X-Plane 12 Day & Night Lighting Edits

Description

This zip file contains X-Plane 12 Night Lighting adjustments. These changes do not require reshade and/or lua scripts, everything is contained within XP12. The following files have been edited: lites.txt, 1000_lites_close.png as well as multiple DDS ground splash tiles. Installation is simple!

One does not need the DDS ground splash edits to use my lights. If you don't mind the ground splash tiles in the distance, just replace the lites.txt and 1000_lites_close.png files and you're done. If you use my blackened DDS tiles, you should consider installing extended lights by utd4life (link included in the instructions) to give you lights out in the distance.

Latest Update

Version 7.8 - I've made adjustments to all re-shade and non re-shade lighting edits, this includes Mercury, Sodium and LED lighting. There have been changes to re-shade presets as well.

Night Landing into West Palm Beach showing off the latest edits: Night Landing West Palm Beach

Changelog

v7.8 08. Nov 2025

Numerous changes to all of the lighting edits, including re-shade presets.
v7.7 22. Oct 2025

I've just completed a set of yellow/orange tint set of non reshade night lights to join the entire collection. You only need to download or update if you want to try the new non reshade orange/yellow set of night lighting edits.
v7.6 21. Oct 2025

Update to Laminar Research Default Lighting "Non Reshade" edits. I removed the balloon lighting and adjusted the brightness and light spill. Reshade users need not update.

Comments

SwannSim 31. Oct 2025

Hi naeem, I run version 6.5.1 of reshade and don't have any issues other than once in a while I'll get a crash during boot of the sim. I try again and it's fine.

SwannSim 31. Oct 2025

Hi Diamonds_Dancing, When I get done I'll have the newer whitish (LED) type lighting, orange/yellow tint lighting to represent 1990's and Mercury tube lighting from the 60's/70's that has the bluish/green tint to it. I'm hoping to have both reshade and non reshade version completed soon. Right now I'm finishing up far tiles to give a better fill past where extended lights end.

naeem 28. Oct 2025

I have been using reshade but recent nvidia graphics card update, using reshade now causes CTD.

Diamonds_Dancing 26. Oct 2025

Deleted my previous comment with 5 stars because I requested a feature that you had already implemented (Whitish LEDs non-reshade).

SwannSim 17. Oct 2025

Not sure what is going on with X-Plne.to upload system, but it needs work! Tried numerous times to upload version 7.2 and keep getting kicked out. Looking for another upload location for my lights!!!!!

SwannSim 15. Oct 2025

Installation instructions are included in the download.

yasharjoyandeh 15. Oct 2025

hi i need the installation method please

MattUK 10. Oct 2025

Thanks for the update - totally get that and it's hardly an onerous update as these things go - you do what suits and I'll be appreciative for your hard work! Have a great weekend. Best wishes, Matt.

SwannSim 08. Oct 2025

Thanks for the heads up Jetseter, glad to fix the issue!

Jetseter 07. Oct 2025

Thanks for fixing the car lights, they look good on my big screen.

Download

Version: 7.8

Size: 12.22 MB

Uploaded: 08. Nov 2025

Author

SwannSim

Joined Oct 2022

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Requirements

• X-Plane 12 or later

Information

Release Date 28. Oct 2022

Downloads 16,657

Rating 4.9

Category Utilities / Tweaks