Scenery Spikes

[xxd09 68]

Flying through the Alps -wonderful MSFS 2020 scenery -it really is breathtaking 

However I notice the occasional green “spike” going up into the sky for two or three thousand feet among the mountains 

The spikes disappear as you fly close

Any one else seeing this?
xxd09

[kaosfere 3,115]

Yep, it's a thing, for sure.   Installing this helps a lot:

https://flightsim.to/file/5167/scenery-glitch-fixes-for-update-1-12-13-0

 

[David Mills 4,738]

I haven't flown in the Alps. But I do occasionally see identical spikes in the mountains of West Virginia and elsewhere.

[sal9000 210]

39 minutes ago, David Mills said:

I haven't flown in the Alps. But I do occasionally see identical spikes in the mountains of West Virginia and elsewhere.

There is also a fix for the US, there are spikes before the last update.

https://flightsim.to/file/4402/elevation-fixes-eastern-us

[Little Jenny 315]

Saw my first spikes today heading out of Salt Lake City.  We don't get crazy scenery spikes out in the flatlands, ya know.  Hehehe...

 

[marsman2020 1,310]

This is a known issue which was introduced in Sim Update II.  It seems that the QA on the terrain meshes is...not good.

Thread to upvote on the official forums - https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/spikes-on-terrain-and-and-mesh-problems-global/338732

[jcomm 5,890]

Around Cascais - Portugal ( LPCS ), departing North ( rw 35 ) one can see one of these spikes that wasn't there before the last  update.

[tweekz 2,165]

I saw them after the X-Mas update. North of EDDK.

[cianpars 1,164]

The UK is littered with the spike things.  Hope it gets sorted in the Jan UK update along with the coastal water masks and lakes where there are no lakes in the RW.

Edited January 3, 2021 by cianpars

[andyjohnston.net 617]

In my home area, they are everywhere.

[kaosfere 3,115]

Folks, there are a number of people in the community working on terrain fixes, and they've worked really well.  I'd suggest that if you try both of the files linked in this thread and still have problems, you let @Alpine Scenery, the creator of one of the mods, know in this thread.  They've been really helpful about taking input there on what needs fixing.

[bobcat999 8,444]

Yes, I can confirm this works great.  The file on flightsim.to fixed it for me and I have not seen a spike since - this is done by Mappamundi

https://flightsim.to/file/5167/scenery-glitch-fixes-for-update-1-12-13-0

I believe Alpine has coordinated with Mappamundi, and Alpine has worked more on the US fixes.  (please correct me if I am wrong)

[bobcat999 8,444]

1 hour ago, kaosfere said:

Folks, there are a number of people in the community working on terrain fixes, and they've worked really well.  I'd suggest that if you try both of the files linked in this thread and still have problems, you let @Alpine Scenery, the creator of one of the mods, know in this thread.  They've been really helpful about taking input there on what needs fixing.

Yes, I can confirm this works great.  The file on flightsim.to fixed it for me and I have not seen a spike since - this is done by Mappamundi

https://flightsim.to/file/5167/scenery-glitch-fixes-for-update-1-12-13-0

I believe Alpine has coordinated with Mappamundi, and Alpine has worked more on the US fixes.  (please correct me if I am wrong)

[Mikeingreen 139]

19 hours ago, bobcat999 said:

Yes, I can confirm this works great.  The file on flightsim.to fixed it for me and I have not seen a spike since - this is done by Mappamundi

https://flightsim.to/file/5167/scenery-glitch-fixes-for-update-1-12-13-0

I believe Alpine has coordinated with Mappamundi, and Alpine has worked more on the US fixes.  (please correct me if I am wrong)

Should you use BOTH of these fixes together? I have them both installed now but other that starting up MSFS to make sure there isn't an issue with the sim starting, I haven't really flown anywhere yet.

[bobcat999 8,444]

18 minutes ago, Mikeingreen said:

Should you use BOTH of these fixes together? I have them both installed now but other that starting up MSFS to make sure there isn't an issue with the sim starting, I haven't really flown anywhere yet.

Good question!

It isn't entirely clear to me, but from discussions I have seen, the mappamundi file is better if you fly in Europe, and Alpines is better if you fly in North America.

Having both might lead to one taking precedence over the other if they are not set up in the right way.

For instance if the North America file loads last (takes precedence), will it obliterate all of the European fixes in mappamundi's file?  I just don't know.

Until we have clarification, I would just load the file you want for where you want to fly for now. 

It is becoming easier to do with these new add-on managers - takes just a second. 👍

 

Edited January 4, 2021 by bobcat999