Japo32 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Don't know if this is the right place, and I don't have screens to show it, but the other day flying the Yalu campaign I climbed to 33,000 ft and I saw something I didn't like it. Around my plane there was al ok, but some nm away (maybe 100 or so?) I could see the limits of the shadow boundary (?) it was squared shape. I suppose it was the save performance shadow area, but it was awful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyw248 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Is this similar to what you saw? 282261-openbeta-276-dark-terrain-outside-of-a-circle-around-current-position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IulianUM Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 This is what happens to me, but the clouds seems to cast shadows outside the square . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aarnoman Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 DCS Version: DCS 2.7.7.15038 Open Beta Brief description of bug: Cloud shadows cause visual artefacts near area of terrain elevations. This resembles large shadows, but are cast in direction of view angle rather than sun incidence angle. These are most visible from higher altitude, and appear to have a much lower refresh rate than normal shadows, causing a pop-in effect whenever the position is updated. Expected behaviour: No shadow artefacts. To reproduce: 1) Mission with any cloud preset, set in daytime. 2) Find area of terrain elevation (mountains, ridgelines). 3) Go into free camera to see shadow artefact. Note that as you move closer/further away, the artefact changes in intensity. You may also see shadow artefacts far in the distance. This occurs on all terrains including Caucasus. However, Syria is used in this demonstration as it has high contrast terrain with prominent mountain ranges. This bug does not occur if the cloud preset is set to "None", confirming that it is directly tied to the new cloud system. Demonstration video: Why is this important: These shadow artefacts are immensly distracting, particularly when flying at higher altitudes. They may also obscure target areas if near an area of terrain elevation. Example missions for Caucasus and Syria attached, reproduce as per instructions/video example. BrokenShadows.miz BrokenShadowsCaucasus.miz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aarnoman Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Likely the same bug outline here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IulianUM Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Yes, this is the problem, but seems to happen on the plains too . Tested without clouds and everything is ok . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted November 2, 2021 ED Team Share Posted November 2, 2021 merged This is already reported to the team, I have no news to share currently. thanks 1 Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axekav Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Just wanted to report that nothing has changed since update from 27th of january 2023. Here is a screenshot. Map is Syria. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axekav Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Any news ? Any progress ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 @Axekav A fix is coming. 5 Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 The distant squared terrain shadow effect is fixed in today's OB. 2 1 Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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