Guest Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Very hard to see trough the windscreen in front of the hud, hard enough to spot targets on the ground or in the air and this makes it almost impossible. You don't have any benefits flying this jet so please remove this "dirt" so we have a few more % to survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucic Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Ditto! For now, I believe this pit mod has a clear canopy. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3306823/ 1 F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kageseigi Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 This is very important to me... even more than the fix for the wings ripping off. Enigma's server just reimplemented IC, so no more clean canopies. My first mission after the update, I get into a dogfight with a Mirage. I was very offensive, following him through a dive to the right... until the sun was behind ME... and half of the canopy become completely opaque! It was worse than my car's windshield, and that's not good! Anyway, I was completely blinded, lost sight of him, and couldn't find him again once I turned enough for the glare to disappear. All I could do was go into a dive at full speed to run away... until I ate a missile after he eventually caught up to me. It is a sad thing. The new patch helped spotting visibility, but indirectly led to worse visibility for F-5 pilots... at least on the Cold War server. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) Afair this opaque canopy is a bug only when shadows are set to flat [edit: or off] Edited October 20, 2023 by draconus 1 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Rift S T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=475FG= Dawger Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 New spotting is pretty crappy in VR. I wasn’t using clean canopy in the F-5 so I have been dealing with the horrible canopy issues. Just one of the many F-5 issues unlikely to ever get addressed. Why? My opinion is that DCS is a single player experience. As such, its all about creating an atmosphere that SP users find appealing, like they are the star in their own cinematic production. So we get silly effects only a camera would see like the canopy going opaque when backlit. Things that really matter in MP are not an issue in SP. Wings cracking off isn’t an issue fighting AI. The fights aren’t remotely similar to PvP. Losing sight because the canopy goes opaque is a “feature” when you are the hero in your own movie. Not so much in a multiplayer environment where the bandit is able to think and be unpredictable. Don’t hold your breath. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kageseigi Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, draconus said: Afair this opaque canopy is a bug only when shadows are set to flat. Unfortunately, whatever happened also happens when most shadows are turned off. The only shadows I have on are Secondary Shadows. I even have the Lens Effects turned off to avoid normal sun glare. EDIT: The same thing happened to me on my second mission. Again, turning with a Mirage in a dive to the right. Blinded me again, though I was able to pick up visual again after the glare ended. Still quite discouraging... especially for the second or so before I saw him again. Edited October 20, 2023 by Kageseigi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 16 minutes ago, Kageseigi said: Unfortunately, whatever happened also happens when most shadows are turned off. I might remember it wrong, maybe it was working only with shadows on. Can't test atm. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Rift S T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kageseigi Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, draconus said: I might remember it wrong, maybe it was working only with shadows on. Can't test atm. I'll try to set up a mission to test tomorrow, haha! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kageseigi Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 So I just did a test to recreate the instance, and yes, it must be a bug that takes place only when "Shadows" are set to "Off" or "Flat Only" It's really odd because it appears the canopy is completely on the opposite side of the plane from the sun. Here's an image as an example and a track file if anyone wants to experience it... SunTest2.trk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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