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Old 04-22-13, 01:52 AM   #1
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That's just incredible!
On my poor laptop, i get nice water transparency, but on my big PC i'm unable to get any sea transparency
Even after clean install on stock 1.5 game not modded!

If someone has any idea to help...could it be drivers? (i run latest Nvidia)
Or graphic card? (i run GTX 580)

EDIT: not drivers...rolled back 266.58 without changes!...
So maybe a DX problem?

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Old 04-22-13, 06:15 AM   #2
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Make sure you install DX from game disc, think it's DX9c.
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Old 04-22-13, 06:34 AM   #3
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That's a downloaded version wich ask each time for DX install, and i did it!
Tomorrow i'm going to reinstall DX9c and everything again
Computing stuff is driving me mad
I know i can get transparency on this computer, as i had it with SH4 already some time ago, but can't remember what i did that made it not working anymore...
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Old 04-22-13, 07:41 PM   #4
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...So even after a brand clean windows 7 complete full reinstall from factory, and installing again SH4 V1.5 without mods, no water transparency (either DVD version or downloaded version)
Can't be drivers (they are now stock) and can't be any Nvidia bad settings either.
Only remaining thing is my Zotac 580 graphic card wich doesn't allow water transparency for SH4...and i really don't understand why!!!
Though, SH5 is working fine, and water transparency is nice...

Go figure

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Old 04-22-13, 09:20 PM   #5
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use my water transparency mod, then if you want something different then look at the settings I used and compare them to stock and you will see the values you need to change

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=152906
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Thanks a lot Webster, but i just found what it was!

Can't believe it was THAT stupid, and can't even post it here because it was so damn stupid!!

Here it is anyway, in case someone else have same damn stupid issue (in small, cause i'm so ashamed of it): just the environment effect box was desabled because of horizon through crew body. Activating it again gave me nice transparency! lol
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Old 04-24-13, 02:24 AM   #7
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To end this topic with my stupidity of the other day (still can't believe it ), i discovered a weird thing:

To get water transparency, the environment box must be checked, but then we see through crew as known issue...
If i uncheck environment box, but check volumetric fog instead, i still have water transparency AND i don't see through crew!
Weird, but it works!
Nevertheless, i've to see this volumetric fog rendering on my PC yet...
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