SignorMagnifico Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 (edited) I've noticed in the Tomcat some strange texture flickering that happens only when the mirrors are enabled. When I look at the mirrors, I see a black box appearing on the screen. I tried using the mirrors in other aircraft at the same airfield, such as the F-18 Hornet, and I didn't have the same problem. It only happens with the Tomcat so far. I have attached track files and a YouTube video of the issue happening. Track files: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ibcynnayl6jjab1/TomcatMirrorsBug.rar?dl=0 Edited December 25, 2021 by SignorMagnifico 2 i7-8700k OC to 5.1GHz, Sound BlasterX AE-5, Creative Sound BlasterX H7 Tournament Edition, Asus ROG Maximus X Code Corsair Dominator DDR4 32GB 3200MHz, EVGA RTX 3080Ti FTW3 Ultra Hybrid, Acer Predator XB271HU WQHD IPS Monitor, Logitech G510S, Anker 8000DPI Gaming Mouse, HOTAS Warthog, Thrustmaster TFRP Pedals, Track IR 5, Windows 10 Professional, https://www.youtube.com/c/iflyflightsims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callsign JoNay Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 It's been present for me since that big April 14th patch where they updated the base game's materials and ambient lighting stuff, but it only happens to me in very specific lighting conditions. I didn't realize it was connected to the mirrors, nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SignorMagnifico Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Callsign JoNay said: It's been present for me since that big April 14th patch where they updated the base game's materials and ambient lighting stuff, but it only happens to me in very specific lighting conditions. I didn't realize it was connected to the mirrors, nice find. Thank goodness it’s not just me lol. Hopefully Heatblur can find a solution. i7-8700k OC to 5.1GHz, Sound BlasterX AE-5, Creative Sound BlasterX H7 Tournament Edition, Asus ROG Maximus X Code Corsair Dominator DDR4 32GB 3200MHz, EVGA RTX 3080Ti FTW3 Ultra Hybrid, Acer Predator XB271HU WQHD IPS Monitor, Logitech G510S, Anker 8000DPI Gaming Mouse, HOTAS Warthog, Thrustmaster TFRP Pedals, Track IR 5, Windows 10 Professional, https://www.youtube.com/c/iflyflightsims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggus Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 It's gotten quite a bit worse for me this patch, although I did take a bit of time off during the one prior. Occasionally the box will stay on the screen. Hitting one of the view keys seems to get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAF [136] Striker Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) You guys aren't alone. It's happening to a lot of people in our group too. I've been told it's worse in VR. I'm using TrackIR and it seems like the time of day or shadow angle has a lot to do with it. I was taxiing at Kobuleti and it was happening so bad, 75% of my screen went black. BigNewy posted in another thread that they have reported internally that this problem is present. Hopefully there will be a fix for it soon. Edited December 28, 2021 by VAF [136] Striker Nvidia GTX-1080 Intel i7-4820K 3.7 Ghz ASUS ROG Rampage IV Extreme MB 32 GB Memory Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHMAC Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) I don't think this is specifically linked to the F14 because I am having the same in the Mi-8...especially when flying over densely populated areas. I am using Track Ir as well. I have seen similar issues reported before going back to 2019: Edit: Apparently it's being discussed and worked on: Edited December 28, 2021 by PHMAC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmadmax Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) I have also experienced this issue last night, it was driving me bananas. I was in a F18 , It does not appear to be a model specific bug, could be related to textures in mirrors ? Otherwise I'm glad this is a known bug and is affecting others, I thought I broke something in my settings for a while I did find out that if I flip up my mirrors, the texture glitch no longer occurs. Can anyone else confirm that flipping up your mirrors or disabling your mirrors fixes the issue? ***UPDATE*** After reading some other threads I think there are in fact 2x bugs, yet, could be the same root cause. Bug#1, the first bug would be the screen flickering as @Callsign JoNay posted, if you notice closely it appears to affect a portion of the screen and goes away quickly. In some cases in other videos if affacts the whole screen, a quick >1 second blink that can become rather annoying. I have not seen this issue. Bug#2 the second bug is the actual bug I have experienced, where the black box will appear as @SignorMagnifico originally posted above. This one appears to remedy itself after disabling the mirrors. The black box could be perceived as flickering, however, if you keep your head still in VR it will never go away. So in fact they are not the same. 20 hours ago, PHMAC said: I don't think this is specifically linked to the F14 