Is the scenery supposed to be somewhat bland?

[Wartski]

The scenery is sparse and I see just blocks of buildings every so often and of course trees. I have all options turned up.

[Nate--IRL--]

Depends where you are on the map I suppose. Try flying over Tblisi.

 

Nate

[mtuckner]

It's like that after the last patch. There are a few config settings you can adjust to recoup some of the visuals like expanding tree popup and where the buildings fade in from. I don't know them off the top of my head but others will be able to help you out. In fact, there should be a thread floating around that details how. If you have the horsepower, it is a must because it helps so much and makes it so much more gorgeous. They ought to have those settings on a slider bar for those with beefcake PCs.

 

Edited to Add: Check out this thread: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=71383

Edited April 29, 2011 by mtuckner

[Wartski]

found a thread here --> http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=36647&highlight=adding+trees

[mtuckner]

That looks to be just dealing with trees from Blackshark. If you still aren't happy, go to the thread I linked and on post #20 will tell you what to change.

[Wartski]

That looks to be just dealing with trees from Blackshark. If you still aren't happy, go to the thread I linked and on post #20 will tell you what to change.

 

 

I see! Thanks very much, I will have to try some different values.

[ErichVon]

The scenery is sparse and I see just blocks of buildings every so often and of course trees. I have all options turned up.

 

I fly offline, "In the weeds" a lot. I think the trees on the hills are fairly dense and I don't have my stuff turned up to max in all areas.

 

I fly inches off the deck and above the trees and between buildings running from missles.

 

Erich

:pilotfly:

[bluepilot76]

I think the scenery is generally very good, but I do find the hills a little bit blocky in areas, as if the terrain mesh has got very few points. For example parking on the ramp at Batumi, and looking towards the hills, a lot of those are very angular and sharp edged. I also noticed a marshalling yard or office carpark or something like that fairly close to Sukhumi, at the foot of the hills: part of it is on the flat, and part is on a really steep slope. It looks a bit rubbish from low level. When everything else looks so good, I think this low terrrain mesh resolution lets it down a little, especially for low level flying in the hills. I suppose that is the price of smooth framerates.

[rextar]

I think the scenery is generally very good, but I do find the hills a little bit blocky in areas, as if the terrain mesh has got very few points. For example parking on the ramp at Batumi, and looking towards the hills, a lot of those are very angular and sharp edged. I also noticed a marshalling yard or office carpark or something like that fairly close to Sukhumi, at the foot of the hills: part of it is on the flat, and part is on a really steep slope. It looks a bit rubbish from low level. When everything else looks so good, I think this low terrrain mesh resolution lets it down a little, especially for low level flying in the hills. I suppose that is the price of smooth framerates.

 

+1 regarding the shape edges on mountains.

But as you said, something's have to give to gain FPS.

[ErichVon]

I fly offline, "In the weeds" a lot. I think the trees on the hills are fairly dense and I don't have my stuff turned up to max in all areas.

 

I fly inches off the deck and above the trees and between buildings running from missles.

 

Erich

:pilotfly:

 

Same mission, I have deliberately dropped down half-way into the trees and suffered no ill effect, as in real life at speed my plane would be in pieces.

[Nate--IRL--]

Same mission, I have deliberately dropped down half-way into the trees and suffered no ill effect, as in real life at speed my plane would be in pieces.

 

Thats a long standing engine limitation.

 

Nate

[Mustang]

Yep, all the trees are just transparency textures with no collision model.

 

I sometimes wonder how DCS would look with Speedtree technology trees, but i guess that would murder framerates and resources.

[bluepilot76]

As far as I am concerned you can not fly through the trees. I have never tried, but I know in my heart of hearts that if I clip a tree Im going down.

 

Its like those people that believe they can levitate. Or run through a wall. They believe they can so they can. Well I believe I cant so I cant.

 

If I was on multiplayer and someone started that kind of cr*p I would be out of there. Just like when IL2 went all space invaders online- it was all over for me then. Sad day.

 

(ROF trees are good though. You can definately hit those...)

[Cibit]

The scenery is sparse and I see just blocks of buildings every so often and of course trees. I have all options turned up.

Bland forsooth:sorcerer:

 

You need to add the magic;)