Ground Textures Crazy Distortion Spikes and Colors

FlyingDiggs · May 3, 2025, 5:39am

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue: I am having constant ground texture distortions when on the ground. See image

Did you experience this issue before you joined the Beta? No

ICAO, coordinates, or specific location: KDEN in image, but have it everywhere

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?

No, I did not.

No airport third party installed

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?

Every time.

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?

No

[PC Only] Many issues may be due to an outdated graphics card. Please state your Graphics Card Driver Manufacturer (NVIDIA, Intel, AMD) and Version:

4090

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?

7800 X3D

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hobanagerik · May 3, 2025, 9:18am

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
• No

Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue:
• I also have displacement mapping enabled, and see no sign of those artefacts. Another thread mentions VR as a possible cause. Turning VR off, then toggling displacement mapping removes the spikes.

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FlyingDiggs · May 4, 2025, 4:39am

Thanks, I will give these adjustments a try. In VR I have had no issues.

Laschlo2454 · May 4, 2025, 7:47am

I had similar issues at EGLL. Moving camera sometimes cleared some of the colours.

Intel i13700k and Nvidia 4070 TI. New drivers 576.28

It was on inibuilds EGLL. Didn’t saw that problem on other airports so I assumed its tlraleted to 3dr party scenery.

xStLaurenDon · May 4, 2025, 1:01pm

Saw this multiple times yesterday, thought it had something to do with the PMDG 777. Not using any 3rd party scenery/airports. Switching through my custom internal views clears them.

DAQUA3828 · May 4, 2025, 4:04pm

At several MSFS2024 airports the same issue, no difference between handcrafted or 3rd party

ValuingCube5155 · May 12, 2025, 9:42am

Having this problem even in SU1.

RobAinscough · June 13, 2025, 3:53pm

ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:

Colored spikes exiting the ground at EGLL parking spot 581.
TLoD = 400

ICAO, coordinates, or specific location:

EGLL parking spot 581

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?

All EGLL related add-ons disabled or uninstalled. Base EGLL (not Gaya Sim) from MSFS 2024.

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

100% replicated on every use

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
100% of the time

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

Set graphics TLOD to 400
Free Flight at EGLL select parking spot 581
Go into external or cockpit view and do rotations around the aircraft per my video

YOUR SETTINGS

Graphics = Ultra – TLOD = 400 (important settings)

What peripherals are you using, if relevant:

Not relevant.

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?

NOT in Developer Mode.

[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?
N/A

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
I have 2 computers with MSFS 2024 using this one is using following GPU
nVidia 5090

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
AMD 9950X3D
96GB RAM

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RobAinscough · June 13, 2025, 9:26pm

Well, looks like it’s an nVidia driver issue (not surprisingly given nVidia seem be all in on AI now and GPUs a distant past).

Made a quick video on my other PC Same Ultra Settings with TLOD = 400 (no FSR):

AMD 9950X3D

X870E chipset

64GB RAM

AMD 7900XTX (v25.6.1) GPU

As you can see, no issue … hopefully Asobo/MS have a direct channel to nVidia to get their drivers fixed.

AndyM624637 · June 13, 2025, 9:46pm

I’m also seeing this with 400 TLOD, but not on 200 TLOD. I’ve now got a Nvidia 5080FE, but it also happened with my 3090, both with the latest drivers and 566.36. These are screenshots in IniBuilds EGLL, but I’ve seen the artifacts at other airports using high TLOD settings.

FelipeTurbay · June 20, 2025, 5:55am

Ok so it seems the culprit is the NVIDIA Driver…

TONYDARKZERO · June 20, 2025, 6:12am

It’s certainly not the Nvidia driver for me, I’ve been seeing the spikes in VR for months over different builds and drivers, I can also see gaps in tiles sometimes with imposed image underneath

Reaktionslos · July 14, 2025, 9:59pm

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
• mostly on EDDF airport
Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue:
• lates nvidia driver 576.88. 5090 RTX, 5800x3d. 6000 MHz 64 GB RAM. Graphic is maxed out. Fresh windows installation. Fresh MSFS 2024 installation.

Saurer01 · July 20, 2025, 7:20am

I also have them. They’re not colorful (always terrain colored) but they pop up at most airports

RoseMagician919 · August 13, 2025, 5:42am

Same problem here. 14900k and rtx 5090 with 7000mt 48gb RAM. Seems like vram usage over 22gb makes it worse - enabling dlss which drops vram usage to 19gb seems to resolve most of it. Also saw it at KDEN, very similar screens to OP.

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?

Yes.

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?

No.

[PC Only] Many issues may be due to an outdated graphics card. Please state your Graphics Card Driver Manufacturer (NVIDIA, Intel, AMD) and Version:

Gigabyte RTX 5090, Nvidia driver version 577.00

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?

14900k, running latest microcode.

One more detail - rebar is on.

Description of issue:

Very similar images to OP, at same airport.

SlabsFly · August 13, 2025, 4:44pm

This has been discussed in a few treads: typically this is due to Displacement Mapping being on. See thread HERE Turning Displacement Mapping off in both 2D and VR should solve this issue.

AndyM624637 · August 13, 2025, 8:06pm

Didn’t solve it for me, if I have TLOD at 400 I get the problem, at 200 I don’t.

SlabsFly · August 13, 2025, 8:24pm

Hmm, so maybe not a “silver bullet” after all. Did you delete your Rolling Cache by any chance? Not sure if that would change anything so just on the off chance…

AndyM624637 · August 14, 2025, 6:39am

I don’t use Rolling Cache, and delete stuff like the Nvidia cache after each driver update. I also tried various drivers both with my old 3090 and my new 5080. It appears to be an issue with high TLOD for me. Doesn’t happen all the time, but if I switch quickly between FREE CAM and RESUME I get it, and then if I move around the spikes pop in and out. It doesn’t seem happen with all the scenery addons.

eklester · September 4, 2025, 5:51am

I have this weird behaviour sometimes since SU3 at some areas.