Solved Terrain flickering all the time
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<p>Uninstalled Nvidia in the method suggested above and reinstalled it.<br />Same behavior, still flickers. <img src=“/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f615.png?v=1g16vn91q2r” alt=“” class=“not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji–confused” /> <br /></p>
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<blockquote>Uninstalled Nvidia in the method suggested above and reinstalled it.<br />Same behavior, still flickers. <img src=“/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f615.png?v=1g16vn91q2r” alt=“” class=“not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji–confused” /> <br /><br /></blockquote><p><br />Sounds like your BMS install got porked somehow, next step (for me) would be an uninstall/fresh install of BMS 4.35.3.</p>
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<blockquote>Uninstalled Nvidia in the method suggested above and reinstalled it.<br />Same behavior, still flickers. <img src=“/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f615.png?v=1g16vn91q2r” alt=“” class=“not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji–confused” /> <br /><br /></blockquote><p><br />Since the things suggested so far have not worked, it would be best to start fresh with several common troubleshooting questions, some seemingly redundant or even frustrating to be asked or to answer, but best to check off the list nonetheless.<br /><br />-When this started happening, was it following any hardware or major software change (including semi-annual Windows Features Updates or OS install/reinstall)?<br />-Have you changed the power connection from the computer to the wall, maybe a different surge bar or even a UPS device?<br />-Have you recently cleaned or moved things around on the inside of the computer to where anything could have come unseated? Could push on the GFX card and power cables for it to be sure they are seated to check this off the list…<br />-Have you recently updated or reinstalled the BMS program? Reinstalling could be a thing to try, of course, and you can backup your personal config files before hand, yet first-run on new install should be without any previous setup files as part of troubleshooting, to rule out any bad settings carrying over<br />-Is the age of the drive which BMS or your OS installed upon very old, or possibly dying due to age? (5-10 years for HDD, SSD’s depending on manufacturer and published ratings)<br /><br /><strong>EDIT: -Is the Display Settings in Windows/NvidiaCP for your monitor set to the correct Refresh Rate of the actual hardware? (A 75Hz monitor running at 60Hz would not be ideal, for example)</strong><br /><br />A long shot you could try, in addition to reinstalling BMS (possibly from fresh downloaded files, not the same as before) would be a Windows File Systems Checker, and maybe even Microsoft Safety Scanner though I expect that would be the longest longshot, you seem like a savvy PC user and likely nothing malicious is causing this.<br />I hurts nothing to run through both of these Windows utilities, doesn’t take more than about 30 minutes for either, IME - but honestly, it’s more of a thing to check off the list, and I put more faith in reinstalling the BMS program or troubleshooting the GFX card and/or settings rather than an OS issue.<br /><br />If there is an OS issue, this will sort it in less than a half hour:<br /></p><blockquote>“If some Windows functions aren’t working or Windows crashes, use the System File Checker to scan Windows and restore your files. Though the steps below might look complicated at first glance, just follow them in order, step-by-step…”<br /><a style=“background-color:#36393f” href=“https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/use-the-system-file-checker-tool-to-repair-missing-or-corrupted-system-files-79aa86cb-ca52-166a-92a3-966e85d4094e” target=“_blank”>https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/use-the-system-file-checker-tool-to-repair-missing-or-corrupted-system-files-79aa86cb-ca52-166a-92a3-966e85d4094e</a><span style=“background-color:#36393f”></span></blockquote><p><br /></p><blockquote><strong style=“color:#dcddde;background-color:#36393f”>To verify the safety and security of your Windows installation, use the Microsoft Safety Scanner:</strong><span style=“color:#dcddde;background-color:#36393f”> </span><a style=“background-color:#36393f” href=“https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/intelligence/safety-scanner-download” target=“_blank”>https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/intelligence/safety-scanner-download</a></blockquote><p><br /><br /></p>
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<blockquote>@LorikEolmin This is what i see:<br /><a href=“
” target=“_blank”> </a><br /><br /></blockquote><p><br />I also have not seen this, but I also concur the latest NVidia drivers seem to be a little buggy/glitchy.<br /><br />Here are some more baseline questions / things to try…<br /><br />1. Does this happen in Fullscreen or Borderless mode (or both)?<br /><br />2. Windows 10 settings … under “Graphics Settings” do you have the option to enable/disable “Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling”?<br /><br />3. NVidia settings … what do you have for Anisotropic Filtering? And for the four “Texture Filtering” settings…<br /><br />Esp. setting “Texture filtering - Anisotropic sample optimization” => Off can reduce some shimmering effects… I’ve seen that on some cockpit textures, and I think on some runway surfaces, but never the background terrain like in your video.<br /><br />[Edit … adding]<br /><br />4. Also what do you have for “Image Scaling” setting on Nvidia panel … I notice they changed the way that setting is presented, in a recent driver update, so that always makes me nervous. It has some dependency to the “scaling” setting on the “desktop size and position” page.<br /><br />I recommend “Perform scaling on => GPU” and “Image Scaling => On” with no sharpening or blurring applied (I think that’s the “50%” midpoint on the new simplified slider UI … but not sure).<br /><br />HTH<br /></p> -
