See-Through Crew

[Reno]

When on the bridge I can see right through the crew members to the horizon. Any idea what's causing this?

GeForce 8800GTX settings maxed, latest drivers
Core 2, 6600 @ 2.40Ghz overclocked (2.68)
2.00 GB of RAM


Thanks in advance

[captiandon]

I have the same problem sometimes

[Reno]

I just located the problem. Turns out it was the Environmental Effects selection in the graphics options. When I unchecked the option the problem went away.

[maerean_m]

Yes, but you don't have transparent water anymore. I choose transparent water over see-through crew.

Btw, there is no fix because of the way the crew is rendered into the scene (they are made to look like they are part of the scene, but they actually aren't).

[seaniam81]

Turn off volumetric fog it'll help. The crew is still see through but not as much

[THE_MASK]

great choice

[silentscorp1971]

I have noticed that with Trigger Maru the effect is alot less noticable.. maybe the graphics pack helps.

[Reno]

Originally Posted by maerean_m

Yes, but you don't have transparent water anymore. I choose transparent water over see-through crew.

Btw, there is no fix because of the way the crew is rendered into the scene (they are made to look like they are part of the scene, but they actually aren't).

These shots were taken with environmental effects disabled and fog enabled. The second shot is at periscope depth. Looks okay to me. My understanding is that environmental effects display cloud shadow and maybe some reflection and color cast from land masses. The 1.3 patch separates fog from enviromental effects so you can still have the fog selected with no ill effects to transparent water or bridge crew appearance. If the choice is cloud shadow or solid crew, I pick solid crew.

[SteamWake]

Its not a bug its a 'feature'

[AVGWarhawk]

I choose the clear water. It is kind of disconcerting see the horizon throught their heads but you will find over time you don't notice it as you are busying checking other things out and sinking ships.

[Reno]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I choose the clear water. It is kind of disconcerting see the horizon throught their heads but you will find over time you don't notice it as you are busying checking other things out and sinking ships.

I guess the point I was trying to make is that you don't have to settle for one or the other. Those shots were taken without environmental effects. You can still see the screws and the bridge crew's as solid as the day is long. If the water were any clearer I think it would be pretty unrealistic, don't you? From what I see, I don't think environmental effects has anything to do with clear water. It does have something to do with cloud shadows. I don't know about you but I can definitely live without cloud shadows.