Tiramisu Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 The skycolors seem to be too dark even on low altitudes, when you are looking up at high angles. Maybe the Rayleigh scattering of the atmosphere needs some rework in DCS. It would certainly make dogfights easier, if we do not loose our targets against the dark blue sky so easily. Currently I have set my gamma value at max to see bandits above me.
sirrah Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Funny to see this request, as to me the sky (or in fact the entire world, except for inside the cockpit) has always felt to be too bright. Depending on which module I fly (which cockpit). I have gamma set at somewhere between 1.4 and 2.2. Interesting to see that we don't share, or even have opposite opinions on this matter, but for me, this is a: -1 :P Overall experience will probably be highly dependant on the type of monitor/HMD one uses. I fly VR (cv1) only. System specs: i7-8700K @stock speed - GTX 1080TI @ stock speed - AsRock Extreme4 Z370 - 32GB DDR4 @3GHz- 500GB SSD - 2TB nvme - 650W PSU HP Reverb G1 v2 - Saitek Pro pedals - TM Warthog HOTAS - TM F/A-18 Grip - TM Cougar HOTAS (NN-Dan mod) & (throttle standalone mod) - VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus with ALPHA-L grip - Pointctrl & aux banks <-- must have for VR users!! - Andre's SimShaker Jetpad - Fully adjustable DIY playseat - VA+VAICOM - Realsimulator FSSB-R3 ~ That nuke might not have been the best of ideas, Sir... the enemy is furious ~ GUMMBAH
Lace Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 It would certainly make dogfights easier, if we do not loose our targets against the dark blue sky so easily. Its called camouflage, that's kind of the point. Laptop Pilot. Alienware X17, i9 11980HK 5.0GHz, 16GB RTX 3080, 64GB DDR4 3200MHz, 2x2TB NVMe SSD. 2x TM Warthog, Hornet grip, Virpil CM2 & TPR pedals, Virpil collective, Cougar throttle, Viper ICP & MFDs, pit WIP (XBox360 when traveling). Quest 3S. Wishlist: Tornado, Jaguar, Buccaneer, F-117 and F-111.
draconus Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) -1 : the sky color is correct btw: there are plans to make additional effects and LODs of aircraft visuals in future to make it more realistic - not to make anything "easier". Edited January 23, 2020 by draconus Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
Torri Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 +1 I think the entire atmosphere/lighting could use a rework, some things like color/contrast seem off.
Northstar98 Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 Difficult one for me... lighting improvements are coming, as is improved weather - otherwise I think the sky is accurate, I simply don't see anything wrong with it. Once we get improved clouds, cloud types and layers I think things will be better. Modules I own: F-14A/B, F-4E, Mi-24P, AJS 37, AV-8B N/A, F-5E-3, MiG-21bis, F-16CM, F/A-18C, Supercarrier, Mi-8MTV2, UH-1H, Mirage 2000C, FC3, MiG-15bis, Ka-50, A-10C (+ A-10C II), P-47D, P-51D, C-101, Yak-52, WWII Assets, CA, NS430, Hawk. Terrains I own: South Atlantic, Syria, The Channel, SoH/PG, Marianas. System: GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 32 GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070S FE, Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB (DCS dedicated) & 2 TB NVMe SSDs, Corsair RM850X 850 W, NZXT H7 Flow, MSI G274CV. Peripherals: VKB Gunfighter Mk.II w. MCG Pro, MFG Crosswind V3 Graphite, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro.
Tiramisu Posted January 23, 2020 Author Posted January 23, 2020 Its called camouflage, that's kind of the point. No, it is not camouflage. The same holds true for aircraft skins with a good visibility.
Tiramisu Posted January 23, 2020 Author Posted January 23, 2020 +1 I think the entire atmosphere/lighting could use a rework, some things like color/contrast seem off. Yes, and in addition to that I think the enivronment should have an increases blue tone dependent on how much bright blue sky is available. In real life the light from the blue sky makes the ground look more blue-ish. I have found a workaround to get that blue-ish tone with ReShade, which makes DCS look better during day (not at night of course).
Recommended Posts