LeCuvier Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Thinking that ED spends valuable resources on producing these useless and counterproductive effects almost makes me angry. ED, focus on the essentials! LeCuvier Windows 10 Pro 64Bit | i7-4790 CPU |16 GB RAM|SSD System Disk|SSD Gaming Disk| MSI GTX-1080 Gaming 8 GB| Acer XB270HU | TM Warthog HOTAS | VKB Gladiator Pro | MongoosT-50 | MFG Crosswind Pedals | TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skopikus Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Rolled back to stable version, only because of this "reflections". In VR they look stupid, when you move your head and they stay - looks so cheap. All knobs and switches look cool though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourrinopathe Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) The main texture that should be edited to remove the baked reflections should be: ka50_cpt_glass_alb.dds Located in the …\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Cockpit\Textures\Cockpit-Ka-50_3_Textures.zip - keep the alpha layer/transparency data - select and fill the glass surfaces with a dark grey/black to remove the main baked reflections - optionally use the alpha layer as a mask/selection to add a slightly lighter grey to maintain some fake opacity/dirt - save it under …\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Liveries\Cockpit-Ka-50_3\no_baked_ref - if you're using the EN cockpit, you'll have to copy the files from …\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Liveries\Cockpit-Ka-50_3\english in your no_baked_ref folder (alternate cockpit) The labels for the reflections are in Russian ;) And you should obtain an alternate cockpit available in the options without altering the default cockpit. Baked reflections, gone. Edited March 2, 2020 by Bourrinopathe /// ВКБ: GF Pro MkII+MCG Pro/GF MkII+SCG L/Black Mamba MkIII/Gladiator/T-Rudder MkII | X-55 Rhino throttle/Saitek Throttle Quadrant | OpenTrack+UTC /// ZULU +4 /// /// "THE T3ASE": i9 9900K | 64 GB DDR4 | RTX 2080ti OC | 2 TB NVMe SSDs, 1 TB SATA SSD, 12 TB HDDs | Gigabyte DESIGNARE mobo /// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave317 Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 GIMP and paint.net won't open it properly for me. Any chance you could do the alterations and upload a new file and i'll create a OVGME mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3WA Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Thinking that ED spends valuable resources on producing these useless and counterproductive effects almost makes me angry. ED, focus on the essentials! Well, they were trying to impress us. But it backfired. Please ED, do a hot fix to give us a choice of reflections or no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourrinopathe Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) GIMP and paint.net won't open it properly for me. Any chance you could do the alterations and upload a new file and i'll create a OVGME mod. I've quickly edited an alternate texture but it's been a while since I modified DCS files, so I have no idea where to find the default description.lua entries. Edited texture: https://file.io/BG4H2f Preview: I only have this: livery = { {"ka50_cpt_shkval" , SELF_ILLUMINATION , "ccSHKVAL_Bake_SRC" , true}; {"mir" , DIFFUSE , "mirrors" , true}; {"ka50_cpt_glass", DIFFUSE , "ka50_cpt_glass_alb_NREF", false}; } The description.lua has to be included in the alternate cockpit folder. (…DCS World\Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Liveries\Cockpit-Ka-50_3\no_baked_ref) The texture is not applied to the Shkval monitor, HUD and additional side armored glass panels. I don't know where to find the description.lua entries for these. If you know where to find the complete default description.lua, please let me know. I don't have time to test the texture so it might require some tweaking to look best in different lighting conditions (I've just left some tint and surface texture/dirt - might be too subtle). But the crisp baked reflections are gone. ---- FWIW I don't see anything wrong with those default baked reflections. ED art team probably find it visually interesting in general. They might not have tested the rendering in VR and/or headtracking and they might consider it does not represent the majority of the player base. Those reflections have existed for a long time in multiple aircraft (at least since FC3). I'm sure the goal was to add some immersion despite the fact that it doesn't work well with head movement tracking and stereoscopy. That new cockpit has a fantastic level of details! I'm grateful we have the chance to enjoy such a neat rendition of the real Ka-50 ;) Happy flying and tank pounding! Edited March 3, 2020 by Bourrinopathe /// ВКБ: GF Pro MkII+MCG Pro/GF MkII+SCG L/Black Mamba MkIII/Gladiator/T-Rudder MkII | X-55 Rhino throttle/Saitek Throttle Quadrant | OpenTrack+UTC /// ZULU +4 /// /// "THE T3ASE": i9 9900K | 64 GB DDR4 | RTX 2080ti OC | 2 TB NVMe SSDs, 1 TB SATA SSD, 12 TB HDDs | Gigabyte DESIGNARE mobo /// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave317 Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 I've got the file opened but it looks completly different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourrinopathe Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) That's the alpha layer. What software are you using to view the texture? From my short test, it looks ok in DCS (except for the parts where it's not applied). ---- Here's how it looks with the cockpit light ON: Again, it should leave some texture and surface effect on the glass but it needs more testing (and those missing description.lua entries). I don't have the time to tweak the transparency/dirt atm. Also, ED could probably use the SSLR on the glass surfaces but they probably didn't do it because it might not look great with the current implementation, there might be performance concerns, and it has to be defined in the material properties (.edm model, probably). But it might be possible to get them in the future. Edited March 3, 2020 by Bourrinopathe /// ВКБ: GF Pro MkII+MCG Pro/GF MkII+SCG L/Black Mamba MkIII/Gladiator/T-Rudder MkII | X-55 Rhino throttle/Saitek Throttle Quadrant | OpenTrack+UTC /// ZULU +4 /// /// "THE T3ASE": i9 9900K | 64 GB DDR4 | RTX 2080ti OC | 2 TB NVMe SSDs, 1 TB SATA SSD, 12 TB HDDs | Gigabyte DESIGNARE mobo /// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave317 Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 That's using Paint.net. Looks like it can't separate the layers and only shows the alpha layer. GIMP doesn't want to open dds files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourrinopathe Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) [EDITED: default description.lua IS available] The description.lua can be generated from the ModelViewer2! Thanks to soup, for that invaluable info! Edited March 3, 2020 by Bourrinopathe /// ВКБ: GF Pro MkII+MCG Pro/GF MkII+SCG L/Black Mamba MkIII/Gladiator/T-Rudder MkII | X-55 Rhino throttle/Saitek Throttle Quadrant | OpenTrack+UTC /// ZULU +4 /// /// "THE T3ASE": i9 9900K | 64 GB DDR4 | RTX 2080ti OC | 2 TB NVMe SSDs, 1 TB SATA SSD, 12 TB HDDs | Gigabyte DESIGNARE mobo /// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourrinopathe Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Thanks to users Asta, Flt. Lt Nigel Farage and soup from the DCS Modding Hub Discord server, the baked reflections can be history. Here's the description.lua you need: livery = { {"ka50_cpt_shkval" , SELF_ILLUMINATION , "ccSHKVAL_Bake_SRC" , true}; {"mir" , DIFFUSE , "mirrors" , true}; {"ka50_cpt_glass", DIFFUSE , "ka50_cpt_glass_alb_NREF", false}; {"ka50_cpt_glass_pribors", DIFFUSE , "ka50_cpt_glass_alb_NREF", false}; } Edited March 3, 2020 by Bourrinopathe /// ВКБ: GF Pro MkII+MCG Pro/GF MkII+SCG L/Black Mamba MkIII/Gladiator/T-Rudder MkII | X-55 Rhino throttle/Saitek Throttle Quadrant | OpenTrack+UTC /// ZULU +4 /// /// "THE T3ASE": i9 9900K | 64 GB DDR4 | RTX 2080ti OC | 2 TB NVMe SSDs, 1 TB SATA SSD, 12 TB HDDs | Gigabyte DESIGNARE mobo /// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourrinopathe Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Here's two variants, easy to install. >>> Russian version, no baked reflections <<< How to use: extract the folder into: …\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Liveries\Cockpit-Ka-50_3 use by selecting the No_ref_RU from the drop-down menu in Options\Special\Ka-50\Customized cockpit >>> English version, no baked reflections <<< How to use: extract the folder into: …\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Liveries\Cockpit-Ka-50_3 use by selecting the No_ref_EN from the drop-down menu in Options\Special\Ka-50\Customized cockpit (thanks to ams999 for the updated description.lua) Please keep in mind that's a quick modification. The glass texture replacement could be better and hopefully ED will provide a similar option in a future update. За здоро́вье! Edited March 6, 2020 by Bourrinopathe files updated /// ВКБ: GF Pro MkII+MCG Pro/GF MkII+SCG L/Black Mamba MkIII/Gladiator/T-Rudder MkII | X-55 Rhino throttle/Saitek Throttle Quadrant | OpenTrack+UTC /// ZULU +4 /// /// "THE T3ASE": i9 9900K | 64 GB DDR4 | RTX 2080ti OC | 2 TB NVMe SSDs, 1 TB SATA SSD, 12 TB HDDs | Gigabyte DESIGNARE mobo /// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrohde Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 :thumbup: PC: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | MSI Suprim GeForce 3090 TI | ASUS Prime X570-P | 128GB DDR4 3600 RAM | 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD | Win10 Pro 64bit Gear: HP Reverb G2 | JetPad FSE | VKB Gunfighter Pro Mk.III w/ MCG Ultimate VKBcontrollers.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3WA Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Thanks! I'll try it out later. Now if someone can just tape a FLIR camera to the front of the shkval... