My water reflections are gone

**kc10** · 09-04-2003, 10:54 PM

Reflections used to work,but I have not been using it. Tried enabling it today and got nothing. What exactly are the setting requirements? If I remember correctly, they are Terrain detail=med or lower, water detail=med or high, and multitexturing enabled?
I've tried the water and terrain sliders in all positions, and nothing.

**Pirate** · 09-05-2003, 07:31 AM

Wheather must be clear or almost clear.

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...b14b1b7805.jpg

**Hercules** · 09-08-2003, 09:48 AM

I have e-dimensional glasses and whenever I load the stereo drivers I loose water reflections, the water effects slider does not change, it is set to medium (whatever the middle setting is). Reflection tab is also checked, no change there. If I remove both stereo and video drivers, then reinstall video drivers only. My water reflections are back. Note: I can't get water reflections when stereo drivers installed even when stereo (3D) is disabled. Don't know if you use stereo or not but thought I would mention it.

2.66 MHz
512 Meg Ram
Geforce FX5600
Video Driver Nivida 45.23
Stereo Driver Nivida 45.23

Captain_Slarty · 09-08-2003, 09:49 AM

then you changed or 'tweaked' something...

what did you do.. or are you like many here who try anything and forget exactly what they have done...

**kc10** · 09-08-2003, 03:18 PM

>"...or are you like many here who try anything...."

No,that's not me. Anyway,it seems it was merely the cloud coverage/visibility. Although I'm surprised at that,since it was only few clouds(2/8, 4000'), and visibility 30 miles.
Well,now that I know nothings "wrong", I can move the slider back to zero the way I like it.:-lol

**southie4** · 09-08-2003, 03:58 PM

I'm at a loss, Capt'n, to understand why I had water reflections in FS 2002 but get none at all in FS9, especially since I still get them in 2002 even with FS9 textures copied over into that sim.

I've tried the various solutions offered here the past month or so but to no avail. This has been the case from the get-go, right out of the box with no tweaking.

Is this problem (and I do consider the lack of these reflections a problem, while others might not give a fig) a function of my lowly cpu, my "leaves-much-to-be desired" graphic card or, as I would suspect, the sim's coding?

I'd be very interested in your opinion, Capt'n. Having just paid the first semester tuition for my freshman son along with opening my wallet for the asssociated costs of furnishing a dorm room, it will be a bit before an upgrade is possible. Consequently, I doggedly continue the search for the heretofore elusive solution to my dilemma.

Intuitively, at least, it just seems to me that if I had 'em before in the prior version, I should have 'em now in the new and improved edition.

Just as an aside - since it could be relevant - no matter what I set Terrain-Land Only at, if I set Water Effects to the far right, the setting reverts back to the middle on its own if I go back into settings to check it after hitting OK.

Thanks,

Robert

**Pirate** · 09-08-2003, 04:02 PM

You're welcome!

**southie4** · 09-09-2003, 10:28 AM

No. I'm Robert. I should know.

**Pirate** · 09-09-2003, 10:39 AM

>No. I'm Robert. I should know.
The target was not you, Robert.

Cheers,

Pirate.

**kc10** · 09-09-2003, 03:26 PM

Pirate,thanks for the tip! I'm sorry I didn't say thanx before, I was sidetracked in responding to the Capt. I have never failed to thank anyone before, sorry about that buddy! ;-)