Some types of windows don't fade when seen from vehicles

AbmongAbmong Join Date: 2019-07-21 Member: 253859Members
in Subnautica Bug Reporting
Build Oct-2020 65786
Types of Windows affected:
Multipurpose Room Windows
Circular End of Compartment Windows
Moonpool Windows
Cyclopes lower deck doorway

Normally swinning 150m away makes these windows fade to invisible
https://i.imgur.com/ZPfW2dN.jpg

But from inside vehicles they don't fade
https://i.imgur.com/a8HLZvk.jpg

Even at more then 1000m away the windowa are still visible as bright spots
https://i.imgur.com/QCfGVFP.jpg

This affects all vehicles: Seamoth, Cyclopes, PrawnSuit
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  • JeLinJeLin Join Date: 2020-11-05 Member: 265224Members
    I can confirm that. Haven't really thought about it for quite a while now... just appreciated the welcoming sight of home's lights for a bit longer.
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  • AbmongAbmong Join Date: 2019-07-21 Member: 253859Members
    I find it more annoying, distracting and immersion breaking. Especially since I like building bases in every bio. End up seeing them windows everywhere I turn. A three storey multipurpose windowed block can be seen from 2000m if there's no terrain in the way...
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  • narfblatnarfblat Utah, USA Join Date: 2016-05-15 Member: 216799Members, Forum Moderators, Forum staff
    There's a mod that claims to fix distant rendering, https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/389
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  • AbmongAbmong Join Date: 2019-07-21 Member: 253859Members
    edited January 2021
    narfblat wrote: »
    There's a mod that claims to fix distant rendering, https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/389

    Thx, have to test it out

    Just tried it. It's a good mod, does performance boost as advertised, especially with the multi-core usage options. Doesn't fix the window visibility bug though, What I find strange about the bug is the "I" and "L" Glass compartments fades as they should, the square windows you build on the compartments also fade. The bug only happens on the round windows and the windows Multipurpose room and Moon Pool and cyclops lowerdeck doirway... It's as if the devs just forgot to add/set fade filters for them.

    Add the starting lifepod orange floats to the list too...
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  • narfblatnarfblat Utah, USA Join Date: 2016-05-15 Member: 216799Members, Forum Moderators, Forum staff
    Darn, I was hoping. Make sure the mod author knows. :)
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  • AbmongAbmong Join Date: 2019-07-21 Member: 253859Members
    narfblat wrote: »
    Darn, I was hoping. Make sure the mod author knows. :)

    It works as the modder describes, but it's an imperfect fix/solution.

    For it to work you have to reduce the underwater draw distance from 100 down to 20 (200m). The window lights becomes invisible when you go 200m away as nothing pass the 200m mark gets drawn. It blinks in/out at 200m, not the gradual fade like it should. So the mod masks the bug if you're willing to live with setting the draw distance that low.

    I'm going to try using the base light-switch mod, but I foresee a potential issue with that since you would have to manually turn off the lights each time before you leave the base... And if the lights being OFF resets itself to ON each time you load in, it wouldn't really work as a work around.
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