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FA-18C project "new level of depth"

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lee1hy

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In response to many requests, i started the F/A-18C skin project.

 

I tried not to make hornet skin. Navy is very few livery and low VIS and F / A-18C have great textures and already great skins by users, there is few paint scheme.

long time ago I tried improving hornet, but it failed

 

I looked at the hornet once again. Finally found the problem and improved it

Stock Hornet is great, but has no contrast ratio. This makes the plane look like a plastic light-weight object.

 

So I did Heavy-AO for hornet. DIFF AO layer and ROUGHMET AO (red) have been enhanced. GREEN channels have been adjusted to the current F-16 level.

 

result is successful and the aircraft feels very heavy-weight.

 

Of course, NORMAL was also newly created.

 

 

ok talk too much

lets see pics (reshade)

 

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Heavy dirt

 

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compare stock (no reshade )

 

 

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kim_123456#3214
My awesome liveries user files https://shorturl.at/cdKV5
 

G.J.S

G.J.S

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These certainly have a much more authentic feel. Always prefer a skin that looks like its got a few hard hours under its belt, not something that looks like its on its first day trip to the boat!

- - - The only real mystery in life is just why kamikaze pilots wore helmets? - - -

Minsky

Minsky

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Stock Hornet is great, but has no contrast ratio. This makes the plane look like a plastic light-weight object.

 

Spot on.

 

This looks terrific. Can't wait to put my hands on it!

Dima | My DCS uploads

lee1hy

lee1hy

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These certainly have a much more authentic feel. Always prefer a skin that looks like its got a few hard hours under its belt, not something that looks like its on its first day trip to the boat!

 

 

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

results are very good.

 

 

Damn nice!

 

:thumbup::thumbup:

 

Spot on.

 

This looks terrific. Can't wait to put my hands on it!

 

Is true :thumbup::music_whistling:

 

 

Great work, I agree the last image is pretty indistinguishable from an actual photo. I can't tell from any of the pictures, have you also gotten rid of the pylon shadows that are present when you have a clean wing?

 

Are you referring to the pylon arounding shadow on the under wing? You will need to remove the shadow from Roughmet's AO :book:


kim_123456#3214
My awesome liveries user files https://shorturl.at/cdKV5
 

fagulha

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What a great work. It will be a dream come true in VR. Very eager to try.

Thank you so much for doing this to the Hornet, my fav.

 

Best regards,

F.

About carrier ops: "The younger pilots are still quite capable of holding their heads forward against the forces. The older ones have been doing this too long and know better; sore necks make for poor sleep.'

 

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dali

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wow, but you could tone it down a bit...some nations take great care about their planes :)

 

ED! HIRE THIS MAN!

 

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lee1hy

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wow, but you could tone it down a bit...some nations take great care about their planes :)

 

ED! HIRE THIS MAN!

 

 

 

 

 

Yes there are great already "down a bit" ED stock texture

 

 

VFA pics

 

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kim_123456#3214
My awesome liveries user files https://shorturl.at/cdKV5
 

Minsky

Minsky

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Yes there are great already "down a bit" ED stock texture

 

Guess he meant your roughmet paired with clean livery.

We already have the "kinda weathered" but plasticky textures from ED.

Soon we will have your dirty masterpiece :smilewink:

I guess the next logical step is to make a properly enhanced clean skin=)

Dima | My DCS uploads

Cobra

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Guess he meant your roughmet paired with clean livery.

We already have the "kinda weathered" but plasticky textures from ED.

Soon we will have your dirty masterpiece :smilewink:

I guess the next logical step is to make a properly enhanced clean skin=)

 

+1

dali

dali

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Guess he meant your roughmet paired with clean livery.

We already have the "kinda weathered" but plasticky textures from ED.

Soon we will have your dirty masterpiece :smilewink:

I guess the next logical step is to make a properly enhanced clean skin=)

 

yes :)

fagulha

fagulha

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Guess he meant your roughmet paired with clean livery.

We already have the "kinda weathered" but plasticky textures from ED.

Soon we will have your dirty masterpiece :smilewink:

I guess the next logical step is to make a properly enhanced clean skin=)

 

+1! :)

About carrier ops: "The younger pilots are still quite capable of holding their heads forward against the forces. The older ones have been doing this too long and know better; sore necks make for poor sleep.'

 

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lee1hy

lee1hy

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Is there a link to d/l it or did I miss that somewhere in the post?

 

Down below

 

Haha I totally feel you! This color looks different on each photo of Hornet :lol:

 

But I think you've almost nailed it on the last two pics - it should be bright, not dark.

 

My thoughts on the DCS skins

 

1. stock texture is great, but the bright roughmet and bright texture levels on the dirt layer are odd to see. so get rid off 2d fake dirt

 

2. Photoreal is super awesome , but its too strong texture looks strange. combination of photo texture and game graphics is odd

 

 

 

 

My purpose is to see a good combination of roughet and texture level in game graphic more suitable fit for current DCS

 

 

 

 

 

This is my PDS download link

I want livery to study rather than instant enjoy.

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FlpnNGzqdTdBJMJKrvRq1iEX5jmJOSoe

 

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kim_123456#3214
My awesome liveries user files https://shorturl.at/cdKV5
 

fagulha

fagulha

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lee1hy,

 

 

It looks awesome! thank you and keep up.

 

Eager to see future navy Hornet liveries :)

About carrier ops: "The younger pilots are still quite capable of holding their heads forward against the forces. The older ones have been doing this too long and know better; sore necks make for poor sleep.'

 

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