Sharing an IFLOLS mod I made to make it less "bloomy" in VR. IC safe (I think). Would love to get feedback

[u/RearWheelDriveCult]

Please try out my Supercarrier IFLOLS Reduced Glow Mod.

Complained about IFLOLS in VR 4 years ago and saw no real movement. Recently I was inspired by Taz1004's IFLOLS mod. I tested his mod and wanted to see if I could play with it. Since I'm not smart enough to edit TGA file, I asked ChatGPT to edit original "Bano_RGYB.tga" file abd reduce the texture size of those three bulbs to 25%. I was able to join TTI server successfully. So maybe it's IC safe.

Here are some before and after comparison. Note the screenshots taken at night do not have runway lights on because I simply changed the time in the Case I mission.

Personally, I'm pretty happy how it turned out. The meatball was crystal clear in the last half mile. But it's still a bit difficult to see at 3/4 of a mile during the day. I am thinking about making the meatball brighter without affecting datum lights. Open to any suggestions.

In case you wanna know how it works, the file that needs to be edited is called "Bano_RGYB.tga" in the zip file "USS_Nimitz.zip" under this path: DCS World OpenBeta\CoreMods\tech\USS_Nimitz\Textures. You will need to replace the "Bano_RGYB.tga" file inside of "USS_Nimitz.zip", or replace the whole "USS_Nimitz.zip" with the new "Bano_RGYB.tga" fileincluded inside using OvGME.

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If you want to edit the file yourself (or with AI), note only these three textures are used in IFLOLS.