twistking Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 hey, the ground terrain around some airports does not blend with the sourrounding ground textures, which make it appear as if the airport was on an "island" against the desert. it's hard to explain, but it is so obvious under certain lighting conditions, that i assume that it is a known problem. My improved* wishlist after a decade with DCS *now with 17% more wishes compared to the original
Sierra99 Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 hey, the ground terrain around some airports does not blend with the sourrounding ground textures, which make it appear as if the airport was on an "island" against the desert. it's hard to explain, but it is so obvious under certain lighting conditions, that i assume that it is a known problem. Which map? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Primary Computer ASUS Z390-P, i7-9700K CPU @ 5.0Ghz, 32GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 @ 3200Mhz, ZOTAC GeForce 1070 Ti AMP Extreme, Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe drives (1Tb & 500 Gb), Windows 10 Professional, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Thrustmaster Warthog Stick, Thrustmaster Cougar Throttle, Cougar MFDs x3, Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals and TrackIR 5. -={TAC}=-DCS Server Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3, i7-3770K CPU @ 3.90GHz, 32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 @ 1600Mhz, ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 970.
David OC Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 Which map? It's the NTTR section;) Which airports? Would be helpful to show exactly what needs fixing and where, we don't want them wasting to much time on mundane tasks.:) - i7-7700K OC @ 5Ghz | ASUS IX Hero MB | ASUS GTX 1080 Ti STRIX | 32GB Corsair 3000Mhz | Corsair H100i V2 Radiator | Samsung 960 EVO M.2 NVMe 500G SSD | Samsung 850 EVO 500G SSD | Corsair HX850i Platinum 850W | Oculus Rift | ASUS PG278Q 27-inch, 2560 x 1440, G-SYNC, 144Hz, 1ms | VKB Gunfighter Pro Chuck's DCS Tutorial Library Download PDF Tutorial guides to help get up to speed with aircraft quickly and also great for taking a good look at the aircraft available for DCS before purchasing. Link
twistking Posted April 30, 2018 Author Posted April 30, 2018 yes, it's about NTTR indeed;) i will check again next time which airports are affected, but if i remember correctly i saw it on jean airport (south of las vegas) and groom lake afb (not sure on that one though). i guess it is only visible with a very low sun. i suspect that it has to do with the airport ground plane being affected differently by terrain shadow, or that it has to do with pbr/shaders and different reflective properties of airport ground vs. sourrounding terrain. i've noticed it in youtube videos also, so it's not exclusivel to my system. (can't find any of these videos though atm.) it also does not look like a system specific bug/glitch, since it is consistent and everythings else looks/runs fine. i could very well imagine that it is an missmatch/oversight from the switch to PBR some version ago... My improved* wishlist after a decade with DCS *now with 17% more wishes compared to the original
markuscha Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 There are a lot. Beatty Airport, Boulder City, Henderson, Jean Airport, Laughlin, Mesquite, Mina, Pahute and both Tonopahairfields ... CPU: i7-5820K, 3.3GHz GPU: nVidia GeForce GTX1080 Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD3 RAM: G.Skill DDR4-2133 16GB SSD: Crucial MX200 500GB OS: Win 10 64Bit
markuscha Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 Two more that might be better : CPU: i7-5820K, 3.3GHz GPU: nVidia GeForce GTX1080 Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD3 RAM: G.Skill DDR4-2133 16GB SSD: Crucial MX200 500GB OS: Win 10 64Bit
twistking Posted May 1, 2018 Author Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) thanks for the screenshots, markusha. they perfectly show the problem. when the sun is up and light color is neutral, the ground materials blend in better again. with a low sun this can look very ugly and distracting though, so a quick fix would be appreciated! Edited May 2, 2018 by twistking My improved* wishlist after a decade with DCS *now with 17% more wishes compared to the original
Ala12Rv-watermanpc Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 I think one of the reasons for this to happen is that airport surrounds have a MUCH more detailed bump mapping than the rest of the map...I wish all the rest of the map to have improved and more detailed bump mapping just as the airports (or similar) as right now there is almost no bump maps at all...I guess they will make it at some point. Take a look at my MODS here
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