Ferry Ride- Ocean water glitch

Hello!

Me and a friend rode the ferry from Limsa to Thanalan, it took place at night in the game. On the moonlit side of the water, there was a graphic glitch. The game artists at my school call this "z fighting", but I'm not sure what else to call it.. strange pixelation on the water plane..?

My friend was using a separate internet source, and saw the glitch too.

This is our first time seeing the glitch, most other times the water is perfectly fine!

Is the water having clipping issues? (A large chunk of it is black if you view it in a certain way?) What video card do you have, myself, as well as a few others with Radeons have this issue.

My video card is a Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT.. It's probly not the best graphic card. My friend also uses the same card, and she saw the glitch too. And yes, clipping issues is a good way to put it!!

I use a NVidia GTX580, and I see the same glitch you describe.

I have not heard of anyone NOT seeing this glitch.

Also, the water seems to be moving while the ship is stationary, instead of the ship moving through the water, it just does not look right.

It's so strange, I never used to see the glitch...But yes the ship staying completely still is a bit "off". Maybe if they added some mini islands that pass the ship, or add some rocking motion to it then it'd be better?

Maybe they designed in just like in futurama, where the universe moves around the ship.

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Originally Posted by Neogohan1

Maybe they designed in just like in futurama, where the universe moves around the ship.

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Haha yeah, I lol'ed when I saw that xD... oh well they will have to fix that in a near future (hopefully)

Hello there!

Sounds like the ferry ride wasn't as pretty as it should have been for you, CrystalObsidian. I'd like very much to submit this concern for review! If you wouldn't mind, please help us out by submitting as much information as you are able from the following template, that way we can have this looked into!

Thank you for your assistance!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qXp1LlAV1c

Like that?

Ignore the thunderstorm (and chat). >_>


It looks like the ship and a block of water are one piece, animated to appear as if it's moving through the water, and that single piece is just moving through the actual water; which actually is going in the opposite direction.

Was it really too hard to animate a ship moving through real water in FFXIV? Some proprietary engine.. Wasn't FFXI done properly? If it wasn't, it was still a hellova lot better than the sequel, which should be improved over the original.


I'd still take actual object/landscape shadows in the game and reduced LOD display over this boat issue any day. In fact, I ride the boat maybe a few times a month because it's just a complete waste of time.

DAOWAce, yes the glitch was just like that. I don't ride often either, but hey, it's relaxing, and sometimes necessary if you *really* want to save on anima. I always think how fun it'd be if like, 50 people rode at once. Then it'd be a boat party!

Platform: Windows 7
ISP: Brighthouse
Type of Internet Connection: Wifi
Internet Connection Speed: 54 mbps
Date & Time: 4/07/11 12am-ish Eastern Time
Frequency: Occurred once, haven't ridden boat since though..
Character Name: Crystal Obsidian
Race: Hyur female
World: Saronia
Class/Skill Rank: I was a Weaver 14 at the time.
Physical Level: 23
Area and Coordinates: West Thanalan/West Limsa Lominsa..also don't know specific coordinates of boat ride.
Party or Solo: Party (me and one other)
In-Game Time: Night (sorry I don't know the specific game time)
Steps:
1. arrived on the boat, and saw the glitch almost immediately on the right side of the boat.
2. I then ignored it and began to craft.
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Greetings, CrystalObsidian!
Thank you for taking the time to fill out the report. I have made sure to submit your information to the development team for a thorough investigation. I recommend checking on this thread for any news about the investigation. Thanks again for your report!

Greetings again, CrystalObsidian!
Thank you for your patience with waiting for a reply from the development team. Unfortunately, it seems that they need a more thorough explanation of what exactly you have seen that was happening with the water. Any more details you can provide to describe what you have experienced would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for your patience!

I see this glitch all the time on the boatride to LL.
Usually it is just a large black patch of water to the right hand of the boat (as you are facing to the front), but the other day I noticed that it had changed to black and white lines. Haven't been on the boat since to know if it has changed to lines permanently.
The graphic flashes in and out constantly. It does not appear on the other side of the boat though- the water there seems to be ok. A few LS members I have mentioned it to see the same thing, along with the "moving water" that appears to move faster than the boat.

Hello developers, Shika nailed the description. It's basically a bunch of black pixelation on the right hand side of the boat. I can try to take a screen shot if I see it again. It's in a small area too, it doesn't cover all of the water or anything. But the pixels flicker a lot. I think they disappear after awhile but can't be sure..

Ok i'll ride again today and see what I can find.

Thank you Shika and CrystalObsidian!

I don't think at this time a screen shot will be necessary. We have informed the developers of the more in depth description of the problem that is occurring and added it to the official report. We will respond to this thread if we require anything else!

Thank you very much for your time and for bringing this to our attention.

Greetings once more, CrystalObsidian!
Thank you again for your patience with the wait for a response to your report. After thoroughly investigating the matter, based on the new information that you have provided, the development team has deemed this to be a problem, and they are currently investigating for the source of this. I recommend keeping posted to either http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/ or http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/forums/140 for any news about this investigation. Thanks again for your patience, and for the heads-up!