Release version 2.5.2,19273.411, good stuff, Sun and Light.

Most probably some of the following points are already present in this forum or will be addressed in a future patch. Nevertheless, I wanted to summarize them here.

Almost all cockpits 2.5.2 are much better compared with Release version 2.5 WITH deferred shading, some even better than it was the case then WITHOUT deferred shading. The rain droplets are fantastic, the clouds gorgeous, the new explosions and effects great, terrains amazing. Loading times and responsiveness of the program have improved. I acknowledge the huge efforts that have been made, both from ED and the devs. :thumbup:

That being said, the sun is now a pathetic - not-nearly-as-bright-as-it-should-be little spot in the sky. It was immensely better in 2.5 WITHOUT deferred shading AND HDR on, as clearly seen here:

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=202460

Maybe the intention / meaning of this is that it would be the sun as seen trough very dark sunglasses or visor. If it is so, please give the option with / without sunglasses. The struts of the cockpits did effectively “block” the sun in RV 2.5 WITHOUT deferred shading AND HDR on. This very nice and realistic effect has now regrettably completely disappeared. :(

Next time you drive or fly somewhere without sunglasses with the sun in a low position in front of you pay attention what it happens and you’ll see my point. See also screenshots.

Flashing position lights far too bright in several planes. On the contrary, several plane landing lights are far too dark, seen from the cockpit. (Not a gamma - related issue, I have tried different gamma settings).

A-10 C formation / nose illumination in its highest setting is lighting up the cockpit as if you’d place powerful lamp inside of the cockpit itself, and oddly, the nose illumination itself is barely visible from outside.

The fluorescent lights of the instruments of the BF-109 are too dark, not nearly as bright as those of the FW-190, which seems OK.

Nice reflection / refraction effects of the glass covering the instruments have, also very unfortunately, gone lost. (F-86, BF-109, etc.). See screenshots.