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short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 3:29 am
by somebodynamed
another problem with the pc port is the very short shadow distance, on ps2 the shadows go as far as the draw distance but on pc they fade out right in front of you. is it possible to fix this and maybe even increase the overall draw distance?

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:48 am
by max.thunder

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:51 am
by somebodynamed

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 8:10 am
by Skylabh
Nice. Finally , making a new topic was useful.

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 8:39 am
by somebodynamed
this is what i'm talking about btw




Image Image

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 8:48 am
by Skylabh
somebodynamed wrote:this is what i'm talking about btw Image see how it cuts put right in front of you?
Problem with your picture. Can't see it.

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 8:52 am
by somebodynamed
Skylabh wrote:
somebodynamed wrote:this is what i'm talking about btw Image see how it cuts put right in front of you?
Problem with your picture. Can't see it.
what? I thought I fixed it, I can see it. can you at least see the ps2 screenshot I just added?

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 8:54 am
by Skylabh
somebodynamed wrote:what? I thought I fixed it, I can see it
Error 403.

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:14 am
by somebodynamed
Skylabh wrote:
somebodynamed wrote:what? I thought I fixed it, I can see it
Error 403.
i'll just post the links


https://www.dropbox.com/s/v8pjtkmz9d1l9 ... M.png?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2jtmribw741pv ... 8.jpg?dl=0

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:32 am
by Skylabh
Ok i see what you mean now.

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:42 pm
by somebodynamed
Skylabh wrote:Ok i see what you mean now.
yeah I think the reason I see them Is because I have them saved on my hard drive and it's loading them from there instead of dropbox


UPDATE: nope. even after deleting the original files I can sill see it. don't know why no one else can

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:41 pm
by PostalDude
somebodynamed wrote:
Skylabh wrote:Ok i see what you mean now.
yeah I think the reason I see them Is because I have them saved on my hard drive and it's loading them from there instead of dropbox
You should learn how to upload images properly before posting on a forum.

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:18 pm
by Skylabh
somebodynamed wrote:yeah I think the reason I see them Is because I have them saved on my hard drive and it's loading them from there instead of dropbox
IMO Dropbox is not very suitable for images so i suggest to use an image hosting instead.

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:53 am
by somebodynamed
PostalDude wrote:
somebodynamed wrote:
Skylabh wrote:Ok i see what you mean now.
yeah I think the reason I see them Is because I have them saved on my hard drive and it's loading them from there instead of dropbox
You should learn how to upload images properly before posting on a forum.
k is imgur a good choice?

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:01 am
by somebodynamed
Skylabh wrote:
somebodynamed wrote:yeah I think the reason I see them Is because I have them saved on my hard drive and it's loading them from there instead of dropbox
IMO Dropbox is not very suitable for images so i suggest to use an image hosting instead.
I just uploaded both pics to imgur

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:04 am
by somebodynamed
ok they should be fixed now, let's get back on topic

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:27 am
by Skylabh
Can you please edit your posts? It's not necessary to double post. Thanks. As for your question, yes Imgur is a good choice. I also use it.

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:45 am
by somebodynamed
does this happen on the wii version too?

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:06 pm
by helegad
Did the draw distance mod fix the problem? I also noticed this "bug".

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:56 am
by somebodynamed
helegad wrote:Did the draw distance mod fix the problem? I also noticed this "bug".
the draw distance mod didn't do anything with the shadows

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:26 pm
by helegad
That's unfortunate. The shadows bugged (haha) me too.

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 9:39 am
by somebodynamed
helegad wrote:That's unfortunate. The shadows bugged (haha) me too.
are there any patches or graphic overhauls that fix it?

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 12:45 pm
by helegad
I don't know. I haven't really looked, to be honest.

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 8:46 am
by somebodynamed
weird thing is driv3r on pc doesn't have this problem

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 5:37 pm
by helegad
Driver 3 has its own multitude of problems; I'd rather really short shadow distance than the disgusting pop-in shadows.

Re: short shadow distance on pc

Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 12:14 pm
by Zombie2358
I was looking for a fix on this issue too.

What I noticed is that in Driv3r, the shadow distance is long but when you drive a boat the shadow distance is the same as the default DPL PC shadow distance which is too short. Maybe by reverse-engineering Driv3r the issue could be fixed. Or maybe by taking a look at the DPL PS2 Demo Code.

I tried using the Draw Distance mod and it just makes it worse since it only removes the fog making unloaded models more visible.

In meanwhile, if anyone manages to fix it please message me.