Cockpit textures for the Viper
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I must say I find this mod nothing short of amazing!
Almost every single aspect of it makes flying a better expirience: the better resolution enhances the texture to the point where they look better and the data is far easier to read.
The same goes for the clarity of the canopy and the night lights.There is though one issue which is very important: canopy reflection.
While they depict actual reflections in certain lightning conditions they can not deal with the human brain’s interpretation…eg…in real life, as mentioned before, the focus shifts to the point of interest and the closer data are outside of the focal plane of view and thereby arn’t actually being seen or their visual effect is negligible.
I think that in order to adapt the reflections to the sim’s actual 2D view they need to be toned down to their current levels in the original files, or a bit more but only a tiny bit.
Not the new clarity effect but only the reflections.
Their current state make it very hard to spot and track aircrafts visually in comparison to the original reflections.Saying that…it is an amazing artistic job !
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I kept original 8005 and 8012 for that reasons
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If I install the textures, will they appear in all theatres or in the KTO only?
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If I install the textures, will they appear in all theatres or in the KTO only?
They appear in the theater folder you place them. So if you place them in KTO folder, only there. Beware, some theaters use other dds numbers for certain skinning so it’s not guaranteed of you copy them in another theater all will work ok.
Also note, the current high res skins seems to be for block50/52 only (and some parts are shared in other pits but not everything). -
They appear in the theater folder you place them. So if you place them in KTO folder, only there. Beware, some theaters use other dds numbers for certain skinning so it’s not guaranteed of you copy them in another theater all will work ok.
Also note, the current high res skins seems to be for block50/52 only (and some parts are shared in other pits but not everything).…therefore caution is advised and, most of all, making a backup of the original ckpit files
Thank you very much, Focaldesign.
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I have used them on the ITO 1.01, and they work fine, combined with tavors hud glass, and the projector glass texture mod, looks good! But make sure you back up originals. The reflections are a bit much so i stuck with the one from bms. Would be nice to get some slightly dusty cockpit panels for the israeli jets Tom?
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Hi guys,
thanks a lot. I´m glad you like it.
Well…about the reflections. Yes we spoke a lot about it in our scquadron. When I was flying in real life I allways got issues with the reflection of the canopy. Specially when I have to land against the sun the reflections often blends me. Sometimes It`s feel like landing blind. However. I wanted to Import These effects into BMS.
On the other side, the reflections helping me to hold the orientation in Dogfights. So I can life with it very well. Yes- Otherwise it is possible to use the original Canopy texture.
About the Cockpit Versions: Sorry guys. I fly the Block 50 only. So I never made a try to modify other Versions. I hope the in the next week I will able to work on the other Cockpits just like Isreali and so on.
Cheers
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Why isn’t this stock? Amazing work, TC!
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@Tom:
Otherwise it is possible to use the original Canopy texture.
that’s the great thing about it, it’s not a take all or none mod, you can choose what dds files you replace and what you keep original.
@Tom:
About the Cockpit Versions: Sorry guys. I fly the Block 50 only. So I never made a try to modify other Versions. I hope the in the next week I will able to work on the other Cockpits just like Isreali and so on.
Looking forward to MLU stuff!
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that’s the great thing about it, it’s not a take all or none mod, you can choose what dds files you replace and what you keep original.
Looking forward to MLU stuff!
Cheers
Tomhttp://www.fotos-hochladen.net/uploads/meincockpitvnilh8d6xt.jpg
Same Idea! Also wanted to post a pic from one of my glider flights! You can see a very intense reflection:
Thank you for your nice textures Tom
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I have at some point to release my cockpit arrangements…
Its on the list.
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I kept original 8005 and 8012 for that reasons
Aren’t they 8005 and 8013?
But…8005 contains also button night lightning (among other textures)…
And…you also lose the clarity effect within the mod.Tom,
Is it possible to please have a toned down reflections version (night and day)?
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Same Idea! Also wanted to post a pic from one of my glider flights! You can see a very intense reflection:
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160512/e8e686fcdddbc96e08639ac4ef7eac05.jpg
Two things to keep in mind : Depends on lighting conditions ; and is not the same at night.
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Two things to keep in mind : Depends on lighting conditions ; and is not the same at night.
Plus photographs are not the same as what the human eye perceives, they look worse in pictures then IRL most of the time. And indeed very dependant on lighting conditions.
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This is a very special mod for this one I really wanted to work.
The cockpit textures are amazing and make everything so mch more easier to see.
The night lights are a treat!
But…
1. Current canopy reflections puts the user at a very distinct disadvantage due to much pronounced lesser visibility
2. HUD harder green projector image again hinders visibility through the HUD.Are the reflection beautiful?
No…they are amazing!
I asked a real pilot how he deals with the reflections and he simply said: you just get used to not seeing them and focusing on what you want to see outside.
It’s something one can not do in 2D screen graphics.In short…at its current state I wish I could use the mod…but I shall once and if it’s changed…
Thanks for your hard work !
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Just swap out the canopy reflections, and use your own? I really like this work, but had a hard time with the reflections, it also replaces the hud glass projector mod if your using that. I used a dds viewer to see what file is what, and used the main panels and switches. Thanks for your effort TC
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Just swap out the canopy reflections, and use your own? I really like this work, but had a hard time with the reflections, it also replaces the hud glass projector mod if your using that. I used a dds viewer to see what file is what, and used the main panels and switches. Thanks for your effort TC
Which dds Viewer are you using ?, I installed the “DDS Viewer” and cannot open any of the dds files
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Which dds Viewer are you using ?, I installed the “DDS Viewer” and cannot open any of the dds files
You can install irfanview with all plugins. Easy, light and free
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Paint.Net does also work great.
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http://www.amnoid.de/ddsview/download.html
For years now. No installation needed.
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