roberthammer 582 Posted April 9, 2016 Mediterranean light is quite harsh and contrasted. In a sunny summer day in Barcelona you can get more contrasted photos than the A3 new setting. Yes i know , since i been in several Greek islands but the A3's engine can't properly simulate that - with that contrast also makes some textures really pixelated /same issue is in the VR too/ (oops double post sorry) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
major_barnes1987 33 Posted April 9, 2016 The new water texture looks amazing.For other lighting effects we have to actually play the game,see the light in different time of day and weather conditions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
major_barnes1987 33 Posted April 9, 2016 The new water texture looks amazing.For other lighting effects we have to actually play the game after the patch,see the light in different time of day and weather conditions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted April 9, 2016 Not home so I can't test, but how about the splendid update + real light v6? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neodammerung 8 Posted April 9, 2016 https://twitter.com/jaycroweuk/status/718484966288580609The new lightning is awesome, sure it will need some adjustments (like night time and midrange texture now that there's less smoothing to hide how ugly it has always been) but this is definitely an improvement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious 95 Posted April 9, 2016 https://twitter.com/jaycroweuk/status/718484966288580609 Damn that's amazing :lol: The default settings need a little tinkering still due to the mentioned issues, but luckily there's plenty of time until Apex goes live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainAzimuth 714 Posted April 9, 2016 Thing is - in normal day like in afternoon it looks fine but in the morning or evening it just looks wrong if there was less contrast/saturation like it was before with the old lighting , i guess i will need to experiment with it Odd, because at least for me, the morning and evening look ok. http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/270588452685924798/DE3415C741A125527AFF846655992D32E67BEC6B/ http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/270588452685929359/0C37BE3997DF025FA0D66E8B7A47052A9601541E/ http://i.imgur.com/xcWZ1H0.jpg That last picture BTW wasn't mine, however that's quite what it looked like the last time I spent some time in on the coasts of Florida. This is more when the sun has already set and there's still some light. That bluish green is perfection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 9, 2016 For early morning and late evening, it's ok, but between 17 00 and 19 00 for example, I prefer the older one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corellian_storm 20 Posted April 9, 2016 Just a little more speculation on the VTOL's, has anyone proposed the idea of a cross gunship/transport hybrid? Like suppose it was a quad-rotor Osprey, which I'm crossing my fingers that it is. Solely as a transport, the hold would be huge. It would not make any sense to have this and not have massive passenger cap or perhaps even carry a Marshal APC. However, I think I saw somewhere the obvious problems such an attempt would have, like the glitchy-beyond-hell problems of putting a vehicle into a vehicle. Solely as a gunship, well NATO just dominated the entire island hands down with overpowered air dominance. But what if half of the projected cargo space was AC-130 style, and half was C-130 style? It could have a gunship Vulcan and 40mm, with a reduced ammo as compared to an AC, so while its still a very powerful force to be reckoned with, its not ridiculously OP. Can't shoot 105 BOFORS, and can't shoot the cannons it does have for as long of a duration. Could probably use 1-2 underbelly CROWS M134. Since half the hold is weapons systems and ammo storage, then the actual troop part is just the right size to still make sense without the ability to hold an APC and eight dozen troops. So its a futuristic craft, its armed, its a troop transport, its big, its awesome, and it doesn't have the feeling of OP or of wasted space. It could also sling load anything, including tank or mobile artillery. And for cargo, there could be a crate/cargo pallet built into the cargo hold just for visual effects, with the largest capacity in the game. Seems like a reasonable trade-off IMO. Thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 9, 2016 I think it's way too late to suggest content for Apex. Especially big stuff. Aside of it, you have these two topics : https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/119948-arma-3-community-wishes-ideasno-discussion/ https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/119949-arma-3-community-wishes-ideas-discussion/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chortles 263 Posted April 9, 2016 I think it's way too late to suggest content for Apex. Especially big stuff. If the lead time for Marksmen is any indication (DLC-accompanying features finalized in December 2014, pushed to stable in early April 2015) then it may have been too late for months now for Apex content suggestions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corellian_storm 20 Posted April 9, 2016 Perhaps so. Of course, June is only 2 months away. If things are that finalized that they could do a June release, I'm all for being surprised, but I can't say I'd mind seeing a little of the final designs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corvinus 35 Posted April 9, 2016 Finally the days of purple hue are almost over. Everything looks very natural with that updated lighting system. One thing though - is it me, or clouds indeed look a bit different? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious 95 Posted April 10, 2016 is it me, or clouds indeed look a bit different? Their color is affected by the weather and time of day again and it seems their volumetric illumination is better i.e the bottoms are darker than the top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainAzimuth 714 Posted April 10, 2016 Oddly, Gaijin updated their TrueSKY to where clouds don't spin anymore. However, it looks exceptionally worse when you actually fly close and through them. Makes me appreciate how Arma 3's iteration of TrueSKY is actually quite balanced, at least now on Dev Branch and for the future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corvinus 35 Posted April 10, 2016 ... it seems their volumetric illumination is better i.e the bottoms are darker than the top Yeah, probably that's why they look more dense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainAzimuth 714 Posted April 11, 2016 They're fixed in the respect that the clouds no longer change colors when flying from below to above them. Which is great. They look great all around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
infrareddimming 195 Posted April 11, 2016 Oddly, Gaijin updated their TrueSKY to where clouds don't spin anymore. However, it looks exceptionally worse when you actually fly close and through them. Makes me appreciate how Arma 3's iteration of TrueSKY is actually quite balanced, at least now on Dev Branch and for the future. Yeah they look crap up close. Looks amazing at range though. That said Arma's clouds lack the high/middle cirriform, stratocumuliform types. It seemed War Thunder's version of Truesky added those in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HitmanTwoActual 188 Posted April 11, 2016 *Ahem* For anyone interested in the rest: http://velebny.net/offroad.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 11, 2016 If you want to read reactions about it, it start at the 19th page of this topic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graemeshute 218 Posted April 11, 2016 I hope all the talk about "Splendid" isn't just reserved for the new Visual Update. While the "Jeep" is okay I guess I am hoping for things that go Boom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted April 11, 2016 Looks like the jeeps they use in Jurassic Park. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R0adki11 3949 Posted April 11, 2016 I hope all the talk about "Splendid" isn't just reserved for the new Visual Update. While the "Jeep" is okay I guess I am hoping for things that go Boom. Looks like the jeeps they use in Jurassic Park. Already discussed way back on page 19 (https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/187396-arma-3-apex-news-and-speculations/?p=3004623) ;) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted April 11, 2016 I know, but no one said it about JP - or I may have missed something ;) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites