S3NTRY11 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 fair point, but I would argue that critique is most useful BEFORE the cake is baked. Slip the surly bonds of Earth [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Core i7 2600k@4.5||Z77 Extreme 6||16GB RAM WIN 10||HTC Vive ||G940||1080Ti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanatrix Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Alot of the time HDR looks like crap in screenshots but looks good in motion too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 thanks a lot wags one question! the F15C in DCS engine will have a clickable cockpit ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomdeplume Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 thanks a lot wags one question! the F15C in DCS engine will have a clickable cockpit ? It's just a new 3D model, it's not going to be flyable in DCS:WH. If they ever make a DCS: Eagle, then yes it'll have a clickable cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMFA117_Poko Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) Nice job with Nellis AFB. However, aren't the taxiway marks too wide? They should be thin a half of their present dimmension. Look at the photo (markings are about same wide of a gear tire): Edited September 3, 2010 by Poko24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBS17 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Wow those graphics look awesome, it would be nice to be able to fly the F-16 sometime if they ever make an addon for it. 1 [sIGPIC] [/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC0903 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 It looks fabulous! I've got DCS:Black Shark but never put it on my hard drive for serious play because my rig is far too inferior to the fundamental requirement of the game. My HD 4870 is sort of out-dated compared to other 5000 series. And I don't think DCS: Black Shark uses quad core CPU, so my Q6600 is not fully utilized by the game. I ran it for an hour and gave up. But the avionics is damn impressive, it actually reminds me of Jane's Longbow which I played time after time almost a decade ago. So this A-10C Warthog is a whole new add-on like Red Viper in Falcon 4 ? Or it's just a single ship add-on? Anyhow, when is it due out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltensegler Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Cool thanx for those pics! The light, textures and shaders look not good at all in those and HDR doesnt seem to have the factors given to really reveal their power. BUT the last couple of screen shots looked so much better that I am pretty sure it s really about the airbase preview here more on a geometry level. And yes the base is very sweet! And talking about the last screen shots, are there texture channels for specular and/or glossiness now? Because it kinda looked like the specular on the flying F15Es were broken up. That would be so sweet for giving different surface attributes to weathered or camouflage paintings. Thanx again for feeding the horde :) great job! This will get the best sim of all times. 4790K@4,6Ghz | EVGA Z97 Classified | 32GB @ 2400Mhz | Titan X hydro copper| SSD 850 PRO ____________________________________ Moments in DCS: --> https://www.youtube.com/user/weltensegLA --> WELD's cockpit: --> http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=92274 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay82 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Stop torturing me with epic pictures and release the game allready :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawnDart Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Thanks for the update, really looking forward to this one!! Keep up the good work ED, luckybob9, and Zimster! :thumbup: [sigpic]http://www.virtualthunderbirds.com/Signatures/sig_LD.jpg[/sigpic] Virtual Thunderbirds, LLC | Sponsored by Thrustmaster Corsair 750D Case | Corsair RM850i PSU | ASUS ROG MAXIMUS X CODE | 32GB Corsair DDR4 3200 | Intel i7-8086K | Corsair Hydro H100i v2 Cooler | EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW | Oculus Rift | X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty | Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB NVMe | Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB | WD Caviar Black 2 x 1TB | TM HOTAS Warthog | TM Pendular Rudder | TM MFD Cougar Pack | 40" LG 1080p LED | Win10 | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomdeplume Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 So this A-10C Warthog is a whole new add-on like Red Viper in Falcon 4 ? Or it's just a single ship add-on? Anyhow, when is it due out? It's a separate game. I believe the intention is to make it network-compatible with other DCS titles (the only other one at the moment is Black Shark), but otherwise it's not an "add-on" but a separate product. The DCS titles each have one flyable aircraft modeled in excruciating detail. No firm release date (since ED try not to make promises until they know they can keep them), but their latest stated hope/intention/desire was to release it by the end of the year. My guess is 11:59pm on December 31st. :D (I imagine they would want to at least get it out before the Christmas break.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekkinho Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 First of all thanks for the update, From what we see Nellis AFB looks great and very lively considering all static aircraft and objects in those shots. Now here's few questions, DCS:A-10C is gonna present Nevada theater when it comes out, right? Now IIRC, all in game Hog trainings are to be done flying off from Nellis AFB but are there gonna be any war campaigns in Nevada theater? I was thinking of virtual Red Flag campaign as a final part of a DCS:A-10C training syllabus, I'd still like to see A-10C training in such manner of completing the course in Nevada and passing the final Red Flag campaign before being able to unlock or let's say virtually redeploy to Caucasus theater! From what I see Nevada terrain is even more detailed in mesh than actual Caucasus/Georgia from DCS:Black Shark and FC2.0 or you simply run all graphics maxed out? New F-15C and F-15E look great so I wonder who is the creator of new F-15C 3D model? I really like Gys and Valery Eagle, I use it with both FC1.12a and FC2.0 so a simple poly comparison between the two would be realy welcome. I always wondered why ED didn't select Gys' F-15C for DCS:A-10C, is it becuse the one in Nellis screenshots is even better (more detailed)? Thanks Wags once again! