tn_prvteye Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 No, not the "Full Shadows" bug. I get the vertical, "dancing" lines on the distant landscape in Cockpit view. IIRC it's related to the Cloud shadows. I've tried all the different shadow settings...no go. I used to get this in LOMAC, but I can't remember how I fixed it. Anyone remember what the fix was? Sys specs: Core2Duo q6600@2.66 Nvidia 8800GTX 180.48 drivers XP SP2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate--IRL-- Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 (edited) Edit:- see Mustangs post below http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=593048&postcount=13 If i remember correctly the "fix" was to turn off the advanced haze in Lock On. Nate Edited June 16, 2010 by Nate--IRL-- Ka-50 AutoPilot/stabilisation system description and operation by IvanK- Essential Reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tn_prvteye Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 Oops...no haze option in BS. And I thought I found another fix...I'll have to check Lock On to see if Advanced Haze is on or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepski Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I think there was a Lock On mod made to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tn_prvteye Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 Hmmmm...was it a setting you changed with ModMan or LOCFG maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tn_prvteye Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 I hate to "bump" something, but I still can't find a solution. I can't be the only one having this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tn_prvteye Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Here's some screenies...I hope they are clear enough: If you notice the closest mountainous areas, those darker areas constantly "dance" back and forth with any head movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacper80 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Hello I think i have the same problem . Screen: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legolasindar Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Oops...no haze option in BS. And I thought I found another fix...I'll have to check Lock On to see if Advanced Haze is on or not. You have haze option in ...\Eagle Dynamics\Ka-50\BlackShark\data\scripts\options.lua But if you set haze 0, in night is imposible fly, graphics show incorrect in the night with haze disabled. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Cavallers del Cel - Comunintat Catalana de Simulació http://www.cavallersdelcel.cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tn_prvteye Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Hmmm, I know it says LOMAC in the title, but why did this get bumped to the LOMAC section? Anyway, it does look like you've got the same issue. I'll try changing the options.lua file and see what happens. The thing is, I checked and I DO have advanced haze ON in LOMAC with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feuerfalke Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Actually I was surprised seeing this happen in BS again, considering the majority of players suffered from this since LockOn. :music_whistling: Gigabyte GA-Z87-UD3H | i7 4470k @ 4.5 GHz | 16 GB DDR3 @ 2.133 Ghz | GTX 1080 | LG 55" @ 4K | Cougar 1000 W | Creative X-Fi Ti | TIR5 | CH HOTAS (with BU0836X-12 Bit) + Crosswind Pedals | Win10 64 HP | X-Keys Pro 20 & Pro 54 | 2x TM MFD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tn_prvteye Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Well I figured out why I no longer had the problem in LOMAC. I had installed TekaTeka's no cloud shadow mod. Since I don't know how to install that into BS, I looked at his files. It seems as if the mod just removed the alpha channel from one TGA file. So I used ModMan on BS to extract the DDS and erased the alpha channel. Worked like a charm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Although i haven't got a copy of DCS:BS yet, you could give the following attached file a tryout :) It was created by Tekateka for LO:FC, it basically removes the shadows that the clouds cast on the ground, stopping the flickering altogther....BUT i'm not sure if it will work with BS at all, so try at own risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tn_prvteye Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Yeah, read my previous post ;) I couldn't figure out how to get it into BS, so I basically just modified the BS files the way TekaTeka did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Yeah, read my previous post ;) I couldn't figure out how to get it into BS, so I basically just modified the BS files the way TekaTeka did. Ooops lol :music_whistling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacper80 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 So I used ModMan on BS to extract the DDS and erased the alpha channel. Worked like a charm! hello Please can you give step by step instruction how to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tn_prvteye Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) Well, I'm not good at giving instructions, but here goes: 1) Use ModMan's CDDS explorer to look at the "\[Ka-50 directory]\Bazar\Terrain\Surface\High\LandTexturesTGA.cdds" file. 2) Extract CLOUDSHADOW.TGA.dds 3) Use Martin Wright's DXTbmp.exe to open this file. I found this program while I was looking for FSX stuff. I'm not sure where I got it, but a Google search should bring it up. 4) Send the Alpha Channel to the editor (thid is done in DXTbmp.exe). My editor is an old version of PhotoShop. Not sure about how to do it with other programs. DO NOT close DXTbmp 5) Erase the Alpha Channel. I mean actually use the eraser tool and make sure there's nothing on the Alpha Channel. 6) Just click save. Not 'save as' 7) Go back to DXTbmp and "reload from editor". Then save. 8 )Insert the file you changed back into LandTexturesTGA.cdds...again using ModMan's Explorer. I'm just remembering off the top of my head here. I'm at work, and can't check my instructions. I'm hoping someone here can give a better set of directions. Edited December 17, 2008 by tn_prvteye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacper80 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Thank you very much tn_prvteye, you help me a lot.:thumbup: best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
104th_Crunch Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 ...8 )Insert the file you changed back into LandTexturesTGA.cdds...again using ModMan's Explorer. I'm just remembering off the top of my head here. I'm at work, and can't check my instructions. I'm hoping someone here can give a better set of directions. Hello, Could you please zip and attach the modded CLOUDSHADOW.TGA.dds file in a post here? Not good with Alpha channels and stuff but I can insert you modded file. Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tn_prvteye Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 I don't know if I can...are there any legal issues? I wouldn't think so, but if anyone knows otherwise, please tell me...I don't wanna get into trouble. :) I can't do it from work, but if I have enough time tonight at home, I'll upload it somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
104th_Crunch Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Hi prvteye. No there would be no legal issues here. There are many many mods that do similar things. In fact there is Teka Teka's mod, as was noted in this thread, that does the same thing for Lock On. If you have chance to share your file it would be greatly appreciated. Simply zip it up and add it as an attachment to your post in this thread. THANKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tn_prvteye Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Okay, no problem...I'll do it this evening! Does it matter to anyone if it's a ZIP or a RAR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tn_prvteye Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Ok, folks...here ya go. Insert this into the LandTexturesTGA.cdds file using ModMan. Found in \Bazar\Terrain\Surface\ I accept no responsibility if you blow up your PC. ;)CLOUDSHADOW.rar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
104th_Crunch Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frakin Toasters Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Awesome to see a fix for this, it's a bit of a shame to have cloud shadows removed though, but i guess i'd rather not have glitchy flickering going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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