XSquawkbox Question's?

[Zach Chruch 1388098]

Couple of tech questions for XSquawkbox for X-Plane 11.

 

1. I've downloaded X-CSL Package and ran it with my X-Plane 11 exe selected. But I still see very low res planes that dont quite match what they should be. Did I miss something or is that normal? (I followed all the steps listed.)

 

2. I dont hear other planes, as in, they dont make any sounds. I know you really wouldn't hear other planes while flying. But when taxiing, or waiting on the ground you would....or at least should? Once again, did I miss something?

[Christopher Collins]

I've downloaded X-CSL Package and ran it with my X-Plane 11 exe selected. But I still see very low res planes that dont quite match what they should be. Did I miss something or is that normal? (I followed all the steps listed.)

 

Yes and no.

 

The X-CSL is a relatively low resolution model-set (it uses the legacy CSL system) compared to the new Bluebell OBJ8 model set available on x-plane.org.

 

That said, by default, X-CSL does not install into the correct location - you need to make sure you install it into the XSquawkBox CSL directory, not the default (which is the x-ivap directory).

 

Also make sure you haven't left the texture resolution option turned down too much - on most modern graphics cards, you have more than sufficient VRAM to turn it up to extreme.

 

Finally, we can't do anything about people using bogus equipment and airline data - that will make even a comprehensive CSL library useless.

 

I dont hear other planes, as in, they dont make any sounds. I know you really wouldn't hear other planes while flying. But when taxiing, or waiting on the ground you would....or at least should? Once again, did I miss something?

 

Nup - no sound-effects. As the aircraft aren't real objects in X-Plane's world, they don't emit sound - we're simply drawing them in so you can see everybody.

 

No intention to fix - it'd make things terribly complicated with only an improvement during ground-ops - and we're talking about a more complicated change than pretty much anything else on my ever-growing todo list.

 

Not entirely sure that FSX/P3D don't already suffer this limitation for most CSL models either. I don't usually make a point to slew the viewpoint around the airport on the ground in FSX.

[Zach Chruch 1388098]

The X-CSL is a relatively low resolution model-set (it uses the legacy CSL system) compared to the new Bluebell OBJ8 model set available on x-plane.org.

 

That said, by default, X-CSL does not install into the correct location - you need to make sure you install it into the XSquawkBox CSL directory, not the default (which is the x-ivap directory).

 

Ill check out the Bluebell set as soon as I get a chance. They install in the XSquawkox Resources folder correct?

 

 

Nup - no sound-effects. As the aircraft aren't real objects in X-Plane's world, they don't emit sound - we're simply drawing them in so you can see everybody.

 

No intention to fix - it'd make things terribly complicated with only an improvement during ground-ops - and we're talking about a more complicated change than pretty much anything else on my ever-growing todo list.

 

Not entirely sure that FSX/P3D don't already suffer this limitation for most CSL models either. I don't usually make a point to slew the viewpoint around the airport on the ground in FSX.

 

That's ok, I was just curious. I'm still learning how everything operates. And I like to just move the camera round the airport while listing to ACT/Ground Control to get a better idea of how things function. Having the planes emit proper sounds would only add to the immersion. But I can also see why its not needed.

 

Thanks.