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Originally Posted by Bearcat
Did you know that by adjusting the specular settings like that mod does that it makes it easier to see planes at night or at dusk/dawn? If you have that mod and I dont and we are in a coop on opposing sides with no or very tight icons.... you will have an advantage over me because of that mod as you will be able to see me bette tnan I you..... this is the kindof stuff that has so many hackles up.... is that fair? What about in competuition where there is a night mission? So does that mean that like it or not inorer to be competitive I am forced to DL these mods as well? Is that right.. or is it wrong.. if for whatever reason I am opposed to doing this and you arent? A slippery slope my friend.
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Bearcat, I understand your concerns, but they are without base. I will not have advantage over you and I will not see you better then you can see me. Planes are not reflective (that is impossible in il2fb), and are not shining and glowing in the dark. In the dark you can see them only when there is moon of course, like till now was. What was done? Specular light “dot pitch” is decreased to value of 16 it was by default 4, and on some planes light intensity was raised very little. The result is darker planes but with better overall natural look (some of them are hopeless and in a fact now looking worse) The effect also is very depending on weather, sun settings, your quality settings, very much of skin used and above all of angle from which you are watching plane.
But let the picture speak for a thousand words.
All pics cropped not resized or edited. Map Normandy, time 13:30 weather: good. Graphic card Nvidia 6600LE, antialiasing 8X (using free utility NVHardpage). Credits and respect to skin artist and Oleg of course for this wonderful simulation
