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    PMDG DC-6 Startup Smoke Effect - Image 1

    Description

    Adds engine startup smoke effects to PMDG DC-6.

    If you are a radial engine lover, you might have missed the characteristic smoke show display those engines put on at engine start. This add-on will add those for you so that you can enjoy the startup process of this great product by PMDG even more.

    Installation:

    Drag and drop the extracted folder to your community folder.

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    Mr.Steed

    8 days ago

    Hi, at the moment I cannot bring that *fantastic* mod to work :-(
    I have PDMG-Version 2.4.57 and just made three trials:
    i) loading the mod (without added line) ... then starting MSFS24 ... then a flight with DC6 cold, then an engine -> no smoke
    ii) adding "package_order_hint": "CUSTOM_SIMOBJECTS", before "realease notes..." ... then starting MSFS24 ... etcetc -> no smoke
    iii) I cleared the cache and repeated ii). -> no smoke.
    I'll give it some more tries later. If I have any success, I'll let you know.
    Regards, Hauke
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    Mr.Steed

    7 days ago

    I just made two more tries:
    * cache cleared, no additional other mods, the manifest.json completed by "package order..." (that line is in the DC6-main folder manifest.json, too), DC6-Type A -> no smoke
    * cache cleared, no additional other mods, back to the unchanged manifest.json from the download, DC6-Type B -> no smoke
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    Karl_Yoghurt

    17 days ago

    wait updating for 2.4.56
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    Karl_Yoghurt

    17 days ago

    it work in 2024
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    hangar_101

    17 days ago

    Does it? Really?
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    Karl_Yoghurt

    17 days ago

    ver 2.0.52 working, but need update for 2.4.56
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    triflyman

    about 2 months ago

    Tried it with adding the line you suggested (don’t know where in the order it should be)…did not work…to bad. Let’s hope the 2024 version comes out soon.
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    albarelys

    2 months ago

    Please update this awesome mod for MS2024 :)
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    EdGrabel

    2 months ago

    Qoute from Duckworks: "Believe PMDG is also working on a native MSFS24 DC-6 that is likely to include a startup smoke effect."

    I believe it's been said on the PMDG DC-6 Forum that they are only going to get it to work in FS2024. No changes or additions, such as startup smoke, from the FS2020 model.

    I tried this in FS2024 and it did not work for me. I edited the exterior model xml file, but still no luck.

    Thank you for any more development time you put into making this work in FS2024.

    Ed
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    ImenesAuthor

    2 months ago

    I can't test myself right now. Can you test if adding the following line to manifest.json makes it work in 2024?

    "package_order_hint": "CUSTOM_SIMOBJECTS",
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    Karl_Yoghurt

    17 days ago

    un fortunately native 2024 ver do not have smoke (
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    etai4073

    5 months ago

    Legend! Looks great!
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    Mr.Steed

    about 1 year ago

    Hi Duckworks, I really enjoyed your add-on every time I start up the engines. Unfortunately it does not work anymore in MSFS2024. Do you see a possibility to update it? Thank you very much.
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    ImenesAuthor

    about 1 year ago

    Hey thanks! I will have a look when I have some time, but I
    Believe PMDG is also working on a native MSFS24 DC-6 that is likely to include a startup smoke effect.
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    Mr.Steed

    12 months ago

    Thank you :-) And it is news that PMDG keeps the DC6 in their portfolio and continues to update it.
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    Sonosusto

    over 3 years ago

    Love this! Makes the start look a lot better overall. great work here

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    Andre974

    over 3 years ago

    Thanks for adding some hard needed smoke to the Six!

    As a suggestion, would it be possible to couple the smoke to the engine oil temps. Meaning more smoke when it's colder outside (oil temp is at ambient temp at start) and then slowly dissapearing when the oil heats up? Once the engines are warmed up, the smoke would disappear and not effect framerates.

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    ImenesAuthor

    over 3 years ago

    That is a great suggestion! Should be possible, I will look into it!

    MSFS 2020MSFS 2024

    PMDG DC-6 Startup Smoke Effect

    Experience realistic engine startup smoke effects for the PMDG DC-6 with this add-on. Enjoy the unique characteristics of radial engines as they come to life, enhancing your simulation experience. Simply drag and drop the folder into your community folder to start witnessing this immersive effect.

    Downloads5K
    Version1.1
    File Size27.58 KB
    Published3 years ago
    Updated3 years ago
    Imenes

    Community Creator

    12 addons • 356 followers

    User Reviews

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    More Information

    Simulator
    MSFS2020
    CategoryAircraft
    Sub-CategoryAircraft Enhancements
    Affiliation
    PMDG DC-6

    Version History

    - Adds some randomization to how long the smoke is visible at startup. - Small refactor for better stability.

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