hi kriller, ROW Team!
i discovered the following:
Harbor_kit.dat --> all objects are set to MinRenderDim=500
this means they will only be rendered if
they are at least 500 pixels in dimension.
should be set to 5.
particles.dat --> Node -#funnel smoke: FastParticleGenerator;
SphereRadius=5, this results in disappearing
funnel smoke if the emitting object is not in sight.
should be set to 50.