Disapearing cloud shadows

chrissykes314 · Post by **chrissykes314** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:29 pm

As well as my terrain shadow issue im also having an issue where at certain angles and views parts of the cloud shadows disappear and look like this;

Just to the right of the nose

Just above the nose

chrissykes314 · Post by **chrissykes314** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 6:01 am

Also effects tree shadows in front of nose from VC

Martyson · Post by **Martyson** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 6:12 am

I do not have a trained eye for what you are trying to show as a problem here.

What do you see during normal flight inside the cockpit?

Snave · Post by **Snave** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 6:14 am

Looks completely normal.

You aren't factoring in the angle of the sun, the altitude of the aircraft, or the time of day. You don't see tree shadows from three miles up during most daylight hours.

Please try to be more scientific/complete...

chrissykes314 · Post by **chrissykes314** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:57 am

Tree shadows when low level have a flickering shadow at times, ill mark out where the issue is in the screen shots and upload

chrissykes314 · Post by **chrissykes314** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:02 am

Snave · Post by **Snave** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:33 am

Probably because you haven't considered slant range and the impact on the generation of the 3d autogen objects. No object = no shadow.

I still see nothing wrong at all.

chrissykes314 · Post by **chrissykes314** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:56 am

There is chunks missing from the cloud shadows!

Martyson · Post by **Martyson** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 12:58 pm

I do not see it.

But, video cards and software control what you do see.

What do you see during normal flight inside the cockpit?

Snave · Post by **Snave** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 1:17 pm

Clearly someone who has never seen cloud shadows from a real aircraft.

These are real, and exactly like you see 'on the wing'.

Suggest take a one hour flight in a light aircraft and see it for yourself. It could save us hours.

fiftysix · Post by **fiftysix** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:39 am

I share the OPs problem here and know exactly what he's talking about.

Happening to me too. Have taken this video that quite clearly shows the issue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeWSZjKGBAg

chrissykes314 · Post by **chrissykes314** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:58 am

My cloud doesnt dissapear like fiftysix but there is a square masking that if you can possition right masks over the shadow.

Simon, if you only you knew but im not going to get into a slating match!

In the first image the red bos is showing the corner that interfears with the shadows, you can see cklearly that the cloud shadow has a straight edge running right to left, then down then its a curvy edge going right.

In the second again, this is the corner going from right to left, to just above the cockpit then goes down behind the F-22. You can see the rest of the shadow under the intakes of the F-22, the cloud shadow should be something like a circle/oval but this is missing the bottom right quarter.

Martyson · Post by **Martyson** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:42 pm

Just a quick look at cloud shadows at KDTW using P3D version 2.3.

Looks OK.

http://youtu.be/wugT21Ll1Oc

chrissykes314 · Post by **chrissykes314** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:15 pm

Ok here are two shows external view, a before and after moving the viewpoint up. The cloud on the right hand side just off the nose is large and then disappears in the second shot. In Sim it shows up really better than the images capture it. Im currently trying to get a video of this also

chrissykes314 · Post by **chrissykes314** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:25 pm

Its also affected by zoom,