One of the subtle visual effects I like in Flight is the little scratches in the cockpit glass - really helps the feeling of being in a cockpit, especially when the sun hits them.

 

With all the repainting going on, is it possible to add a few more, deeper scratches, small cracks, stone chips or other imperfections to the glass? I'm sure it would be a pain but a really beat up, dorty Cub or Maule texture set would be cool!

Any in-game texture in Flight can be changed. Maybe not with the Toolkit if its not an aircraft. But glass, definitely possible with the toolkit if the glass is mapped well.

If you just want to change it for a specific livery you should be able to modify it.  When you create a livery based on an aircraft with cockpit glass you should see the glass texture in the list of assets, but by default it is probably not checked.  If you check it, and finish creating the livery theoretically it should extract the texture for you.  I haven't tested doing this though, and I can't remember what the grass scratch textures are named, but they are usually normal maps, so probalby ends in a _N.

If you just want to change it for a specific livery you should be able to modify it.  When you create a livery based on an aircraft with cockpit glass you should see the glass texture in the list of assets, but by default it is probably not checked.  If you check it, and finish creating the livery theoretically it should extract the texture for you.  I haven't tested doing this though, and I can't remember what the grass scratch textures are named, but they are usually normal maps, so probalby ends in a _N.

 

I took a look at them a few days ago but they seemed like something you wouldn't want to mess with unless you knew what the heck you were doing.

I thought it might be a pain in the arse. Also it seems to be a low priority for most people or simply not noticed, but I remember the first time I saw the effect used in a sim (Lock On if memory serves) and thought it was a wonderful way to increase immersion in the VC.

 

Oh well...

I am really missing the fine control of my long- gone graphics tablets. I might have to nab a new one. The little marks that translate to scratches on the glass are really too fine for coarse mouse drawing.

I would strongly recommend you part with your hard-earned cash for a new graphics tablet to satisfy my need for a few more scratches in the glass

I would strongly recommend you part with your hard-earned cash for a new graphics tablet to satisfy my need for a few more scratches in the glass

 

Well, I have been thinking about it off and on for forever, with the limiting factor being how much I would actually use it and on what......

 

Who knows.