MadTommy Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) Just flew my 1st 1.2.3 Ka-50 mission. And i encountered some serious 'bloom' that was not good. (The sun was at about 10:30, i.e ahead and a bit left) These were taken from the same time, but with my head slightly turned away from the sun. By moving my head about 1 degree i could make the bloom appear and disappear...not great. Sun glare is fine, but this is way overboard. Is anyone else getting this kind of massive bloom? Would changing my HDR setting help? Is this a bug? My Settings: I've been using these settings fro ages. Edited February 28, 2013 by MadTommy i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz, Asus P8Z77-V, 8 GB DDR3, 1.5GB GTX 480 (EVGA, superclocked), SSD, 2 x 1680x1050, x-fi extreme music. TM Warthog, Saitek combat pro pedals, TrackIR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) Try this one from Mustang: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1573391&postcount=7 Uf, and this one by PeterP i suppose: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1574003&postcount=11 Edited February 28, 2013 by Aries [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ...the few, the proud, the remaining... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
159th_Viper Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Known issue already reported. Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTommy Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Try this one from Mustang: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1573391&postcount=7 Uf, and this one by PeterP i suppose: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1574003&postcount=11 thanks mate Known issue already reported. Ok cool, didn't see it reported, cheers. i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz, Asus P8Z77-V, 8 GB DDR3, 1.5GB GTX 480 (EVGA, superclocked), SSD, 2 x 1680x1050, x-fi extreme music. TM Warthog, Saitek combat pro pedals, TrackIR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 TBH, the new bloom is more realistic. Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey45 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Just need to lower the helmet visor.... The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTommy Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Just need to lower the helmet visor.... Such an option would be a very nice addition! i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz, Asus P8Z77-V, 8 GB DDR3, 1.5GB GTX 480 (EVGA, superclocked), SSD, 2 x 1680x1050, x-fi extreme music. TM Warthog, Saitek combat pro pedals, TrackIR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey45 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 *hint*hint*... The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) Try this one from Mustang: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1573391&postcount=7 Please ignore that attachment, the hdr.fx from that could cause problems with 1.2.3 - the best way to reduce the bloom is to lower the sun saturation level, this can be done quite easily: first of all enable modifed shaders by allowing them in graphics.cfg (lines 71-74) change to the following: PrecompiledEffects { mode = "USE_PRECOMPILED_EFFECTS_FOR_UNCHANGED_FILES"; //mode = "USE_PRECOMPILED_EFFECTS_ONLY"; next open up your 1.2.3 hdr.fx in notepad++ (Bazar\shaders\PostMotionEffect\HDR) and edit line 313 so it looks like this (the part in bold): float mask = clamp(lGlow * pow(abs(0.6), glowRadius), 0.0, 0.6) * 0.8 * (1.0 - clamp(SunPower, 0.6, 1.0)); Edited February 28, 2013 by Mustang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Has anyone else tried this? it does work but i'd like to see some feedback :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Hi Mustang, Please make a package of various 'Flavours' you would like to have tested . Send me a download link via PM and I will see what I can do at the next weekend/upcoming days. BTW: PM'd you my skype ID to short-cut long-winded written conversations. Edited March 5, 2013 by PeterP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 There shouldn't be a need for different versions, the setting of 0.6 is spot on for correcting this problem :) btw i've added on your contact on Skype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTommy Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 Has anyone else tried this? it does work but i'd like to see some feedback :) I'll try this asap.. just have to watch the world stop while Man U play Madrid! :P i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz, Asus P8Z77-V, 8 GB DDR3, 1.5GB GTX 480 (EVGA, superclocked), SSD, 2 x 1680x1050, x-fi extreme music. TM Warthog, Saitek combat pro pedals, TrackIR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Ok. Can someone post a Track where the problem occurs. - and tell me the exact screen settings you have used. (a screen-shot of the options>System screen should do the job) And ad additional system info and the used GPU+Drivers ... and I almost forgot: please give me a rough time frame (+/- 3min) when it happens in the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTommy Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 Play Ka-50 campaign mission; Deployment 08 : The Other Side.. as you turn way-point 2 and climb over the hills.. you will see what i saw in the screen shots. HDR was set to Cold. i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz, Asus P8Z77-V, 8 GB DDR3, 1.5GB GTX 480 (EVGA, superclocked), SSD, 2 x 1680x1050, x-fi extreme music. TM Warthog, Saitek combat pro pedals, TrackIR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Many thanks for the info. But I (we) really need a track , because the Shader/HDR settings and the problem