Hi,

I have one more... Paris the City of Lights.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/132eR5eGtUOqS8oCMJbhgdZU32zXZoXQ9/edit

17 hours ago, Mike_CFII_MEL said:

Hi,

Depends on where one is flying, then there are camera settings to take into account. New York isn't all that dark at night. The video gives a better actual view while flying, the camera adds its own additions to the view. The phots were used to show the clouds.

 

In one of the two shots you showed at the beginning, we can even see the blue of the sky. Of course a bigger city will be more illuminated but I still thing it is exagerated, at least for me. Nothing wrong to make it suit the way you personnally like of course 🙂

5 hours ago, Franz007 said:

In one of the two shots you showed at the beginning, we can even see the blue of the sky. Of course a bigger city will be more illuminated but I still thing it is exagerated, at least for me. Nothing wrong to make it suit the way you personnally like of course 🙂

Just keep in mind you are still missing my monitor settings. 

You think New Jersey should be darker than this, looks pretty dark sitting in the flight deck. I may dim the airports a bit more though.
 

 

Edited October 6, 2025Oct 6 by Mike_CFII_MEL

BTW. this is how it looks now in FS 2024, which is nice IMO: The new Night Lighting looks wonderful - MSFS 2024

 

4 hours ago, jcomm said:

BTW. this is how it looks now in FS 2024, which is nice IMO: The new Night Lighting looks wonderful - MSFS 2024

I'd still like to know where terrain developers get the idea that each and every major road is lighted. 

7 hours ago, jcomm said:

BTW. this is how it looks now in FS 2024, which is nice IMO: The new Night Lighting looks wonderful - MSFS 2024

 

The light bulbs are too big as they are in X-Plane 12, although I get why they do it, it gives a second light in the same area with the spill. MSFS2024 is also lacking in light spill in many areas. One nice thing about XP12, I have control over bulb size and light spill.

Edited October 7, 2025Oct 7 by Mike_CFII_MEL

On 10/3/2025 at 8:53 PM, Bjoern said:

In case you did not know, you can control the moon's illumination capabilities by increasing the value of "sim/private/controls/lighting/E_moon_lx" (default in 12.3.0b4 is 0.6).

Hi,

Is this possible with the stars? Since stars are always out, maybe they could help light up the clouds until L/R gets them setup.

12 hours ago, Mike_CFII_MEL said:

Hi,

Is this possible with the stars? Since stars are always out, maybe they could help light up the clouds until L/R gets them setup.

Hope not 🙂  Other than the Sun, even the Milkyway would be too faint to light up stratified clouds ....

In the real world yeah, but in the sim where the stars aren't millions of miles away may be another story. Something to look into when I get done with night lighting edits. The question becomes can the stars illumination be increased without making them too big.

23 hours ago, Mike_CFII_MEL said:

Is this possible with the stars? Since stars are always out, maybe they could help light up the clouds until L/R gets them setup.

Stars don't light up any clouds, but you can make them more prominent with "sim/private/controls/stars/gain_photometric" (default in 12.3 is 20).

(Set 2000000 for fun and watch them move!)

Edited October 15, 2025Oct 15 by Bjoern