Shadows under clouds problem.

[crazysundog]

Thanks for any help in advance.

 

My problem is that the shadows under the clouds are striped, like a zebra. These stripes only appear at medium to long range, not close to me, and the shadow of my Ka is fine. This is not a random occurence; if clouds are on, the striped shadows are there.

 

Whenever I move my head (with TrackIr) the stripes move in the opposite direction, and sometimes flicker. I think this is probably a hardware related problem, so I am looking for help from Nvidia as well, but if any of you know of a solution I would be grateful; I'm getting tired of flying in clear skies ALL the time!!

 

System specs:

 

Intel E8500 @ 3.16Ghz

EVGA Nforce 750i FTW edition mobo

EVGA GTX260 core 216 SC edition, no OC'ing (180.60 drivers, using default control panel / 8xAF, 8xAA, VSync off)

4gb Kingston ram @ 1066mhz

Vista Ultimate 64bit

LG 22" LCD monitor

 

I've used 4 different display drivers, 2 different mobo drivers, tried many options in default panel, all to no avail...:cry:

Edited December 5, 2008 by crazysundog

[crazysundog]

Update:

 

I've solved my own problem; and it is not difficult to fix!!

 

This is a known issue with a few people, and it usually occurs when you mix new vid cards (nvidia anyway), new drivers, and try to run DX9 games with DX10.

 

The solution: Force DX9 in DCS: BlackShark.

 

The method:

1. Right-click on your DCS shortcut.

2. Select 'properties' from the menu.

3. In the 'target' box, rename the shortcut to include "-DX9".

 

*example* "C:\1C\Eagle Dynamics\Ka-50\bin\stable\Launcher.exe" --console

 

would now look like ---> "C:\1C\Eagle Dynamics\Ka-50\bin\stable\Launcher.exe" -DX9 --console

 

4. Click 'Apply'.

 

This should run BlackShark in DX9 now, and as an added bonus, I get a couple extra FPS!

 

Hope this helps any others!!

[Mr.KingCobra]

Update:

 

I've solved my own problem; and it is not difficult to fix!!

 

This is a known issue with a few people, and it usually occurs when you mix new vid cards (nvidia anyway), new drivers, and try to run DX9 games with DX10.

 

The solution: Force DX9 in DCS: BlackShark.

 

The method:

1. Right-click on your DCS shortcut.

2. Select 'properties' from the menu.

3. In the 'target' box, rename the shortcut to include "-DX9".

 

*example* "C:\1C\Eagle Dynamics\Ka-50\bin\stable\Launcher.exe" --console

 

would now look like ---> "C:\1C\Eagle Dynamics\Ka-50\bin\stable\Launcher.exe" -DX9 --console

 

4. Click 'Apply'.

 

This should run BlackShark in DX9 now, and as an added bonus, I get a couple extra FPS!

 

Hope this helps any others!!

 

 

HI!

 

Is this procedure the same as a bow?

 

In---->Config/graphics.cfg

 

change to this values:

 

near_clip = 0.1;

middle_clip = 1;

 

BestRegards:MKC

[Shrubbo]

Hey this works, thanks madhotdog :thumbup:

 

I am using wombats scripts modified by Prophet.

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=593129&postcount=10

 

So I just edited DSCAff_2Core_sp.cmd from this.....

 

:init

start bin\stable\Launcher.exe --console

choice /t 30 /D N > nul

goto loop

 

to...

:init

start bin\stable\Launcher.exe -DX9 --console

choice /t 30 /D N > nul

goto loop

 

as per your instructions and it's all nice and non shimmering. Something I had noticed before and new it was a problem as such but didn't really bother me. Now I am even bothered less. Thanks :)

[crazysundog]

Who? lol

[104th_Crunch]

Does this mean that by default if you do use this "-DX9" that you are running in DX8 ??

[crazysundog]

Well, im running in DX10 by default, i do this to force back to DX9!

[BakaNi]

Well, im running in DX10 by default, i do this to force back to DX9!

 

Pretty sure BlackShark doesn't use DX10, it's all DX9.

[104th_Crunch]

Can someone from ED confirm what's going on here? If I do not use the -dx9 switch I get cloud flickering issue. If I use the -dx9 switch the issue is fixed. What Directx version is DCS:BS using if you don't use the -dx9 switch??

