Las Vegas Sphere blindingly bright

[austint30]

SIM INFORMATION

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• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 or 2024: 2024

• Version Build Number (Where do I locate that?): 1.1.7.0

• Game Platform (Exampe: Steam, Xbox, MS Store): MS Store

ISSUE DESCRIPTION

1. Description of the issue: The Las Vegas sphere is brighter than the sun

2. Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue? Yes

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you? (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently) Yes, my eyes start burning every time I look at the orb.

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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1. Go to Las Vegas
2. Stare at the sphere
3. Go blind

YOUR SETTINGS

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1. What peripherals are you using, if relevant: Not relevant

2. [PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it? No

3. [PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?

4. [PC Only] Many issues may be due to an outdated graphics card. Please state your Graphics Card Driver Manufacturer (NVIDIA, Intel, AMD) and Version (Learn how to find your current graphics card driver version): 566.14

5. [PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share? RTX 4080 Super, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

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[Prozacpain]

Mine looks like this

[ANDYS2790]

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:
In the world photography i was flying to KLAS at night and the Las vegas Sphere lights are way over exposed, could this be due to Las vegas CU as i dont have any other scenery for vegas, in the day time the sphere looks fine
ICAO, coordinates, or specific location:
Las vegas sphere,
[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
Yes

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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

1. Load into klas and head to the Sphere at night
   2.Im using Nvdia dlss super resolution auto
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YOUR SETTINGS

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What peripherals are you using, if relevant:

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

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

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?

RTX 4070 TI super
Nvidia driver 5.66.36 Dec 5th 2024
[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?

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[DWinner007]

• I have the same issue as Andy’s images show. The sphere always has the emoji face overlaying whatever else is supposed to be displayed - with strips of each alternating. This, along with the fountain animation in front of the Bellagio not being present at all have both been issues in 2024 since launch. 2020 still looks correct in both instances. Asobo need to fix Las Vegas.

[Pugnae]

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
• yes

Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue:
• I flew into KLAS and despite the LOD and not being able to see any of the other buildings in Vegas from the distance I was at, the Sphere was visible from probably 10NM away, and could’ve been mistaken for the sun on the ground. Way overdone.

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[ZeekR5430]

I have found out why the sphere gets that double display look.
MSFS 2024 has a preloaded Vegas Sphere that cannot be disabled.
If you also have the “Microsoft Las Vegas Strip (MSFS2020)” enabled, which is the default, then the sphere shows as “doubled”.
Disable the “Microsoft Las Vegas Strip (MSFS2020)” package in the library and the weird double effect will go away.

It still looks incredibly bright though and not good…