Similar MSFS 2020 issue: Not reported for 2020, but behavior is identical - tested in latest version of both sims today.
Bug description: The radar image creates corrupted/inaccurate images when weather radar is requested above ~140 miles and intermittently with both TERR and WXR.
When WXR is requested beyond 160, the image is correct WXR until ~140nm, then becomes what appears to be a terrain radar.
Additionally, users are reporting that radar images will, on occasion, simply not display at all. Finally, we’re seeing square/blocky WXR images at low resolutions, even with more than adequate resolution.
Alright, this appears to have been a case of unclear documentation. We did not realize that the FS_MAP_VIEW_WEATHER_RADAR_MODE_TOPVIEW weather radar type would display terrain ALSO.
For anyone with the same question, we changed to horizontal, set a reasonable cone angle, and it worked.
This topic has been automatically closed after 60 days of inactivity since it was marked as fixed.
If there is important new information about this same report, you can use the “Request reopen” button below to ask the moderation team to review it again.
For other issues or broader discussion, please open a new topic in the appropriate category.