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[WxTech]

Adding the option to disable contrails is dead easy; a few minutes to add a few lines of code and yer done. This would involve the use of a line entry in the [Mods] section of conf.ini.

One thing to bear in mind is the effect on plane detection. The AI sees planes more easily when they are making contrails.

[Dimlee]

About the FPS impact on contrails.

I run the quick tests in QMB (Ultrapack). 16xB-36D-III on Hawaii map.
Cockpit view, without FOV changes or "turning the head".
Average FPS:
5000 m ... 172 (no contrails)
7500 m ... 151 (contrails)

The impact is the most prominent when we see the contrails, of course.
In the same quick mission, when I use the external view and change it from 7-8 km (bomber formation is just visible) to about 0.5 km view, FPS drops from 190-200 to:
5000 m ... 120-130
7500 m ... 65-90 (the lowest when you fly into the contrail).

This is Ultrapack, which is very FPS friendly. And a simple QMB mission without additional objects.

[WxTech]

Thanks for that, Dimlee!