Annoying water gradient!!!!

[helldiver]

Hi. ANy idea why it looks like this with water refections on?
I have a Radeon 9200 video card.
Thanks!

[Qballbandit]

9200 is kinda, well...old. Can it handle that type of detail? Don't know for sure..
Try turning your sight distance to the 60 mile setting and see if it improves at all...

Neil :7

[Ocala]

I have the same card and I like my water textures very much. I don't know if your using the default water textures or not. Here's an few examples of mine.

http://www.members.cox.net/jaydad/flightsim.html

[helldiver]

my sight distance is pretty close. I've tried various resolutions and color settings...same thing.
these are the default textures.
Might it have something to do with the video card settings?
I've played with those too.

[Ocala]

From what I can see from the example you have posted you are not using the latest drivers. Have you tried updating them?

Ocala

[Mojo2000]

I thought that ATI's latest drivers were never very good with FS9? I myself had to switch back a couple of generations in order to avoid random lockups. From my Catalyst Control Center:

Driver Packaging Version: 8.10-050119a-020581C-ATI
Catalyst Version: 05.2


SIGLINE: "Stealth is where it's not." :D

[JSkorna]

Hi,

We're on the 5.9s and I have not seen a problem with them.

What are your Terrain Detail and Water Effects set at in FS04?

Terrain Detail should be to Land Only
Water Effects should be at High.

Hope this helps,
Jim
ActiveSky Sales and Support
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[helldiver]

thanks...high or low water effects, I still get stuck with the crappy gradient!