NoFear1979 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Yea, smoke looks right. Maybe Syria uses different helo air blast effect. I can't test as I don't have Syria. Mate i will test how it looks on pg and caucasus and get back to you during the day. PC: Good enough for running DCS flawlessly on high end settings :thumbup: Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas Slaw Device Rudder Pedals Trackhat Headtracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFear1979 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Yea, smoke looks right. Maybe Syria uses different helo air blast effect. I can't test as I don't have Syria. Heres some images from Nevada, Persian Gulf, Caucasus and Syria. https://imgur.com/a/3WHHRxA PC: Good enough for running DCS flawlessly on high end settings :thumbup: Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas Slaw Device Rudder Pedals Trackhat Headtracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Heres some images from Nevada, Persian Gulf, Caucasus and Syria. https://imgur.com/a/3WHHRxA Thanks for the test. Maybe it's direction of the light or gamma. Still looks a lot thicker than on mine. Does it look different without the mod? Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFear1979 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Thanks for the test. Maybe it's direction of the light or gamma. Still looks a lot thicker than on mine. Does it look different without the mod? No problem. Will try tomorrow mate and provide some pics for you. PC: Good enough for running DCS flawlessly on high end settings :thumbup: Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas Slaw Device Rudder Pedals Trackhat Headtracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFear1979 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Taz I did some research I found out why the dustup was not working. For some reason I didn't have the shader folder from your mod along. Downloaded your latest version and noted I didn't have it. Heres some new pictures from Syria :) https://imgur.com/a/3WHHRxA PC: Good enough for running DCS flawlessly on high end settings :thumbup: Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas Slaw Device Rudder Pedals Trackhat Headtracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 Taz I did some research I found out why the dustup was not working. For some reason I didn't have the shader folder from your mod along. Downloaded your latest version and noted I didn't have it. Heres some new pictures from Syria :) https://imgur.com/a/3WHHRxA Looks much better! Good thing you have it sorted. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron533 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Better Afterburner? Hi Taz1004, A little "hijack"... Since you make everything so "MUCH BETTER' in DCS, not only "better" :thumbup::):) ... I was thinking maybe you can take a look at the afterburner issue which disappears in a very short distance away from you. It's probably a LOD issue, and is kind of binary - 'on-off' thing and not gradual, realistically fading with reasonable distance It is very annoying, both visually and practically, not seeing such an obvious thing in a dogfight, which helps determine the enemy's state. I hope you can, and want to improve it if you have the time for it. Thank you for all you've done so far! It's amazing! Not flying without it!! Cheers :thumbup: Ron Callsign SETUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 Hi Taz1004, A little "hijack"... Since you make everything so "MUCH BETTER' in DCS, not only "better" :thumbup::):) ... I was thinking maybe you can take a look at the afterburner issue which disappears in a very short distance away from you. It's probably a LOD issue, and is kind of binary - 'on-off' thing and not gradual, realistically fading with reasonable distance It is very annoying, both visually and practically, not seeing such an obvious thing in a dogfight, which helps determine the enemy's state. I hope you can, and want to improve it if you have the time for it. Thank you for all you've done so far! It's amazing! Not flying without it!! Cheers :thumbup: Ron Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I have no plane that has afterburner... kinda sad if I think about it. But I'm still a noob and F18 or Viper is next on my list. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceCriminal86 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I have no plane that has afterburner... kinda sad if I think about it. But I'm still a noob and F18 or Viper is next on my list. You spelled Tomcat wrong. Heatblur Rivet Counting Squad™ VF-11 and VF-31 1988 [WIP] VF-201 & VF-202 [WIP] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 You spelled Tomcat wrong. LOL, Tried it last free trial and Jester just isn't my thing. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron533 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I have no plane that has afterburner... kinda sad if I think about it. But I'm still a noob and F18 or Viper is next on my list. Ai planes can be used even if you don’t own them... Callsign SETUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Ai planes can be used even if you don’t own them... :doh: Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrohde Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Some updated/improved black engine smoke would be nice as well. :) 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...
