This is the code in the CS_Weapon.xml file (found in the folder of your aircraft) which sets up the rockets:

<Weapon>
           <Gun>Hydra 70</Gun>
           <Shell>Hydra 70</Shell>
           <Unlimited>0</Unlimited>
           <Station name="LeftWingOuter" params="-5,0,0,0,-0.039,0,30" />
           <Station name="LeftWingInner" params="-2,0,0,0,-0.039,0,30" />
           <Station name="RightWingInner" params="2,0,0,0,-0.039,0,30" />
           <Station name="RightWingOuter" params="5,0,0,0,-0.039,0,30" />
           <Mode name="AUTO" setshots="0" shotrate="30" sequence="1,2,3,4" reset="0" />
           <Mode name="X4" setshots="4" shotrate="30" sequence="1,2,3,4" reset="0" />
           <Mode name="1+4" setshots="2" shotrate="15" sequence="1,4" reset="0" />
           <Mode name="2+3" setshots="2" shotrate="15" sequence="2,3" reset="0" />
           <DefaultMode>AUTO</DefaultMode>
       </Weapon>
       <Weapon>
           <Gun>Zuni127</Gun>
           <Shell>Zuni127</Shell>
           <Unlimited>0</Unlimited>
           <Station name="LeftWingOuter" params="-5,0,0,0,-0.039,0,4" />
           <Station name="LeftWingInner" params="-2,0,0,0,-0.039,0,4" />
           <Station name="RightWingInner" params="2,0,0,0,-0.039,0,4" />
           <Station name="RightWingOuter" params="5,0,0,0,-0.039,0,4" />
           <Mode name="AUTO" setshots="4" shotrate="8" sequence="1,2,3,4" reset="0" />
           <Mode name="1+4" setshots="2" shotrate="8" sequence="1,4" reset="0" />
           <Mode name="2+3" setshots="2" shotrate="8" sequence="2,3" reset="0" />
           <Mode name="SINGL" setshots="1" shotrate="32" sequence="1,2,3,4" reset="0" />
           <DefaultMode>AUTO</DefaultMode>
       </Weapon>


You see those Station name bits? That's the start position. Now, I'm not sure, but the first three parameters (e.g. for RightWingOuter they are 5,0,0) are the X, Y, Z coordinates. Make the the third number (the Z coordinate) lower and the rocket should fire farther down. If this doesn't work, post and I'll look more into it. 

Maybe this is a better example because it has a guide to what the numbers refer to when changing the actual location of the weapons:

<Weapon>
  <!-- weapon sub-type section. unlimited number of -->
  <Gun>M60C</Gun>
  <!-- weapon sub-type name. must match GunInfo>Gun>Name -->
  <Shell>M60C Bullet</Shell>
  <!-- shell name. must match GunInfo>Shell>Name -->
  <Unlimited>1</Unlimited>
  <!-- unlimited ammo fire. 1-yes, 0-no -->
  <Station name="Nose" params="0,9,0,0,-0.039,0,200" />
  <!-- Station position (x,y,z) meters, angle of incidence, ammo units quantity -->
  <Mode name="AUTO" shotrate="10" setshots="0" sequence="1" />
  <!-- fire mode section. unlimited number of. name= dispayed on HUD in weapon info string. -->
  <Mode name="X3" shotrate="10" setshots="3" sequence="1" />
  <Mode name="SINGL" shotrate="10" setshots="1" sequence="1" />
  <DefaultMode>AUTO</DefaultMode>
  <!-- default fire mode. Any from the list above  -->
</Weapon>

Mark

That's odd. You didn't change anything other than the position, did you? (Oh, thanks Mark, for providing the example, that was probably much more helpful than my explanation  )

Perhaps the smoke effect needs to be moved downwards too? I'll look in the xml file later and see if I can find anything.
I can't seem to figure out what your 2) means (the Google Translation is poor). What language are you translating from?  

