Flying in any of the default GA aircraft - it seems to my eyes that the windshield effect is over done.  Looking thru the glass - the world is blurry, reduced color and contrast, and there seems to be a "gauze" effect.  I have tried setting Windshield to Medium in Graphic options but doesn't do much to help. 
Is this real life?  If Not - how do I reduce the windshield effect?

 

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Same observation...  Maybe freeware "clean glass" mods will appear..

windshield setting is broken , medium is the highest now ... you know , 'updates' has began ...

I thought it was reacting to sun position and felt quite real? All for the option to turn it off for those that don’t like it, but personally I’d like to keep it.

Does disabling ray tracing help?

Yup, Haze through the windshield is definitely excessive!

Need to be able to turn it completely off at times for sightseeing purposes in some aircraft as well.

 

7 minutes ago, scotchegg said:

I thought it was reacting to sun position and felt quite real? All for the option to turn it off for those that don’t like it, but personally I’d like to keep it.

Does disabling ray tracing help?

Real glass certainly won't change how the scenery will look, especially not change the contrast and coloring. Only tinted glass can change it a bit, but it mostly a bit darker.

1 hour ago, Pe11e said:

Real glass certainly won't change how the scenery will look, especially not change the contrast and coloring. Only tinted glass can change it a bit, but it mostly a bit darker.

What?  Is this sarcasm?  It absolutely does change it.  I fly an old bird with tinted glass, it makes things look more blue/green and does change contrast.  

18 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

What?  Is this sarcasm?  It absolutely does change it.  I fly an old bird with tinted glass, it makes things look more blue/green and does change contrast.  

That's what I would have thought. Just had a quick trip in the Diamond 20 which has heavily tinted glass, and with the sun behind it washes out the scenery, but flying into the sun the effect is much weaker (I think that's the right way round😅). Instinctively it feels right, so personally I wouldn't want the effect removed.

3 hours ago, iliasr said:

windshield setting is broken , medium is the highest now ... you know , 'updates' has began ...

You can edit your UserCfg.opt file to force windshield effects to High, change it from 1 to 2. It stays that way as long as you don't edit any of your settings and save inside the sim.

The C414 works ok with the clean glass mod. 

The Cirrus though is very hazy in the cockpit. Haven't found a solution to this yet.

11 minutes ago, Bones62 said:

You can edit your UserCfg.opt file to force windshield effects to High, change it from 1 to 2. It stays that way as long as you don't edit any of your settings and save inside the sim.

Nice tip thanks!

I've always despised sim aircraft with intentionally dirty or hazy windows.  I clean my windows in a GA plane before I fly if there's a single gnat on them, and if I owned a plane, when windows started to haze visibly at all they'd be replaced.  I dislike a dev deciding I should fly in the sim with poor quality windows because they think it'll add to my "immersion".  If the sim itself is doing this, that alone is enough to make me avoid it.  Sure hope they fix whatever this is.

It is overdone in my opinion. The basic problem with all windshield effects (tint, reflections, scratches...) in FS2020 and FS2024 is that a human being notices them only when focusing your eyes on the windshield. But when you are looking THROUGH the windshield  your focal length is completely different and you hardly notice the scratches or fingerprints. Your brain on the top of it tries to filter all disturbing elements out.

Unfortunately the sim is not programmed that way. They photographed a scratch and then they superimposed its image over the scenery....And we see it every time even if we would be focusing on the horizon in real life... I am convinced it's a fundamental flaw.

Some people are sensitive for this, that's why all the clean glass mods, and some are not and they don't understand why the complaints. They say: "But the scratches are really there IRL!" Yes, they are, but when looking outside, you don't see them.

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1 hour ago, Stearmandriver said:

I dislike a dev deciding I should fly in the sim with poor quality windows because they think it'll add to my "immersion".  If the sim itself is doing this, that alone is enough to make me avoid it.  Sure hope they fix whatever this is.

It seems like we're again encountering situations where ASOBO's people lack the necessary knowledge, which can lead to product challenges. I really hope they can embrace a new perspective soon! 

1 hour ago, Stearmandriver said:

I've always despised sim aircraft with intentionally dirty or hazy windows.  I clean my windows in a GA plane before I fly if there's a single gnat on them, and if I owned a plane, when windows started to haze visibly at all they'd be replaced.  I dislike a dev deciding I should fly in the sim with poor quality windows because they think it'll add to my "immersion".  If the sim itself is doing this, that alone is enough to make me avoid it.  Sure hope they fix whatever this is.

What puzzles me is the inconsistency. The SR22's windshield is a washed out mess. The Corvalis has perfectly clear glass. (And I won't mention the ground below reflecting on the glass inside the cockpit).

 

1 hour ago, David_CSA said:

Some people are sensitive for this, that's why all the clean glass mods, and some are not and they don't understand why the complaints. They say: "But the scratches are really there IRL!" Yes, they are, but when looking outside, you don't see them.

That sums it up perfectly.

But hey, we still have a great sim to enjoy (if you step around the niggles). 🙂