[REPORTED] Dirty canopy prevents from seeing ennemy

[Nooch]

I was dogfighting against a Mig-15 at dusk and man I was really annoyed by the dirty canopy texture. It was so dirty I lost sight of the mig every 10 seconds. I literally couldn't see through that layer of dust, dirt or whatever it's supposed to be. It is especially noticeable when the sun is low on the horizon but it remains a problem at any time of the day.

 

I took a screenshot to illustrate this (and no, what you can see on the upper part is not a cloud, it's purely the canopy texture)

 

Please Belsimtek, for the love of Jesus and his apostles, make a clean canopy texture! Right now dogfighting is a nightmare :cry:

[armageddon]

i have to agree

[Foul Ole Ron]

You can swap out the canopy for an older version that was clear. If you get Grizzly's cockpit mod there's a file in there that has the clear version - it's like the P51 with some scratches. You might have to do this every time there's an update to DCSW. A quick fix while we wait for Belsimtek to resolve anyway.

[RAZBAM_ELMO]

Yes however this has been the biggest issue that they could have looked at for a while so why they haven't done it yet is a mystery.

[SUBS17]

Maybe that's because real F-86s might have been plagued by this problem lol.

[NineLine]

Yes however this has been the biggest issue that they could have looked at for a while so why they haven't done it yet is a mystery.

 

With a new engine coming with new lighting and effects its quite possible that is what they are waiting on if they feel any fix is required.

[golani79]

With a new engine coming with new lighting and effects its quite possible that is what they are waiting on if they feel any fix is required.

 

But to be honest this fix wouldn´t require much of work - just swap the texture ^^

 

For everyone who is looking for a clean canopy just google "f86f dcs clean canopy" and you´ll find it for download.

 

Not sure though why but I can´t post the link here because it gets censored.

[NineLine]

If their current texture works fine in 2.0, maybe they dont want to add any work to an already full plate is all I mean.

[J7G]

If that's the case then some comms wouldn't go amiss.

[WildBillKelsoe]

Just pull the red lever on the right side of the cockpit

[Fri13]

Maybe that's because real F-86s might have been plagued by this problem lol.

I don't think so. As watching in use airplanes windows, they are cleaned on service periods.

The problem with the simulation in these is that they are often taken as well from airplanes in museums or otherwise "abandoned" variants that doesn't get the service.

 

That is same thing woth example the textures in cockpit that those go without painting jobs now and then to keep them in good condition against rust etc.

 

But the real problem is that there is no depth of field! Meaning everything is sharp, including canopy. That is unrealistic and should be changed so when you look out, the canopy is out of focus and when you look in cockpit it becomes visible.

[NineLine]

Actually I just looked into it, its a reported issue internally, so it will be fixed, when a fix will come along, I am not sure.