Building texture LOD distance

[FoxTwo]

I'm noting (particularly now that I'm flying more helicopters on Syria) that at low altitudes the texture LODs for buildings are only rendering at full resolution when you're very close to them.

 

At distances that I would consider typical for normal LODs I'm getting what look like long range texture LODs (fuzzy and low detail) until I'm basically right on top of it. It's super noticeable at low speed low altitude flight. This happens to almost any building but is easily observable on the larger ones like hospitals and skyscrapers.

[FoxTwo]

Because a picture is worth a thousand words, here is what I'm talking about.

 

There's no smooth transition between mud and clear here, it's almost like it's just off then on. And mud sticks around FAR into the clearly visible range.

 

Either the high resolution LOD distance needs to be increased or more transitional LODs need to be placed between the distance texture and the close range texture.

 

Mud:

 

 

Not mud:

 

[sirrah]

With the Syria map screaming for helicopter missions, this issue needs to be addressed indeed

[FoxTwo]

Here's more. Damascus looks awful, please fix. Or acknowledge at least.

 

[RealDCSpilot]

Some of the LOD stages also contain different color textures for buildings, it's really strange to look at an industrial building which looks grey in the distance and switches to red and grey several times if you come closer.

[Hiob]

I pointed this out several times. Nothing happened yet. No reaction, acknowledgement or answer at all whatsoever...

I really hope they are "silently" working on this, because it is the single most annoying thing for me atm.

I love all aircraft, but helicopters are simply more fun for me and therefore I spend the most time with them.

[rhinofilms]

I just noticed this myself and have been looking for other posts with solutions.  Were you able to fix it and does it happen on other maps?  

I also noticed that civilian traffic vehicles are very plain and blocky.

[Boosterdog]

4 hours ago, rhinofilms said:

I just noticed this myself and have been looking for other posts with solutions.  Were you able to fix it and does it happen on other maps?  

I also noticed that civilian traffic vehicles are very plain and blocky.

I think the solution rests with the Devs. Its simply not the helo map it should be.  

But its not all Ugra.  DCS isnt exactly helo friendly either. 

[Hiob]

On 12/31/2021 at 7:26 PM, rhinofilms said:

I just noticed this myself and have been looking for other posts with solutions.  Were you able to fix it and does it happen on other maps?  

I also noticed that civilian traffic vehicles are very plain and blocky.

There is no solution. It is by design. Either the developers choose to change it or we just won‘t get it.

But I think it was on purpose(probably for performance), so I don’t believe there will be improvement until a major performance leap will create enough headroom.

 

[Boosterdog]

On 1/1/2022 at 9:46 PM, Hiob said:

There is no solution. It is by design. Either the developers choose to change it or we just won‘t get it.

 

The bonzai art of optimization conducted with a chainsaw. Tis the DCS way.