just switched back to beta 15527-waoh!

[Stefem]

Originally Posted by David198502

i just switched back to the previous beta patch because i wanted to fly the E4 again....man after some days with 15866 i totally forgot how beautiful the cockpits were.all the nice reflections and not that contrasted looks way more convincing.

Try with no beta patch at all, cockpit color are noticeably better than with the past beta patch

[David198502]

Originally Posted by cheesehawk

The E-4 is in 15866, why did you roll back again?

because of its bugged prop pitch!

[Hunden]

Didn't realize they had taken reflections out. Compared the 2 betas and I agree that the first beta had a much better look to it. I knew something was missing just thought it had something to do with the drastic colors and contrast change.

I like the 866 patch better. Apart from a few minor things it's overall alot nicer to look at. and for screenshots.

[sorak]

Originally Posted by Hunden

Didn't realize they had taken reflections out. Compared the 2 betas and I agree that the first beta had a much better look to it. I knew something was missing just thought it had something to do with the drastic colors and contrast change.

The reflections are not out.. They are less noticeable.. which is better.. Plus the reflections in the cockpit was never really anyway.. Look at the reflection closely.. its just a static picture that never changes no matter what really is the reflection.. Its been like the whole time...

New Cockpit color and all colors in the new patch is so much more BETTER...

I got some breast milk ready to go if needed

[cellinsky]

"New Cockpit color and all colors in the new patch is so much more BETTER... "

Never been negativ here, but I really wonder what some of you guys look at !??
As a graphics designer, I have my monitor set to defaults. Cockpit graphics look exactly if someone has its gamma settings way to dark and therefore did overcorrect the gradation. A common mistake with beginners, as I often see at school.
And the colrrs on the terrain look like uncorrected sattelite-images pre 1995. Abosolute horrible and unnecessairy changes here. Went back to the previous patch, wich is much more balanced overall IMHO. Hope it will turn out thr good way, cause I really like the sim
Cheers, Marcello

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by cellinsky

"New Cockpit color and all colors in the new patch is so much more BETTER... "

Never been negativ here, but I really wonder what some of you guys look at !??
As a graphics designer, I have my monitor set to defaults. Cockpit graphics look exactly if someone has its gamma settings way to dark and therefore did overcorrect the gradation. A common mistake with beginners, as I often see at school.
And the colrrs on the terrain look like uncorrected sattelite-images pre 1995. Abosolute horrible and unnecessairy changes here. Went back to the previous patch, wich is much more balanced overall IMHO. Hope it will turn out thr good way, cause I really like the sim
Cheers, Marcello

+1, well said.

[Hunden]

Originally Posted by sorak

The reflections are not out.. They are less noticeable.. which is better.. Plus the reflections in the cockpit was never really anyway.. Look at the reflection closely.. its just a static picture that never changes no matter what really is the reflection.. Its been like the whole time...

New Cockpit color and all colors in the new patch is so much more BETTER...

I got some breast milk ready to go if needed

Lactating are we? Thanks but I don't like fat chicks...............

[Jaws2002]

I got some breast milk ready to go if needed

Is that the only line you have? It's getting old, you know.

Originally Posted by sorak

The reflections are not out.. They are less noticeable.. which is better.. New Cockpit color and all colors in the new patch is so much more BETTER...

The reflections are not less noticeable, they are pretty much gone.
You are the only one around here that finds the latest beta better when it comes to looks.

Here are two very similar screens taken in the curent official version, first beta and the latest beta:

Official version:





first beta:





and the last beta:

[Jaws2002]

As you can see in the last beta the reflections are gone, the water looks flat and has the color of a stormy sea. Remember, part of the water color in the distance is given by the color of the sky that's reflected in the water. The blue sky reflected in the water should make the water look blue. Just simple fact.

The game lost a huge amount of beauty in the last beta. It lost the beautiful lightng, sea color and the beauty of the cockpits. This were some of the few strong points this game had.
If the final version looks anything like this last beta, this game is going to slowly die.