Shadow Issue

[SchmOEkes]

Hey,

 

I have a problem with the shadow settings in DCS World. The problem appears as soon as I turn the shadow settings on low, mid, high or ultra and is not affected by the terrainobject shadow setting.

 

I took screenshots to clarify the issue:

 

https://www.pic-upload.de/view-33725527/20170710064118_1.jpg.html

 

https://www.pic-upload.de/view-33725543/20170710010759_1.jpg.html

 

 

Did anyone else experience this? Is there a known solution or any way to get something like advanced shadow options in DCS?

 

I'm running a i5-4460 @ 3.2 GHz with 8Gb RAM, my GPU is a R9 390 with 8Gb RAM.

 

Thanks in advance!

[Mustang]

Which OS and what AMD Crimson display driver version are you running?

[SchmOEkes]

It's WIN10 64bit and Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2

[Mustang]

Running the same except my card is an R9 380 4gb version, have you ever overclocked that 390 of yours? Might be some artifacting?

[SchmOEkes]

Nope :/ never overclocked it. The problem does also not affect the framerate/performance in any way. But I have the same problem in Rise of Flight, as soon as I turn the shadows on.

[Mustang]

Quite strange, maybe you need to give the 390 a bit more power instead then?

 

Underpowering the card can cause similar problems to overclocking, see the pic below (I run 20% all the time so the card can draw on the extra power as it needs it but i don't ever overclock)

[SchmOEkes]

Can I set that up with wattMan in the crimson settings? I never used these features actually...

 

Edit: Oh, sorry, couldn't see the picture. I'm going to try it right now.

Edited August 12, 2017 by SchmOEkes
Couldn't see the attached picture

[SchmOEkes]

Hey, I just tried you proposal, unfortunately it did not solve the issue.

But I really appreciate that you are trying to help :)

[SchmOEkes]

Hey,

 

I just started to try out older versions available on steam, and with the latest 32bit build (Version 1.2.16.43180) everything just works fine, no problem with the shadows.

 

However, I can still see the black boxes (as shown in the screenshots linked in my first post) for something like a second after I exit the loading screen and start the mission, but then they disappear.

[72westy]

Be sure that the 'Disable fullscreen optimizations' is check marked under the compatibility tab after right clicking on the DCS shortcut.