VFA41_Lion Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Hi, love the mod. One thing I would like to tweak on my end is lifetime of plane crash smoke. It disappears very quickly! Wouldn't mind making it longer, as its distinctive black column makes awareness of downed planes very easy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 Thanks for all the suggestions. I am taking a bit slower now and get some playing time in especially with the A10C launch but I'll definitely get to them. And I'm not aware of the ones I personally don't experience (I don't usually shoot down aircrafts) so suggestions are always helpful. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFear1979 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Seems like the smoke mod is not working due to the latest updates :doh: PC: Good enough for running DCS flawlessly on high end settings :thumbup: Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas Slaw Device Rudder Pedals Trackhat Headtracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 Seems like the smoke mod is not working due to the latest updates :doh: Working fine on 2.5.6.55743. Unless there was another update while I was taking a nap. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFear1979 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Working fine on 2.5.6.55743. Unless there was another update while I was taking a nap. Cool, ill check again tomorrow ???? PC: Good enough for running DCS flawlessly on high end settings :thumbup: Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas Slaw Device Rudder Pedals Trackhat Headtracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL_LEJI Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Working fine on 2.5.6.55743. Unless there was another update while I was taking a nap. Update today Taz DCS 2.5.6.55847 Open Beta 2020-10-02 https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/openbeta/2.5.6.55847/ http://www.cruzdesanandres.com/ My skins Windows 10 Pro -Asus rog strix z490-e gaming - I7 10700K - Ram Corsair 32 GB 3600 - Samsung 970 evo plus 1tb - RTX 4070TI 12Gb - Gigabyte G32QC 2560 x 1440 (QHD)- Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog -TPR: Thrustmaster Pendular Rudder - Track IR 5 - VR samsung odyssey plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL_LEJI Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Update today Taz DCS 2.5.6.55847 Open Beta 2020-10-02 https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/openbeta/2.5.6.55847/ Working for me on DCS 2.5.6.55847 Open Beta, but seems that something change, it looks different. With mod bettersmoke: No mod: http://www.cruzdesanandres.com/ My skins Windows 10 Pro -Asus rog strix z490-e gaming - I7 10700K - Ram Corsair 32 GB 3600 - Samsung 970 evo plus 1tb - RTX 4070TI 12Gb - Gigabyte G32QC 2560 x 1440 (QHD)- Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog -TPR: Thrustmaster Pendular Rudder - Track IR 5 - VR samsung odyssey plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Thanks for the heads up and screenshots. But doesn't look like anything related to this mod has changed. Maybe they changed the lighting... Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFear1979 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Thanks for the heads up and screenshots. But doesn't look like anything related to this mod has changed. Maybe they changed the lighting... I redownloaded your mod, inserted it and now the huey dustup etc looks like it should with your awesome mod. But I think it as mentioned earlier has to do with their latest patch (which seem to have fixed it) :) PC: Good enough for running DCS flawlessly on high end settings :thumbup: Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas Slaw Device Rudder Pedals Trackhat Headtracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) Slower pace but still working on it little by little. Making a lot of small tweaks not thinking about IC. Will have to sort which can be IC and which can be non IC later. Rain is one thing that bothered me ever since I got back into DCS. Rain drops should be brighter than the environment but in DCS it's darker... like a muddy rain. It's difficult to capture in video but it looks whole lot better in VR. Watch full screen in 4K to see difference. I actually enjoy sitting in the cockpit in the rain now. Some Reference And how can I not include this as reference for rain. Some other changes coming. These craters are made with rockets but looks better when made with a bomb. Edited October 3, 2020 by Taz1004 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Hi Taz1004, A little "hijack"... Since you make everything so "MUCH BETTER' in DCS, not only "better" :thumbup::):) ... I was thinking maybe you can take a look at the afterburner issue which disappears in a very short distance away from you. It's probably a LOD issue, and is kind of binary - 'on-off' thing and not gradual, realistically fading with reasonable distance It is very annoying, both visually and practically, not seeing such an obvious thing in a dogfight, which helps determine the enemy's state. I hope you can, and want to improve it if you have the time for it. Thank you for all you've done so far! It's amazing! Not flying without it!! Cheers :thumbup: Ron I tried looking for this issue but wasn't sure where this issue happens. How short of distance? Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSIAD_RIP Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 I Saw this on another POST - F16 Dropping some bombs and some Guns too!! I saw this on another POST - F16 Dropping some bombs and some Guns too! Nice real smoke like we will get in DCS 10 years from now. 1. From Hogget: F16 Dropping Some Bombs and GUNS ! Nice sound too. 2. Not as good but imbedded from YouTube: Do not own: | F-15E | JF-17 | Fw 190 A-8 | Bf 109 | Hardware: [ - Ryzen7-5800X - 32GB - RX 6800 - X56 HOTAS Throttle - WINWING Orion 2 F16EX Grip - TrackIR 5 - Tobii 5C - JetPad FSE - ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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