Grand Theft Auto 5 Thread Pt. 3

Rockstar dont give a toss about this LOD/Shadow rendering box either, it'll never be sorted.

I've had a private ticket to Rockstar replied with generic crap, replied to that auto response email and got another reply just pointing me to other tickets and forum questions regarding this issue. The dont give a damn about it, for me it's a deal breaker, I hate seeing it. So much for the PC being the definitive version.

 

You have to realize that the ones responding to tickets are monkeys working from a script - im quite certain that the actual developers are aware of the issue, and working on fixing it.

 

Guys, if someone pisses you off call mercaneries with your phone, Merryweather provides them.

 

Typical: Have you tried turning it off and on again answer

 

Yeah this shadow LOD 'bug' is annoying lots of PC users.
We've all discussed it here, theres threads on Reddit, Steam about it, its been disscussed on the Neogaf GTA V thread alot aswell.

The more I look into it the more I think its not a bug at all, but its in by design to keep performance ok.

I did try that "fix" that was kicking about (changing those shadowsplitz start and end values to 1) but had mixed results with it so just went back to defaults.

I'm just ignoring the issue now and trying to enjoy the game.

Using:
Shadows Very high,
Softest (PCSS got some wierd bugs with it still), Long shadows on,
High res shadows On,
Extended shadows Off (bizzarely this makes it the issue less noticeable wtf!!)

 

Im using same settings as you... also find thats when the issue is the least noticable.

 

Doubt it. Its non-existent on the ps3 and ps4 versions (not sure about MS consoles). If there was one platform that require such drastic measures such as that lod effect to save performance, then it be on the consoles id imagine.

 

Enough of this tech talk, guys, who is online tonight? I need my hit of GTA V online!

 

I thought it existed on the PS4 also? thats what others have said.

 

same generic reply i got when i submitted a ticket about my game CTD'ing on start every time....

 

yep, definitive version my arse.

 

I don't have this shadow box thing..

 

Not in my experience.

 

it doesn't happen all the time. Only when the sun is at its brightest midday'ish for me. Go to a fence or tree or something and move your character whilst looking at the floor. You'll see a box area render the high res shadow 10 feet around you, but outside that will be low res.

Here's a few extreme cases of it, just some randoms I found online, but you get the idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61sZkERGw_g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVV9vfQCCxQ

 

here ya go, on either PS4 or XB1 looking at the date. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf5-htZYg0U

 

wow, clear as day. Yeah, nah r* isnt fixing that haha. I guess well have to wait for a mod.

 

Anyone else have the game start up in windowed mode? I exit the game on full screen and the next time I fire it up its in windowed and doesn't fully co-operate when I try to change it back to full screen. I have to select full screen 2-3 times before it works?

Obviously not a major problem but wouldn't mind sorting it out.

 

yep. try not having other windows open when you launch.