Dark cockpit

[stevie02sky.com]

Even in fine bright weather my cockpit is very dark, even with my interior lighting on. Is this normal or should I tinker with my game settings. Thank you..

[pimp]

A screenshot would've been nice. Also, what's your Gamma set to? It may need to be increased.

[FoxTwo]

Instrument lighting and floods have been broken since the 2.5.6 lighting change.

 

Hopefully they'll get around to fixing them.

[stevie02sky.com]

Thanks guys. My gamma was at 1.2. Bumped it up to 1.6. Seems a wee bit better.

[BuzzU]

Thanks guys. My gamma was at 1.2. Bumped it up to 1.6. Seems a wee bit better.

 

Bump it up some more. 1.6 is still dark. 2.2 is default.

[Etirion]

2.2 looks too washed out for me, 1.8 is the sweet spot. But in the end this depends on your monitor (settings) and personal preference.

[BuzzU]

I agree 2.2 is washed out. I can make it look better with monitor settings and I think that works better than using a low gamma setting in DCS.

 

As you said though. It's personal. I love the looks of a low gamma setting but it only works in the right lighting. Sun position, cloudy days, and of course night time have to be consdiered.

Edited September 10, 2020 by BuzzU

[Northstar98]

One thing I will say is that in general, internal lights in daylight seem markedly reduced, to the point where they are almost invisible, (which probably should be the case for panels in direct sunlight, but it also applies to panels that are in shadow.

 

I miss the pre-2.5.6 internal lights that would fade in/out as shadows move across the cockpit... I don't know if more tweaking is to be done or whether it is currently more realistic.

[BuzzU]

The panels are too dark and the HUD isn't dark enough. Viper needs work.

Edited September 10, 2020 by BuzzU

[Glide]

Low light mission set up

 

How does this compare?

 

 

A screenshot of the setup can be found here.