Clear Canopy Glass

[Taz1004]

1 hour ago, zildac said:

OK, so this MOD needs updating as glass.hlsl has changed it seems?

I had it updated on my end but didn't upload it because it doesn't make any difference.  But now uploaded it anyway.

By the way, shadow on the glass is removed by default now.  If you want to restore the shadow, remove the comments (//) at beginning of line 88 and 89.

Edited March 22, 2023 by Taz1004

[zildac]

I had it updated on my end but didn't upload it because it doesn't make any difference.  But now uploaded it anyway.
By the way, shadow on the glass is removed by default now.  If you want to restore the shadow, remove the comments (//) at beginning of line 88 and 89.

Thanks Taz.

[Grax]

Doesn't seem to be working with the MT executable.

[Taz1004]

10 minutes ago, Grax said:

Doesn't seem to be working with the MT executable.

Works just fine with MT.

[Grax]

Update: Fixed. I had an extra keystroke from editing the file.

 

Definitely not with my install. I'm deleting shaders/fxo/metashaders2 folders and will report back.

Edited March 28, 2023 by Grax

[TAIPAN_]

Thanks for this mod.

After some testing I decided to keep Line 87 & 88 on as default. Commenting it also removes effects like the Canopy Scratches that make you feel like you're canopy is really down and over you (tested in the F14 mostly).

However I did keep the line 101 change which reduced the extremity of some effects, but I adjusted it to 0.4 instead of 0.2 (default is 1.0). If find this looks quite nice in the F14 Tomcat and the AV8B Harrier. There's still an effect, but it just looks natural now. All personal preference

 

Edited May 6, 2023 by TAIPAN_

[Why485]

This mod is invaluable. Thanks a lot!

[TAIPAN_]

Unfortunately todays patch broke the IC for this mod  

If you're a multiplayer gamer, have to remove the mod to connect to servers...

[FupDuck]

10 hours ago, TAIPAN_ said:

Unfortunately todays patch broke the IC for this mod  

If you're a multiplayer gamer, have to remove the mod to connect to servers...

Noooooooooo! 

This was one of my favourites. Any chance of getting it to pass IC again? 

[key_stroked]

It seems that every mod that accessed the shaders folder is now banned from being used with the integrity check system.
ED wanted to stop one mod from being abused and ended up stopping a bunch more.

[SPAS79]

posting to see if there's any IC compliant update released in the future. 

[Contour]

This mod made the game playable. It is very immersion breaking in VR without it. Every modeler at ED is brain dead stupid. This mod isn't even needed. The modelers need to be sat in front of a piece of glass. I don't know if they don't have glass where they're from but their interpretation of it is completely wrong. The game is ruined until this can pass IC.

[MAXsenna]

This mod made the game playable. It is very immersion breaking in VR without it. Every modeler at ED is brain dead stupid. This mod isn't even needed. The modelers need to be sat in front of a piece of glass. I don't know if they don't have glass where they're from but their interpretation of it is completely wrong. The game is ruined until this can pass IC.

While I wouldn't use those exact words, I do agree that the reflections are ridiculously over modeled. I can't believe we don't get to choose them on or off, and have it as a server setting.
I have to admit that they are fantastic, if you compare them to videos shot through a camera, but our eyes don't work like that. If these reflections were true to real life, we wouldn't be allowed to have windscreens on cars.
And this is the problem I guess. The devs have modeled the reflections according to videos they have watched.
In the future when we get real eye tracking, that can track how lur eyes are focusing, it'll will be great. But that's years away.

Please ED, @BIGNEWY, @NineLine, let us and the server admins have the choice!

Cheers!

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[TAIPAN_]

I think the integrity check went way overkill, just for one mod. There's so many mods that have been broken now.

If they at least put the new shaders/bazar integrity checks under a 4th server option, the server hosts could choose.

As it stands some servers (eg Enigmas cold war) had to disable the whole of the "pure client" check just to allow the clear cockpits and spotting mod. Disabling the whole IC leaves it open for exploits, which is surely the opposite of the IC intention. 

[speed-of-heat]

1 hour ago, Urbi said:

Dear ED team, please delete this forum post immediately. it's not just the breaking of the IC, it's also affecting all glass textures. The entry that Taz1004 made in the file means that all visors receive a continuous transparency, as do all other glass textures, which does not allow this to be corrected with the respective texture. Thanks to. nobody needs such an improvement.

errrm yes we do ...

[zildac]

Dear ED team, please delete this forum post immediately. it's not just the breaking of the IC, it's also affecting all glass textures. The entry that Taz1004 made in the file means that all visors receive a continuous transparency, as do all other glass textures, which does not allow this to be corrected with the respective texture. Thanks to. nobody needs such an improvement.

Please don't, it works wonderfully in SP and allow for granular control of the reflections and transparency. Also, I'd suggest less coffee

[MAXsenna]

Dear ED team, please delete this forum post immediately. it's not just the breaking of the IC, it's also affecting all glass textures. The entry that Taz1004 made in the file means that all visors receive a continuous transparency, as do all other glass textures, which does not allow this to be corrected with the respective texture. Thanks to. nobody needs such an improvement.

That's not really up to you to decide, or...?!
I only play SP like the majority, so please just stop forcing us to not play how we like!

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[Taz1004]

9 minutes ago, MAXsenna said:

That's not really up to you to decide, or...?!
I only play SP like the majority, so please just stop forcing us to not play how we like!

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I thought he was being sarcastic towards ED since he said "nobody needs such an improvement".  It's pretty funny either way.

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[MAXsenna]

I thought he was being sarcastic towards ED since he said "nobody needs such an improvement".  It's pretty funny either way.

Ah, I see. It didn't make any sense when I first read it.
It's so hard these days... Been too much on twitter. Hehe
If that's the case @Urbi I apologise!

Cheers!

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[speed-of-heat]

Ditto

[KCOOL]

2 hours ago, Taz1004 said:

I thought he was being sarcastic towards ED since he said "nobody needs such an improvement".  It's pretty funny either way.

Thanks to Taz and other friends mods, this game is playable. No mods, no playable.

It is incredible that Sirya with mods gives 15-20pct more FPS than Nevada without mods. Enough said.

And ED and developers still looking at other side... I don't get it.

[Why485]

Here are my favorite examples of why I thought this mod was essential.

Edited May 30, 2023 by Why485

[YSIAD_RIP]

On 5/30/2023 at 12:46 PM, Taz1004 said:

I thought he was being sarcastic towards ED since he said "nobody needs such an improvement".  It's pretty funny either way.

I thought the exact same.  Motivation through sarcasm and humor is probably the most effective tool that can be used to motivate a team.  The challenge is that it is very difficult to do successfully. That is why much practice is recommended to perfect the skill.

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[71st_Mastiff]

not working any longer.