Horizont line through mountains?

[Nemo 1,305]

I'm perplex to read in the recent development update/bugs reports: "Horizont line through mountains - NOT PLANNED". This bug is known since the beginning and if I recall correctly, it was always said "under investigation"  Does that now mean that they don't care any longer?

[rick celik 1,243]

Yeah I was a little stumped by this too, a game with such great visuals and modern engine shouldn't have a line going through the horizon. Thankfully its not too noticeable, only under the right circumstances is it really out there. 

[Weatherman 193]

Is there a thread about this in their forums where we might be able to upvote it to make it higher priority?

[turnandbank 243]

Some time ago, I remember one of the developers from Asobo stating on their Twitch Q&A session that while they are aware of this issue it is not an easy fix, in fact it would be very difficult to fix.

[SubtotalGuide 133]

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/horizon-line-visible-through-mountains-and-objects/176021

Expect an increase in the number of items being marked as Not Planned going forward. They seem to have stopped caring or allowed to be more transparent about their plans.

[dikkeduif 56]

Or maybe they are focusing on more important bugs first before they get back to this...

[wim123 763]

i am glad this has no priority.  i would rather see them solve the sunken boats in almost all the harbors.

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

2 hours ago, dikkeduif said:

Or maybe they are focusing on more important bugs first before they get back to this...

Maybe this is important to some people? 

[Weatherman 193]

2 hours ago, SubtotalGuide said:

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/horizon-line-visible-through-mountains-and-objects/176021

Expect an increase in the number of items being marked as Not Planned going forward. They seem to have stopped caring or allowed to be more transparent about their plans.

Thanks! I've just voted.

[lwt1971 7,417]

4 hours ago, turnandbank said:

Some time ago, I remember one of the developers from Asobo stating on their Twitch Q&A session that while they are aware of this issue it is not an easy fix, in fact it would be very difficult to fix.

Ya sounds like they've looked into it and decided it's difficult to fix and in the grand scheme of things there are higher priority issues that need fixing. I also recall at multiple times when they discussed this specific horizontal line bug they were saying it's buried deep in the rendering code and therefore will likely take a lot of work to fix, if it's even fixable that is... it might also be the case that to fix this means to rewrite that core rendering code, who knows. Maybe those that really want this fixed can post a question for the next Q&A and upvote so that they can speak more to the how/what/why re: this.

[LouP 116]

Just upvoted.  This has bugged me for what seems forever.  Seems to rear its ugly head a lot in Alaska wilderness.

LouP

[pstrub 998]

2 hours ago, lwt1971 said:

I also recall at multiple times when they discussed this specific horizontal line bug they were saying it's buried deep in the rendering code and therefore will likely take a lot of work to fix, if it's even fixable that is... it might also be the case that to fix this means to rewrite that core rendering code, who knows.

Yep, it probably doesn't make sense to address this without a major rewrite of the core rendering. I suppose they have it planned for some point in the future, but I think what we can agree on is that there are many things that are more important right now, especially given that a new implementation of (parts of) the rendering engine for sure would consume a lot of time for a relatively minor return on (time-)investment. 

The line is annoying when it appears (only under certain conditions of lighting and scenery), but I totally understand that it doesn't have a high priority at this point. 

It's beyond me how anyone can come up with the conclusion that "they seem to have stopped caring". Implementing helicopters and gliders (and doing it right) has probably kept them pretty busy in the past year. Two of the most requested items on the wishlist...

Edited June 14, 2022 by pstrub