Weird shadow problem in games

LukieBoy007 · 23 Dec 2013 at 19:15

It's been happening for a while but it's beginning to slightly annoy me now.
When I'm playing certain games, it seems I have a radius around me that only shadows can load in. It happens in Rising Storm and Arma 3 I've noticed so far. For example, I move forward one step and a shadow about 10 metres away comes into view, I move back one step and it disappears. It's worth noting it's not all shadows, only a few. Sometimes the shadows are closer, sometimes they are further. It's hard for me to explain but I'm wondering if you guys have any ideas as to why this is happening?

_Jimlad_ · 23 Dec 2013 at 22:14

You need to test another card. Or test current card in another PC

neoglow · 23 Dec 2013 at 22:45

Update or roll back drivers?
Dodgy GPU?
Dodgy Motherboard RAM?

_Jimlad_ · 24 Dec 2013 at 13:01

Yeah I would test another card if possible. Does not sound good

LukieBoy007 · 24 Dec 2013 at 13:13

It's happened since I've had the card I'm pretty sure, which is about 18 months now. It's hard to explain, it's not exactly a major problem as shadows still show, it's just a few shadows which decide not to. I'll try and get a video of it.

LukieBoy007 · 24 Dec 2013 at 13:33

Ok here's a video of what I mean:

Watch the bushes on the left.

neoglow · 24 Dec 2013 at 16:47

What game is that in the vid?

You mean the small bushes that seem to appear and then disappear when the character moves backwards and forwards? My guess would be a driver issue or compatibility with the game engine on certain games.

Are you running any apps in the background like Fraps etc?

~>Dg<~ · 24 Dec 2013 at 16:55

hardly bad probably do to recording,if it doesnt do it when recording then you know what it is.

Rozzy85 · 24 Dec 2013 at 17:10

Foliage sprites fading in and out over distance is a performance thing. Just max out what ever setting that controls draw distance or density if there even is one.

agnes · 24 Dec 2013 at 17:55

That looks like a draw distance option... Not a shadow problem.

Also, what game is that?

caz32 · 24 Dec 2013 at 18:12

Its Arma 3 as stated in the OP...

LukieBoy007 · 24 Dec 2013 at 18:36

As above, it's Arma 3.

I'm not talking about the grass coming into view, I'm talking about the shadows on the larger bush to the left. As I move back, the shadows disappear off the bush. As I move forward, they come back into view. It's not a view distance problem as shadows are visible in the distance. It's the first thing I could find, sometimes it's shadows of buildings too which makes it even more noticeable.

It's other games as well, not just Arma. I'll find a more severe example of what I mean.

arc@css · 24 Dec 2013 at 18:51

That can be quite common in some games I'm afraid (stalker's a good example of a game that has a funny draw distance when it comes to grass popping up as you run forward). Some games might have little mods that can rectify this.

I doubt it's a problem specific to your gpu.