At this point some AntiAliasing would make wonders...

Please use the latest videocards for screenshots... the incompatibiliti between HDR and AA had been solved long time ago afaik and in the end... AA can give more wow than HDR.

Self-shading, even visible in the canopy if you have good eyes. We don't have that in Il-2.

Oleg, these are nice pictures, but the clouds look too much like cotton-balls IMO from above. From above, I think we should be able to see even more particles on the clouds then what is currently modelled, like this:

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/4794128-lg.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../2b/Clouds.JPG

I said texture.. not texture effects...

Ok still my same posting as allways STF nitpickers, lets wait for the final product .. until then lets enjoy Olegs work ;)

Exactly, wait for it till it is released and fixing obvious mistakes is so much more complicated. How about you use your brain before posting....

Oleg knows that he needs to appreciate the nitpickers, because otherwise he would be lying when he writes: "most accurate simulation of BoB" or whatever on the back of the box. Cause right now, with a plane (Bf110) cobbled together from three different series spanning 1939-1942 makes it wrong.

Nice atmosphere in first picture:cool:

Ground object screens have always impressed me, but these are the first shots I have seen where everything thing is blended together quite nicely. Lighting effects, atmosphere, colour and bump mapping look great.

Thanks for the update!

Fair point mate, no argument intended ;)

if we could have landscape like this, then that would be amazing

Very nice