IL2 and Sound Modding

[BSS_Sniper]

Originally Posted by stalkervision

You don't get specular reflections in Il-2 like in real life when the glit of the sun reflects off a polished aircraft surface. Actually these reflections were quite common apparently and not rare whatsoever as you say because they are frequently commented on by ww 2 combat pilots. Apparently you have seen this effect very little huh and your a professional pilot with 20/15 vision what??? Private planes aren't camoflaged don't you know also. Many ace pilots were well known for picking out aircraft at increadable distances before their comrades could see the same aircraft. This is a decided advantage in any non-radar air combat. You don't get good movement clues either in il-2 as one would get in real life either.

Again, the fact that you can see aircraft so far off in this sim is just plain "gamey" and not realistic at all. The glint thing is rare as I stated and vision, good or bad has nothing to do with haze and other factors that are not present in the sim. If anything, seeing planes so far off needs to be toned way down. If you won't believe a real pilot that flies most everyday, well, I don't know what to tell you. I think that if you talked to a majority of pilots instead of reading of just a select few, you'd hear the same from the WW2 guys. You can't see planes normally that are 3, 4 or 5 miles out. In here you can see them a good 10k out without even trying. You're more than welcome to stop by our forums and just ask there. I'm just a commercial pilot with my instrument and multiengine ratings. Vidar is one too, except he is a flight instructor as well. He'd be more than happy to explain things. www.bss214.com