cannot reproduce Reflection of the sun on the windshield - problem

[Predator-78]

I noticed that in some light conditions the reflection of sunlight on the dome is very high and you can't see anything.
As realistic as it may be as an effect, I think the intensity is excessive.
Can anything be done?

[Jackjack171]

I had the same happen to me last night. Tried to join on a B-17 and that glow was just too overpowering. I thought it was me somehow as I hadn't flown the spit in a while. Thank you for posting.

[HotTom]

Yup. Really too intense and needs to be reduced. On the Malta missions I've been building and posting, I keep the canopy open (which is historically accurate) and the vision improvement is amazing. 

[Screamadelica]

Can't remember how many times I've lost sight of an enemy aircraft because of the canopy glare.

It's hard enough spotting a bandit without adding this to the mix as well.

[deep]

Totally fixed in 2.9!

[speed-of-heat]

It's certainly improved, I would not say its totally fixed... I still get to a canopy white out in certain position of the sun etc...

[Crash Master]

+1 from me.  I spend most of my time in the A-10C II and, depending on the angle of the sun, it will completely wash out the HUD display.  Does not seem to be as intense in Steam VR I've noticed. 

[NineLine]

Can you guys share screenshots of what you are experiencing please, I have not experienced this too much myself but would like to see exactly what you are seeing. Thanks.

[speed-of-heat]

Hi Catching it just right is hard but here are couple that give you the "flavour", specifically the bright white patch  can under circumstances become canopy wide as can the orange "smear" which looks to be reflection 

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[Crash Master]

21 hours ago, NineLine said:

Can you guys share screenshots of what you are experiencing please, I have not experienced this too much myself but would like to see exactly what you are seeing. Thanks.

For me the issue is different than cockpit reflections and has more to do with glare from sun and bright clouds, and is more prevalent in VR than 2D.  The tendency for glare to completely wash out the HUD is normal, I suppose, and should be expected when flying "toward the light", but it just seems a bit excessive, especially in OpenXR.  As I said earlier, it seemed more tolerable in WMR for Steam.  I haven't seen any other complaints about it here, so maybe it's my settings or me just being whiney.

I don't know how to get a screen shot from VR, but I would if I could. 

[speed-of-heat]

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