msfs-2024 Hi, i don´t know since when, but i came back to msfs2024 and now the grand canyon is just grey. But only that area, in one of the pictures you can see if you go east at some point there is a perfect line separating different textures. Anybody else has this issue?
Can replicate. looking at L41 on the world map, when zooming in color is grey and zooming out color is transitioning to a more orange one. I assume it should stay consistent whatever the altitude is.
See related reports:
World Update 22 Satellite Blending and Photogrammetry
Extreme ground texture color difference in Arizona
Incorrect Textures near Winslow, AZ
Weird Texture Color around KGUC (Gunnison-Crested Butte Regl)
So should we assume this is a mismatch between the default Grand Canyon area and the Nat’l Parks update? Does it happen with other updated Parks?
This appears to be happening with other park areas as well, as I first discovered it in Colorado. Unfortunately, the satellite/photogrammetry image functions as a single unit and takes priority over the underlying imagery and default seasonal foliage, so the only way to restore the previous satellite imagery (and default seasonal foliage) is to disable the “3D Photogrammetry Cities” section within the WU22 update. However, doing so will also disable a number of the detailed parks (including those in the area) with it.
This is a regression. Cliffs and escarpments are particularly bad. Everywhere in the Western USA has exactly the same textures. Performance has improved, but the appearance is a real disappointment. The geology and sedimentary layers are completely lost. The algorithm for removing shadows is producing odd repeating matrices, and desert varnish and genuinely dark rock faces are being covered in game-like textures.
The images below are Lake Mead area, but repetition in Grand Canyon textures is even worse. Formally visible walking trails are lost to generic looking textures with dark scarring.
Is it the result of bandwidth restrictions, permanent changes or will the original textures return?
Flew at Lake Mead, G canyon three weeks ago. Returned yesterday to find a complete mess. repeating generic textures, mixed with PG, Small matrices of miniaturised textures everywhere.
@barsum220
I think there are sufficient repros for you to create a bug report in Bug Reporting Hub > Scenery and Airports , with a link back to this topic.
See corresponding report: National parks textures issues (Grand Canyon, Yellowstone)
Yeah I’ve noticed these “missing” textures in the GC too. Very disappointing that it now looks worse than before.