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Opinions before making an "official" bug report. Does gauge colors wash out at night this much for everyone?

 

In video below especially compare IAS red/yellow needle and G-meter red/yellow strip. The latter does not wash out nearly as much. How all gauge colors should look? First daylight colors for comparison with night. 1920x1080 (min settings).

 

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Bad youtube quality [43 sec] (adjust best youtube quality, go fullscreen):

 

  • 1:00 AM, spool up max
  • Cycle "Instrument Panel Primary Light Rheostat" min - max twice

 

Interestingly, this behavior changed with latest patches (most likely Open beta 2.5.6.50726 with it's list of "Corrected lights in the cockpits of next aircraft ..."). Better in one aspect. Used to be, turning up full "Instrument Panel Primary Light Rheostat" even in daytime, gauge colors washed out completely.


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Remade top post.

 

New video in higher game resolution (1920x1080) & zoomed in. New screenshot in exact same position daylight. Changed all text (discovered new things with better quality). Specifically, the G-meter (top panel) red/yellow does not wash nearly as badly (still red/yellow) as IAS red/yellow needle (completely white).

 

1) Shouldn't all colors act like the G-meter colors?

2) Is the gauge color washouts just me?

 

Feedback, players? Made preparations, gathered files for bug report, don't want to waste DCS time if it's just me.

(Youtube is crappy, might upload an mp4 when/if making bug report)


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Hi all,

 

I have tried to reproduce but have been unable, can I ask you to give me a short track replay showing it, and a screenshot of your dcs settings.

 

Please also try this.

Rename your dcs folder in saved games

 

Example: C:\Users\bigne\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta to C:\Users\bigne\Saved Games\DCS.openbetabackup

 

run a full cleanup and repair or verify for steam users

 

Restart dcs and test, this will rule out any settings or config errors.

 

If there is no change you can close dcs and return to the backup up version.

 

thank you

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Hi BIGNEWY, looking at your screenshot, it seems that you haven't turned on the gauge's backlight to the max, but I'll try to follow your tips and see what happens.

Cheers :thumbup:

 

EDIT:

Removed local "saved games" folder, did a full cleanup/repair, created a quick mission at 1AM.

First screenshot is with all rheostats in "vanilla" position, second one is with all 3 of them turned full right.

Everything is white.

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I made a bug report with a track. Here.

 

-Yes, it's a fresh "Saved Games" and a repair & "cleaning files".

-It has always behaved like this (NOT any recent patch).

 

Yet again, I emphasize the (most annoying) comparison between the red/yellow of the G-Meter and the red/yellow of the IAS needle. The latter washes out nearly completely. But there's also all the other gauge coloring's like green arcs that shouldn't wash out as much. Or at all? Shine white light on colored surface, does color disappear? No.

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