Different effect of water

FlewWithTheBest · December 17, 2024 at 9:42 AM

I just temporarily reinstalled my very first AFS for comparison between AFS (2012) and AFS4 (2022)? (Pictures attached Lake Hallwil) The water in AFS looks more natural and with a more lively visual effect, unlike AFS2 or AFS4 which are both just a frozen and colored image.

I have a very specific question for IPACS,

If this question has not been asked already, would it be possible to reproduce this water effect for AFS4, including seas and oceans? This would also be a kind of great wish for 2025.

Thanks for your reply!

FlewWithTheBest · December 17, 2024 at 11:08 AM

Certainly an old article, but which remains brilliant from all points of view.

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Jet-Pack (IPACS) · December 17, 2024 at 12:24 PM Official Post

The lakes in that scenery were masked by hand which is not a solution that works for the whole world. The hard task is not the rendering it's how to mask the entire world efficiently and correctly.

Overloaded · December 17, 2024 at 2:34 PM

FS1 trees also had a really pleasing variation in shape and lighting. This distribution surely could be automated in current Aerofly, there seems to be spare computing capacity in (my) a fairly modest system at 4K albeit non VR.

FlewWithTheBest · December 17, 2024 at 5:14 PM

Quote from Jet-Pack (IPACS)

The lakes in that scenery were masked by hand which is not a solution that works for the whole world. The hard task is not the rendering it's how to mask the entire world efficiently and correctly.

Thanks for your answer!
I understand the complexity, but it's a bit of a shame, because it could have made AFS4 even more real.

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