because I am having the same in the Mi-8...especially when flying over densely populated areas. I am using Track Ir as well. I have seen similar issues reported before going back to 2019: Edit: Apparently it's being discussed and worked on: @PHMAC I think this is a different issue entirely, yet , could be related. The problem I was having is that a black box will appear on your screen. As opposed to flickering and just going away, the black box will stay there if you don't move. It def appears to be some sort of texture issue. Good find though, hopefully it gets fixed soon. Edited December 29, 2021 by sfmadmax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHMAC Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 The issue appears to be addressed in todays patch: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SignorMagnifico Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 2 hours ago, PHMAC said: The issue appears to be addressed in todays patch: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/ Confirmed. Appears to be resolved. I tried playing back my tracks with the issue, and I'm not seeing the black screen. Will have to play more tonight to see if the issue comes back. 1 i7-8700k OC to 5.1GHz, Sound BlasterX AE-5, Creative Sound BlasterX H7 Tournament Edition, Asus ROG Maximus X Code Corsair Dominator DDR4 32GB 3200MHz, EVGA RTX 3080Ti FTW3 Ultra Hybrid, Acer Predator XB271HU WQHD IPS Monitor, Logitech G510S, Anker 8000DPI Gaming Mouse, HOTAS Warthog, Thrustmaster TFRP Pedals, Track IR 5, Windows 10 Professional, https://www.youtube.com/c/iflyflightsims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAF [136] Striker Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Fixed for me too! 1 1 Nvidia GTX-1080 Intel i7-4820K 3.7 Ghz ASUS ROG Rampage IV Extreme MB 32 GB Memory Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaporFlow Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 It's happening to me... Mirrors off, no black box anymore. NVIDIA 3070 TI. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurts Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Saw it in a GR video in the Hornet, think it's a DCS issue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 If it is still happening, please make a report to ED, too. Thank you! 1 Heatblur Simulations Please feel free to contact me anytime, either via PM here, on the forums, or via email through the contact form on our homepage. http://www.heatblur.com/ https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callsign JoNay Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 19 hours ago, VaporFlow said: It's happening to me... Mirrors off, no black box anymore. NVIDIA 3070 TI. Happening again for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikaros Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I'm having the same issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaporFlow Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 I deleted metamesh and fxo folders. Flickering gone 97%. But sometimes I got Flickers in the JF-17 and the apache TPOD screens so far (TAD in the apache). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosly Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) @IronMikewe have a regression in 2.7.18.30765 @Wags for ED report Its visible in VR on right eye only when looking straight into the HUD. It seems t be connected with looking at specific spot of Stenis. Edited October 22, 2022 by Rosly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealius Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Happens to me as well, right eye only in VR, mirrors and all avionics off, when looking torward the superstructure of any of the carriers (except CV59, as I haven't tested there yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatos31 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 still present. Syrian map. Close to the western beaches of Cyprus Come fly with us : https://discord.gg/tawdcs TAW CJTF 13 - EU TZ MilSim Squadron Ryzen 5 5600X | 32GB DDR4 3733| ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT | ASrock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 | HP Reverb G2 | Thrustmaster Warthog Throttle , F16 & F18 grips , TFRP Rudders | Win 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 16 hours ago, Thanatos31 said: still present. Syrian map. Close to the western beaches of Cyprus Mind you, it's a Tomcat subforum. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M HOTAS FC3, F-14A/B, F-15E CA SC NTTR, PG, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nereid Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 On 12/14/2022 at 11:32 AM, draconus said: Mind you, it's a Tomcat subforum. Yes, but it is clearly a Tomcat related issue and it is back in 2.8.6.41363 for the Sinai map (at least for me). DCS:A-10C / DCS:Ka-50 / DCS:UH-1H / DCS:Mig21bis / DCS:P-51D / DCS:Mi-8MTV2 / DCS:Fw190D9 / DCS:Bf109K4 / DCS:C-101EB / DCS:L-39C / DCS:F-5E / DCS:Spitfire LF Mk. IX / DCS:AJS37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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