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Where does the water go? (Read 427 times)

Jan 7^th, 2010 at 2:03pm

Alexander M Zoltai Offline
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As I approach bodies of water--lakes and ponds, not seas--I can see them but as I get closer--oh, say about a couple miles away--they disappear!

What's up?

I fly a Rockwell AC-500...

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Reply #1 - Jan 7^th, 2010 at 3:16pm

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Can you post screenies of this?

Do you use addon mesh?

If so, you may be seeing "blue streaks" that are actually mesh errors.

cheers,
Joe

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Reply #2 - Jan 8^th, 2010 at 12:43pm

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Mirage?

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #3 - Jan 12^th, 2010 at 2:13am

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Yes, please post a screenie...

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Reply #4 - Jan 12^th, 2010 at 2:23am

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patchz wrote on Jan 8^th, 2010 at 12:43pm:

Mirage?

Exactly what I thought!

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Reply #5 - Jan 12^th, 2010 at 6:23am

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Darned global warming. Grin

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Reply #6 - Jan 12^th, 2010 at 7:15am

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..I thought I read somewhere that Microsoft had pulled the Plug on the Sim... Wink

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Paul....G-BPLF...FS 2004...and drained of inspiration... Roll Eyes

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Reply #7 - Jan 12^th, 2010 at 8:12am

patchz Offline
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Fozzer wrote on Jan 12^th, 2010 at 7:15am:

..I thought I read somewhere that Microsoft had pulled the Plug on the Sim... Wink

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Paul....G-BPLF...FS 2004...and drained of inspiration... Roll Eyes

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Then the water would be spinning counter-clockwise, since MS is based in Seattle. Roll Eyes

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #8 - Jan 12^th, 2010 at 9:04am

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Sounds like a missing "closer in" water texture file.

best,

.............john

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