Stan V Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 This is not a bug report per se, i.e., it's not something I think needs to be corrected unless you are for other reasons issuing a CEF4 patch in the future, but it is more of a curiosity question. I usually choose to show aircraft shadows when I use fsx. Today, while taxiing my aircraft down CEF4 Runway 30, I noticed that as I traveled along the runway, the shadow of the wing on the runway went through varying rectangular shaped "cutout patterns" as though it were being masked out by unseen polygons used to form the runway. These effects varied in different sections of the runway. In a few, the shadow disappeared entirely but most of the time I observed at least a partial shadow. Can you explain this phenomenon to me? Stan V Order Number: FSS0202136 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Maly Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hi Stan: The polygons are texture layers. If they're too low, they have the tendency to "flicker". You lift them up by a cm or so - they can block the a/c shadow on the ground. It seems as well that some GPUs (or their set-up) can make it worse, with others it looks perfectly okay - as on my box. I'll see what I could do to improve on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazydale Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I am having similiar issues but where anyplace the runway has cracks, it causes rectangular shapes that are darker in color (similiar to shadows.) Is it possible it is the same kind of problem with the polygons? (sorry if I am hijacking your thread Stan...just seemed like possibly the same type of issue) Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Maly Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hi Dale: In your case (and I've seen it in another post) your settings don't display the alpha channel correctly, thus you're getting those darker shapes around the cracks. The cracks are on a rectangular plane with alpha channel, thus only the background would show and the actual crack would be "sitting" on top (if you know what I mean...) As I stated elsewhere - I don't try to understand any of the "shader" stuff and special settings, thus I'm running everything plain vanilla and am glad that I don't have this kind of issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazydale Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hi Vlad, I'm with you on the not understanding the issues. Just wish I could figure out how to fix it! I will keep playing with my settings and maybe have that "a-ha" moment. Otherwise both Airdrie and High River look awesome!! Thanks! Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Maly Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hi Dale: Glad you like them, thanks. You can also get the CEJ4 Claresholm for free, just a little further south from CEN4. Also, please don't forget to add your order number to your sig in case you would need further help... http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/1157-important-notice-please-add-your-order-to-your-sig-for-support/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazydale Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Yup, got the Claresholm one as well already. Another great piece of work. I fly out of Okotoks so I have been to all these places, and it's amazing how great and true to real they look. (maybe Okotoks can be your next?) Although, I have to admit Okotoks looks pretty good in FTX, just needs some more houses built up around the strip. Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Maly Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 (maybe Okotoks can be your next?) Got the pics for a year now - it takes me almost a year to knock-off a strip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazydale Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Ouch! Wish I knew enough to offer help, but the best I could do is pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazydale Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Just an update: I turned off "Ground object shadows" in my FSX settings and that resolved the problems I was having. I still have the aircraft shadows and that doesn't effect anything, but I guess the ground object shadows did. Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Maly Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Just close the topic - I hope that the Service Pack (with Calgary and the COP) fixed this somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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