Normandy AGL color

I've seen old photos of AGL-s in Normandy, and what strikes me is that they are of a rather light color, not the dark red-ish we have in DCS. I've also seen WIP pictures of the map showing different AGL-s that match these pictures. I was wondering what made ED change their mind and darken the runways and taxiways?

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Judging by the pictures, we have a downgraded version which is not their internal testing version. Hopefully we will get the same standards as the pictures show with 2.5.

In fact, the first image wip seems much more faithful to reality than the second, we hope that with the 2.5 there is this upgrade ...:thumbup:

colour pictures would be nice too, hard to tell how it really looks on a black and white one. i do too see them brigther as they are in game right now.

Among other things, it is to be hoped that they also implement the indispensable dust, earth and other effects raised by the propellers, etc ... by taxiing, take off and landing ...:thumbup:

Thank you for fixing this, looks much better now! I'm just wondering why such big improvements are not mentioned in the changelog :ermm:

Thank you for fixing this, looks much better now! I'm just wondering why such big improvements are not mentioned in the changelog :ermm:

 

fixed? big improvements??? besides a little brighter colour, those grassfields still look like the A2 autobahn. there is no transition from grass to runway textures whatsoever, besides you see the cutting edges from the taxiways towards the runways or other taxiways very clearly..furthermore you see the overlaying texture of paving stones....so no, its not fixed at all imo.

I'm not saying it couldn't look better. I'm saying it looks much better than before and I'm grateful they listened and took a step in the right direction. The glass is always full! 50% water + 50% air ;)

The psychodelic colours of the old map were the main turnoff for me, coupled with poor performance (microstutters everywhere). The former got toned down a little (though Spring and Summer colours are still a bit on hippy-LSD side), the latter greatly improved as well, some texture mapping issues in the northern part were solved here and there too.

All and all, a welcomed improvement from my point of view, at least the map became flyable for me now.

I'm so happy we have concrete airfields now, and the new sand color is great as well.

However, am I the only one who finds the color of concrete in Normandy too vivid? Like a vivid turquoise, it looks very much out of place.

Ha! Compared to still excessive and drug-happy-green prevalent all over the spring and summer versions, everythinig else might seem blue'ish :D

On a more serious note, though, I don't quite share your impression. Pic below shows how they look on my PC, summer map at noon with clear sky (so with most vibrant colours). Looks dead grey to me. Maybe it's hour and cloud coverage dependent? I admit haven't flown there all that much outside of noon conditions yet.

Looks the same to me and I still find it unnatural. Somehow it doesn't blend in with the surroundings.

The AGL Fields look still somewhat wired, because sand Airfield done with bulldozer have extreme sharp borders...

Looks like they have done the Taxiway and Runway drawn with a Ruler..

But it looks now little bit more natural then before...

Little bit more wash out in the Texture surroundings would be nice..