low lod for aircrafts tuned, will it help me?

[dazz1971]

what exaclly does low lod mean anyhow

[MorgothNL]

Originally Posted by dazz1971

what exaclly does low lod mean anyhow

low level of detail... as far as i know, that why i supposed it is about the black dot you see when a plane is far away

[House MD 221B]

Originally Posted by dazz1971

what exaclly does low lod mean anyhow

LOD = Level of Detail.

[By-Tor]

what exaclly does low lod mean anyhow

low Level Of Detail I THINK the fix will be to allow the plane to be seen sooner, but in a simplified (fewer polygons) 'model' at distance.

[Ancient Seraph]

Originally Posted by By-Tor

low Level Of Detail I THINK the fix will be to allow the plane to be seen sooner, but in a simplified (fewer polygons) 'model' at distance.

This is actually what's happening now. The problem is the planes just disappear for a while after switching to high lod, for players with lower quality screens. So first you see a nice black dot, then nothing, then the plane when it's really close.

[MorgothNL]

Originally Posted by By-Tor

low Level Of Detail I THINK the fix will be to allow the plane to be seen sooner, but in a simplified (fewer polygons) 'model' at distance.

I dont want to see it sooner, I STILL want to see it when it comes closer . just hate it to be able to see someone at 4km, but him being invisible at 2km. makes no sence

sooner is ok, but the ability to still see it up close, is what I was hoping for

[dazz1971]

ok so it means low level of detail hmmm wonder what effect this will have to someone using a hd tv ?? my prob with sim is spotting them at distance once im up close i can follow them do a quick id check then if its a bad guy move in for the kill ......

so do you think it will make it easyer to spot em at a distance ???

[MorgothNL]

I think, and hope it will be easier to spot them in the 0.5 - 2 km distance. Now, when you see them at 4km, you see them clearly as a black dot, but when reaching 2km more or less, it disappears. I hope the black dot will stay till the plane is so close, you can see it anyways.

But i dont know, thats what im asking

[Benrizz]

Hi MorgotNL,

Originally Posted by MorgothNL

I think, and hope it will be easier to spot them in the 0.5 - 2 km distance. Now, when you see them at 4km, you see them clearly as a black dot, but when reaching 2km more or less, it disappears. I hope the black dot will stay till the plane is so close, you can see it anyways.
But i dont know, thats what im asking

my guess is that the black dot will stay too which is so great. It will definitely changes the balance of power. We poor old Tv owner will conquer the online SiM battlefield.

But MorgotME my guess is that the fix is for Low Def screen only which means for screen with a low definition whether it is small or large. (bad luck for you)

If you 15" Monitor has a high def such as 1280*1024 I'm not sure that you will enjoy the update. (Maybe 1024*680 will be not enough "low def" as well)

Well, wait for the update, and if it doesn't improve your visibility, You could buy wether an old (but large TV) - or an old, but large, cathodic monitor (19" or even 22"). For 20-30 Euros I'am sur you can find something in Spain or in Holland. Thanks to the flat screen revolution.

But wait for the update I will tell you if it really improves the visibility, I'v got an old TV. not very large though

[MorgothNL]

the resolution of my monitor is just 1024x768, so that is pretty low . And I do have a television in the living room, a 24ich if im correct. (also a very old one ). After the update, ill check what makes sim best playable