is chained to your FOV/POV/screen-aspect and how much darkness (means : how much of the cockpit ) is visible when 'it' happened. Once I have seen it myself, I think that I'm able to determine which settings are needed that I can reproduce it and how to counteract it. And BTW - I don't have the time for fling around and hopping that I will see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTommy Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Please ignore that attachment, the hdr.fx from that could cause problems with 1.2.3 - the best way to reduce the bloom is to lower the sun saturation level, this can be done quite easily: first of all enable modifed shaders by allowing them in graphics.cfg (lines 71-74) change to the following: PrecompiledEffects { mode = "USE_PRECOMPILED_EFFECTS_FOR_UNCHANGED_FILES"; //mode = "USE_PRECOMPILED_EFFECTS_ONLY"; next open up your 1.2.3 hdr.fx in notepad++ (Bazar\shaders\PostMotionEffect\HDR) and edit line 313 so it looks like this (the part in bold): float mask = clamp(lGlow * pow(abs(0.6), glowRadius), 0.0, 0.6) * 0.8 * (1.0 - clamp(SunPower, 0.6, 1.0)); Results: I took this is the same location as above SS in OP (same mission) The sun did look a bit crap.. not sure if that was caused by this. But overall much much better. Thanks Mustang as ever. ____________________________________________ As i was taking the screen shots to test this i encountered a odd cloud bug.. coincidence or caused by the above tweak? Edited March 5, 2013 by MadTommy i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz, Asus P8Z77-V, 8 GB DDR3, 1.5GB GTX 480 (EVGA, superclocked), SSD, 2 x 1680x1050, x-fi extreme music. TM Warthog, Saitek combat pro pedals, TrackIR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Hmm that 2nd pic of the sun doesn't look quite right, are you sure you didn't make a mistake during the edit? edit: and as for that 3rd pic, wtf?! no, the clouds have their own separate .fx files and are in no way affected by the changes to hdr.fx. edit2: the sun should be looking like this i will attach my hdr.fx if you wish to try it. Edited March 5, 2013 by Mustang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTommy Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 Hmm that 2nd pic of the sun doesn't look quite right, are you sure you didn't make a mistake during the edit? edit: and as for that 3rd pic, wtf?! no, the clouds have their own separate .fx files and are in no way affected by the changes to hdr.fx. lol yeah clouds where wtf.. when i went back to the pit and back to F2 view this bug disappeared.. And i did switch the 'comment out' around in the graphic.cfg EDIT: i'll compare your HDR to mine cheers. i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz, Asus P8Z77-V, 8 GB DDR3, 1.5GB GTX 480 (EVGA, superclocked), SSD, 2 x 1680x1050, x-fi extreme music. TM Warthog, Saitek combat pro pedals, TrackIR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Ah i see you make your edit through the mods folder? my file edit is directly located in Bazar\shaders\PostMotionEffect\HDR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTommy Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 Ah i see you make your edit through the mods folder? my file edit is directly located in Bazar\shaders\PostMotionEffect\HDR That was my _MODS folder for JSGME... i made a mod and installed it that way. I just compared your hdr to mine and they are identical!! I used UltraCompare. Every line exact match. First file name: F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\HDR testing\hdr_mustang\hdr.fx Second file name: F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\HDR testing\HDR\hdr.fx Report type:All (Matching and Differences) Summary for 1 <--> 2: The files are identical 700 Line(s) match 0 Block(s) diff 0 : 0 Line(s) diff ??? i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz, Asus P8Z77-V, 8 GB DDR3, 1.5GB GTX 480 (EVGA, superclocked), SSD, 2 x 1680x1050, x-fi extreme music. TM Warthog, Saitek combat pro pedals, TrackIR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTommy Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 I just checked JSGME installed it right.. that is direct from the installation directory. i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz, Asus P8Z77-V, 8 GB DDR3, 1.5GB GTX 480 (EVGA, superclocked), SSD, 2 x 1680x1050, x-fi extreme music. TM Warthog, Saitek combat pro pedals, TrackIR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Well i'm stumped there :) Maybe another recently installed mod is causing this, what others do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Lock91 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Thanks for trying to help us out with this right away.. instead of just saying it's a reported issue. :thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] "If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can certainly make something out of you" -Muhammad Ali WIN 7 64-bit SP1 | AMD Phenom II X4 955 | 8.0 GB RAM | NVidia GeForce GTX 550Ti | CH Pro Throttle | CH Fighterstick | CH Pro Pedals | TrackIR5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTommy Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 No other mods at all. did a clean install yesterday. Only files i've added are related to my multi monitor set-up.. (PVI_init.lua, CDU_init.lua & ViewportHandling.lua) These are the only altered files in DCS World. Weird. Thanks anyway. i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz, Asus P8Z77-V, 8 GB DDR3, 1.5GB GTX 480 (EVGA, superclocked), SSD, 2 x 1680x1050, x-fi extreme music. TM Warthog, Saitek combat pro pedals, TrackIR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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