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diveplane Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) would like to see some night time lighting effects, wonder if they improved the aircraft lighting this time? Edited September 3, 2010 by diveplane https://www.youtube.com/user/diveplane11 DCS Audio Modding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) [Assumptions On] I take it that the aircraft parked on the apron are static are are not placed in relation to the taxi lines - eye candy. Given the aircraft proportions and the taxi lines, it appears that the lines should be place further apart or there should be less of them. Also, as someone else mentioned, the taxi lines appear to be about 10x scale (but then proper taxi lines on the parking aprons have always been a problem). I hope the spawn points for aircraft correlate to the taxi lines.... [Assumptions Off] Other than that, I love the new base - absolutely! Taxi and runway markers are looking superb. Of course, all these graphic additions to the airfield beg the question: do we, or will we, get to have Clearance Delivery, Ground Control, Tower, and ATC communications in different channels and will there be a competent conversational exchange [hand-offs] between the aircraft and these actors - an expanded tower communications ["\"-"F6"] structure maybe? Can we pre-program UHF/VHF radio channels specific to the map we are flying? Edited September 3, 2010 by Oscar [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shu77 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I was watching a local show called good game that was covering PS3 and XBOX games at e3 recently showing the gesture control and voice control games and demos coming up and I could help but think how good the tech would be blended into ATC and JTAC in DCSW Hornet, Super Carrier, Warthog & (II), Mustang, Spitfire, Albatross, Sabre, Combined Arms, FC3, Nevada, Gulf, Normandy, Syria AH-6J i9 10900K @ 5.0GHz, Gigabyte Z490 Vision G, Cooler Master ML120L, Gigabyte RTX3080 OC Gaming 10Gb, 64GB RAM, Reverb G2 @ 2480x2428, TM Warthog, Saitek pedals & throttle, DIY collective, TrackIR4, Cougar MFDs, vx3276-2k Combat Wombat's Airfield & Enroute Maps and Planning Tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spook Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 One image of the Nellis... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spook Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 One image of the Nellis... Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the center. Nellis Air Force Base in the lower left corner. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamin_Squirrel Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Very nice! Are the rest of the airfields in the Crimean map going to get a face lift as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherealN Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Are the rest of the airfields in the Crimean map going to get a face lift as well? From the FAQ: Q: Has the old terrain been updated? A: Several airfields have been made more detailed and feature new textures, VASI, lighting, taxiway signs, and terminal buildings. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=56699 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snacker Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I can't wait. You guys are such a tease! I don't like to use bloom though. Make things look too "heavenly..ish". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFJackBauer Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) Yes indeed. It would look better without that post-processing, or better yet, with true HDR instead of bloom. The entire scene looks very brownish. I would expect in a sunny day at Nellis that the sunlight would increase the contrast and make the colors really stand out, not wash them out. The shadows on the ground looks off, like the plane is floating (probaby because the lack of self-shadowing on the planes). EDIT - Also the bloom effect used is wrong (unfortunately, few developers seems to use bloom in the correct way). The bloom should occur only in very bright areas, when the light bleeds into other objects (example, sitting in a dark room looking out the window to the sun, the frames around the window get "bloomy"). When I see bloom used everywhere, I cringe. Edited September 3, 2010 by SFJackBauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucic Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) HDR makes it look toonish... perhaps because it is WIP? Exactly. It's not HDR though. It's good it will be optional. Edit: Regarding the Warthog FAQ - the Georgia terrain update will be huge! The current map barely reaches the center of Georgia map link http://goo.gl/maps/XTRI Edited September 3, 2010 by Bucic 1 https://akaagar.github.io/briefing-room-for-dcs/ F-5E simpit project https://forum.dcs.world/topic/318106-f-5e-simpit-cockpit-dimensions-and-flight-controls/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element1108 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Yes indeed. It would look better without that post-processing, or better yet, with true HDR instead of bloom. The entire scene looks very brownish. I would expect in a sunny day at Nellis that the sunlight would increase the contrast and make the colors really stand out, not wash them out. The shadows on the ground looks off, like the plane is floating (probaby because the lack of self-shadowing on the planes). EDIT - Also the bloom effect used is wrong (unfortunately, few developers seems to use bloom in the correct way). The bloom should occur only in very bright areas, when the light bleeds into other objects (example, sitting in a dark room looking out the window to the sun, the frames around the window get "bloomy"). When I see bloom used everywhere, I cringe. It will look better when it's completed, capable artists at work here. The inablilty to understand the WIP meaning may result in fewer WIP screenshots which will result in suckage at it's finest. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avilator Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) The actual expanded maps is shown here: http://www.simhq.com/_commentary/all_101c.html Exactly. It's not HDR though. It's good it will be optional. Edit: Regarding the Warthog FAQ - the Georgia terrain update will be huge! The current map barely reaches the center of Georgia map link http://goo.gl/maps/XTRI If the map in that link is sized to show what we will have, and I presume it is, then..........DAMN!:shocking: The inablilty to understand the WIP meaning may result in fewer WIP screenshots which will result in suckage at it's finest. :D I agree:) Edited September 4, 2010 by Wags I only respond to that little mechanical voice that says "Terrain! Terrain! Pull Up! Pull Up!" Who can say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow. -Robert Goddard "A hybrid. A car for enthusiasts of armpit hair and brown rice." -Jeremy Clarkson "I swear by my pretty floral bonet, I will end you." -Mal from Firefly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revalence Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 New F-15C + F-15E?????!!!!!!!! *faint* Don't revive me until DCS A-10C :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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