Can't see the 'column' effect from shards

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So I have .75 of LH and I have never been able to see the cool 'pillar' effect where a beam of light shoots to the sky from an improved shard. I do have particle effects on, and I have a very modern video card (Radeon 7850 2 GB) and I have most of the graphic options selected - is there a known issue with this? I see the effect on Das123's videos, so it seems the effect is still there, I just can not see it! Thanks in advance...

 

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

i think it depends on the shard type, the improvement level (shrine/altar/temple) and possibly also the faction (empire buildings have different models from kingdom buildings).

i just made a screenshot from a game where i turned the camera so it captures a few high level shards (no idea ho i can embed an image, i'll just post a link to the image):

http://dfiles.eu/files/z05q593ni

as you can see on the image (hopefully :) ) the water temple at the bottom and the air temple within the walls of "raven's heart" don't have the pillar, the life temple on the top right side and the fire temple at the center of the image have that "pillar" effect.

hope that helps :) 

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

I have noticed the pillars appearing to turn on and off randomly. I haven't been paying much attention, but sometimes I notice them suddenly turn on (often 2-3 at the same time) and realize they hadn't been on before.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Well, I never see them, regardless of type or level. I'm thinking its a setting, but it may be a graphical bug. I don't have any other graphical issues, so I'm kind of at a loss. I know it's not a huge deal but I do think they look cool, and they are easy to spot.