RWC Posted July 16 Posted July 16 (edited) HI, i am wondering why the afterburner, when taking off, looks like a huge fireball ? Is this a setting or something else... It looks more like the rear end is on fire if u ask me. Kind regards, RWC. Edited July 16 by RWC 3
draconus Posted July 17 Posted July 17 Bad LOD and/or heat blur effect. 1 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
Raven (Elysian Angel) Posted July 17 Posted July 17 (edited) The rear end seemingly being on fire is not necessarily unrealistic, though: https://youtu.be/17ntWkM-O_4?si=reATFovWfo0Lo8wY Edited July 17 by Raven (Elysian Angel) Autocorrect 1 Spoiler Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 96GB G.Skill Ripjaws M5 Neo DDR5-6000 | Asus ProArt RTX 4080 Super | ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E GAMING | Samsung 990Pro 2TB + 990Pro 4TB NMVe | VR: Varjo Aero VPC MT-50CM2 grip on VPForce Rhino with Z-curve extension | VPC CM3 throttle | VPC CP2 + 3 | FSSB R3L | VPC Rotor TCS Plus base with SharKa-50 grip | Everything mounted on Monstertech MFC-1 | VPC R1-Falcon pedals with damper | Pro Flight Trainer Puma OpenXR | PD 1.0 | 100% render resolution | DCS graphics settings Win11 Pro 24H2 - VBS/HAGS/Game Mode ON
RWC Posted Thursday at 07:14 PM Author Posted Thursday at 07:14 PM (edited) On 7/17/2025 at 1:25 PM, Raven (Elysian Angel) said: The rear end seemingly being on fire is not necessarily unrealistic, though: https://youtu.be/17ntWkM-O_4?si=reATFovWfo0Lo8wY Hi Raven, as i watched the vid , it STILL looks like a nice rounded cone, if u ask me. Not the whimpering flagged fireball i see on the DCS jet exhausts. Have a closer look when you fly at night or dawn when you see an AI aircraft taking off before you...... ridiculous it looks. Edited Thursday at 07:16 PM by RWC 1
Raven (Elysian Angel) Posted Thursday at 07:20 PM Posted Thursday at 07:20 PM Oh I agree it looks odd on your screenshot. I was just referring your description of a "huge fireball". It doesn't look like that on my end, though. Perhaps clearing shader cache (both DCS ones and the driver ones) might fix it? Alternatively you could try a different LOD setting as Draconus suggested. 1 Spoiler Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 96GB G.Skill Ripjaws M5 Neo DDR5-6000 | Asus ProArt RTX 4080 Super | ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E GAMING | Samsung 990Pro 2TB + 990Pro 4TB NMVe | VR: Varjo Aero VPC MT-50CM2 grip on VPForce Rhino with Z-curve extension | VPC CM3 throttle | VPC CP2 + 3 | FSSB R3L | VPC Rotor TCS Plus base with SharKa-50 grip | Everything mounted on Monstertech MFC-1 | VPC R1-Falcon pedals with damper | Pro Flight Trainer Puma OpenXR | PD 1.0 | 100% render resolution | DCS graphics settings Win11 Pro 24H2 - VBS/HAGS/Game Mode ON
draconus Posted Thursday at 09:04 PM Posted Thursday at 09:04 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, Raven (Elysian Angel) said: Alternatively you could try a different LOD setting as Draconus suggested. I said it's probably bad LOD model in game. I have the setting on max and it does not help. Edited Thursday at 09:05 PM by draconus 2 1 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
RWC Posted Saturday at 06:36 AM Author Posted Saturday at 06:36 AM (edited) Afterburner test DLSS on.trk Just to point out what it looks like on my end. I have tested it with DLSS on and off, but not uploaded these because there was no difference. Aircraft used : F/A 18C - F-16C - F-15E - F15C. Afterburner TEST.miz Edited Saturday at 06:50 AM by RWC 1
Raven (Elysian Angel) Posted Saturday at 08:18 AM Posted Saturday at 08:18 AM I checked your track in both pancake mode and in VR, and you're right: it looks the same on my end. It looks like Draconus was spot on: it definitely looks like a bad LOD model which then interacts strangely with heat blur. When the aircraft are about 450m away, the effect disappears and things go back to normal. 3 1 Spoiler Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 96GB G.Skill Ripjaws M5 Neo DDR5-6000 | Asus ProArt RTX 4080 Super | ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E GAMING | Samsung 990Pro 2TB + 990Pro 4TB NMVe | VR: Varjo Aero VPC MT-50CM2 grip on VPForce Rhino with Z-curve extension | VPC CM3 throttle | VPC CP2 + 3 | FSSB R3L | VPC Rotor TCS Plus base with SharKa-50 grip | Everything mounted on Monstertech MFC-1 | VPC R1-Falcon pedals with damper | Pro Flight Trainer Puma OpenXR | PD 1.0 | 100% render resolution | DCS graphics settings Win11 Pro 24H2 - VBS/HAGS/Game Mode ON
RWC Posted Saturday at 10:14 AM Author Posted Saturday at 10:14 AM (edited) 1 hour ago, Raven (Elysian Angel) said: I checked your track in both pancake mode and in VR, and you're right: it looks the same on my end. It looks like Draconus was spot on: it definitely looks like a bad LOD model which then interacts strangely with heat blur. When the aircraft are about 450m away, the effect disappears and things go back to normal. I've tried to repair but didn't help, and I don't have any other mods than CH and Admirals mods. I'm glad to hear it's not just on my end. Thanks ! Edited Saturday at 10:15 AM by RWC
Raven (Elysian Angel) Posted Saturday at 11:59 AM Posted Saturday at 11:59 AM 1 hour ago, RWC said: I'm glad to hear it's not just on my end. Thanks ! It definitely isn’t just you. I haven’t seen it before so I guess it must be rather recent - but I also admit it’s been a minute since I flew anything fixed wing (except for a short hop in the Corsair right after launch). 1 Spoiler Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 96GB G.Skill Ripjaws M5 Neo DDR5-6000 | Asus ProArt RTX 4080 Super | ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E GAMING | Samsung 990Pro 2TB + 990Pro 4TB NMVe | VR: Varjo Aero VPC MT-50CM2 grip on VPForce Rhino with Z-curve extension | VPC CM3 throttle | VPC CP2 + 3 | FSSB R3L | VPC Rotor TCS Plus base with SharKa-50 grip | Everything mounted on Monstertech MFC-1 | VPC R1-Falcon pedals with damper | Pro Flight Trainer Puma OpenXR | PD 1.0 | 100% render resolution | DCS graphics settings Win11 Pro 24H2 - VBS/HAGS/Game Mode ON
draconus Posted yesterday at 07:34 AM Posted yesterday at 07:34 AM 19 hours ago, Raven (Elysian Angel) said: I haven’t seen it before so I guess it must be rather recent It's been like that for a while. Can't remember if a whole year though. 1 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
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