OttoPus Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 As topic says, is it possible to have the flat shadows color the same as non-flat shadows? With the latter, ground shadows look as a continuation of the aircraft self shadowing. With flat shadows as they are now, the illusion isn't there. Please take a look at the screens to see the difference: Flat Shadows Standard shadows
Richard Rodgers Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 I would guess that is a simple density or opacity calculation that needs changing
ShuRugal Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 I think your first picture actually looks more realistic: IRL you never see solid black shadows outside (and only rarely inside) because ambient scatter, both atmospheric and from other surfaces, provides enough lighting to tint the shadow a different shade.
RabidRider Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Well, to me the second one looks more realistic. There's enough ambient fill light in those shadows. First one is too saturated, light imho.
7rooper Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 I don't really see difference in the shadowing more than the color... Back in the DX8 days the difference between a volumetric shadow and a flat shadow was huge where a flat shadowed object didn't cast shadows on itself or self shadowing My rig specs: Intel Core i7 4770 @3.4Ghz // Corsair 16GB DDR3 // MoBo Asus Z87K // HDD 1TB 7200RPM // eVGA Nvidia GTX 760GT 2GB DDR5 // LG 3D 47" 1920x1080 // Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS // Saitek Combat Pro Pedals // Thrustmaster MFD Cougar pack // PS3 Eye + FTNOIR
ebabil Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 sorry to ask but what is flat shadow? what is the diiference FC3 | UH-1 | Mi-8 | A-10C II | F/A-18 | Ka-50 III | F-14 | F-16 | AH-64 | Mi-24 | F-5 | F-15E| F-4| Tornado Persian Gulf | Nevada | Syria | NS-430 | Supercarrier // Wishlist: CH-53 | UH-60 Youtube MS FFB2 - TM Warthog - CH Pro Pedals - Trackir 5
theropod Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 sorry to ask but what is flat shadow? what is the diiference i guess flat shadows are tweaked dynamic shadows but i noticed that the flat terrain shadows are only work for trees near buildings. we need more comparisons to understand. http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2515860&postcount=19
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