Max 2009 - cirrus - blocky artifacts!!!

[Filip Kaczorek]

Guys common!!!
We're preparing to move to Max 2009.
This weekend I upgraded two mashines:
Vista x64, Max 2009 x64, DS 2.5d
I hoped that I'll get over this problem:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=641

by moving on to different software, no luck.
I downloaded the only DS installer for Max2009 from Sitni's site.

Just default settings:
- ds sun
- dreamscape
- change the default cloud layer to cirrus
- coverage to 1.0 (to see the clouds)
- BLOCKYNESS BLOCKYNESS BLOCKYNESS

No hardware in common:
Athlon 64 3000
2GB RAM
ATI radeon 9600
Vista ultimate x64
--------
2x Xeon 2,66
8GB RAM
ATI FireGL 5600
Vista Bussiness sp1 x64

That's about 16 mashines I got it on now. With two Max versions!!!

I can't believe noone else is having this problem :o

[Filip Kaczorek]

Guys, can anyone else confirm it?

Sitni: what can I do to help you solve this?

[Filip Kaczorek]

Hello?
Is this thing on?
Kresimir? Vjeko?

[sitnisati]

Hi Filip,

I'm onto it for a while, but so far cannot find the cause. It is fine here on 32 bit system, but max 2009 x64
gives the same result as yours. It's probably a change in compiler or something like it and it's very hard to locate what causes it... and it seems only to appear on cirrus clouds..

Kresimir

[Filip Kaczorek]

and it seems only to appear on cirrus clouds..

Yes exactly.
It's so nice to finally hear from you - thought I was going crazy for a while
If you have a build to test - let me know

[sitnisati]

Hi Filip,

It's summer and vacation time, so answers comes slower than usual.
This bug is very tricky to find as nothing actually crashes (crash is very easy to locate and fix).
I will definitely let you know when it gets fixed.

Thank you.

Kresimir

[Filip Kaczorek]

Ahh vacation... nice to have some

[sitnisati]

Hello,

Just want to drop a note that we have finally found a solution to this bug.
It will be incorporated in next DreamScape update.

Regards,

Kresimir

[Filip Kaczorek]

Sorry Kreso still no go

- Clean Max start
- DS sun
- Environment--> dreamscape (About shows 2.5e)
- change the default cloud layer to Cirrus
- boom artifacts - boost coverage to 1 to see clearly

Vista x64, Max 2009 x64, latest everything.

[sitnisati]

Hello,

I know that this bug was fixed, but have no idea how afterworks.dlu that still has this
bug ended up in installer !

Since we have brand new installers, I hope you all are going to excuse us for minor defects

New installer will be uploaded in cca 2hrs, and you're free to download it and try again.

Regards,

Kresimir

[Filip Kaczorek]

Well done everyone at Sitni - the long long bug is gone ))))

[sitnisati]

That was a really hard one to find, as there was actually no bug.
It was a computation precision issue and it occurred in the most weirdest place

Kresimir