light.XX = 4, �66.00, � 0, �3.5, �fx_vclightwhi


2 Space shuttle Nope, this is old-good FSX bug. Try to use Flood 1 and 2 without Panel switch.

Thank you ! I'll try that today !

Kai-Uwe Weiss wrote on Jul 11^th, 2009 at 7:14am:


I have no both of them

@Necroscope
Firts of all, your modifications are really great. But I've got the same problems as Cthulhus.

Your 752-fix for the "lights" section unfortunately doesn't work for me.

Thanks for your work,
Patric

Cthulhus wrote on Jul 12^th, 2009 at 6:57pm:


Seems so. But in 753 - all OK. Even the both models are using same textures and gauges. I think the reason is "materials" settings in VC for 752.
Any way - It can be fixed with additional "Panel" lightsource under overhead. I've played a bit with FX tools from SDK and yes, if the lightsource is lit-up - textures and gauges become visible.

Try to keep original lights.4 in aircraft.cfg probably it helps.
Here the good doc how it works: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526969.aspx

Unfortunatelly now I have no enough time to figure all this things out.
But if you have questions - feel free to ask.

Cthulhus wrote on Jul 13^th, 2009 at 8:49am:


I think it will never happen. Too much work with too low income.

Fly on 753 instead! Every man know - larger is better! )))))

Cthulhus wrote on Jul 13^th, 2009 at 9:49am:


Cool! Actually oh texture is good for me. But there is always enough room for perfection.

If you about those light corners (they are so cute ) - I think we can just fill LM with black, and that's it.

Anyway - let's join our effords via e-mail, results will be better.

This is my overhead night version :
All has been totally remake for an optimal night texture.







This version will be included on the Necroscop night patch later

Thanks !

Now I'm working on the left front night panel (BREAK RESERVE, AUTOLAND STATUS ...) who don't exist on the current version.

After that, I'll work on the maintenance panel. and I'll send you all this by email.

Now I hope that CS will correct the problem with the 200 version (All is perfect with 200F and 300)

The job will be finish tomorrow.

Yes ok, but for now, the VC model made by CS have a problem with all the material effect on the overhead (the $textures).

Right now, just the 200 freighter and the 200 work fine. I sent an email to CS to avoid them about this "bug" and I hope that they fix it on the next release.

All the best

when CS will fixe the prob with the cockpit of the 200 pax version. In case they don't, the overhead gauge will be dark. But only for the 200 pax version. All work fine for the 200F and 300.

ok, let me prepare the zip and I'll send you.

I tried to follow the directions, but got an odd result with black textures on many things, e.g. throttle handles.  I just reinstalled so big deal, but I'm wondering if the step-by-step is not assumeing something that a non-power-user might miss?  I don't want this to sound like a complaint, by the way, either, since you have so graciously volunteered your time and efforts to increase the enjoyment of the product.

I am particularly not clear on the the re-naming of the folder.  Also, whenver I have tried to extract the zip file into my root FSX director, all I get is the VC night lighting folder put there.

Tim Capps wrote on Jul 14^th, 2009 at 9:42pm:



New version almost done. It will be much easier to install.

Cthulhus You got the file?

Love the new lights, however, I now lose the functionality of my mouse pointer; cant adjust speed, altitude, ect. from virtual cockpit. When I go back to 2D everything is fine, and sometimes for a short while everything is fine in VC, but eventually I lose my ability to use my mouse again. Kind of a tough way to fly. Anyone else experience this?

It installed fine for me, only problem is i have to exit to window mode to get the new control panel to show in the instruments list

Necroscope wrote on Jul 20^th, 2009 at 5:17pm:


If that was aimed @ me, i run in full screen and the instruments list is so long it goes off the bottom of my screen

Cheers Neroscope!

4.1 was sent to CS.

Thank you so much really top notch I love it. But I have one problem I did a complete reinstall of the CS 757 and installed just 4.1 and my 2d simcon panel defaulted to Shift+2 is pitch black in the 300 series. Is there anything I can do to fix this?


Thank you so much for this kind gift. 

Yes it was ok. I must be some sort of texture issue I am sure I am not installing it right. Is there any additional installation instructions other than whats listed in the readme? and when you say we have two options for an edited or non edited cfg does editing the EXIT: 0 count or simply panel editing?


Thanks so much