Constructive explanation of issues

[vingt-2]

Hi,
The latest patch works great, the fps gain is consequent, nevertheless, it came for me with a graphic issue that might result of some kind of "optimisation" in the draw distance.


Now, the normals (shadows) of the terrain won't pop anymore within a quiet shorter distance to the ground.


Plus, by changing the angle between the camera and the ground, the normal sometimes pop, then disappear:

Bottom left corner, the left part is nice, the normals are popping, right part baaad, no normal, just an ugly low rez texture

It doesn't look seems to be a big issue like that, but when you are flying at low altitude, and they simply don't pop, it kills the awesomeness of the landscape, just wanted to tell it, because this was unharmed before the patch, and the landscape looked much better.


So, I posted the issue, i'm quiet sure noone will ever read, or care about it, but, here are my settings:
http://pix.wefrag.com/i/7/a/9/c/4/30...f19cbbdaa5.jpg
It could be VERY nice to get an option in order to be able to set the draw distance ourselves .

[BOBC]

Squidgyb...This was touched on in a post at simhq.com I believe.

As I understand, the Spit has two fuel tanks, and only some real life variations had fuel gauges for both tanks. CoD's Spit has only one fuel gauge - for one tank. Up until the point that the main tank is completely drained, you will not see any change in fuel readings. You'll only see the gauge drop after the second tank has started depleting.

I haven't tested this out, I'm just going from what I read.

ref

and only some real life variations had fuel gauges for both tanks.

There were no variations as such, a misleading term, early on in WW2 ALL Spitfires had two gauges.

The sims spitfire should indeed have two fuel gauges, a 37 gal and a 48 gal. ALL...repeat ALL !!! Battle of Britain spitfire Mk1 and 1a had two, late on in the Battle the left hand gauge was taken out of operation with a data plate over the right hand gauge warning of such.
It is important that fuel management and correct content feedback is given and that two gauges are displayed. The team studied a postwar restoration/modified aircraft and not wartime footage of a Mk1 and wreckage. All recovered panels from BoB period spitfire digs show two fuel gauge holes. Surviving spitfires have undergone many changes and panel changes.
The crowbar also needs removing, it was not carried at all during the Battle of Britain !
BOBC

[BOBC]

Stepping away from performance issues, the most famous of aircraft needs a fix:-
The Spitfire Mark choosing panel needs correcting, it is applying a Mark ll spinner (the bulbous rounded one) and blade (broad root) to the Mark 1a ! There was no difference in spinner and props on both the Mk1 and 1a. The consequence of this error is that we are seeing mostly Mkll spitifires being flown by users yet the Battle of Britain had mostly Mark 1 and 1a ! Also we are seeing early black/white camouflage on mark ll aircraft which is most confusing and incorrect.

Wooden blades did not exist on any BoB spitfire, 1 1a or ll

Side aerials were not seen on spitfires for most of the period.

Crowbars were never carried in the BoB and need removing from the door.

The ability to apply Hurricane codes to spitfires and Spitfire codes to Hurricanes should be corrected.

Pilots of Hurricanes and spitfires wearing side caps and headphones looks wrong, that never happened. Lets see the pilots inside the aircraft look correct.

Give the Luft and RAF blue grey uniforms not light grey and cyan.

Give people in Luft gunners positions the correct gunsight, a simple cross hair.

The spitfire cockpit, I have yet to see in the release version a Mark 1 cockpit, see list of 18 or more alterations on other threads, some very large.

These are just some of a long list of fixes required.

I have to say that there is much that is awesome, just fantastic.

BOBC

[carl]

i got fed up shooting at bombers justto killacouple of rear gunners so nowi just chop there planes in half with my prop, up to 12 in a row so far, anyone can beatthis