 

I'm using WinXP with DX9

 

Thanks

[Slayer]

How the heck did you find -dx9 command line switch? Haven't found this documented anywhere.

[Rhino4]

@ Crunch and Baka: BS was built to run in dx9. But that doesn't mean it won't run under dx10. It WILL, but some features are no longer supported and therefore you have compatibility and graphics glitches, random crashes, or perhaps your game doesn't work at all (depending on the specific game title). Just because a game is a dx9 game doesn't mean that it won't run under anything else...

@ Crunch: And if you were running DX8 by default then you wouldn't be able to run this game at all because you wouldn't have dx9 installed...

[104th_Crunch]

Thanks Rhino. What I mean is I have DX9 installed now with WinXP. If I run BS without using the switch -Dx9 I get cloud shadows blinking. If I use the switch -Dx9 there is no blinking. wondering why that is.

[TX-EcoDragon]

Great info, thanks for posting!!

 

I have this same issue when running Black Shark in Windows XP using DirectX 9.0c.

 

I'll see if the problem is there in my Windows 7 install using "DX11".

Edited January 11, 2009 by TX-EcoDragon

[crazysundog]

How the heck did you find -dx9 command line switch? Haven't found this documented anywhere.

 

You know, I ran into it by mistake while looking for more info on the HDR mod that I use with Black Shark....Well it turns out that some games have the same problem with clouds.... specifically I believe it was GTA3 or GTA 4.

[AustinN360]

Can anyone else confirm my findings? I tried this on Lockon (yeah I know it uses DX8 but I thought give it a go.) and it seems to have solved the DirectSound issue out (the after burner sound in Multiplayer without using alchemy) and it seems to be running smoother in game.

Basically same setup as with DCS, right click the Lockon icon, click properties, click the shortcut tab, and enter -dx9 to the end so it looks like this: "C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Eagle Dynamics\Lock On\LockOn.exe" -dx9

I would appreciate any feed back on this soon.

Edited December 15, 2009 by AustinN360

[IvanK]

This is good news. I will try this in Lock On and report back.

 

Do you need console on the end as well ??

 

So it would become:

 

"C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Eagle Dynamics\Lock On\LockOn.exe" -dx9 --console

 

or is it just:

 

"C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Eagle Dynamics\Lock On\LockOn.exe" -dx9

Edited December 15, 2009 by IvanK

[AustinN360]

This is good news. I will try this in Lock On and report back.

 

Do you need console on the end as well ??

 

So it would become:

 

"C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Eagle Dynamics\Lock On\LockOn.exe" -dx9 --console

 

or is it just:

 

"C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Eagle Dynamics\Lock On\LockOn.exe" -dx9

 

Just "C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Eagle Dynamics\Lock On\LockOn.exe" -dx9

[spinter]

is correct -DX9 --console ?

 

for multiplayer ?

[71st_Mastiff]

vista won't let me change it

:mad:

[asparagin]

..win 7 and it doesn't work.

[JasonJ]

DCS:BS 1.0

Win XP 32 SP3 (DX9.0c)

intel e8400

GTX295

 

The -DX9 option didn't help me. Tried every graphics config (AA/AF/LOD) I could and bad flickering bars still apparent on horizon. :cry:

 

Editing all the near/middle clip planes in graphics.cfg as suggested in thread - no fix either. :cry:

Edited April 14, 2010 by JasonJ

[Nasty]

um what that -dx9 do i got over 10 fps more in multiplayer in vista 64bit. THIS IS AWESOME

[Panzertard]

DCS:BS 1.0

Win XP 32 SP3 (DX9.0c)

intel e8400

GTX295

 

The -DX9 option didn't help me. Tried every graphics config (AA/AF/LOD) I could and bad flickering bars still apparent on horizon. :cry:

 

Editing all the near/middle clip planes in graphics.cfg as suggested in thread - no fix either. :cry:

 

We all live with that problem - but you can search for a "no cloud no shadow" fix. Clouds without shadows wont produce it.

[JasonJ]

Thanks - I've found a no haze 'fix'. Not an ideal solution, but something I guess.