<p>1. It happens in Fullscreen and Borderless mode?<br />2 Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling is ON. I never touched it as far as i can remember<br />3 Anisotropic Filtering is set to application controlled<br /> Texture Filtering is set to its defaults - did a fresh install</p><ol><li>image scaling is off</li></ol><p><br /></p>
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<p>Thanks for all those suggestions @SemlerPDX I will check some of them and others I already verified. <br />I may wait for 4.36 adn hope it sorts things for me. <br />Or perhaps it will disappear just as it appeared though i don’t really believe it will.<br />I’ll keep trying.<br /><br /> <br /></p>
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<p><img class=“ql-image” src=“https://i.imgur.com/MrM6EPh.gif” /></p>
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<p>@janjan just watched your video. Man that is horrible. I hope you get that sorted soon. I’ve nothing to add to the help line, since all seem competent suggestions. Good luck to you, sir. </p>
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<p>@janjan If you can approximately timestamp when the problem started, try checking that date vs. the update history of Windows. Go into Settings-Windows Update-View Update history<br /><br />Since NVidia resetting does not help, it could be related to some system update</p>
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<p>@jayb Unfortunately I can’t… <br />It’s been there for some time but I though it was just a temporary glitch. <br />I was mostly checking and adding new commands to my <a href=“https://forum.falcon-bms.com/topic/18319/voice-attack-plugin-for-falcon-bms?_=1646495347722” target=“_blank”>VA plugin</a> and didn’t really pay much attention to it.</p>
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<p>Do you see the same behavior in other games or exclusively in BMS? Can you run furmark to see how your GPU behaves? </p>
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<p>@TigerShark <br />I only see this in BMS.<br />I have no issue with DCS or other apps.<br />FPS, according to falcon is around 120-130.<br />Nvidia control is normal</p>
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<p>@janjan Some old threads on flickering suggest to Alt-tab out of BMS and then Alt-tab back in as a workaround. There is also this universal advice, which you may check: In the BMS shortcut on <strong>compatibility tab</strong> select <strong>Disable full-screen optimisations</strong><br /></p>
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<p>@jayb Thanks<br /> Disable full-screen optimizations was already suggested and I tried it - did not help.<br />I have 2 monitors and I frequently use ALT+Tab. <br />I may try to reinstall BMS and see what happens but I think this is not related to the game installations. Must be something on my system</p>
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<p>@janjan I lost track if you already tried this, but reverting back to an older Nvidia driver (from ca. 2021-Q4) is something I might try.<br /><br /><a href=“https://nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us#” target=“_blank”>https://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us#</a><br /><br />Iirc the 472.xx versions were fairly stable. I’d select the latest “studio” driver from that vintage.<br /><br />Be sure to select “Perform a clean installation” during install… that will reset all your 3D settings to default.</p>
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<p>Dude…? Have you reinstalled BMS (as somebody suggested earlier)…?<br /><br />Between “flickers”, that terrain is completely borked. What theatre is that…? ITO…?</p>
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<p>@Aragorn Haven’t reinstalled BMS yet.<br />It happens on all theaters </p>
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<p>@janjan I’d definitely try a BMS re-install if everything else has failed so far. </p>
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<blockquote>@Aragorn Haven’t reinstalled BMS yet.<br />It happens on all theaters </blockquote><p><br />What I would do as it <em>only happens in BMS</em> and you have a clean NVidia install it has to be something in your BMS install. Save your Logbook (your nickname.lbk) and Phonebook (only if you fly online, it’s phonebkn.ini), and run the Setup.exe in x:\Falcon BMS 4.35 Setup for a complete uninstall. Place the 3 Incremental exe files in the x:\Falcon BMS 4.35 Setup folder if not already there, run Setup.exe again and it should give you a clean 4.35.3 installation. I took a screenshot of my C:\Falcon BMS 4.35 Setup folder in case you were not familiar with it. I would just set up graphics and simple controllers and jump into Instant Action (assume IA ground is porked also) to see if this solved the issue. <br /><br /><img class=“ql-image” src=“https://i.imgur.com/JJOa4uo.jpg” /></p>
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<p>Fixed!<br />Uninstalling and reinstalling solved the flickering issues.<br />Your method was really the easiest.<br />Thanks<br /><br /><br /></p>
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