If we saw that terrain in SoW, without the rest of SoW having that same filter applied, everyone would be happy I think. So long as the landscape could be tuned to have warmer colours, it would look awesome. I play the WoP demo every week or so, and I always marvel at the seamless terrain.
Of course we have yet to see how SoW looks in-play, but with WoP there are no objects that randomly pop-out as you travel closer; everything just feels so smooth.

That's just my opinion though. I, too, don't like WoP's colour filter, although I do not find that it detracts too much from the terrain itself. The terrain does look a bit as though each field is the same colour, although on the other hand the Berlin map has fields that have really nice, warm colours.

Except for this ugly "WWII" filter (1), the terrain in this sim is so good, excellent geometry and excellent disposal of the trees and the fields, so natural.


(1) if I had to choose some kind of filter, I would have, instead this "Band of Brothers" brown mask, choosen a filter which would portray the Kodachrome look of the fourties :

http://www.shorpy.com/image/tid/179

of course, as an option, I prefer realistic lighting.

Amazing images there, and no "band of brothers sepia filter" ;)

Just look at this one taken in 1942... Looks like it was taken yesterday!

http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a34949u1_0.jpg

You have to play WOP and BOP to appreciate one of the difficulties that the graphics and the atmospheric ambience imposes for SIM players. There are no plane Icons in SIM and spotting ac, which only appear at much closer distances than on IL1946, is extremely difficult. The planes are very difficult to spot at low altitude, they merge into the detailed ground terrain and virtually all on-line games are confined to dogfight furballs at very low altitudes with players diving to 300ft at the instant they spawn. I find the graphics to be a major problem and, despite all the positives of having a reasonable terrain, in practice you have to wash out the clours by increasing brightness and reducing contrast so that you can actually do what the game is all about - spotting your foe and not admiring the scenery or wether one field is too green or yellow!

Kind of reminds you of a Disney ride. lol

Flyingbullseye

I got a laugh out of that because when I got this happy, comfortable, familar feeling watching it turn I didn't know why......:grin:

Ah well, the creator had the godlike idea to include some useless music (probably britney spears or some of his other favorites) and thus the video can't be played from EU / Germany at least. UMG is the rights holder to the music and thus it won't play duh.

Maybe you can find a version without music? If not I'd have to use a proxy... to watch a simple video. Guess in that case I'd have to pass :P

I have watched it, im from Spain

Hopefully WOP will bring new combat flight sim members into the community. Then they can advance into the SOW series.

That terrain is better than what we have seen so far from SOW at this moment in time if the colours were different it would be spot on.