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Since Sim Update 5, I have been noticing strange visual artifacts over water surfaces that were not present before.
The issue appears both in external views and from inside the aircraft cabin.
What I see:
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Vertical striped formations over the ocean.
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Bright reflective columns or bands extending across the water.
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Strange shimmering patterns appearing near clouds and cloud shadows.
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The effect becomes more noticeable at cruise altitude.
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The artifacts move and change as the camera angle changes.
The screenshots attached show several examples of the issue.
At first I thought it might be related to my installation or graphics settings, but after discussing it with other users, I found that multiple people have been reporting similar visual anomalies since Sim Update 5.
The issue has been present for me both in the standard release and in the SU5 beta builds.
Has anyone else noticed these water/cloud rendering artifacts?
It would be helpful to know whether this is already a known issue introduced with SU5 and whether a fix is currently being investigated.
Thank you.
