reported Ugly color banding on objects at low sun conditions (OB 2.8.2.35759)

[malarcky]

I am getting this weird strip pattern with shadows on low/mid/high setting. Anisotropic, msaa and ssaa seems to have no effect, only disappears if I disable shadows. Dont remember to have this problem on the previous version. Also you can only see them on certaing angles, mainly on top view. Also tried deleting shaders and fx folder, no effect.

[draconus]

If VR, try changing PD.

[GeneralDynamics]

I just updated open beta to 2.8.2.35682, but I don't know if that's when this issue started. I noticed that when flying the Caucases Free Flight mission just to test the update, and while in the F4 view, there are evenly spaced lines all across the wing that change in spacing and angle as the orientation of the aircraft changes. 

I've marked some of them in red in the screenshot below. In this orientation flying straight and level after setting the AP to Heading and allowing the aircraft to change course and settle out they extend from the front to the rear of the wing as shown. Also in this specific orientation, they creep slightly to the right every few seconds.

Track file attached.

Thank you!

 

FA-18C Caucuses Free Flight F4 view.trk

Edited January 26, 2023 by GeneralDynamics

[jonsky7]

Hi,

I'm seeing weird lines on textures since the last update....

Don't recall seeing them before this patch, anyone else?

I've done a cache delete, FXO and metashaders etc

weird lines.trk

 

Most of these shots are slightly exaggerated to get the point across, but I see them out of the window and across the cockpit textures sometimes too.

Edited January 26, 2023 by jonsky7

[The Oligopolist]

It's banding in the shadows.

I'm using GTX 1060 6GB here and also seeing it.

[jonsky7]

54 minutes ago, The Oligopolist said:

It's banding in the shadows.

I'm using GTX 1060 6GB here and also seeing it.

Thanks

[r24]

I sometimes see a similar effect in VR (hp G2).  The lighting or angle seems to make a difference. Didn't notice before the update.

[jonsky7]

Well I reverted back to 2.8.1.34667.2 to test it out. No banding there.

I used the same track replay as above, so exactly same conditions etc.

That's a bit of a downgrade and HORRIBLE.

Edited January 26, 2023 by jonsky7

[jonsky7]

1 hour ago, The Oligopolist said:

It's banding in the shadows.

I'm using GTX 1060 6GB here and also seeing it.

Yeah, turning shadows off removes the lines, but not having shadows isn't much of a fix. 

They get wider and worse the lower the setting you use for shadows.

Edited January 26, 2023 by jonsky7

[Flappie]

Hi. This issue has been reported internally and a fix is in the making.

[jonsky7]

2 hours ago, Flappie said:

Hi. This issue has been reported internally and a fix is in the making.

Thank goodness for that

There's a sea on my wing

[Flappie]

Hi, this issue was reported internally. A fix is in the works.

[Loukuins]

Same here, even the sky has that grading issue too

[Pekins]

RTX3080, i7 7770k, 32gb 3200hw ram, SSD, windows 10.
 

You will notice the lines if you fixate at the throttle.

 

Edit: Im not sure my problem is the same as people seem to be having in this topic because I dont see the lines outside of the cockpit or on the airframe at all, its only when looking in certain areas of the cockpit. And they move as I move my head.

Edited January 28, 2023 by Pekins

[LieutenantFalcon]

I have this issue as well, so I've just come here to dump some system info as well to get a fix figured out.

System specs:
i5 8400, RTX 3060ti, 32gb DDR4-3000 RAM, DCS running on OS drive (Samsung 980 pro).
Fxo and Metashaders2 freshly deleted before these pictures. 

Screenshot 1 is settings, 2-6 are example shots. 

[Flappie]

1 hour ago, LieutenantFalcon said:

I have this issue as well, so I've just come here to dump some system info as well to get a fix figured out.

Thanks. The fix is already in the making.

[YoYo]

Noticed the same. With big zoom from VR picture:

Good to know that it will be solved, it doesnt look good.

Edited January 28, 2023 by YoYo

[Renko]

And it happens inside cockpits too

[jonsky7]

23 hours ago, Pekins said:

RTX3080, i7 7770k, 32gb 3200hw ram, SSD, windows 10.
 

You will notice the lines if you fixate at the throttle.

 

Edit: Im not sure my problem is the same as people seem to be having in this topic because I dont see the lines outside of the cockpit or on the airframe at all, its only when looking in certain areas of the cockpit. And they move as I move my head.

 

I get that too, as if there is some sort of "film" or texture over the camera lens, really bugs me sometimes.
 

 

[Pekins]

7 hours ago, jonsky7 said:

I get that too, as if there is some sort of "film" or texture over the camera lens, really bugs me sometimes.
 

 

Yup that is exactly what I have, doesn't seem to be the same thing as people are posting tho.

[SparrowLT]

I tought i was becaming crazy trying settings and settings..

 

I have this issue too:

 

[jonsky7]

11 hours ago, Pekins said:

Yup that is exactly what I have, doesn't seem to be the same thing as people are posting tho.

No, that's a separate "issue" to the shadow banding issue in the current patch.

I've always had that "film" issue.

[Ramses823]

I'm having the same issue with lines appearing over terrain that I'm flying over and on the aircraft as well.  

[BIGNEWY]

posts merged

[St4rgun]

The 2.8.2.35759 OB patch produces ugly color banding on airframes and other surfaces like the tarmac which is worst at low sun conditions (example: M2000 Nevada take-off instant action). In this OB the gamma defaulted at 1.8 so I checked with both 2.0 and 2.2 also but the banding was the same. At first I tought that my G2 produced the banding but fortunately the screenshots also contained it. Check those out for reference.