Shimmering facilities

mongoose

mongoose

SOH-CM-2023
I seem to have an issue with some facilities which I use for expressing bomb damage. They are producing a shimmer effect. See pic. The detail on the facilities in the next post.

city-target-shimmer.png
 
The facilities are various 'city targets' some with ***fs buildings which means buildings with special bomb damage effect lines, while others are without those effects. I put them over major cities in the global layer.

city-targets.png
 
An example of an fs facility xml content is below. If anyone wants to test them out ion a missions, I can supply all the bits!

<Facility Type="" Flags="isMilitary" OuterDistance="20000">
<Units>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="150.00 -150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_3a_fs" Position="450.00 -150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_2a_fs" Position="750.00 -150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="1050.00 -150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="1350.00 -150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-150.00 -150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-450.00 -150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-750.00 -150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-1050.00 -150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="-1350.00 -150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="150.00 150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_3a_fs" Position="450.00 150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="750.00 150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="1050.00 150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="1350.00 150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-150.00 150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-450.00 150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-750.00 150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-1050.00 150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-1350.00 150.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="150.00 450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_4a_fs" Position="450.00 450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_2a_fs" Position="750.00 450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_2a" Position="1050.00 450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="1350.00 450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="-150.00 450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_2a_fs" Position="-450.00 450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_6a_fs" Position="-750.00 450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-1050.00 450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="-1350.00 450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="150.00 750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_2a_fs" Position="450.00 750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_3a" Position="750.00 750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_3a_fs" Position="1050.00 750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_3a_fs" Position="1350.00 750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-150.00 750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="-450.00 750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-750.00 750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_5a_fs" Position="-1050.00 750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="-1350.00 750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="150.00 1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="450.00 1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="750.00 1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_4a_fs" Position="1050.00 1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="1350.00 1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="-150.00 1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-450.00 1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="-750.00 1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-1050.00 1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-1350.00 1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_5a_fs" Position="150.00 1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="450.00 1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="750.00 1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="1050.00 1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="1350.00 1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="-150.00 1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-450.00 1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-750.00 1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_5a_fs" Position="-1050.00 1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-1350.00 1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="150.00 -450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="450.00 -450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="750.00 -450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="1050.00 -450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="1350.00 -450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-150.00 -450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-450.00 -450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-750.00 -450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-1050.00 -450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-1350.00 -450.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_2a" Position="150.00 -750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_2a_fs" Position="450.00 -750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_2a_fs" Position="750.00 -750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="1050.00 -750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="1350.00 -750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-150.00 -750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-450.00 -750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="-750.00 -750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-1050.00 -750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-1350.00 -750.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_6a_fs" Position="150.00 -1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="450.00 -1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="750.00 -1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="1050.00 -1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="1350.00 -1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-150.00 -1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-450.00 -1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-750.00 -1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-1050.00 -1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-1350.00 -1050.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="150.00 -1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="450.00 -1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_5a_fs" Position="750.00 -1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="1050.00 -1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="1350.00 -1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-150.00 -1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="-450.00 -1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a_fs" Position="-750.00 -1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_4a_fs" Position="-1050.00 -1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
<Unit Type="acc_city_block_1a" Position="-1350.00 -1350.00" Angle="0.00"/>
</Units>
<GroundPlanes>
<Plane Position="0.00 0.00" Angle="0.00" Size="3000 3000"/>
</GroundPlanes>
<Routes/>
</Facility>
 
So I decide to run a separate trial missions with groups of the facilities I use in the gsl. No problem! So I went back to a test over London where they're plenty of the facilities. No shimmering!:dizzy::pop4:

Am I to assume it is not related to the actual facilities but some other effect?
 
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mongoose said:
So I decide to run a separate trial missions with groups of the facilities I use in the gsl. No problem! So I went back to a test over London where they're plenty of the facilities. No shimmering!:dizzy::pop4:

Am I to assume it is not related to the actual facilities but some other effect?
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Sounds reasonable. Looking at the effects would be my first port of call.
 
I wasn't thinking so much about effects related to facilities, but something else 'effecting' them; i.e. at a higher level in the sim. Or even the video card in some way? That is ,given that they are not always there.
 
You might look in configOverrides.xml at <ZBiasFlatEffects val="25"/>. Changing the value may help eliminate the flickering.
 
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