Weird bug: ads or billboards flicker when panning the camera to them

[DriesNL]

Does anyone know what's going on here? Whenever an ad appears at the side of the screen it has this weird flicker effect. This happens for every single ad in the whole game. I've never had this before and it's suddenly here and I can't get rid of it and it's driving me nuts.

here's a video of the issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberpunkgame/comments/1e3t2mb
Things I've tried:

• uninstalling and re-installing the game
• uninstalling and re-installing GoG
• updated GPU drivers
• deleting and repairing the shader files in the game folder
• deleting the userconfig.json file in AppData
• tried different in-game settings

Has anyone else ever experienced this?

 

[LeKill3rFou]

Not sure, but I don't think there is anything you can do. Might just because the game/engine unload what you're not able see and have to load it again when you turn the camera which take a little time (enough to notice it).

Did you increase the FOV?
Higher FOV could probably amplify this kind of "issue" I suppose.

 

[DriesNL]

Not sure, but I don't think there is anything you can do. Might just because the game/engine unload what you're not able see and have to load it again when you turn the camera which take a little time (enough to notice it).

Did you increase the FOV?
Higher FOV could probably amplify this kind of "issue" I suppose.

It's just so strange, since I've never had this problem before and today, randomly, it appears. No new driver version, no new game version. Haven't adjusted the FOV. The issue just appeared out of nowhere.

 

[LeKill3rFou]

It's just so strange, since I've never had this problem before and today, randomly, it appears. No new driver version, no new game version. Haven't adjusted the FOV. The issue just appeared out of nowhere.

Strange
The most obvious "culprit" would have been the FOV. For example, if you set it at 100 instead of the default value (75-80 not sure), due to the larger field of view, you would see the ads pop up while at 75-80 you wouldn't.
If you didn't, maybe you can try to clean-install your drivers (not sure it would help, but it's the first thing to try while encountering visual issues).

NVIDIA
I. Download the latest drivers using the following link: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
II. Download Display Driver Uninstaller and run it to remove previous versions of drivers.
III. Clean install drivers that you've downloaded in step 1.
AMD
I. Uninstall your graphics drivers using the AMD Cleanup Utility software.
II. Download and clean install the latest drivers from here: https://www.amd.com/en/support

 

[Crimsomrider]

That's just Culling; a rendering technique that minimizes processing load by not rendering stuff that isn't in the player's direct line of sight. Pretty much every single 3D game in existence uses culling, but not all manage to hide it very well.

Cyberpunk due to the scope and density of Night City heavily relies on culling and for the most part does a great job with it, but it also does get overly aggressive in some areas (and even with some objects and lighting).

For example the giant "Secure Your Soul" ad opposite of Misty's rooftop will also keep popping into existence like this if you look away, and the same goes for numerous other minor objects throughout the entire game.

Safe to say it has always been in the game, you just haven't noticed it until now. But to put your mind at ease I just went to the exact same spot from your video (which is located in Westbrook - Charter Hill) and these particular ads are doing the same thing for me too.

 

[DriesNL]

That's just Culling; a rendering technique that minimizes processing load by not rendering stuff that isn't in the player's direct line of sight. Pretty much every single 3D game in existence uses culling, but not all manage to hide it very well.

Cyberpunk due to the scope and density of Night City heavily relies on culling and for the most part does a great job with it, but it also does get overly aggressive in some areas (and even with some objects and lighting).

For example the giant "Secure Your Soul" ad opposite of Misty's rooftop will also keep popping into existence like this if you look away, and the same goes for numerous other minor objects throughout the entire game.

Safe to say it has always been in the game, you just haven't noticed it until now. But to put your mind at ease I just went to the exact same spot from your video (which is located in Westbrook - Charter Hill) and these particular ads are doing the same thing for me too.

Thanks, I really appreciate you taking the time to go to the exact same spot and try to replicate my issue. It baffles me I haven't noticed it till now, but I guess it's just one of those "can't unsee it when seen" situations.

Also props for knowing exactly where this is in the game world, lol.

 

[SigilFey]

It baffles me I haven't noticed it till now, but I guess it's just one of those "can't unsee it when seen" situations.

Probably exactly this, because it has always been there. It's exactly what @Crimsomrider explained: culling. There are just certain points in the game where the culling "seam" (edge of the camera space) overlaps a bit aggressively with the in-game asset, causing it to "poof" into and out of the world.

Moreover, this is how almost all 3D engines in the modern day work. Now that you've seen it happening here, you're going to start seeing it in every game you play. You have doomed yourself, honored player. Congratulations on you careful attention to detail.