Taz1004 Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 Mostly for VR. When the Sun's behind you and shining on your MFD's and it's hard to see, you should be able to move your head to cast shadow on the MFD to block the Sun. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass
MacEwan Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 I've always wanted something like this implemented, or at least a shadow that is cast wherever the cursor is (simulating putting your hand in the way to block the sun).
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pimp Posted July 31, 2020 Posted July 31, 2020 There was an in-cockpit pilot shadow in the Hornet last year for about 2 weeks and then they removed it in an update. I don't know why though. i9 14900k @5.6GHz NZXT Kraken |Asus ROG Strix Z790 A-Gaming | Samsung NVMe m.2 990 Pro 2TB | 64GB DDR5 6400MHz EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra | PiMAX CRYSTAL LIGHT | HOTAS Warthog | Saitek Flight Pedals
MacEwan Posted July 31, 2020 Posted July 31, 2020 My guess would be performance related. It's a shame, if only we could get reworked Engine/Code then DCS could really move to a whole other level. I'm very much looking forward to that day
Taz1004 Posted July 31, 2020 Author Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) My guess would be performance related. It's a shame, if only we could get reworked Engine/Code then DCS could really move to a whole other level. I'm very much looking forward to that day I don't see how it could be performance related. It's just another ball casting shadow that's attached to camera. Cockpit already has dynamic shadow and dynamic objects like control sticks. In fact, I think this is something they should implement to all modules. This would also benefit TrackIR players. Maybe they tried to have the head reflect in the mirrors too? Or full 3D animated pilot body? That would be nice too but I probably wouldn't want that as it'll definitely kill fps. Just the shadow please. At least the option to. Edited July 31, 2020 by Taz1004 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass
Eldur Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 There was an in-cockpit pilot shadow in the Hornet last year for about 2 weeks and then they removed it in an update. I don't know why though. It's a shame, they should squash bugs, not features Those shadows are literally essential. Same as for hands in VR. And a substitute similar to the flashlight for pancake. Oh... and that flashlight for VR. It's sad that we even have to talk about this with the otherwise amazing looking lighting and shadows in DCS.
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