Issue with Wide Sky and new patch...maybe

[tn_prvteye 36]

I've installed Wide Sky and the new Sept patch to WOE. This is what I get when it's overcast:

 

 

 

The pics are with the new Black Sea Terrain, but it does it on all terrains.

 

Any ideas?

 

Anyone else seeing this, or did I screw something up somewhere along the way?

 

I re-read the read-me (say that 3 times fast), and it did mention clipping issues, but I don't remember them being this bad pre-patch.

Edited September 30, 2008 by tn_prvteye

[kct 5]

Which graphics card you are on?

[+malibu43 142]

I see similar issues using an Intel X3100 graphics chip. It's usually not bad unless I'm close to the cloud layer.

 

And if I ever update the driver, all hell breaks loose with the canopy reflections.

[tn_prvteye 36]

Using two 8800GTXs (SLI, but disabled for WOE).

 

I forgot to do the flightengine.ini trick (the one where you change the [GraphicsSettings] parameters). I changed that, and it seemed to help a bit...the clipping didn't start till I got closer to the layer anyway.

[+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,556]

same prob here 8800GT

[pablo10692 4]

Same prob with ATI X1650 here.

[tn_prvteye 36]

Well, Cellinsky did say there was some clipping in the readme. So, he's aware of it. I can put up with it since the rest of the "Wide Sky" mod is so fantastic.

[Fubar512 1,350]

That issue exits because that mod is attempting to use one cloud layer tile, whereas by default, the game uses multiple tiles. Stick will attest to that, right, Stick?

[Stick 773]

Thats true compare stock environment file and the one that comes with the mod.

The specific entry of interest is

[CloudLayer]

TopTexture=CloudLayerTop%d.bmp

BottomTexture=CloudLayerBottom%d.bmp

Material=CloudLayerMaterial

TileCount=21

NearTileCount=5

TileSize=4000.0

 

In the mod its

[CloudLayer]

TopTexture=overcast_top.tga

BottomTexture=overcast_bottom.tga

Material=CloudLayerMaterial

TileCount=8

NearTileCount=2

TileSize=8000.0

 

 

I know it looks far better than stock but the last time I was listening clipping was the issue!

Edited October 1, 2008 by Stick

[tn_prvteye 36]

Yeah, I fiddled around with those entries with no luck. Eh, no biggie.