A13.8 Can't see through Windows?

zootal

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I'm guessing this was an A13.8 thing, but can someone confirm that in A13.8, windows are not see-through? I know they are in A16, as I use them a lot. Is there any glass objects that are see-through suitable for window usage in A13.8?

 
I'm guessing this was an A13.8 thing, but can someone confirm that in A13.8, windows are not see-through? I know they are in A16, as I use them a lot. Is there any glass objects that are see-through suitable for window usage in A13.8?
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Windows were see through in A13.8 you might have a graphical issue happening with textures set too low

 
Moved to the right section. Please take a moment to read the Stickied threads and give us more details.

 
My apologies for posting to the wrong section - I wasn't really looking for "support" rather than just a discussion in general as we take a quick romp down memory lane, but anyhow, details:

I'm running the linux version on Slackware 14.2, current kernel is 4.4.157.

Video card - current card is nVidia 1060, but with my old 660 it did this also. Driver is nVidia proprietary. No specific version, I've seen this for a long time with different driver versions.

32 bit and 64 bit client both do this - the 64 bit client is commented out in 7DaysToDie.sh, but I just run it manually from the console.

Memory - currently 24GB.

Video settings - doesn't matter, I've maxed out eye candy, minimized it, and tried everything between, I haven't found a video setting that effects this.

A13.8. (b7).

Back when 13.8 was the current version, I noticed this, but did not pay attention. In newer versions you can see through windows, I figured it was something that was just fixed in later versions. IIRC, this never worked - are you sure windows are see through 13.8? It works fine in later versions.

So, I craft a "Wood Window". Actually I craft a lot of them because when I move into an abandoned house, I like to replace the broken windows. Place window in window frame or wherever you want to put it. You get a nice windows frame with a black non-see through pane. I'll see if I can post a pic.

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windows_not_see_through.jpg

The window is the upper right black pane, I just now crafted it and placed it there.

 
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Here is an A16.4 (b8) window:

A16_window.jpg

The pane in the lower left corner is the "Wood Window" I just crafted and placed.

I think I'll try A14 and A15 just to see when it started working...

 
OK so just for fun:

A12.5 - Windows are not see through:

A12_windows_not_work.jpg

A13 posted above - Windows are not see through:

A14: I assumed TFP fixed them in this release, as they are now see through and have been ever since:

A14_windows_now_work.jpg

 
And just so you know I got the version right, here is another A13.8 pic, this time with the version showing in the upper right corner of screen:

A13_windows_not_work.jpg

IIRC A14 was a significant graphics overhaul, and while the early linux releases were pretty rough, I just assumed they fixed windows at this point.

It's very possible they worked with the Windows client but not the Linux client. I'll try the Windows client in a bit and post results....

 
Mystery solved. Works with the Windows client, not the Linux client. This is the Windows verison of A13.8:

A13_windows_works.jpg

 
Windows were see through in A13.8 you might have a graphical issue happening with textures set too low
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I thought of that, but I tried all of the settings I could play with, nothing helps. It's either an nVidia driver issue on Linux (don't have any ATI cards to play with anymore, can't really test it), or the Linux version just didn't work back then. It does work with the Windows version, and 14.x and above all worked fine.

7D2D early versions had problem with Linux releases, so that would be my first guess - it just didn't work with the Linux version.

 
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