Screenshots!
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popsaka
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A question for the Major (and anyone else in the 'know')... Is there any hope for bumpmapping on an ex-STREEMLY low end machine (?)
...and could you run down briefly what's involved, like izzit all dependent on Ankors shaders, etc. and what the minimum daily adult requirement is
and so forth and so on...?
The reason I'm in such a tizzie is due to those amazing screenies like the BF-109f
I mean gosh(!) that is just incredible
...and a tip of the skullcap to John (the da Vinci of skinners)
Thanx in advance and...
cheers
...and could you run down briefly what's involved, like izzit all dependent on Ankors shaders, etc. and what the minimum daily adult requirement is
and so forth and so on...?
The reason I'm in such a tizzie is due to those amazing screenies like the BF-109f
I mean gosh(!) that is just incredible
...and a tip of the skullcap to John (the da Vinci of skinners)Thanx in advance and...
cheers
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
Bump Mapping costs nothing extra past the price of admission for being able to run AnKor's Shaders, and those actually improve the performance in some ways by allowing multiple CPU cores to be accessed.
If you have a really low system, the best way to improve performance is to keep the aircraft detail high and lower the scenery detail settings.
If you have a really low system, the best way to improve performance is to keep the aircraft detail high and lower the scenery detail settings.
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
The reflectivity can be tuned to anything you like. If the model already has a _s.dds file then it's just a matter of adjusting the brightness levels of the areas of the texture you want shiney or flat. If the model does not have the reflectance texture reference built in you can use the _t.+sr.dds extension to add it after the fact, but his requires a minor hex edit of the m3d to be fully functional.
A brightness of 16% grey is quite reflective, and 4% grey is like flat matte paint. Above 16% is starts to look like chrome and eventually becomes a perfect mirror finish. Many of the existing _s.dds files are too bright to look natural with AnKor's Shaders.
Additionally, they often include false shading that is lighter on the upper surfaces and darker on the undersides. Unfortunately this only looks correct when the aircraft is flying straight and level or sitting on the runway. Anything else and the shaders are fighting to light the model correctly while being fed this incorrect information about the model's orientation relative to the light.
A brightness of 16% grey is quite reflective, and 4% grey is like flat matte paint. Above 16% is starts to look like chrome and eventually becomes a perfect mirror finish. Many of the existing _s.dds files are too bright to look natural with AnKor's Shaders.
Additionally, they often include false shading that is lighter on the upper surfaces and darker on the undersides. Unfortunately this only looks correct when the aircraft is flying straight and level or sitting on the runway. Anything else and the shaders are fighting to light the model correctly while being fed this incorrect information about the model's orientation relative to the light.
sixstrings5859
Charter Member
Love the BoB era in the ETO expansion.
sixstrings5859
Charter Member
Firepower's Ta-152C. A lovely fighter/interceptor.
sixstrings5859
Charter Member
The swastika repaint is from a add on for firepower German aircraft. Have it if anyone wants it PM me if that is ok by the admins. it's ok by me.
sixstrings5859
Charter Member
The La5 and La-9. Two of my favorite fighters. Good firepower with two cannons for the La5 and three for the La-9. In the nose ,where the should be.
Damn good!
Btw, a released skid when attack?
It's my last and desperate weapon to smash those pilot window...
Roxane-21
SOH-CM-2023
Why is the contrail that far below the rocket exhaust?
gecko
Charter Member
Steam was one of the main products of the reaction of the fuels used by the rocket motor. Some of it was used to drive a turbine which powered the fuel pumps. Steam exhaust from the turbine exited the aircraft under the fuselage, which is what you're seeing in the pic. Steam from the rocket exhaust itself was too hot to be visible for some distance behind the aircraft. After a certain distance it would cool enough to condense into a contrail. Contrary to popular belief, no smoke was produced by the rocket motor - a very eco-friendly engine - as long as you ignore the flesh-eating fuels that power it!