[MCPE-15543] Horizon doesn't render on Tegra4

Hello

I experience several glitches on the latest versions of MCPE on the nVidia Shield Portable.

I have the latest updates - MCPE as well as Firmware of the device.

The sky and clouds gets cut at a fixed distance and behind that distance the sky is just white down to the horizon.
This issue only happens when I have set fancy sky to on. If I deactivate the sky I can't see clouds and the error isn't there too.

BUG IS STILL THERE IN BETTER TOGETHER UPDATE 😞

Kind regards
Andreas

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MCPE-15543_Tegra4-Fancy-Sky-Issue.mp4

Comments 25

[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay) 2016-06-16T12:15:10Z

Could you please add a screenshot of the issue?

Andreas Stürmer 2016-06-16T17:38:29Z

Attached two screenshots with "beautiful sky" set to "ON".
As you can see, there's a white area in the sky which stays at the same height and position - also when in creative mode and flying high above.

When switching "beautiful sky" to "OFF", the sky is just blue.
I think it has something to do with the clouds layer.

AMAN4700 2016-08-08T01:49:14Z

Please respond and add the current version if you can reproduce this issue.

Andreas Stürmer 2016-08-08T07:00:31Z

Version 0.15.4 still has the issue. No difference to the Screens I have posted before 😞

nVidia Shield Portable
Official Android 5.1
Rooted

Andreas Stürmer 2016-08-08T15:50:26Z

Attached a short video of how it looks like on the device itself... perhaps it helps finding the bug

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Andreas Stürmer 2016-09-05T18:06:48Z

Graphical bug still there on 0.15.7

Andreas Stürmer 2016-10-16T17:54:37Z

Graphical bug is still there! On 0.15.10.

Andreas Stürmer 2016-10-31T09:27:34Z

Glitch is still there in 0.16.x - Any plans to fix this?
Horrible to watch on my Realms...

nVidia Shield Portable
Tegra 4 GPU
2 GB RAM
Android 5.1

Andreas Stürmer 2016-10-31T09:35:31Z

Also happens on TegraNote 7 tablet with Android 4.4 and Tegra4 GPU.

AMAN4700 2016-11-18T04:34:33Z

This is a bulk resolve of issues that haven't been updated to 0.16.0+ yet. Please comment below (To open the ticket) and update your affected versions. If you cannot reproduce the bug, please write in the comments so we can resolve it as "Cannot Reproduce". Thank You!

Andreas Stürmer 2016-11-18T06:19:56Z

Sadly the bug is still there on my Tegra 4 devices here. Shield Portable and TegraNote 7.

Andreas Stürmer 2016-11-20T15:28:38Z

Here you can see the gradient-less sky on the 0.17.1 beta version. It is there since 0.15.x and is quite annyoing 😞

Ariel Diaz 2017-03-27T03:19:06Z

I've never seen this happen in the current versions. Is this still an issue for you?

Andreas Stürmer 2017-03-30T17:48:26Z

Yep, the bug is still there! and quite annoying... 😞
Attached a photograph from my Shield Protable (Tegra 4) with latest available firmware Android 5.1.1

Horizon has no gradient, it is a solid blue as you can see.

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Andreas Stürmer 2017-04-21T14:27:06Z

Hello!
Will this bug ever get resolved?
It's quite annoying to play with either this buggy sky - or a disabled sky without clouds.

PS: Using Shaders in MCPE doesn't resolve this issue. I've tried SSPE, SEUS and a few others. The solid horizon color is still there instead of a gradient.

Tested on nVidia Shield Portable (5.1.1) and nVidia TegraNote7 (4.4.2) - both Tegra 4 GPU.
MCPE Version 1.0.7.0

This issue exists since 0.15.x - on versions before the sky was rendered normal and correct.

paul 2017-05-04T00:43:50Z

I can confirm the issue as well i have two shield portable tegra 4 device the bug exist on both

paul 2017-05-04T00:44:18Z

On latest beta as of may 2 2017

Andreas Stürmer 2017-05-25T17:13:11Z

Will this bug ever be solved? It is still existing in 1.0.9.x - It doesn't look like rocket-science 😃 But it's keeping me from playing MCPE since it looks awful with this glitch 😞
How can we help? Logfiles? Screenshots?
Anybody respond from the devs? It looks like a monologue for a year now...

Andreas Stürmer 2017-05-25T17:54:55Z

As you can see here - the horizon has no gradient at all...

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And here you can see the whole glitch at night...

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The same for mods - the horizon has no gradient...

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[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay) 2017-05-25T18:16:53Z

Thank you for your patience with this. We're having trouble reproducing the issue. If you'd be willing perhaps you could add some details about your device that might help the developers.

A quick search came up with the app System Info Droid on the Play Store, which has the option to email yourself a detailed list of device specifications. You could copy and paste the specs here if you'd be willing.

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Andreas Stürmer 2017-05-25T18:28:02Z

Thanks for the response!!!
It seems to occur on any nVidia Tegra 4 device, like the Shield Portable or the TegraNote7 tablet. Please tell me if I can help...

Attached my device report...

