Water Artifacts with Morrowin Graphics Extender 3.8.0

[jeffm24]

UPDATE - Mods, you can delete this thread if you'd like. I resolved the issue by re-installing a newer version of MGE (3.8.1 rev120) and using the Improved Water Shader (http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=23606) Specifically, I did this:

 

1. Delete the Morrowind registry keys and all MGE files

2. Temporarily disable User Account Control

3. Run Morrowind

4. Extract MGE and the updated water shader

5. Run MGE and run the distant land wizard

5. Re-enable UAC

6. Run Morrowind

 

I'm guessing it was either my videocard drivers, or simply an outdated shader causing the artifacts. Either that, or the newer shader does a good job of masking them. Regardless, it looks beautiful now.

 

First of all, I apologize if this is not the appropriate forum for this.

 

I recently installed MGE and everything looks beautiful. However, there are artifacts (lines) in my water at, what appears to be, a predetermined point. I initially thought it was related to distant land reflections because disabling them reduces the effect. However, I am beginning to doubt that's the real problem. Do I need to turn up the draw distance for a certain part of distant land? Should i try another version of MGE, or a different water shader? (Note: I was not able to install any version of MGE on SourceForge but I can install the one from TESNexus). I am wondering if anyone has experienced anything like this. If so, do you have any suggestions for reducing it or removing it altogether?

 

Screenshot:

 

http://home.comcast.net/~jeffm24/mge_water_issue.jpg

 

 

- Morrowind Graphic Extender v3.8.0

- Water shader tweak for MGE by harlanrm (note: this issue also shows up w/ the default shader)

- Morrowind FPS Optimizer (the problem appears without this running)

 

Active esm/esp files:

 

GameFile0=Better Heads Bloodmoon addon.esm

GameFile1=Better Heads Tribunal addon.esm

GameFile2=Better Heads.esm

GameFile3=Bloodmoon.esm

GameFile4=Morrowind Patch v1.6.4.esm

GameFile5=Morrowind.esm

GameFile6=Texture Fix 1.9.esm

GameFile7=Tribunal.esm

GameFile8=adamantiumarmor.esp

GameFile9=AtmosphericSoundEffects-3.0-Tribunal.esp

GameFile10=Better Bodies.esp

GameFile11=Better Clothes_v1.1.esp

GameFile12=BetterBooks_AlchFormfix.esp

GameFile13=DM_DB Armor Replacer.esp

GameFile14=LeFemmArmor.esp

GameFile15=Nymeria's Faster Walk.esp

GameFile16=Siege at Firemoth.esp

GameFile17=Syc_HerbalismforPurists.esp

GameFile18=Syc_HerbalismforPurists_BM.esp

GameFile19=Syc_HerbalismforPurists_TB.esp

GameFile20=Vality's Bitter Coast Addon.esp

GameFile21=WeatheredSigns.esp

GameFile22=LadyD_Reduced_Commentary.esp

 

 

- Windows 7 (64-bit)

- ATI Radeon HD 5770

- DirectX 10 (DirectX 9.0c also installed)

- I have .NET FrameWork 2.0 installed, as well as the Visual C++ redist

 

Thanks!

Edited June 10, 2011 by jeffm24