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skopikus Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Already downloading beta version again. Thank you guys! Ur da best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dehuman Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Here's two variants, easy to install. >>> Russian version, no baked reflections <<< How to use: extract the folder into: …\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Liveries\Cockpit-Ka-50_3 use by selecting the No_ref_RU from the drop-down menu in Options\Special\Ka-50\Customized cockpit >>> English version, no baked reflections <<< How to use: extract the folder into: …\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Liveries\Cockpit-Ka-50_3 copy the textures (*.dds) from: …\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Liveries\Cockpit-Ka-50_3\english into the \no_ref_EN folder use by selecting the No_ref_EN from the drop-down menu in Options\Special\Ka-50\Customized cockpit Please keep in mind that's a quick modification. The glass texture replacement could be better and hopefully ED will provide a similar option in a future update. За здоро́вье! You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave317 Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 Good work thanks. What editing software did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourrinopathe Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 With GIMP you'd have to install the dds plugin first. I used Photoshop (also requires a dds plugin). I'm glad that quick tweak can be useful. What's important is enjoying the Ka-50 ;) /// ВКБ: GF Pro MkII+MCG Pro/GF MkII+SCG L/Black Mamba MkIII/Gladiator/T-Rudder MkII | X-55 Rhino throttle/Saitek Throttle Quadrant | OpenTrack+UTC /// ZULU +4 /// /// "THE T3ASE": i9 9900K | 64 GB DDR4 | RTX 2080ti OC | 2 TB NVMe SSDs, 1 TB SATA SSD, 12 TB HDDs | Gigabyte DESIGNARE mobo /// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams999 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Thank you for this mod! Hope you don't mind that I modified the description.lua a bit - this way it isn't necessary to copy the textures from the English cockpit and your English mod can be used the same way as your Russian mod. Feel free to use it if you'd like. "[...] because, basically, in this day and age, if you get to the merge and no one's died - it's not good for anybody." - Keith 'Okie' Nance "Nun siegt mal schön!" - Theodor Heuss, September 1958 "Nobody has any intention of building a wall." - Walter Ulbricht, June 1961 "Russia has no plans to invade either Ukraine or any other country." - Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's ambassador to the EU, January 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourrinopathe Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Much better! Thanks! I totally forgot we could use those paths ;) File updated. /// ВКБ: GF Pro MkII+MCG Pro/GF MkII+SCG L/Black Mamba MkIII/Gladiator/T-Rudder MkII | X-55 Rhino throttle/Saitek Throttle Quadrant | OpenTrack+UTC /// ZULU +4 /// /// "THE T3ASE": i9 9900K | 64 GB DDR4 | RTX 2080ti OC | 2 TB NVMe SSDs, 1 TB SATA SSD, 12 TB HDDs | Gigabyte DESIGNARE mobo /// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speed-of-heat Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Great work on removing the reflections... however it is now pretty hard to see any contrast on the SHKVAL? SYSTEM SPECS: Hardware Intel Corei7-12700KF @ 5.1/5.3p & 3.8e GHz, 64Gb RAM, 4090 FE, Dell S2716DG, Virpil T50CM3 Throttle, WinWIng Orion 2 & F-16EX + MFG Crosswinds V2, Varjo Aero SOFTWARE: Microsoft Windows 11, VoiceAttack & VAICOM PRO YOUTUBE CHANNEL: @speed-of-heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_Harpoon Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Since this thread is brought back from the dead... Does it break IC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speed-of-heat Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 not that i have seen SYSTEM SPECS: Hardware Intel Corei7-12700KF @ 5.1/5.3p & 3.8e GHz, 64Gb RAM, 4090 FE, Dell S2716DG, Virpil T50CM3 Throttle, WinWIng Orion 2 & F-16EX + MFG Crosswinds V2, Varjo Aero SOFTWARE: Microsoft Windows 11, VoiceAttack & VAICOM PRO YOUTUBE CHANNEL: @speed-of-heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Great work on removing the reflections... however it is now pretty hard to see any contrast on the SHKVAL? Yes, the loss of contrast on Shkval was too much. Below is how I fixed the contrast issue. Line 2 of description.lua provided by Bourrinopathe {"ka50_cpt_shkval" , SELF_ILLUMINATION , "ccSHKVAL_Bake_SRC" , true}; Change to the one from default description.lua: {"ka50_cpt_shkval_Additive", DIFFUSE , "ccSHKVAL_Bake_SRC", true}; Seems to have fixed the contrast issue while keeping the reflection fix. Have not tested at night however. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alighierian Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Yes, the loss of contrast on Shkval was too much. Below is how I fixed the contrast issue. Line 2 of description.lua provided by Bourrinopathe Change to the one from default description.lua: Seems to have fixed the contrast issue while keeping the reflection fix. Have not tested at night however. Cheers, that fixed it on my end as well. Makes the Shkval actually useable again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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