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bullfox wrote:What video card are you using?

molleh wrote:Hi florence,

The only setting in P3D v4 that controls how "jagged" the shadows are (it's actually the resolution of the shadows that makes them seem more or less jagged) is the "shadow quality" setting in the graphics options in P3D v4. If they're already on high or ultra setting, it's just something you have to live with I'm afraid, because real time shadows have to be somewhat limited so as not to drag down your frame rate too far. In any case though, it's not something that should change from aircraft to aircraft as it's all down to the sim itself.

bullfox wrote:Sorry I overlooked that you were in P3D. Something I have been wondering since I am considering moving to P3D, is there an Nvidia Inspector profile for P3D, and would that solve your problem?

Nick M wrote:Hi all,

I agree that the 'saw tooth' effect seen with shadows in P3D can be rather distracting at times, particularly when the sun is low to the horizon. As far as I'm aware, the Comanche isn't any different in this regard, but the cockpit geometry and texture colours of an individual aircraft can make the effect more pronounced. For example, the shadow serrations are more noticeable against a light background.

I'm afraid that changing the "shadow quality" setting in P3D doesn't seem to make any difference to this effect as it adjusts the number of shadow maps, not the size of the shadow texture. However, it is possible to reduce the size of the shadow serrations by changing the "OPAQUE_SHADOW_TEXTURE_SIZE" value in the Prepar3D.cfg. By default, this is set to a value of 2048, but you can try increasing it to 4096 or even 8192 depending on graphics hardware.

Here's a quick screenshot comparison using the A2A 182...


OPAQUE_SHADOW_TEXTURE_SIZE=2048 (default)

Hi Nick, you are really really Number 1 !! problem solved ! my value was set by default to 512, I put it at 2048, now it's perfect !! today is a great day for me ...

THANK YOU ! THANK YOU ! Happy New Year to all !

David



OPAQUE_SHADOW_TEXTURE_SIZE=4096


OPAQUE_SHADOW_TEXTURE_SIZE=8192

As with any such *.cfg edit, make sure you revert back to the default setting if the performance cost is too great.

Hope this is helpful.
Nick

Nick M wrote:No problem David! Yeah, with that setting at 512, your shadows must have been really jagged. I thought its value was always 2048 by default, but perhaps it's influenced by other settings in the P3D UI. Anyway, happy to hear the problem is resolved and Happy New Year to you too!

Nick