Report generated and shared with System Info Droid. Download the Android App at Google Play Store.
SUMMARY

Device: NVIDIA SHIELD
Android: 5.1
Processor: Roth
CPU Max Frequency: 1912 Mhz
CPU Cores: 4
System RAM: 1.84 GB
GPU: NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA AP
Audio Chipset: P2450
Internal Storage: 12.72 GB (1.27 GB Free)
Display Size: 1280x720 (4.98")
Screen Density: 294 ppi (320 dpi)

SYSTEM

Model: SHIELD
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Android: 5.1
API Level: 22
Kernel: 3.4.10-gf6c5d7b(01.00.32208_722.2550)
Compilation: LMY47N.01.00.32208.0110
Google Apis: Inactive
Uptime: 00:00:06:03

PROCESSOR

Processor: Roth
Instruction Sets: armeabi-v7a, armeabi
CPU Max Frequency: 1912 Mhz
CPU Cores: 4
Core 1 816 Mhz
Core 2 816 Mhz
Core 3 standby
Core 4 standby

GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT

General Info:

Model: NVIDIA AP
Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL Version: OpenGL ES 2.0

Advanced Info:

Viewport Size: 4096 x 4096
Renderbuffer Size: 4096 x 4096
Cubemap Size: 4096 x 4096
Texture Size: 4096 x 4096
Texture Units: 4096
Vertex Textures: 4096
Combined Textures: 4096
Vertex Attributes: 4096
Vertex Uniforms: 4096
Varying Vectors: 4096
Fragment Uniform Vectors: 4096
Extensions:GL_EXT_bgra
GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1
GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc
GL_EXT_texture_format_BGRA8888
GL_EXT_unpack_subimage
GL_EXT_debug_marker
GL_EXT_debug_label
GL_NV_texture_npot_2D_mipmap
GL_OES_byte_coordinates
GL_OES_compressed_ETC1_RGB8_texture
GL_OES_compressed_paletted_texture
GL_OES_draw_texture
GL_OES_extended_matrix_palette
GL_OES_EGL_image
GL_OES_EGL_image_external
GL_OES_EGL_sync
GL_OES_fbo_render_mipmap
GL_OES_fixed_point
GL_OES_framebuffer_object
GL_OES_matrix_get
GL_OES_matrix_palette
GL_OES_point_size_array
GL_OES_point_sprite
GL_OES_query_matrix
GL_OES_read_format
GL_OES_rgb8_rgba8
GL_OES_single_precision
GL_OES_stencil8
GL_OES_texture_cube_map
GL_OES_vertex_half_float

NETWORK

Wifi Network:

Status: Connected
SSID: WirelessLAN
BSSID: a0:63:91:27:f7:62
IP v4: 172.16.0.13
IP v6: FE80::B0EE:45FF:FE58:37AD
MAC: b0:ee:45:58:37:ad
Frequency: 2442MHz
Link Speed: 24Mbps
RSSI: -56dBm
RSSI Level: 3 of 5

Mobile Network:

Status: Disconnected

AUDIO CHIP

Audio Chipset: P2450
Supported Audio Codecs: AAC LC, HE-AACv, AAC ELD, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, FLAC, MP3, MIDI, Vorbis, PCM/WAVE
Audio Modes: Mono, Stereo, 5.0, 5.1, Extra
Radio Chip: Not Available

MEMORY

System Memory:

Total System RAM: 1.84 GB
Free System RAM: 1.01 GB
Java VM Max Memory: 96 MB

Storage Space:

Internal Storage: 12.72 GB (1.27 GB Free)

DISPLAY

Resolution: 1280x720
Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
Screen Size: 4.98" (12.64 cm)
Pixels Density: 294 ppi
Dots Density: 320 dpi

CAMERA

TEMPERATURE

System Temp: No sensors available
Battery Temp: 0 ºC (32 ºF)

BATTERY

Battery Level: 57 %
Battery Status: Discharging
Charge Source: No Source
Health: Good
Voltage: 3 mV
Capacity: 6750 mah
Technology:

SENSORS

MPL rotation vector

Vendor: Invensense
Power Consumption: 0.5 mA
Max Range: 10240.0
Resolution: 1.0

MPL linear accel

Vendor: Invensense
Power Consumption: 0.5 mA
Max Range: 10240.0
Resolution: 1.0

MPL gravity

Vendor: Invensense
Power Consumption: 0.5 mA
Max Range: 10240.0
Resolution: 1.0

MPL Gyro

Vendor: Invensense
Power Consumption: 0.5 mA
Max Range: 10240.0
Resolution: 1.0

MPL accel

Vendor: Invensense
Power Consumption: 0.5 mA
Max Range: 10240.0
Resolution: 1.0

MPL Orientation

Vendor: Invensense
Power Consumption: 9.7 mA
Max Range: 360.0
Resolution: 1.0

Andreas Stürmer 2017-05-26T07:24:13Z

It seems I've found a workaround for this bug.

1. The Android device must be rooted.
2. You have to install GLTools from the PlayStore.
3. You have to only select "Use non-linear depth buffer".
4. Horizon is OK again.

Perhaps your programmers can fix this directly in MCPE.
Attached a few screenshots to view the results...

The existing bug, where the horizon is a solid color and no gradient/fog.

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The fixed rendering with activated GLTools.

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And here the only GLTools selection I've made...

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Andreas Stürmer 2017-09-23T22:59:00Z

Bug is still there with BETTER TOGETHER update.
Any plans to fix this issue?

[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay) 2018-02-23T10:49:00Z

Thank you for your report!
However, this issue has been temporarily closed as Awaiting Response

Is this still an issue in the latest version?

This ticket will automatically reopen when you reply.

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[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay) 2018-10-09T14:13:21Z

Cleaning up old tickets: This ticket has not received a response recently so is being closed as Cannot Reproduce. If you feel this is still a valid issue then please comment, or create a new ticket following the Issue Guidelines.

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