#4457804 - 01/18/19 01:32 PM
Re: Blitz!
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Lovely shots Blade.
How did you get the historical markings? Is there a mod for it yet? Or do you have to DL skins individually and apply them yourself?
I haven't had a flight since they got rid of the historical markings.
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#4462758 - 02/24/19 09:04 AM
Re: Blitz!
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Lovely sceenshots Blade_Meister, but even after all this time the aircraft still look like they have been dipped in milk. What is it with the shaders in this sim? It's like the aircraft skins are using the same shaders as might be used to show haze in the distance. Don't get me wrong I love CoD and am waiting impatiently for Team Fusion 5, but the way the sim represents the planes is odd and annoying. It shows particularly well in your second and final screenshots of the Hurri, against the tree foliage and the lighthouse.
My 'Waiting for Clod' thread: http://tinyurl.com/bqxc9eeAlways take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.Elie Wiesel. Romanian born Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor. 1928 - 2016. Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C.S. Lewis, 1898 - 1963.
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#4462774 - 02/24/19 02:19 PM
Re: Blitz!
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Lovely sceenshots Blade_Meister, but even after all this time the aircraft still look like they have been dipped in milk. What is it with the shaders in this sim? It's like the aircraft skins are using the same shaders as might be used to show haze in the distance. Don't get me wrong I love CoD and am waiting impatiently for Team Fusion 5, but the way the sim represents the planes is odd and annoying. It shows particularly well in your second and final screenshots of the Hurri, against the tree foliage and the lighthouse. That skin is literally called "Heavy Weathering with Markings". That is not your typical skin. While I respect your opinion, I completely disagree with itEdit: After thinking on what you said, I can kind of agree, maybe it is some of the shiny reflections? Otherwise I can't really put my finger on it, but the "dipped in milk" description just keeps coming to mind and I can kind of see it. I have to say though that it never bothered me as I really think CLOD always had great potential. I got it, they look like the chocolate easter bunny! I am just hoping to no end that TFS gets the Core fixes right and really hits a Home Run with 5.0. To me, IMHO, CLOD has always looked like one of the most realistic sim presentations of these war birds and the English/French landscapes. Maybe that is just me, but that is my 2 cents worth. Thanks for your comments. Here are some more traditional cleaner skins. S!Blade<><
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#4463123 - 02/26/19 09:25 PM
Re: Blitz!
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Looks like they've been dipped in milk? I think it's still one of the best looking combat flight simulators out there. The only disappontment I have with it, is that 5.0 is taking way too much time to come out. I want cannons on my Spitfire!
"From our orbital vantage point, we observe an earth without borders, full of peace, beauty and magnificence, and we pray that humanity as a whole can imagine a borderless world as we see it, and strive to live as one in peace." Astronaut William C. McCool RIP, January 29, 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia
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#4463539 - 03/01/19 03:47 PM
Re: Blitz!
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The milk dipped effect is an attempt to show the light grey aluminum surface wearing off. But in my opinion, (Yeah, who cares about my opinion?) having the RAF fighters overly weathered wouldn't be historically incorrect. At the time, these were practically brand new airplanes. Actually, a lot of them WERE brand new airplanes, only a day or so out of the factory and quickly thrown into combat. Many were shot down on their first sortie without ever having the time to look worn and weathered. They wouldn't look like that during The Battle, I would think.
"From our orbital vantage point, we observe an earth without borders, full of peace, beauty and magnificence, and we pray that humanity as a whole can imagine a borderless world as we see it, and strive to live as one in peace." Astronaut William C. McCool RIP, January 29, 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia
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#4463595 - 03/01/19 07:16 PM
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The milk dipped effect is an attempt to show the light grey aluminum surface wearing off. But in my opinion, (Yeah, who cares about my opinion?) having the RAF fighters overly weathered wouldn't be historically incorrect. At the time, these were practically brand new airplanes. Actually, a lot of them WERE brand new airplanes, only a day or so out of the factory and quickly thrown into combat. Many were shot down on their first sortie without ever having the time to look worn and weathered. They wouldn't look like that during The Battle, I would think. So what you are saying is you don't like my pictures because they are Historically incorrect? Well for you information Mr. Pooch, this is Hurricane #1, the first none prototype ever built. She was pushed to the back of the lot in early 39 after exhaustive testing and training of many a rookie pilot. She then fought in the Battle of Dunkirk and stopped jerry from slaughtering our boys before the evacuation. She returned home for a short lived second retirement. Because of the dire situation in the BOB she was pushed back into service without a thought to what she looked like. She is a work horse not a show horse Sir. While all the young fillys were being rolled off the assembly line all shiny and new, she has been champing at the bit to play her part in this second struggle, the BOB, and you berate her on her looks! Shame on you Sir, she has downed a many a Hun and is proud of her rugged looks. She embodies the enduring struggle for the BOB and the unbreakable resolve of the common folk to break the back of jerry! Looks she might not have, but an Iron will she has! Good Day Sir! A by note: Much to your relief I am Sir Mr. Pooch, she now resides on display in the Science Museum ‘Flight’ Hall South Kensington, London wearing genuine 615sqn markings with a shiny new coat of paint! We hope this meets your approval SIr! Thanks for the amuniton MajorMagee. S!Blade<><
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Exodus
by RedOneAlpha. 04/18/24 05:46 PM
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