Clouds disappearing

[grim_reaper68]

Hi 

I had some strange thing on DCS on the Caucasus Map. Some clouds appears and disappears. I've maid some other flights without any problem on other missions. Test on other maps too, it seems to be only in this mission. Could it come from the fact that there are many planes and other object on it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAcAp9f2dV8

 

Edited August 16, 2023 by grim_reaper68

[BIGNEWY]

Hi, 

please ensure the mission is using the newer weather presets and not the old weather. 

thanks

[grim_reaper68]

I made some other tests on the same mission, i have only the problem with the dynamic weather... A test with static weather overcast 6 (a lot of big clouds) doesn't make the clouds disappear.

 

[Loukuins]

1 hour ago, grim_reaper68 said:

I made some other tests on the same mission, i have only the problem with the dynamic weather... A test with static weather overcast 6 (a lot of big clouds) doesn't make the clouds disappear.

 

Dynamic weather is not supported by volumetric clouds, so you are on the old 2D clouds from before 2020, as AFAIK ED don't really work on that anymore.

[grim_reaper68]

Ok thanks for the answer. The strange thing is that I think this bug games up since 1 or 2 updates...

[Flappie]

Your thread reminds me of this one. Please check if that is what you're talking about.

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/273715-27-clouds-disappear-when-i-reach-them/?do=findComment&comment=4759814

[Loukuins]

9 hours ago, Flappie said:

Your thread reminds me of this one. Please check if that is what you're talking about.

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/273715-27-clouds-disappear-when-i-reach-them/?do=findComment&comment=4759814

It's not that at all, he is using the dynamic weather that still uses 2D clouds from before, and since ED is not interested to support 2D clouds it might just broke with the last open beta update.

[Flappie]

Understood, thank you.

[Loukuins]

1 hour ago, Flappie said:

Understood, thank you.

Also I didn't wanted to mean, sorry if I was in my last message.

[grim_reaper68]

In fact it's not the same problem. It's not a complete layer that disappear, only the nearest clouds at the edge of the point of view. If I understood correctly, dynamic clouds are 2d generated and that's not working correctly now. But the static weather uses 3d clouds and that works perfectly. 

[Loukuins]

4 hours ago, grim_reaper68 said:

In fact it's not the same problem. It's not a complete layer that disappear, only the nearest clouds at the edge of the point of view. If I understood correctly, dynamic clouds are 2d generated and that's not working correctly now. But the static weather uses 3d clouds and that works perfectly. 

Exactly, 2D clouds are just images that turn to always look at you, that's why back then almost every mission didn't had much clouds. Now they use the static with wind so the clouds moves, but there is not "dynamic" weather indeed with volumetric clouds.

[Flappie]

7 hours ago, Loukuins said:

Also I didn't wanted to mean, sorry if I was in my last message.

Don't worry, I didn't sense anything mean in your answer.