boeing247 said - Perhaps the smoke effect needs to be moved downwards too?
No you don't. The smoke effects is tied to the rockets. So if you lower the rockets, the smoke lower as well.

florence said - I hope I was clear SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH
You are doing good with your English so far, so we will do our best to help you get the rockets in the right place on the wings.
I'm soryy, but I do not own the Lotus Simulations L-39 Albatross. So it is hard for me to show what to change the numbers to in CSWeapon.xml

Mark

Ciao il mio codice sorgente del razzo Hydra e' perfettamente uguale a quello che mi hai postato tu .
Il vero problema e' che appena modifico il file CS_Weapon .xml scoppia un casino non capisco perche'
Grazie

It seems incredible that the Captain Sim can not find a solution to this problem
no one can explain that I have to change the parameter to fire rockets under the wings amazing!!
MANY THANKS to BOEING247 only one who has tried!

Hi David.

Can you copy the changes you made in the CSWeapon.xml and paste them in here so we can see if there is a mistake that is causing this problem.

Mark

If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 and Flight Sim X is installed in the default location (C:\Program Files\), you might need administrative rights to be able to save any changes.

Do you have permission to edit the file? I would assume, but just try this:
Go to the CSWeapon.xml and right click. Click "Properties" then click the "Security" tab in the window which will appear. Find the button that says "Edit" and it will open a new window. In the top list box, click your user (it should say something like Users- David PC). In the bottom list box, click the top check box (Full Control), then click OK. Hopefully that made sense.  

I had the same problem with the rockets. For me, I think it was because my laptop (even though I have upgraded it) cannot handle 60 rockets firing at once. What you're going to want to do is press CTRL+SHIFT+8 a few times until the HUD displays "1+4". This will fire two rockets at once, one from the 1st batch, and one from the 4th. When you have used 60 rockets, change it to "3+2" to use the remaining Zunis.

If you're not seeing effects, select "Run as Administrator" from the context (right-click) menu.

Great Boeing247 are the best thanks to your advice I now everything works ok, the Captain Sim is lucky to have someone like you ', good and accurate.
Hi and thank you!

Oh, sorry, a context menu is the right-click menu. I do some programming, and I lapsed into programming lingo.  
I just meant to select "Run As Administrator" from the menu on fsx startup, but it sounds like you already know how to do that.

That's odd. Usually running FSX as administrator will fix that (you are running as administrator, right?). If running as administrator doesn't help, then perhaps reinstalling might. 

boeing247 wrote on May 1^st, 2011 at 5:28am:


Thanks Boeing, I installed using the default user which has admin rights but have not been using the "run as administrator" to launch FSX.  I'll give it a go.  This might explain why the XP install works and the Vista and Win7 don't.  If it doesn't work I'll re-install.  Is there a "run as administrator" option for the set-up also?

Canuk

Hi Canuk.

If you have FSX installed in the default location, C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X (or C:\Program Files (x86)\etc.... for Vista/Win7 64bit) then it is best to run FSX as administrator because of the strict protection that those operating systems have on Program Files and Program Files (x86).

Using Windows Explorer (Start > Computer), go to your FSX installation and Right Mouse Click on the fsx(.exe) and select Properties from the menu that pops up. Select the Compatibility tab and place a tick (checkmark) in the box beside "Run this program as an administrator" then click OK. FSX will now run in administrative mode and you will be asked "if you want to allow this program to make changes on this computer" every time you start FSX, but in the end it will be worth it to have things working properly in FSX.


This screenshot shows how it looks in Windows 7

Mark

boeing247 wrote on May 2^nd, 2011 at 4:44am:

Yes. Once you have placed that tick (checkmark) in the box, it will always be run as an administrator. You will be asked if you allow FSX to make changes on the computer to which you must click YES each time. FSX won't do anything bad to you computer so, it is just an easy way of running FSX "as an administrator" every time.

Mark

Cool. Glad it worked.   I think it says somewhere to run as admin, but I forgot where I first saw it. It could be more clear.