Please make an option to turn these canopy reflections off

[iLOVEwindmills]

Decided to pick up the 21 again today after not playing it for a long time,

 

What on earth am I looking at here?

 

 

I can't even tell what is reflecting in the windows here, both the front and the side appear to be reflecting the same objects?

 

That's not even going into how low res and blurry these reflections are. I thought baked in reflections were the ugliest they had to offer, but this is somehow worse.

 

I tried to use this mod to remove the reflections but it does not seem to work, is there any way to get rid of this? The plane isn't worth playing like this.

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.ru/en/files/3316650/

Edited June 13, 2021 by iLOVEwindmills

[GoodHope]

I'm right there with you--not that I've flown the -21, but for the aircraft I do frequently fly the reflections can really detract from this incredibly beautiful simulation.

[Art-J]

Apparently it's a core game change introduced with 2.7, just affecting the Mig more than the others, and developers don't have full control over it:

 

 

[iLOVEwindmills]

Very strange, is there no way to change it anymore with mods? Years ago I also used a mod that removed all the dirt etc from the canopy, that one worked fine.

 

Is that no longer allowed? Is there some way to make a mod like I linked in the first post work?

[Dunx]

The CE2 reflections are quite harsh too.

 

Don't judge me!

[-Rudel-]

 

I've uploaded a file the servers, that controls ED's new reflection shader several weeks ago.

 

If you guys don't see it in the cockpit shapes folder, it may explain why the reflections are strong still.

[Maxthrust]

how do i check this? File name, folder?? I did not notice any improvement on mine.

4 hours ago, -Rudel- said:

 

I've uploaded a file the servers, that controls ED's new reflection shader several weeks ago.

 

If you guys don't see it in the cockpit shapes folder, it may explain why the reflections are strong still.

 

[Hiromachi]

Mig-21_CP.edm.lua I think, I have that in mine. 

[Knock-Knock]

Dont think that made it into OB. Nothing here, and a search on 'Mig-21_CP.edm.lua' gives no result.

In ..\Mods\aircraft\MIG-21bis\Shapes its only the Mig-21_CP.edm file.

Edited June 14, 2021 by Knock-Knock

[Hiromachi]

Ok. Must be from my test than. No worries, it will make it than

[rossmum]

I think this might be specific to the English cockpit? Using a custom livery derived from the Russian one and my reflections are nowhere near as severe. Worth testing maybe.

 

Disregard, it's still there, just not noticing it as much during live gameplay.

Edited June 15, 2021 by rossmum

[Silent Film]

Love the new more stable and less wobbly flight model. Hope the reflections will be solved soon.

[Slice313]

On 6/20/2021 at 9:58 PM, Silent Film said:

Love the new more stable and less wobbly flight model. Hope the reflections will be solved soon.

Still not as of today

[303_Kermit]

+1 
It's some kind of sick fetish - to have dirty, possibly most obstructed windshield. Some guys seem to be turned on by dirt. I get it, it's different. One has to understand it. Is it possible to have it as an option somewhere: "I'm turned on by dirt - please make my canopy all dirty and messy" - so the rest of us can turn it off?

Edited January 10, 2022 by 303_Kermit

[Jenkem Junkie]

You can add this glass to whatever cockpit to get rid of the dirt and reflections.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3319657/

[303_Kermit]

On 1/12/2022 at 10:40 PM, Jenkem Junkie said:

You can add this glass to whatever cockpit to get rid of the dirt and reflections.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3319657/

It doesn't work (not for me at least). The other reason is I'm bit afraid of being banned or even accused of cheating.

Edited January 15, 2022 by 303_Kermit

[rogorogo]

because it is... 
that the complete lack of global standardization not only on cohesive design outlines in the franchise and the information and whitebox starvation of 3rd party module providers in general and on an arbitrary and preferential, everchanging approach in particular exists does not change the assertion of the fact.
It just contributes to the general assymetry, or chaos, or coherence fissures, or lack of cohesion in the co-viability of suitable assets in the AO, you can call it whatever you want.

Also the reflections themselves actually are highly settings and situationally dependent - so that alone mitigates them actually when taking the reality of how most of the product users "play" this "game" into account.

So just do not bother, at some point this will be suitably fixed by the module provider (they always do, despite their meager ressources, despite the challenges they have to overcome) at least on a module inside-out level.

And btw. reflections happen, always.. in all assets of all generations to this day IRL, and this one as well, anyone trying to ex-post fakevalidate anything else is someone with preferences or a narrative or an agenda at worst, or just a lack of familiarity with the topic or bereft of understanding the wider systemic impacts at best (and we shall assume the best and give the benefit of the doubt).

[Jenkem Junkie]

Kermit are you using my skin only, or are you trying to add it to a different cockpit? I wouldn't worry about being banned, I don't think people can even tell you're using it, and it's a very common thing for people to do. Don't listen to the haters.

[303_Kermit]

I try to spam devs - so they remove at least the "dots" from the glass. I don't know why ED/ or Letherneck tries to make players life a misery by adding effects that 50% of players doesn't want to have

Edited January 17, 2022 by 303_Kermit

[Jenkem Junkie]

You'll be waiting awhile if you want to wait for them to do it. Easier to just mod it yourself. Recheck the path you installed it under, you likely have a typo somewhere or added folders in the wrong order.

[HiWeee]

The current reflection effect is perfect,  an option will be better, but please don't modify it