What happened to the sky?

[Laraul]

The problem is not the game... it's you're convinced you can see something wrong with how the sky looks. It's an illusion. You say the clouds stop when you move the camera. Moving the camera is the same as moving the entire rendered world. You could say the camera could is still and it's everything else that is moving. The reason why it looks odd is cuz you normally see the world with two eyes which allow you to perceive depth. The clouds though are so far away that if stared at, they will appear to do strange things and make strange shapes. Go outside and stair up at the real sky for 30 minutes. I think that would solve the problem.

[JackDaniels]

The problem is not the game... it's you're convinced you can see something wrong with how the sky looks. It's an illusion. You say the clouds stop when you move the camera. Moving the camera is the same as moving the entire rendered world. You could say the camera could is still and it's everything else that is moving. The reason why it looks odd is cuz you normally see the world with two eyes which allow you to perceive depth. The clouds though are so far away that if stared at, they will appear to do strange things and make strange shapes. Go outside and stair up at the real sky for 30 minutes. I think that would solve the problem.

lol did you not read the comments and see the pics leading up to the end of this thread?

[Onizuka]

Either she didn't read/watched the video or she made a joke, in which case made me smile a little. It would have made my day, though, if it was a community rep/moderator official response:

“Thanks for the bug report, Cloudio Onizuka.

To solve the issue, please go outside and stare at the real sky for 30 minutes. If it looks normal when you rotate your head, go back to Eorzea and the problem should be fixed there, too.”



The irony, I still have the issue (more visible in the video than in the pics, blur aside), but I've discovered a temporary “solution”: I've to logout multiple times and log back in again. This way, it seems to randomly have the effect disappear. I say “solution” because the last time I had to log back and forth a good 15 minutes until it fixed itself; then 2 hours later I logged out and briefly back in, and there it was the glitch again.
This can't be a solution... It happened after patch 1.20b, and since I use this PC only for Final Fantasy XIV, it's been months since I changed or updated anything. I did update my graphic card and made other routine tests in the past 2 days, after the issue appeared, but not before, so I can't possibly have a clue on what happened, as it's not on my side (PC), or why only a very limited number of adventurers (I've found only another one on my World) is having the issue after patch 1.20b.

And to answer Req... Changing my graphic card is not a solution, either... Also, I already have the recommended GTX 460, and it can't possibly have gone nuts coincidentally after patch 1.20b, while 3 hours earlier everything was fine... Other games I tried yesterday gave me no problems, anyway.


Hopefully the staff members here will give me a response with the start of this new week...

[Baccanale]

Greetings, Onizuka!

Thank you for posting your concerns about the strange behavior of the sky. I have made sure to submit all of your information to the development team, and they will thoroughly investigate this matter, based on your report. Unfortunately, I cannot guarantee that a direct response will be posted on your thread, but I do recommend checking here or here for any details regarding the development team's investigation. I also suggest contacting the SQUARE ENIX Support Center, just in case they may be able to help you resolve this matter. Thanks again for your report!