August 6 2011 Development Update

[JumpingHubert]

Originally Posted by WWWringer

The BEFORE shots with the harsh shadows look like the light source is from a pinpoint.

the ligthsource of the sun IS a (not moving) pinpoint. Direct sunlight at clear weather makes harsh shadows. Only at distance the contrast may be washed out..

[furbs]

they didn't bend, they fixed, it was wrong before.

[CharveL]

Luthier, please don't listen to those who like the old vibrant, gay disco lighting. These are the same people who walk into BestBuy to purchase the brightest, most garish TV on the shelf.

As long as you remember this is a simulator and not some Unreal engine FPS I think we'll be happy. Let Wings of Prey take care of the other crowd, most of us will prefer the new lighting system I'm sure if it turns out as promised.

The after screenshots look much better even at thus early stage (minus the roundels) but it can be hard to tell from a couple screenshot stills. Mainly I hope the flickering shadows are gone next patch.

[csThor]

I'll reserve judgement until I can actually see and hear what is in the making. It's probably the only sensible thing to do ... instead of vivisecting a bunch of screenshots for the eternal truths of the universe as some people seem to be so fond of.

[VO101_Tom]

Originally Posted by cheesehawk

It's amazing, we used to get threads every week about how "cartoony" the colors looked, that it was nothing like "real" England, and was too vibrant. Now they finally bend for these vocal individuals, and the sentiment changes to too washed out.

different people, different opinion, but both may have truth! I like this humid weather anyway, than the previous cold front weather.

[Borsch]

Thanks for the update Ilya!

Please look into AI doing barrel rolls 3 times faster than the player! It is not possible to play offline with this bug.

[JG5_emil]

Looks great. Love what you've done with the landscape.

[kedrednael]

Finally an update. thanks!
New colours look much better as before, they make the textures look a lot more realistic.

[flyingblind]

As I said in previous post, I prefer the after to the before. I personally think the after looks more realistic, the before sort of looks like you are wearing polarizing sunglasses. So perhaps that is the solution - if you like the after better, nip into Boots and grab a cheap pair to wear whilst playing.

[Krt_Bong]

Heh, heh he said 2 weeks, Ha Ha