Cockpit Glass Scratch Textures at 4k

[Bosun]

I had posted this in the F14 module forum, but I now realize it is every plane: 

At 4k resolution, the cockpit glass scratches textures are so densely packed, and so tiled and repetitive, that is impossible to see out of the glass at certain angles of light.  

Is there a way to adjust this texture mapping, somewhere?  

The other issue, is even when you cannot see the scratches, they leave artifacts in the glass at various angles that cause the blue sky above you, to look like a starry night, making spotting contacts impossible, even in clear skies.  They also look like hard cracks in the glass, like it's been shattered, and not like the glass has been marred by helmets rubbing against it, or gloves, or what ever else.  Is there a way to soften the textures as well so they resemble scratches, instead of breaks?

If there isn't a way to modify this - I'd like to make a request that these textures and code be revisited in for an upcoming patch, so that it's more playable, and matches the fidelity of the rest of the simulation, which right now, just seems like an oversight that it does not.  
 

Edited March 23, 2023 by Bosun

[SharpeXB]

I can’t say I’ve noticed this or that I think it’s that excessive. Maybe you could post some screenshots and settings. 

Edited March 23, 2023 by SharpeXB

[Bosun]

nullSee the attached photos.  In brighter lighting, such as the two bottom photos, the effect isn't as intrusive - however - if you're flying dawn/dusk missions, the effect becomes very intrusive to tracking targets, and the first photo, out the 11oclock of the tomcat, I've lost fighters and ships I track among the clutter of the scratches, which I feel are a bit over-highlighted due to the dense texturing/tiling.  

I'm entirely open that some cockpits are this scratched, but I feel there's adjustments that could still be made here to make them feel more like scratches, and less like shattered glass.

Edited March 23, 2023 by Bosun

[SharpeXB]

Wow that’s crazy!

[Bosun]

Here are another few shots.  Trying to acquire targets above me, looking for fainter dots, is impossible against the clutter of the tiling.  In low light, in the last photo - see if you can find the tanker near my reticle.  It was hard to track him through those textures.  

Edited March 24, 2023 by Bosun

[MadKreator]

There is a mod by Taz to clear up the canopies, works good. Have to find it in user files or the modding parts of the forum. Passes IC as well