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clouds being sketched by an artist

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guys my clouds in the distance are being drawn does everyone get this, if not what is the solution. its so annoying.

I get this too, and pretty much always have. It looks ridiculous, but I'm pretty sure it's just a video card and/or driver issue. If there's a fix I'd like to know. I tried reducing my sight distance in several places, but I still get it.

- Chris

Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX | Intel Core i9 13900KF | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB | 64GB DDR5 SDRAM | Corsair H100i Elite 240mm Liquid Cooling | 1TB & 2TB Samsung Gen 4 SSD  | 1000 Watt Gold PSU |  Windows 11 Pro | Thrustmaster Boeing Yoke | Thrustmaster TCA Captain X Airbus | Asus ROG 38" 4k IPS Monitor (PG38UQ)

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hi Chris what is the rest of your system and video card mine is ati 9800 pro 128 p4 3.0 asus p4p800 and 1 gig of ram.

Hi All,In FS put your cloud draw distance at 30 and your sight distance at 60 and lock your framerates at 20. Then try a flight!Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Sales and Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/as2004proudsupporter.jpg

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Hi Jim is this really the only cure i like seeing more clouds in the distance and sight distance whatever that is never seems to work anyway?

I have this problem too.The only way to fix it for me is to set the sight distance (in FS9) at 60 and the cloud draw at 40.This doesn't seem as though it should be this way, as I would like to see more weather building up in the distance at a higher cloud draw distance. I have tried 50 and 60 and always get the 'sketched' clouds in the distance. Really takes away from the realism effect. Are there any better answers to this issue?Thanks. My comp:AMD A64 3000+ (2160 mhz)1024mb RAMRadeon 9800 Pro 128mb (CAT 5.5)

Glenn

Ryzen 3700X, X570 Pro Wifi, 32GB 3600mhz RAM, Nvidia Titan Xp "Galactic Empire", RM750x PSU, H700 case, 2x NVMe M2 SSD, 1x SATA SSD

Hi All,It really is an FS04 graphics engine issue. Some users see it and some don't. I wish I could tell you more!Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Sales and Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/as2004proudsupporter.jpg

Hi Joe,No, sorry I have not. I know you have this thread going on elsewhere also, so maybe you'll get more info.Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Sales and Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/as2004proudsupporter.jpg

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I know thats exactly why i'm trying at two places, to try and see if its my video card. Thanks Jim.

>hi Chris what is the rest of your system and video card mine>is ati 9800 pro 128 p4 3.0 asus p4p800 and 1 gig of ram.GeForce 6600 GT 128 MB video card, Asus A8V-Deluxe, 1 GB DDR400 RAM, Athlon 64 3200+

- Chris

Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX | Intel Core i9 13900KF | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB | 64GB DDR5 SDRAM | Corsair H100i Elite 240mm Liquid Cooling | 1TB & 2TB Samsung Gen 4 SSD  | 1000 Watt Gold PSU |  Windows 11 Pro | Thrustmaster Boeing Yoke | Thrustmaster TCA Captain X Airbus | Asus ROG 38" 4k IPS Monitor (PG38UQ)

Asus Maximus VII Hero motherboard | Intel i7 4790k CPU | MSI GTX 970 4 GB video card | Corsair DDR3 2133 32GB SDRAM | Corsair H50 water cooler | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD (2) | EVGA 1000 watt PSU - Retired

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