Boats suspended above the surface of the sea

ClevererElm8055 · August 23, 2025, 9:09am

Version: 1.5.27.0

Frequency: Frequently/Consistently

Severity: High

*Marketplace package name: Not relevant

Context: With a custom terrain mesh (terraform with heightmaps)

Similar MSFS 2020 issue: Not verified

Bug description:

As you can see in the attached screenshots, some vessels are seen raised a few meters above the sea surface (about 6 meters in the model in particular).

The terraform with heightmaps has a geodetic value of 0 meters at that specific geographic location (Lat. -0.389391 Lon -90.282545).

In other places in the same custom scenario, this doesn’t happen. Perhaps it’s just due to some boat objects.

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FlyingRaccoon · August 25, 2025, 7:50am

Hello @ClevererElm8055

Is it affected by swell? or the ships are always at this elevation?
There is a similar report but it’s more about an exaggerated vertical motion
Exaggerated ship vertical motion (much bigger than the waves) - MSFS2020 Imported SimObject - [MSFS 2024] Bug Reports / Airport & Sceneries - MSFS DevSupport

Regards,
Sylvain

ClevererElm8055 · August 25, 2025, 4:55pm

Hi @FlyingRaccoon,

It doesn’t depend on the wave motion.
They’re not at the same elevation.

With or without a heightmap with terraform, the sea level elevation gap is always present.
With a heightmap with terraform, it’s a bit more pronounced.

I’ve noticed that this only affects a few specific models.

Regards,
Giovanni

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