Raven Actual

OK. 30% would seem to be the minimum moon illumination for a good effect. Note that this has nothing to do with the mod! Even on zero illum the buildings, vehicles etc are perfect. Just the ground textures seem to blackout. In Helos you can use the Search light to good effect well before you can see the visible light, which is realistic - just pretend it is an IR search light Gamma only enhanced the issue, same as gain. The app mentioned above works really well. I would recommend minimum 30% illumination and remember that cloudy skies will make a big difference too. Training? 30% and clear skies. Good luck and keep that head moving

I fly and teach Military on ANVIS 9s IRL and we will not train guys initially if the moon is less than 30% or 30 degrees azimuth. You just don't see the ground in 8/8 dark until about 100'. The variation with moon illumination is correct but certainly a tad too severe from what I've experienced. In zero illum I should still be able to see enough to come to the hover. Workarounds? Use the taxi/landing/searchlights when close to the ground (legit but not tactical), Increase the gamma in your DCS Graphics settings (experiment 'til you get it - will probably require an example of what the minimum picture should look like - I get it; and that would depend on the goggs... ) Or set a date with just enough illum to be accurate. I will have a play with it and let you know what I find. Another thing to keep in mind though... the moon rises and sets, so picking a date for the moon is one thing, but a full moon will do you little good on the far side of the planet! A great iOS app for this (free) is simply called 'Moon' - with that app you can choose a date and time for the illumination you want. It will give you the percentage illumination and azimuth (negative figures mean the moon is over the horizon and not therefore visible) I'll get back on what I can find. Hopefully an ideal min. illum for a MOST realistic rendition. BREAK BREAK Tacca Thanks SO MUCH for this mate! Absolutely awesome. The ONLY Sim package that I am aware of that lets you fly appropriately on NVGs whilst peering under to a sharp instrument panel. I am so grateful!