Square / Box shaped External Lights

[TonyPitzicatta 2]

I have noticed an issue with external Lights.

When in external camera or drone the lights are almost a perfect square. Oddly enough, its only my Aircraft. Other Aircraft (FSLTL, Asobo, FS Traffic...) have natural round or roundish locking lights.
When i am at gate at any airport i really like to fly the drone up to get a good overview of the airport, especially when flying online. It really bothers me that i can always spot my plane immediately because of the ugly box lights.

Can someone explain this or is there fix for this?

[Krakin 6,305]

Funny enough I was thinking about this last night and I actually wondered when the square light issue got fixed! Luckily I live streamed my flight last night in the Longitude and can confirm that the lights are not squares but neat little dots.

[Mets737 225]

From my prior experience with this, some addons somehow conflict with lights of other planes, idk how but it happens. 

Me personally, I installed the FSS E175 and noticed that was the reason I was getting square lights. Once I uninstalled it all my lights went back to normal.

quite strange....

[captain420 3,116]

This problem has existed since the sim first released 2 years ago. I have numerously brought this up on the official MSFS forum and so have others. The exterior default aircrafts and AI have this problem. I really hope that they're aware of it and will fix it soon. It kills the immersion for me when I see AI aircrafts with squarish looking red, green, or white blocks. Highly unrealistic and terrible looking. FSLTL AI models don't have this problem.

[TonyPitzicatta 2]

Thanks for the insights. I noticed the problem primarily on the PMDG 737 that i fly regularly. But i also tested the A320neo from Asobo, same issue there.

[Recognition 92]

Hi Guys,

Any solutions for this problem, I`m getting square eyes.

 

Cheers.

[Nemo 1,317]

Also ai a/c lights are like unreal squares too (not always). Does not look nice. It is on my list of "small" disturbing issues, PAPI lights (to weak), object LODs (pop ins), terrain LOD (washed out), ...  . But obviously, most of us got used to it and don't complain anymore. Asobo/MS will never fix it.

Edited November 24, 2023 by Nemo

[JonathanC 242]

It's caused by some addons - have you tried with an empty community folder? If that fixes it, you'll have to add the addons back one by one till you know which one affects it. 

[Mets737 225]

3 hours ago, JonathanC said:

It's caused by some addons - have you tried with an empty community folder? If that fixes it, you'll have to add the addons back one by one till you know which one affects it. 

Other aircraft addons? Or can other scenery addons cause it too? 🤔

[Lord Farringdon 643]

23 minutes ago, Mets737 said:

Other aircraft addons? Or can other scenery addons cause it too? 🤔

Any addon. Empty the entire community folder. Test with an Asobo default aircraft and see if the problem still exists. 

 

[arbt 13]

Returning addons one by one to the community folder might prove unbearable tedium for many. Perhaps try successive halving of the wonky addon on block in the folder while temporarily isolating the non-wonky addon blocks.