Flight sim “Korea. IL-2 Series” to get improved graphics — players will see the sun set behind the horizon
Translated with AI from the Russian original.
The developers are preparing a major update that will change many aspects of the graphics.
The creators of the flight simulator “Korea. IL-2 Series” (or Korea. IL-2 Series) recently published a new developer diary. They are currently working on a major update that will include numerous graphical changes.
The developers explained that although visually in the current version of the project everything “looks beautiful, quite realistic, and pleasant,” there are still certain issues — not very natural greenish tints, a slightly faded and insufficiently expressive color palette, overly “nuclear” sunsets, and certain nuances in water rendering.
The creators of “Korea. IL-2 Series” have revised the atmospheric parameters and lighting settings. For example, they adjusted the gamma values (referring not to the “gamma” in settings, but to more complex values and their calculation specifically within the atmosphere and in-game lighting). As a result, the image stopped looking washed out:
There is significantly more contrast, visual depth, and aerial perspective. Now, besides the overall image being more contrasty and expressive, the sense of scale and space between aircraft will increase. Altitude, air, and flight in general will be felt much better.
A broader lighting range allowed for a slightly different take on water glares and additional tuning: “now from altitude, the glare appears wider, and rivers and other bodies of water stand out better against the terrain.”
Previously, due to gamma limitations, developers tweaked lighting colors to clearly convey the difference between warm and cool shades of light. But now, thanks to a wider range of colors and tones, they no longer need to resort to tricks to represent warm and cool shades of lighting:
We brought the color values as close to natural as possible. Now the image will become slightly more restrained and cooler, looking significantly closer to what a person sees with their own eyes. This also allowed us to fine-tune the atmosphere more accurately. Because of this, at certain altitudes, the “nuclear sunsets” issue was eliminated.
Players will be able to see the sun set behind the horizon and rise above it:
The full version of the developer diary for “Korea. IL-2 Series” is available at the following link.
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