reported The grass is too high on Caucasus map.

[59th_Reaper]

Hi!

Since 1 or 2 update the grass is almost 1 meter high in Caucasus. This is so disturbing and unreal, especially at the airfields. I know if i use less visibility (for grass) setting in the options, grass height will be less too, but that looks so weird (and of course i want to use full setting). Any possibility reduce it to a normal height (like before the last updates) ?

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59th_Reaper

 

Edited October 3, 2021 by 59th_Reaper

[Kang]

Not sure if bug or complaint to the greenskeeper...

[John C Flett]

 I think its for the next module; DCS: Lawn Mower.

[Enduro14]

Lol ya it’s like cartoon grass but adds to perception of speed down low in Helis at least 

[Flappie]

Issue reported as low priority (lights are still visible at night, they only get hidden when we get close to them).

[Boosterdog]

On 10/12/2021 at 5:59 PM, Flappie said:

Issue reported as low priority (lights are still visible at night, they only get hidden when we get close to them).

Any news on this?

The grass height is something of a unversal bug not just a Caucauses issue (though it does rather ruin that map now especially for FARPS and the like). Athough not as severe, the grass airfields of the Channel map also suffer with a scale height of about 12-18 inches across the board. The revetments look a little like Mr Potato Head whilst the runways are unrealistically covered in knee high, thick bladed grass). 

Im hoping that since it affects a paid map also , and in a kind of visually fundemental and very obvious way,  its priority may be bumped up a little?

(the tail wheel of the Mustang is off the ground BTW - not that yu can tell)

 

[Flappie]

No news so far. Trust me, there are far more important issues in DCS. But it does not mean this one won't be adressed.

[Boosterdog]

1 minute ago, Flappie said:

Trust me, there are far more important issues in DCS. 

You dont say? 

I know its not huge in the grand scheme of things but it seems to be low hanging fruit to the unititiated. So low in fact it almost touches the gress. Which admittedly isnt saying much at present given the height of it.  

Thanks for the quick reply Flappie

[PLUTON]

Mustang had in the past made a small patch to the grass level with a shader mod, it would be enough to ask him to do it again for 2.7.9 ?? Until DCS is the time to correct this without being pushed to do so quickly?

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

1 hour ago, Boosterdog said:

but it seems to be low hanging fruit to the unititiated

Things is, I think the grass is too tall for the same reason the trees are too tall: smaller grass/trees would mean there need to be (a lot) more of them to provide the same coverage, which would result in a (likely significant) performance drop.

[Boosterdog]

Just now, Raven (Elysian Angel) said:

Things is, I think the grass is too tall for the same reason the trees are too tall: smaller grass/trees would mean there need to be (a lot) more of them to provide the same coverage, which would result in a (likely significant) performance drop.

I cant recall it being so high previously though. And I dont think its changed in itself unless its some optimisation hack. At least not in the Caucuses anyhow. Could be wrong. Either way, not really a satisfactory solution if that is the case.  Then again, between the VR community and those struggling with performance who even has the grass slider up and terrain texture on high? Not as many of us as once did Id imagine. 

Hmm - perhaps the grass slider could work vertically as well as horizontally

[Lange_666]

When in a Huey in VR for me it's like i'm sitting on a boat. I really have to focus and think, it's the grass waving in the wind, not the Huey floating on it.

[YSIAD_RIP]

Bump.  Looking for the Shorter Grass Setting. 

My theory of grass being half the current height could increase performance at a low level because there would be fewer polygons to draw. 

[draconus]

20 hours ago, YSIAD_RIP said:

My theory of grass being half the current height could increase performance at a low level because there would be fewer polygons to draw.

Nope, grass height has no impact on polygon count. It's just a change in model proportions.

[YSIAD_RIP]

Thanks for clarifying.