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  • prr4ever
    1000 Post Veteran
    • Jun 2004
    • 1272
    • North Port, Florida, USA
    • French English
    • ORTS

    #1

    Far distant scenery not appearing.

    For some reason, since I installed the last two Friday updates to OR, the sim only paints detailed scenery for about 500 meters in front of the train. I have not changed any graphics settings. As the consist moves forward the details fill in but only for the same short distance.

    I have tried this on 4 different routes, always the same.

    Running the same routes and activities in MSTS there is no problem with far distant scenery.

    ORS video settings are view distance 10 k meters. Distant mountains are set for 80KM

    This has been my standard setting for months.

    Taking one route example, Green River, the activity starts with the train already in motion. At that point the distant scenery is visible just fine. Viewing outside forward from camera 2 after the train continues forward for 500 or so meters the distant scenery drops out and the rails as well. Roadbed is there no silver rails anymore except for about 500 meters in front which then fill in the same amount as the distant scenery as the train moves forward.

    I would suspect my graphics card at this point except it has previously been working fine and still does so in MSTS.

    Latest log attached.
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    Dave Kolbenschlag
  • baldwin
    6000 Post Veteran


    • Nov 1999
    • 6358
    • Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK.
    • ORTS

    #2
    User set target frame rates can have that effect, but as you have not had problems before this, Don't know. 3277 works OK here with no scenery dropout.
    Beer is not a matter of life or death, it is much more serious than that.

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    • prr4ever
      1000 Post Veteran
      • Jun 2004
      • 1272
      • North Port, Florida, USA
      • French English
      • ORTS

      #3
      Scenery drops out.

      Originally posted by baldwin
      User set target frame rates can have that effect, but as you have not had problems before this, Don't know. 3277 works OK here with no scenery dropout.
      I think I will mess a little with the target frame rates. I have not changed them from what they were when it was working but who knows? Does the attached log help at all to pinpoint anything?
      Dave Kolbenschlag

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      • baldwin
        6000 Post Veteran


        • Nov 1999
        • 6358
        • Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK.
        • ORTS

        #4
        Log does not suggest anything. My first thought was the LOD slider but that is at 0. Try just turning the target frame rates off first.
        Beer is not a matter of life or death, it is much more serious than that.

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        • geepster775
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          • Sep 2006
          • 2846
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          • General

          #5
          Also, if you are getting some goofy issue that nobody else sees, it could be an issue where the updater didn't work as planned. Stick it in your hat that you might want to fresh install the latest complete X version.
          My Open Rails videos https://www.youtube.com/@lakecities3663/videos

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          • prr4ever
            1000 Post Veteran
            • Jun 2004
            • 1272
            • North Port, Florida, USA
            • French English
            • ORTS

            #6
            Far distantscenery.

            Thanks guys.

            I have considered deleting and reinstalling OR but that will be a last resort.

            Baldwin, I will try what you suggest, might not be today. Weekends are pretty busy around here but week days are slower since I am retired and the wife goes off to work.

            Definatly be on this on Monday and maybe even yet this weekend for a while.
            Dave Kolbenschlag

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            • prr4ever
              1000 Post Veteran
              • Jun 2004
              • 1272
              • North Port, Florida, USA
              • French English
              • ORTS

              #7
              Baldwin,
              Your idea hit it right on the head. Reduced the target frame rate to the lowest possible (10). That "fixed" everything. Scenery draws perfectly and I now have rails on the ties in front of me. Always the simple things that fix problems....

              My system normally gives me an FR of 30 or better anyway.

              Maybe an admin person would find it useful to lock this thread as I do not recall this specific problem being mentioned before.

              Thanks for your help Baldwin! Much appreciated from all who posted.

              Dave
              Dave Kolbenschlag

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              • Vince
                6500 Post Veteran

                • Nov 1999
                • 6961
                • Mohave

                #8
                Originally posted by prr4ever
                .......snip............................
                Maybe an admin person would find it useful to lock this thread as I do not recall this specific problem being mentioned before.
                ...............snip............................." Dave
                Oops! Sorry I missed this thread earlier but about a month ago there was a lengthy discussion and the fix is the same as discussed in this thread.
                The post two monthe back the OP titled the thread Distant objects disappear



                regards,
                vince
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                • rober
                  New Member

                  • May 2010
                  • 20

                  #9
                  Hi
                  Had the same problem last year, the only thing I had to do was UNTICK "Automatically tune settings to keep performance level".
                  Worked like a charm.

                  cheers, Bob

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                  • prr4ever
                    1000 Post Veteran
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 1272
                    • North Port, Florida, USA
                    • French English
                    • ORTS

                    #10
                    Opps... I missed it on a search also. Guess I did not set the search up quite right.

                    Anyway it is now corrected and I thank all for the help.

                    dave
                    Dave Kolbenschlag

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