Dash 8 Landing Light Problem

[PlaneCrazy]

Hi guys, this morning I was flying in a Q400 and I noticed that it has 2 light bulbs for each landing light, but only one turns on.

This is a small thing, but I think this sim should be as realistic as possible. To make sure I was right, I found a picture of a real Q400, and it does indeed have 2 bulbs in each light.

[Aviationluver]

Maybe the devs thought it would be unnecessary to add both landing lights, as one set of landing lights is fully sufficient for Infinite Flight. Just my thought though.

[PlaneCrazy]

For me, it’s not really what’s sufficient, it’s what looks more realistic.

[Aviationluver]

Fair point. Realism is something to strive for.

[brunocr98]

I have noticed this since they begun to develop the plane…

[Clouds]

It could be the fact that the lighting is actully a decal, so it could be ontop of each other.

[Danman]

I’m confused, how do decals emit light?

[Clouds]

It could be the Decal, and then the decal has properties and values on it.

And the landing lights procude lights for IF?

[Danman]

Lights in IF are simply a floating ball of light that is attached to the plane. They’ll have to add another floating ball of light to simulate another light being there.

[Clouds]

You just answered your own quesition on how decals emit light…

[Danman]

But the decals themselves do not emit light, it is a separately rendered entity.

[anon37402591]

Known issue. Not a bug. Just a detail that we are aware of and may make future improvements to.