fixed Explosions invisible (FOV depending)

[some1]

The new explosion effects are invisible from just a few miles unless the view is zoomed in. Below are screenshots taken from the same frame (game is paused), just different FOV:

 

Fireball invisible:

 

Zoom in a bit more, fireball becomes visible:

 

How it looks up close:

 

 

Same problem in VR. No zoom:

 

With VR zoom:

[some1]

And, one year later, that's still an issue. At least in VR.

 

At 4nm, I can see parts falling off from a plane, but not the actual explosion or smoke effects that caused it. Interestingly, the shockwaves have different visibility code, because those can be seen if looked carefully.

[some1]

Still broken.

Explosions visibility is tied to FOV, and since Fov in VR is large, they disappear completely as close as 3 nautical miles. 

Edited October 16, 2021 by some1

[some1]

Attached a track showing the issue.

On my Reverb G2, the first two AMRAAM hits are not visible from 3.2 nm. The smoke cloud that remains after explosion suddenly pops up into view several seconds later. Only the third hit is visible from the start, as the range is now below 3 nautical miles.

It's not a headset specific problem, I had two or three different systems since I originally created the topic.

explosionsInvisible.trk

Edited October 16, 2021 by some1