hein22 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 So I love how bright the lights are seen now in distant aircraft. You can clearly see them like IRL now. I was wondering if this was a bug or an intended feature. Can we expect it to stay? Thanks. Stay safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarTzi Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 You can clearly see them like IRL now. I was wondering if this was a bug or an intended feature. Can we expect it to stay? Thanks. That's clearly not how it is IRL. Should be less noticable, especially from a distance. They will have to adress this eventually, since the lights merge at a distance (making the hornet a huge dot of light), and the wing lights go through the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grontar Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 That's clearly not how it is IRL. Should be less noticable, especially from a distance. They will have to adress this eventually, since the lights merge at a distance (making the hornet a huge dot of light), and the wing lights go through the wings. +1 .- PER ASPERA AD ASTRA -. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunx Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Hornet = flying xmas tree ROG Z690 Hero ● i9-12900K 5.5GHz ● Giggy RTX 3090 OC ● 32GB 4800MHz ● Firecuda M.2s ● Reverb G2 ● Win11Pro //// A10CII ● AH64D ● AJS37 ● AV8BNA ● C101 ● CEII ● F16C ● F5EII ● F86F ● FA18C ● FC3 ● I16 ● KA50 ● M2000C ● MI8 ● P47D ● SA342 ● SPIT ● UH1H ● Y52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predator-78 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 They will definitely correct the lights CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700K 3.60 GHz - DDR4 64,0 GB - MSI RTX3080ti - Win 11 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hein22 Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 Well, for me IMO the current implementation reflects better the reality (yes I am). Why? Because although right now it looks exaggerated it is closer to reality than before where you could not see a light if it was more than a couple meters away. Hope they keep it this way :) Stay safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignition Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Lights are much better now. They were useless before. I noticed the strobe light doesn't change from dim to bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harker Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Well, for me IMO the current implementation reflects better the reality (yes I am). Why? Because although right now it looks exaggerated it is closer to reality than before where you could not see a light if it was more than a couple meters away. Hope they keep it this way :) The solution is to keep nav lights etc as point-like light sources at a distance. Right now, even when sitting in the cockpit, you an see the nav light fake halo effect bleed through the fuselage, the wings etc. And the Hornet looks like a blob at a distance. Light bloom and halo effects are something that appears if you are looking at the light source directly, against a larger dark background, due to the eye's or camera lens' inability to handle the entire range in front of it. These are not optical phenomena and are not actually there. The effect right now looks really bad and the problem stems from the fact that the light sources don't properly act like light sources should. That's an issue with the F-18 though. Other modules do a much better job, such as the F-14. The vCVW-17 is looking for Hornet and Tomcat pilots and RIOs. Join the vCVW-17 Discord. F/A-18C, F-15E, AV-8B, F-16C, JF-17, A-10C/CII, M-2000C, F-14, AH-64D, BS2, UH-1H, P-51D, Sptifire, FC3 - i9-13900K, 64GB @6400MHz RAM, 4090 Strix OC, Samsung 990 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignition Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 The external lights on the F-14 are very dim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzU Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Hey, look at me. I'm brighter than you. Buzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hein22 Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 The solution is to keep nav lights etc as point-like light sources at a distance. Right now, even when sitting in the cockpit, you an see the nav light fake halo effect bleed through the fuselage, the wings etc. And the Hornet looks like a blob at a distance. Light bloom and halo effects are something that appears if you are looking at the light source directly, against a larger dark background, due to the eye's or camera lens' inability to handle the entire range in front of it. These are not optical phenomena and are not actually there. The effect right now looks really bad and the problem stems from the fact that the light sources don't properly act like light sources should. That's an issue with the F-18 though. Other modules do a much better job, such as the F-14. I agree, I'm not saying it doesn't need adjustments, but it serves a better purpose than before (having the lights on). Stay safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcrusty Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 The S3 tanker lights didn't change much though. The nav lights look the same as Hornet's from the distance but within 5 or 4 nm they disappear completely. Not until .2 nm from the tanker the position lights become visible... barely. In close formation the lights look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grontar Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 As one user previously said: "I noticed the strobe light doesn't change from dim to bright." that is totally right, and not only that, the intensity regulator knob on external lights seems not to have effect at all, meaning they seem to be off, or full powered. .- PER ASPERA AD ASTRA -. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harker Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I agree, I'm not saying it doesn't need adjustments, but it serves a better purpose than before (having the lights on). That, it does. You certainly cannot miss the Hornet in the night sky anymore, even from far away. I would just like to see them implement something that actually works like a light source would. I'm more concerned with how it looks from up close. I purposefully avoid looking at my wings at night, because of it. https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4422759&postcount=1 https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4440776&postcount=7 https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4440805&postcount=8 The vCVW-17 is looking for Hornet and Tomcat pilots and RIOs. Join the vCVW-17 Discord. F/A-18C, F-15E, AV-8B, F-16C, JF-17, A-10C/CII, M-2000C, F-14, AH-64D, BS2, UH-1H, P-51D, Sptifire, FC3 - i9-13900K, 64GB @6400MHz RAM, 4090 Strix OC, Samsung 990 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Low Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 The external lights on the F-14 are very dim Tell that to HB. They think their lights are bright and just dandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hein22 Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 That, it does. You certainly cannot miss the Hornet in the night sky anymore, even from far away. I would just like to see them implement something that actually works like a light source would. I'm more concerned with how it looks from up close. I purposefully avoid looking at my wings at night, because of it. https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4422759&postcount=1 https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4440776&postcount=7 https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4440805&postcount=8 Also agree. For at least I am more comfortable with this way than the one it used to be. IMHO. Stay safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealius Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Whatever is going on with the Hornet's lights, I'm convinced it's a bug because no other module (and I have almost all of them) has lights that look like something out of a Commodore64 game like the Hornet's do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northstar98 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Personally, I dislike the fake halo orb effect that lights seem to have now. The Hornet's brightness knobs do work, just they don't affect the glowing halo around the lights. The problem isn't that the lights aren't bright enough, it's the fact that the lighting engine has difficulty drawing them at a distance. As for the Hornet, the orb effect just makes it look like a meteor, it looks like an exceptionally bright version of our illumination flares... Modules I own: F-14A/B, Mi-24P, AV-8B N/A, AJS 37, F-5E-3, MiG-21bis, F-16CM, F/A-18C, Supercarrier, Mi-8MTV2, UH-1H, Mirage 2000C, FC3, MiG-15bis, Ka-50, A-10C (+ A-10C II), P-47D, P-51D, C-101, Yak-52, WWII Assets, CA, NS430, Hawk. Terrains I own: South Atlantic, Syria, The Channel, SoH/PG, Marianas. System: GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 32 GB, Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB (DCS dedicated) & 2 TB NVMe SSDs, Corsair RM850X 850 W, NZXT H7 Flow, MSI G274CV. Peripherals: VKB Gunfighter Mk.II w. MCG Pro, MFG Crosswind V3 Graphite, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guzzo Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 They fixed IFEI knob brightness and also probe light for AAR. I'm happy with just this :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcrusty Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 They fixed IFEI knob brightness and also probe light for AAR. I'm happy with just this :-) Yep, they did. Not only the probe light intensity but they also 'waived off' the requirement to do a cold start to make the probe light work:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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