Water looks like a perfect mirror

[yayokay]

Like in this picture:
https://i.imgur.com/sD1pQkj.jpg

I know that back in 2010 where I played alot Lotro that the water was beautiful with a nice texture + reflections. Now it looks like mercury or a mirrow.

[Boboscus]

I don't recall it ever having "flow" or waves, so no textures. But if you turn off post processing it makes it cloudy with no reflections.

[Mich-666]

Not at all places, this only applies to standing water. Visit Evendim for example, there are waves on the lake.

But you are right, this issue is visible as soon as in Archet and in fact, even on their Yondershire promo picture.

In fact, this is how the water looked back in 2007 on 8800GT:

https://i.imgur.com/ba7yqE9.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/oXgEFIB.jpg

So, it's clearly a downgrade and something in need of fixing.

[yayokay]

Originally posted by Mich-666:

In fact, this is how the water looked back in 2007 on 8800GT:

https://i.imgur.com/ba7yqE9.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/oXgEFIB.jpg

So, it's clearly a downgrade and something in need of fixing.

YES! This is the water I was looking for. The new water looks so ugly. The craziest thing is that they are using the ugly water even for promo shots :(

[Mich-666]

Originally posted by menacing man:

YES! This is the water I was looking for. The new water looks so ugly. The craziest thing is that they are using the ugly water even for promo shots :(

Might be worth it to bug-report this and show them those comparison pictures, not sure if they actually read these forums. I agree it looks really ugly on their Yondershire promo and I don't quite understand where they messed up.

Perhaps it's DX9 vs. DX11 rendering issue? But it should be fixed either way.

[yayokay]

Originally posted by Mich-666:

Originally posted by menacing man:

YES! This is the water I was looking for. The new water looks so ugly. The craziest thing is that they are using the ugly water even for promo shots :(

Might be worth it to bug-report this and show them those comparison pictures, not sure if they actually read these forums. I agree it looks really ugly on their Yondershire promo and I don't quite understand where they messed up.

Perhaps it's DX9 vs. DX11 rendering issue? But it should be fixed either way.

What setting/client should I use for 'old' water? DX9, DX11, 32-bit, 64-bit?

[Mich-666]

Originally posted by menacing man:

What setting/client should I use for 'old' water? DX9, DX11, 32-bit, 64-bit?

No settings will give you the water from original version, they change the rendering process.

You would need to to write to support, report bug and ask them to change default settings for all stationary water bodies.

https://help.standingstonegames.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[br0]

I forgot old water looked like that, I want it back too now!

[yayokay]

Originally posted by what br0:

I forgot old water looked like that, I want it back too now!

I wrote a support ticket but got no answer. But I hope they will fix it. The new water is horrible.

[Allwynd]

A more accurate description is that the water in LOTRO looks like liquid mercury.

[Kormach]

Ticket answers are measured in months right now, not days. Don't expect an answer any time soon until they can get the ticket mess figured out.