DCS World 2.0 and New Maps Discussion Thread

[rjetster1]

You should want both to be as good as possible… Balance. Just remember seeing is believing… Visuals are processed extremely fast, they quickly influence emotions, and our emotions greatly affect our decisions making... never put one in front of the other if you want it to be as real as possible.

Edited September 3, 2014 by rjetster1

[Fri13]

You should want both to be as good as possible… Balance. Just remember seeing is believing… Visuals are processed extremely fast, they quickly influence emotions, and our emotions greatly affect our decisions making... never put one in front of the other if you want it to be as real as possible.

Human can quickly focus far and close and feel both are sharp same time. Computer visuals can't do that, they only can render sharp and rest blurred where player is pointing a view or else everything is drawn sharp.

 

When everything is drawn sharp, human still see only the ~0.5% of view as sharp and everything else unsharp.

 

By adding DOF to simulate depth of field, it already is totally wrong.

But adding blur to simulate thermal layers and thermal waves at long distance or high altitude, that is correct. No matter with what is player using to observe long distances, it isn't sharp image at all when thermal layers and waves renders everything blurry.

[SkateZilla]

Depth of Field is Toggle-Able, and I'm pretty sure most people will use it on video/screenshots.

[Pizzicato]

Depth of Field is Toggle-Able, and I'm pretty sure most people will use it on video/screenshots.

 

This.

 

I also wonder if there's the possibility of using this tech to address the on-going challenges around spotting enemy units at range. Sharply in-focus aircraft against an otherwise soft-focus distant environment could be a good way to "punch out" objects of importance in the environment. It would certainly be a step above the current everything's-at-the-same-level-of-focus limitation.

 

If I'm diving from 30,000ft towards an aircraft at 20,000ft, I would expect that the nearer object would be in sharper focus - contrasting it against the ground below. I'm not suggesting any dynamism in the system (i.e. I'm not suggesting that the ground should come in or out of focus as aircraft pass into or out of the camera frustum), but visual contrast based on physical distance could be very valuable.

 

May not be possible given that it's a post-effect, but it's a thought...

Edited September 3, 2014 by Pizzicato

[leafer]

He actually knows the exact spot. Amazing. :D

[Pizzicato]

He actually knows the exact spot. Amazing. :D

 

I take that as incontrovertible proof that we've been living with the Caucasus map for waaaaaaaay too long. :D

[Kayos]

I take that as incontrovertible proof that we've been living with the Caucasus map for waaaaaaaay too long. :D

 

No sh*t ! Can't wait for new maps

[SkateZilla]

More of a Combined Arms Update, But it uses EDGE, and shows the Grass:

 

[xaoslaad]

At about 3:22 is that grass blowing in the wind? Holy cow if so!

[SkateZilla]

At about 3:22 is that grass blowing in the wind? Holy cow if so!

 

took you til 3:22? I noticed it at 0:05 lol

[xaoslaad]

Being ADD at lunch and skipped through. I don't think I made it to 5 ;) But thanks for confirming :)

[Python]

Combined Arms may actually be worth a look to those of us that passed it up once EDGE is released, looks nice.

[71st_Mastiff]

Combined Arms may actually be worth a look to those of us that passed it up once EDGE is released, looks nice.

 

I sure hope the tree line of site issue is going to be this version?

[rcjonessnp175]

Please give us the epic graphical goodness that the cluster bombs once where!

[Sceptre]

I have to get this now, those sounds are amazing, and I want to drive the T-90 :D

One question, because the BMP-2 2A42 cannon has new sound, this means the black shark will have new gun sound, since they share the gun?

[Fri13]

Looks good improvement. And there seems to be same problem as with any engine that at long range units pops up as foliage can't be drawn songstress away with narrow angle of view. Only voxels would give that possibility.

 

But improves reticles and aiming does make wonders while the core functionality stay same (read simplified).

 

Interesting to see does engine support in future tracks to be left on ground, simple tamped grass is enough.

Edited September 5, 2014 by Fri13

[Rangi]

At about 3:22 is that grass blowing in the wind? Holy cow if so!

 

The world is breathing...looks like still grass after dropping acid......

[aeliusg]

More of a Combined Arms Update, But it uses EDGE, and shows the Grass:

 

 

The grass seems quite... orderly. :megalol:

 

I jest, I jest. Wouldn't want to dissuade anyone from posting WIP footage, it is always welcome. :smartass:

[NineLine]

The grass seems quite... orderly. :megalol:

 

I jest, I jest. Wouldn't want to dissuade anyone from posting WIP footage, it is always welcome. :smartass:

 

And the grass is quite heavily a WIP, but that wasnt what the vid was showing off.

[siipperi]

And the grass is quite heavily a WIP, but that wasnt what the vid was showing off.

 

Hopefully, now it just covers everything and doesn't have really anything that would represent natural or human made field. In other words plain and ugly but graphics and that's sadly what most just look from it.... Add all kind of bushes, plants etc and suprise it looks a lot better.

[Apples]

looks great new grass sway in wind, hope they will add new gun fire effects , and smoke cover effects.

 

 

Not only that but new explosions as well, still looks the same!

[rubblebeam]

any news on the release of the SDK?

[Bucic]

How about this? ;)

Wishlist - [terrain] Approximated soil moisture and type

[sobek]

I'd rather have them incorporate athmosphere moisture into the flight and engine models first. :)

[upupandaway]

I'd rather have them incorporate athmosphere moisture into the flight and engine models first. :)

 

Definitely +1