I’ve been almost exclusively on XP12 for the last six months, but since the Black Square Baron/Bonanza and the A2A Aerostar releases I’ve been spending a lot more time in MSFS 2024.  Overall 2024 looks great, but I’m seeing a really odd “mist/fog” effect in front of the aircraft when taxi or landing lights are on. It’s very distracting.  Switching the lights on makes it look like visibility suddenly drops, instead of just illuminating the ground ahead like in XP12.

Is there a setting (or known fix) to reduce or disable this effect?

2 hours ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

Is there a setting (or known fix) to reduce or disable this effect?

Unfortunately, the taxi and landing lights need further adjustments, but I would recommend checking:

 

GENERAL

GLOBAL RENDERING QUALITY

LIGHT SHADOWS

I wouldn’t set this above LOW; any higher is unrealistic. However, it’s ultimately your choice.

I think I know what are you talking about. This is BS exclusive "strobe cloud effect" it is realistic in certain circumstances like when you actually in the cloud but it's a bit overdone when you not flying in the cloud. You can't turn it off in BS option.

P.S. When we fly IRL in smaller GA at night some pilots actually prefer turn off strobe and landing light while IMC because it can be very distracting

22 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

P.S. When we fly IRL in smaller GA at night some pilots actually prefer turn off strobe and landing light while IMC because it can be very distracting

My I.P. actually insisted on it to combat potential spacial disorientation - and I absolutely made sure I did exactly as he said...strobes are VERY distracting at night in clouds.

4 hours ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

I’ve been almost exclusively on XP12 for the last six months, but since the Black Square Baron/Bonanza and the A2A Aerostar releases I’ve been spending a lot more time in MSFS 2024.  Overall 2024 looks great, but I’m seeing a really odd “mist/fog” effect in front of the aircraft when taxi or landing lights are on. It’s very distracting.  Switching the lights on makes it look like visibility suddenly drops, instead of just illuminating the ground ahead like in XP12.

Is there a setting (or known fix) to reduce or disable this effect?

You could try to turn Light Shafts off

13 minutes ago, somiller said:

My I.P. actually insisted on it to combat potential spacial disorientation - and I absolutely made sure I did exactly as he said...strobes are VERY distracting at night in clouds.

Also when you land toward  sunset, through patchy clouds you can get a strobe effect when sun beams flicker (at lower) rpm through propeller. I had few folks getting disoriented because of that. Basically flying has tons of distractions LOL 

57 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

I think I know what are you talking about. This is BS exclusive "strobe cloud effect" it is realistic in certain circumstances like when you actually in the cloud but it's a bit overdone when you not flying in the cloud. You can't turn it off in BS option.

P.S. When we fly IRL in smaller GA at night some pilots actually prefer turn off strobe and landing light while IMC because it can be very distracting

I am more referring when on the ground or final approach in clear conditions.  In XP12, the landing lights gradually illuminated the ground as the aircraft descends to touchdown.  In MSFS2024, as soon as the landing lights turn on, it is as if the visibility suddenly reduced with the landing lights 'illuminating' mist or fog.  Even on the ground, taxi and landing lights, in clear conditions, make it look like you are in mist/fog!

In many airplanes, landing lights have two distinctive modes: with the gear extended, they are at maximum intensity, and when the gear is up, they dim to about 50%. Rotating beacons can be set, if desired, both on or only on the bottom, while the strobe can be on or off; the lenses are designed not to be overly intrusive and to somewhat diffuse the effect. Night, IMC, it can be a distraction sometimes. As a preference, when we do autoland, we keep them off and just turn them on after AP disconnect at the end of the rollout. Different ways to skin the cat. We had different SOPs, and in the end, we left it to the pilot's decision so as not to interfere with their sound decision based on conditions. 

4 hours ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

I am more referring when on the ground or final approach in clear conditions.  In XP12, the landing lights gradually illuminated the ground as the aircraft descends to touchdown.  In MSFS2024, as soon as the landing lights turn on, it is as if the visibility suddenly reduced with the landing lights 'illuminating' mist or fog.  Even on the ground, taxi and landing lights, in clear conditions, make it look like you are in mist/fog!

This not happening for me in Fenix, PMDG or TFDi add ons. So it's more like add-on problem in this case Black Square

5 hours ago, LGKR said:

You could try to turn Light Shafts off

That was it thank you 🙂  With light shafts off the landing and taxi lights look just how they should - as good as XP12 for sure!

23 hours ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

That was it thank you 🙂  With light shafts off the landing and taxi lights look just how they should - as good as XP12 for sure!

I just found this, and I'm sure you're gonna like it.

And sorry for the typo, should read lights shafts off, thank you, LGKR.

 

9 hours ago, LRBS said:

I just found this, and I'm sure you're gonna like it.

And sorry for the typo, should read lights shafts off, thank you, LGKR.

 

Lol - once they were on the runway that is almost what I saw in MSFS with light shafts on maximum in clear weather! 🙂

4 hours ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

what I saw in MSFS with light shafts on maximum in clear weather! 🙂

Unfortunately, that's another problem with ASOBO. People will argue endlessly with others, no matter what.   

Light Shafts:ULTRA

 

LIGHT Shafts:OFF

 

Light Shafts: LOW