Cockpit Windscreen Image Bloom/Washout in VR

[Hartsblade]

I've notice some odd behavior with the image through the windscreen while in VR.  When you first spawn in the image through the windscreen experiences a bloom in brightness and washes out the color of the image.  It only happens in 1st person while in the seat(s), and if you change views to 3rd person outside the aircraft the image returns to normal.  Also the image on the monitor is "normal" while the image in the HMD is washed out.

I've tested in other aircraft, and have not experienced this in anything other then the Kiowa, effectively ruling out my HMD, hardware, or drivers.  To summarize.

1. Image while looking through the windscreen in VR is washed out.
2. Only happens in 1st person VR.
3. Only happens in in the Kiowa.

[Kinkkujuustovoileipä]

I've seen similar behaviour, I'm quite certain it's to do with DCS lighting on MT builds. Consider it a DCS problem, not a Kiowa issue, since I've seen it change by itself and in multiple instances. Plus we don't do anything with lighting other than cockpit IBL which is common to all aircraft.

[Hartsblade]

16 hours ago, Kinkkujuustovoileipä said:

I've seen similar behaviour, I'm quite certain it's to do with DCS lighting on MT builds. Consider it a DCS problem, not a Kiowa issue, since I've seen it change by itself and in multiple instances. Plus we don't do anything with lighting other than cockpit IBL which is common to all aircraft.

Thanks for replying!

I'm curious if it is a MT issue why the image in the cockpit would be washed out, but the 3rd person views would not be. 

Doing a little more testing the washout is also present when looking right or left out the open doors of the Kiowa, so it it is not just through the glass.  Just to be sure it is not an HMD issue I tested with both a Valve index and a Crystal Light in both PimaxXR and SteamVR. 

I did get a couple of screens shots that show the difference of the cockpit view of the Kiowa vs the Huey as well as looking right through the door vs looking right in 3rd person.

[Hartsblade]

Just a little more info.  This issue is happening on flat screen as well.

Kiowa vs Huey

 

Edited June 25, 2024 by Hartsblade

[YoYo]

On 6/24/2024 at 4:03 AM, Hartsblade said:

I've notice some odd behavior with the image through the windscreen while in VR.  When you first spawn in the image through the windscreen experiences a bloom in brightness and washes out the color of the image.  It only happens in 1st person while in the seat(s), and if you change views to 3rd person outside the aircraft the image returns to normal.  Also the image on the monitor is "normal" while the image in the HMD is washed out.

I've tested in other aircraft, and have not experienced this in anything other then the Kiowa, effectively ruling out my HMD, hardware, or drivers.  To summarize.

1. Image while looking through the windscreen in VR is washed out.
2. Only happens in 1st person VR.
3. Only happens in in the Kiowa.

Its an auto exposure bug in DCS MT, see this topic, you can add your examples too.

In fact, with Kiowa it occurs very often, but it is rather the bug of the DCS and not the module.

[Hartsblade]

4 hours ago, YoYo said:

Its an auto exposure bug in DCS MT, see this topic, you can add your examples too.

In fact, with Kiowa it occurs very often, but it is rather the bug of the DCS and not the module.

Thanks for the info...added my pics to the thread.