Sunlight reflected by the sea during Ocean Fishing looks weird

Date & Time: 04 march 2025 18:07 server time
Frequency: Every time you go to The Cieldalaes during sunset in Ocean Fishing.
World name: Ultros
Character name: Luna Sommerfugl
Class/Level: Fisher/95
In-game time: 9:22 Eorzea Time
Area and coordinates: The Cieldalaes, x: 5.9, y: 6.2

Steps:
1. Get on a boat for Indigo Route
2. Said boat must take you to The Cieldalaes during sunset
3. Look at the sun and observe that the light reflected on the sea looks broken.

Screenshot showing the issue:
https://i.imgur.com/razDFeK.png

For comparison, here is how the sunlight reflection during sunset is supposed to look, taken on Lower La Noscea:
https://i.imgur.com/ADUKP6G.png

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Your video card driver is very old, approaching a year in a couple months.
Go to nVidia's website and download the latest drivers for your RTX 4070.
That might be the reason for the texture issues.

Don't rely on Windows Update to keep up with your component's driver updates, partially because it's not always reliable, but mainly because part of Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC's function is to not do updates unless it's a security thing for Windows.

I've had this same thing, it looks like streaks of light running over the waves. I had to angle my camera down because it is also really hard on the eyes

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirika-

Your video card driver is very old, approaching a year in a couple months.
Go to nVidia's website and download the latest drivers for your RTX 4070.
That might be the reason for the texture issues.

It's not that either, cause I have a new gpu and its all updated. It only happens on the waves during ocean fishing. I didn't see it other places

Quote:

Originally Posted by MicahZerrshia

I've had this same thing, it looks like streaks of light running over the waves. I had to angle my camera down because it is also really hard on the eyes

It's not that either, cause I have a new gpu and its all updated. It only happens on the waves during ocean fishing. I didn't see it other places

Hum, OK then that might be due to the Ocean Fishing is an instance, I believe, so it may use a different set of textures.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirika-

Your video card driver is very old, approaching a year in a couple months.
Go to nVidia's website and download the latest drivers for your RTX 4070.
That might be the reason for the texture issues.

Don't rely on Windows Update to keep up with your component's driver updates, partially because it's not always reliable, but mainly because part of Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC's function is to not do updates unless it's a security thing for Windows.

This is not an old video card by any means lmao.
This is not a rendering issue, it's a game asset issue. You can check it on your own system and see for yourself.

It is not the first time there are issues with Ocean Fishing maps after the graphical update: https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...=ocean+fishing