v3.0 update for SU10
The PBK Effects Library is released for scenery developers to add a bit more life to their scenery packs.
Initially the pack is small and contains five Smoke effects (small, medium and large, XL and XXL), two camp fires and a chopping block and axe and a cooling tower.
I have delibrately not connected the smoke effects to visible simobjects so the developer can position the smoke effects anywhere they like. The medium/large smoke effect is ideal for chimneys and the small effect is suitable for campfires/bbqs.
The smoke effects are named:
pbk_smoke_S, pbk_smoke_M and pbk_smoke_L; pbk_smoke_XL and pbk_Smoke_XXL are available as simobjects
the scenery objects are
pbk-campfire-lit, pbk-campfire-smoulder, pbk-chopping-block and pbk-cooling-tower
Developers: just drop the library into the community folder and the objects will be selectable in the SDK under the scenery or simobjects dropdowns
Users: just drop the library into the community folder and remove old copies of the pbk-effects or pbk_effects libraries
RoloBach
Many thanks for your excelent work. It is very useful to my developements. You deserve the donation I've made.
bstikkel
Photosbykev author
it's an idea I've had for a while :) Kev
2 years ago
PSVwally
Can you ellaborate a bit more about how this is in comparisson with the 'we love vft' packs?
Photosbykev author
The I Love VFR mods are devleoped to place smoke etc onto existing locations. My mod is a library for scenery developers to use in their own scenery mods
2 years ago
YMA555
Just wondering if these effects could be turned upside down and then be used for waterfalls .e. Victoria Falls, Niagara falls, Angel Falls etc? Would then look like water spray falling downwards.
Ginete
Txx!
ChrisPiAviation
Is it possible to add black smoke?
johnwalker
Yeah! what about black smoke !
2 years ago
Nethiuz
Thank you, easy to use smoke for my scenery.
callsign1065
any tips for me, i've insert the campfire as object in the scenery and add your smoke effect over there. But it doesn't work. What should i do wrong?
Kalle49
great addon
Deleted Account
Works Perfect!!Thanks!!
Misfit79
Question for you - is it possible to have a day/night cycle switch in the fire and smolder fx? Before fx were available I made my fires with blender and a glow that would turn off at dawn and turn on at dusk. This is not a feature request I am just curious. Of course if you wanted to do something like that..... lol
Photosbykev author
I think in the last update emissive textures were enabled so it should be possible
3 years ago
diditester
Thank you very much for the update. Splendid project, especially the cooling tower work together with Michel.
nbrich1
Nice work Kev.. Great stuff. Scenery effects looks amazing.
C.T.S
Hi, i can see onl if very near, shoud be 50 km
Photosbykev author
already working on increasing the range for the next release
3 years ago
michelvp
In fact LOD0 only is OK, smoke XXL is not visible from far and can be higher more than x1000 feet as real. Thanks again.
Photosbykev author
I'll recheck the range when I get a moment. I thought it was set around 10Km but could be wrong. Kev
3 years ago