Fix for dark smoke in Xplane 11

[smoothchat]

Here is an improvement for the smoke which I believe needs to be less dark in Xplane 11.

Here are 4 different textures at different levels of opacity. I couldn't make it lighter, but I could make it a lot thinner (transparent) which has the desired effect.

Just copy one into your resources/bitmaps/world/clouds folder (making sure you make a copy of the original first)

 

Smoke texture replacement XPlane11.zip

 

Edited April 4, 2017 by smoothchat

[vac gGg]

Thank you 
It is definetly better than the default smoke!

[xesky]

Is it possible to fix contrail by flywithlua script?

[Captain K-Man]

That 'smoke' shouldn't be dark at all.   I've never looked up into the sky to see planes passing by overhead at 36000+ feet and seen BLACK smoke.  It's pure white fluffy cloud like contrails.   Anything that can make that happen in XP11 would be welcome.

[vac gGg]

Lol wrong topic sry

 

Edited June 6, 2017 by vac gGg
Im stupid

[tornado77]

which is better? 

In my opinion, "20" version 

or too dark? 

[Bombachek]

Thank you so much .....I hate these cartoonish ugly smoke puffs ....your tweak makes it more acceptable

[onlyforbrian]

The 5% is best, works great, looks much more realistic, actually it does have the effect of lightening it up. Thanks.

[kdiet_bln]

9 hours ago, onlyforbrian said:

The 5% is best, works great, looks much more realistic, actually it does have the effect of lightening it up. Thanks.

I fixed this by opening the plane .acf in planemaker, using menu "Standard", submenu "Engine specs", "SFC/..." in buttom right corner you find "durtiness...exhaust" and set it to .15. I don't know if there would be some DataRef.

[airbus27]

On 4-4-2017 at 5:10 AM, smoothchat said:

Here is an improvement for the smoke which I believe needs to be less dark in Xplane 11.

Here are 4 different textures at different levels of opacity. I couldn't make it lighter, but I could make it a lot thinner (transparent) which has the desired effect.

Just copy one into your resources/bitmaps/world/clouds folder (making sure you make a copy of the original first)

 

Smoke texture replacement XPlane11.zip

 

 

[paume]

Thanks. No intention of keeping the original one.

[leen de jager]

Next update all edited default-files will be restored to the original version , unless you choose for "keep the old file" during the update.
Thats not so bad , unless you have many more edited files.

Making a copy of your Main XP  folder having all default-folders/subfolders containing JUST your edited files , enables you to let the update refresh all files and just place back your edited files in a batch after updating.

[MayorBorisJohnson]

5% looks good.  1% puff would be even nicer.

[jamies319]

On 4/3/2017 at 10:10 PM, smoothchat said:

Here is an improvement for the smoke which I believe needs to be less dark in Xplane 11.

Here are 4 different textures at different levels of opacity. I couldn't make it lighter, but I could make it a lot thinner (transparent) which has the desired effect.

Just copy one into your resources/bitmaps/world/clouds folder (making sure you make a copy of the original first)

 

Smoke texture replacement XPlane11.zip 185.36 kB · 5,737 downloads

 

I know its a bit late to ask but i am not able to click on the link, it just brings me to a not found page and the .zip thing says unavailable. so have they deleted this file since then?

 

[jamies319]

nevermind just tried again and it worked