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Unexplained lines in shallow water & reefs - DaveOD06 - 12.02.2011

The following pictures basically illustrate my problem.


Water texture (Solid color so I know it is not causing the problem):



Lines on the reefs at Yap from my Western Carolines map:



Same thing at Kwajalein on the new Marshalls map using the same textures:



Why are there lines? In mymap_c there are no visible lines, no matter how much I smooth and blur the reefs. Has anyone found a good way to get around this problem? It practically ruins the look of the entire Marshall Islands map since there are so many reefs.

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Re: Unexplained lines in shallow water & reefs - dunkelgrun - 12.02.2011

I've seen it on quite a few maps. I think it's caused by the edge of the land textures protruding out into the sea. Remember, each map_T pixel is 200m x 200m, so the coast often cuts through them.
Don't know what can be done about it though.
:cheers:

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Re: Unexplained lines in shallow water & reefs - GilB57 - 18.06.2011

This may be due to the way map_C file renders depth (grayscale tones).
Sharp gray transitions at these points in map_C or compression artifacts ?

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Re: Unexplained lines in shallow water & reefs - {HVY-E}Jinxx - 18.06.2011

Most, if not all, of what you are seeing is caused by settings in your conf.ini file and your video card.
It has to do with dithering, antialiasing transparency and ansiostropic blending.

S!

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