NTTR city night lighting bug

[Custard]

Apologies if this issue has already been raised and acknowledged, but it appears that in DCS 2.0 NTTR there is no street lighting baked into the night-time ground texture like there is in the Caucasus map.

 

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As can been seen in the linked video, recorded on the maximum object detail setting. The draw distance of the lighting is clearly insufficient. This makes flying at night a poor graphical experience and navigation artificially difficult, with the player unable to see towns clearly when he is at altitude.

 

As can be seen in the below picture of Las Vegas seen from 30000ft, real pilots have no such issues visually identifying cities and towns.

 

[blaueente]

Real Pilots also (mostly) have no performance limitations ;)

 

mfg ente

[AG-51_Razor]

Real Pilots also (mostly) have no performance limitations ;)

 

mfg ente

 

Speak for yourself! :megalol:

[REDEYE_CVW-66]

If it is an underlying light texture- it should not have to affect performance afaik.

[REDEYE_CVW-66]

Yeah- sure- hire away. I'd love to work at ED.

 

I'm sure ED knows how to do this just fine. It's in the original Georgian map. Even Falcon BMS has it. My guess it that they 1: haven't gotten around to it yet or 2: Don't think its neccecary.

 

Aerosoft sells (expensive) packages that do this for FSX. I have it. I looks great and does not effect performance.

 

Google "night time environment" and have a look.

 

http://www.simflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/AO_night-environment_british_isles.jpg

 

The idea is that you use ground textures that has night time lighting baked into them. It does not cost more to render a texture with light than one without. However- I have no idea to the technicality behind it- but like I said, I'm pretty sure ED do.

[Voodooflies]

Apologies if this issue has already been raised and acknowledged, but it appears that in DCS 2.0 NTTR there is no street lighting baked into the night-time ground texture like there is in the Caucasus map.

 

As can been seen in the linked video, recorded on the maximum object detail setting. The draw distance of the lighting is clearly insufficient. This makes flying at night a poor graphical experience and navigation artificially difficult, with the player unable to see towns clearly when he is at altitude.

 

As can be seen in the below picture of Las Vegas seen from 30000ft, real pilots have no such issues visually identifying cities and towns.

 

Totally agree.

 

Yeah- sure- hire away. I'd love to work at ED.

 

I'm sure ED knows how to do this just fine. It's in the original Georgian map. Even Falcon BMS has it. My guess it that they 1: haven't gotten around to it yet or 2: Don't think its neccecary.

 

Aerosoft sells (expensive) packages that do this for FSX. I have it. I looks great and does not effect performance.

 

Google "night time environment" and have a look.

 

http://www.simflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/AO_night-environment_british_isles.jpg

 

The idea is that you use ground textures that has night time lighting baked into them. It does not cost more to render a texture with light than one without. However- I have no idea to the technicality behind it- but like I said, I'm pretty sure ED do.

 

However it does affect your VAS a lot making higher the risk of OOM, but this is a great addon. ;)

[remi]

It was probably overlooked. Honestly, though, DCS has a hard time with night lighting/nightvision/FLIR.

[Plagi_Arism]

Yeah- sure- hire away. I'd love to work at ED.

 

I'm sure ED knows how to do this just fine. It's in the original Georgian map. Even Falcon BMS has it. My guess it that they 1: haven't gotten around to it yet or 2: Don't think its neccecary.

 

Aerosoft sells (expensive) packages that do this for FSX. I have it. I looks great and does not effect performance.

 

Google "night time environment" and have a look.

 

http://www.simflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/AO_night-environment_british_isles.jpg

 

The idea is that you use ground textures that has night time lighting baked into them. It does not cost more to render a texture with light than one without. However- I have no idea to the technicality behind it- but like I said, I'm pretty sure ED do.

 

Talented modders and unofficial developers made more amazing and nicer night environment for DCS than Aerosoft for FSX. That happened two years ago IIRC.

[Psicodreamics]

About night lights. Are there any news about dinamic lights into airports. Its fustrating to see DARK planes below a illuminated ramp.