1.2.3 Hog gun smoke

As you can see on the attached screens, exhaust smoke from firing GAU8 is all black. I think, that it has something to do with that fog layer and HDR, because firing to the clear sky looks normal in the same mission, time and place.

Edit: I have HD7870 with new drivers 13.2

Attachements:

1 - firing to the ground

2 - firing to the sky

3 - mission, where the screens were taken

Tanker.miz

Can anybody confirm that, or is it my HW/SW problem? :huh:

Should I post a track?

Can anybody confirm that, or is it my HW/SW problem? :huh:

 

Should I post a track?

I've just tried your attached mission and couldn't reproduce the black smoke like you're describing, although i might not be seeing it at the exact moment you do - maybe you could post a trackfile.

Track, video (zip file) and Menu/Options/System screenshot added.

Black gun exhaust.zip

Black gun exhaust.trk

Interesting, when i replayed your track i didn't see any gunsmoke at all, there is something wrong somewhere.

Just to make it clear, I didn't met this problem anytime before or after in any other mission. It must be that fog.

Yes this must be some kind of interaction between the gunsmoke and fog shaders, i'll continue to investigate.

I just tried to turn the HDR off. There is no black area anymore, but there is no smoke either :huh:

What Are your system specs?

It could be a hardware/driver conflict, or a Direct3d profile setting conflict.

What Are your system specs?

 

It could be a hardware/driver conflict, or a Direct3d profile setting conflict.

I don't think so, I have no exotic hardware or tweaks :smilewink:

PhenomII x4 955 @ 3.6GHz (not overheated)

AMD HD7870, driver 13.2, default settings

see also DxDiag.txt attached

DxDiag.txt

I don't think so, I have no exotic hardware or tweaks :smilewink:

 

PhenomII x4 955 @ 3.6GHz (not overheated)

AMD HD7870, driver 13.2, default settings

 

see also DxDiag.txt attached

7870 Pitcairn GPUs are known to have DX9 Display Corruption issues (IN ALOT OF GAMES).

Especially when using High AA or AF.

7870 Pitcairn GPUs are known to have DX9 Display Corruption issues (IN ALOT OF GAMES).

 

Especially when using High AA or AF.

It may be true, but it's strange, that until now I'm the only one that reported this issue.

I have flown this mission many times before, I use it often for an air refueling and IFR landing training (that's why the fog is there), so this was not the first time, when I used the GAU8 there. That means, that this problem is related to some changes in v1.2.3, because my HW and related drivers are the same as before the current update was installed.

No offense guys, but I want to direct you to the "meritum" of this issue and help you to do your marvelous job.

newer compiled DirectX Runtimes?.

I dunno, try changing FSAA modes, and stuff.

I know when I made a DCS profile, it messed up alot of stuff, so I deleted it and put it all back to Application Controlled.

newer compiled DirectX Runtimes?.

 

I dunno, try changing FSAA modes, and stuff.

 

I know when I made a DCS profile, it messed up alot of stuff, so I deleted it and put it all back to Application Controlled.

Ok, but I already tried my best voodoo, I'm quite experienced user. But now I'm out of ideas.

Try to pretend that I'm an ordinary BFU. What then ...? :D

No change with 1.2.3.10201