Why Are The Lovely 'Splash Screens' 'Dark'?

[ytareh]

Or is it just me/my pc?

[Feathered_IV]

And why am I always subjected to a picture of two panzers in some geezer's backyard? Is this not supposed to be a flight sim??

[Troll2k]

All mine look like they are taken at night.

Ati 6850 graphics card.

[GutterRat13]

And why am I always subjected to a picture of two panzers in some geezer's backyard? Is this not supposed to be a flight sim??

I get that a lot too, but sometimes a Do17 spash pops up. If you play the German side you get some different splashscreens! Just not sure why no matter what side you play its an image of something German lol. You'd think playing for the RAF you'd have more British oriented splash screens!

[SiThSpAwN]

Or is it just me/my pc?

Think it was just the look they were going for...

[jamesdietz]

Has anyone found a way to change them ala the way we can in Il-2...Honestly i am sick of them - the quality of the figures in the 109 screen is just hideous.I'd like to use screenshots or my own art work , but have no clue how to do it...
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d116/jamesdietz/1940HighSummer1.jpg

[Marmusman]

I would like to change some of them just so I can read the text of settings screens, briefings screens, etc. It may have been cool for a bout 5 minutes to see it when it was first released, but I find them impractical when there is text you are supposed to be able to read.

just my 2 cents.

[McHilt]

Has anyone found a way to change them ala the way we can in Il-2...Honestly i am sick of them - the quality of the figures in the 109 screen is just hideous.I'd like to use screenshots or my own art work , but have no clue how to do it...
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d116/jamesdietz/1940HighSummer1.jpg
Hey man, well done! your work has a bit of renaissance style to it...

[SlipBall]

Or is it just me/my pc?

No its not just you, I think the gloom of war.:)

[JG52Krupi]

Hey man, well done! your work has a bit of renaissance style to it...

If that's his work then I will eat my hat, of course if it is his then you will have to wait a bit it as my hat still hasn't passed through my system from the last time I said that! :|

[Marco37]

If that's his work then I will eat my hat, of course if it is his then you will have to wait a bit it as my hat still hasn't passed through my system from the last time I said that! :|

I believe that particular picture is called 'High Summer'. Check out his website, some really good pictures on there.

Sorry about your hat!!

~Salute~

[Walrus1]

I'd like to use screenshots or my own art work , but have no clue how to do it...

http://jamesdietz.com/

Amazing!!!

Who knew how talented some of the forum members are here?

[5./JG27.Farber]

I believe that particular picture is called 'High Summer'. Check out his website, some really good pictures on there.

Sorry about your hat!!

~Salute~
Lol Krupi! Get munching! :-P

[jamesdietz]

If that's his work then I will eat my hat, of course if it is his then you will have to wait a bit it as my hat still hasn't passed through my system from the last time I said that! :|

Start eating...maybe you can find a tasty hat here:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d116/jamesdietz/Bomberboys.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d116/jamesdietz/ToTheVictorslidebig.jpg

[DB605]

Fantastic work, real art. ^

[JG52Krupi]

Wow, fantastic you can choose the hat i have to eat!

[jamesdietz]

Wow, fantastic you can choose the hat i have to eat!

Ah JGKrupi- Forget the hat...just come over to the studio& tell me what i need to get my FPS up to say 50 thru dust & low level flight- then I'll eat my hat!
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d116/jamesdietz/Screenshots/shot_20120226_121709.jpg

[6BL Bird-Dog]

Or is it just me/my pc?

Because of the Black-Out.

[Whizkid]

Start eating...maybe you can find a tasty hat here:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d116/jamesdietz/Bomberboys.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d116/jamesdietz/ToTheVictorslidebig.jpg

I just about freaked out when I saw your artwork there, James! You've captured the essence of the times and location so bloody well! The MGTC, the NAAFI truck, the squadron dog, etc, etc. Bloody good show, mate! What's your website for more pics?

[von Pilsner]

I just about freaked out when I saw your artwork there, James! You've captured the essence of the times and location so bloody well! The MGTC, the NAAFI truck, the squadron dog, etc, etc. Bloody good show, mate! What's your website for more pics?

Yes, amazing work! :grin:

[jamesdietz]

I like the Guiness bottle myself...I think someone posted it earlier in this thread , but to repeat:www.jamesdietz.com. Its actuallly my publisher's site so it shows mostly military prints , but there are quite a few aviation ones there as well.
To get back to main thrust of this thread ( and as intially posted) the splash screens are pretty bad( clearly no one with any real art background was resposible or expertise in Aviation CG art,)not even as good as the default ones in Il-2 that we are now free to changeat will.One of the main & beautiful strengths of this flawed sims are the screen-shots which are positively gorgeous! I'd love to use them & change them from time to time.There are some very very talanted CG artists who would probably jump at the chance to do great BoB splash-screens,why can't 1C ubisoft see this & change before Battle of Moscow rears its ugly ( yet somehow ,welcomb) head?

[jamesdietz]

For Instance - here are several splash screens from Iron Front...maybe not absolutely terrific but way better than CloD and they are animated!
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d116/jamesdietz/2012-05-25_00012.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d116/jamesdietz/2012-05-25_00013.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d116/jamesdietz/2012-08-03_00008.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d116/jamesdietz/2012-08-03_00002.jpg

I'd hope for something roughly similar from our friends at 1c CloD...at least I'd hope for the same quality...

[Bobo]

Back OT..sorry...
Sports Cars and Fighter Planes, that always works for me.

[AV8R_]

I likes fast planes and cars too...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/AV8R_/dc517982b7bab1befb05ad8a16ea93b1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/AV8R_/b984f43bc1de2a2db6299e7bfae3cbc1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/AV8R_/21d79be2c41769a550f7db4fc604037b.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/AV8R_/95eb47c6800bd5cdffc5d72b7e276f90.jpg

Would love to be able to put in our own splash screens
James art is awesome! Ubi and 1C should contract his works.

[hiro]

Heck even B&W pics of the era would help . . .



http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01711/germans_1711334i.jpg


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatpicturegalleries/7990118/The-Battle-of-Britain-in-pictures.html

on other topics,

great artwork, btw . . .

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also it is possible to get this game 50 fps with everything (gun smoke, smoke and mirrors j/k) turned on, but it was done on a server platform with 2008 and 7 64 dual boot and a borrowed nvidia card from a crazy graphic editors dream pc build . . . but at close to 8K

[SlipBall]

Great talent Dietz! your work reminds me of Norman Rockwell:)

[Jumo211]

When used to run modded version this used to be my
splash screen with video when starting the simulator.
Beginning with BoB ME-110 screen , then lovely
locomotives strafing video and in the end HE-111.
Good old days ! :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_yq92c73_8&feature=plcp

[jamesdietz]

Like:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d116/jamesdietz/HiSummer300psipgSturmovik-1.jpg