fixed Dark view from cockpit

[virgo47]

Hello guys... I'm not sure how realistic it is, but when I compare the view from the Su-25T cockpit and view from the outside (F2 or other external view), the difference in contrast is often extreme. Let's talk about my "favourite" Training mission for gun pods, where I have to hit something black on black.

I'm not sure whether it depends on my setup (Win10, RX570), but it looks like this:

The same stuff from outside looks like this (zoom is not exactly 1:1, but I hope the idea is clear):

The thing gets even more obvious as I get closer - I literally shoot blind (I navigate based on incoming fire actually), but from the outside the vehicle is pretty clear.

Now, I understand the glass (or any optical medium) can darken the image, but are Su-25T pilots really that much crippled in that contrast like I see on my screen? I'd bet the human optical system can do better. But it can't when my screen is already showing me black on black.

Is it only my system or do other people have similar experience?

I understand the "realism" in simulation - but in reality I can see much better than this, even through pretty dark windscreen on my car for instance. Sure, I have no Russian HUD, but my eyes can adapt in real life. But they can't when the game decides I can't see anything before my eyes actually see it.

[virgo47]

Revisiting this after many months with 2.8 and the contrast seems better. Pictures are not aligned, this one is more up close, but it is also overcast, like before. But the brightness and contrast are both much better and I'm actually seeing what I'm shooting at. So I guess it's somehow resolved.

Edited April 15, 2023 by virgo47