Strange Graphics Glitch?

Fish40 · 01-02-13, 10:56 AM

Here's a first for me. Playing RFB 2.0 and RSRD. Late September '43 patrolling/recon of Tarawa and Gilberts. I get a Radar contact close to the coast of Tarawa, but can't visually see anything. As I move in closer (really close), I begin to make out faint images of mast structure. Seeming strange to me, I go to external cam, and zoom towards the spot. There is a large merchant moored there, but it shows up as a faint, transparant image. It shows on Radar, but the crew can't see it. Anyone else have an incident such as this? This is a first for me, and I've been playing my current mod lineup for quite some time now with not even an hiccup of a problem.

HertogJan · 01-03-13, 06:10 AM

Might try typing Flighing Dutch man in the search option

sharkbit · 01-03-13, 02:05 PM

I always heard the Flying Dutchman was around Formosa. Don't recall hearing of around the Gilberts.

Never know though.

Fish40 · 01-03-13, 03:50 PM

The ship (actually turned out to be two) were large merchants moored off of Tarawa. They were not the Flying Dutchman. They both showed on radar, but were not visible, just a faded transparant image. Very strange

Armistead · 01-03-13, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish40

The ship (actually turned out to be two) were large merchants moored off of Tarawa. They were not the Flying Dutchman. They both showed on radar, but were not visible, just a faded transparant image. Very strange

Sounds like a texture rendering issue. Were you able to ID them yourself?

BigWalleye · 01-03-13, 04:33 PM

Checking "Volumetric Fog" on the Graphics Options page will make your crewmen transparent. Unchecking fixes that. If you can duplicate the contact, you might see if the same fix works in your situation.

Fish40 · 01-03-13, 05:00 PM

Volumetric fog is not ticked on. I can ID the ships if I use external cam. and zoom to the location. Then I could make out a faint, transparant image of the ships. It's strange that it's only the ships moored close to the island. Other contacts in the area showed up normally, and were successfully engaged.

TorpX · 01-04-13, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Fish40

They both showed on radar, but were not visible, just a faded transparant image. Very strange

This sounds like a "fog" issue. Ships in this "fog" would be faded, whitish images and would be hard to lock on. I say "fog" because the game considers this fog, but is really due to wind induced spray. Most of the main mods dialed this back to reduce the problem.

If this isn't it, I have no idea.

AVGWarhawk · 01-04-13, 09:27 AM

Philadelphia Experiment.

Fish40 · 01-04-13, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Philadelphia Experiment.

LOL!! Watch this, it's a good one

Fish40 · 01-23-13, 09:24 AM

The issue persists

Doing recon missions of the Marianas, March'44. I get multiple radar contacts in each of the harbors (Saipan, Tinian, Guam). I could see all, except the ones that are Smack in the middle of the mission objective icon (Star icon). It shows on radar, but not visually. If I use external cam and zoom to the spot, the faint image starts to appear. I seemed to have misidentified the ships by stating they were large merchants, when in reality they were troop transports. I even went into the museum to have a look, and it showed perfectly! Can't understand why I have this issue only in harbors, and what seemes to be with this single type of ship.

Can't say for certain if the Troop Transport will show under other conditions, since I haven't had the luck of coming across any in other encounters. But the fact that it shows up perfectly in the museum is strange.

Armistead · 01-23-13, 04:40 PM

As I recall RSRD has a few basically sunk merchants near Tarawa, but they look like transparent hulls. I think he did it for a photo recon mission or something. I believe he explains it in the RSRD doc. file. If you're not doing the photo mission, the ID doesn't activate, in fact I think the mission itself is broke. I believe they're listed as Target 1 and 2 in the ID book.

If it's happening at other ports, sounds like a texture rendering issue.

01-02-13, 10:56 AM	#1
Fish40 The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yonkers, NY U.S.A. Posts: 1,507 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	Strange Graphics Glitch? Here's a first for me. Playing RFB 2.0 and RSRD. Late September '43 patrolling/recon of Tarawa and Gilberts. I get a Radar contact close to the coast of Tarawa, but can't visually see anything. As I move in closer (really close), I begin to make out faint images of mast structure. Seeming strange to me, I go to external cam, and zoom towards the spot. There is a large merchant moored there, but it shows up as a faint, transparant image. It shows on Radar, but the crew can't see it. Anyone else have an incident such as this? This is a first for me, and I've been playing my current mod lineup for quite some time now with not even an hiccup of a problem.

01-03-13, 02:05 PM	#3
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	I always heard the Flying Dutchman was around Formosa. Don't recall hearing of around the Gilberts. Never know though. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

01-04-13, 09:27 AM	#9
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Philadelphia Experiment. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-23-13, 04:40 PM	#12
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	As I recall RSRD has a few basically sunk merchants near Tarawa, but they look like transparent hulls. I think he did it for a photo recon mission or something. I believe he explains it in the RSRD doc. file. If you're not doing the photo mission, the ID doesn't activate, in fact I think the mission itself is broke. I believe they're listed as Target 1 and 2 in the ID book. If it's happening at other ports, sounds like a texture rendering issue. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

01-03-13, 06:10 AM	#2
HertogJan Weps Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 357 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Might try typing Flighing Dutch man in the search option

01-03-13, 03:50 PM	#4
Fish40 The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yonkers, NY U.S.A. Posts: 1,507 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	The ship (actually turned out to be two) were large merchants moored off of Tarawa. They were not the Flying Dutchman. They both showed on radar, but were not visible, just a faded transparant image. Very strange

01-03-13, 04:33 PM	#6
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Checking "Volumetric Fog" on the Graphics Options page will make your crewmen transparent. Unchecking fixes that. If you can duplicate the contact, you might see if the same fix works in your situation.

01-03-13, 05:00 PM	#7
Fish40 The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yonkers, NY U.S.A. Posts: 1,507 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	Volumetric fog is not ticked on. I can ID the ships if I use external cam. and zoom to the location. Then I could make out a faint, transparant image of the ships. It's strange that it's only the ships moored close to the island. Other contacts in the area showed up normally, and were successfully engaged.

01-23-13, 09:24 AM	#11
Fish40 The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yonkers, NY U.S.A. Posts: 1,507 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	The issue persists Doing recon missions of the Marianas, March'44. I get multiple radar contacts in each of the harbors (Saipan, Tinian, Guam). I could see all, except the ones that are Smack in the middle of the mission objective icon (Star icon). It shows on radar, but not visually. If I use external cam and zoom to the spot, the faint image starts to appear. I seemed to have misidentified the ships by stating they were large merchants, when in reality they were troop transports. I even went into the museum to have a look, and it showed perfectly! Can't understand why I have this issue only in harbors, and what seemes to be with this single type of ship. Can't say for certain if the Troop Transport will show under other conditions, since I haven't had the luck of coming across any in other encounters. But the fact that it shows up perfectly in the museum is strange.