Shiny Black Vehicle LODs
Symptoms
Some or all vehicle LODs have turned 'black' or 'shiny black'
In addition, they may become more box-like (brick-shaped)
Buses and other large vehicles seem to be more frequently affected
Cause
The vehicles with 'shiny black' LODs aren't usually the problem assets; they are symptoms of some other broken asset that (and it doesn't even have to be the same type of vehicle).
This is caused by assets that have invalid texture sizes (their dimensions must be a power of two).
The load order (somewhat random) determines which other assets are adversely affected (those loaded after the broken asset). You might see the affected assets change over time due to this.
Solution
Subscribe and enable Loading Screen Mod (LSM)
In LSM mod options, enable Check assets for errors and make a note of the folder path shown above that option
Load your save game that has the black LOD issues
Exit to desktop
Next, go in to the folder you made a note of in step 2 above. You will see a Reports folder, which in turn contains a LoadingScreenMod folder. Locate the most recent Assets report file in that folder and open it in a browser.
Look for any assets which have
Invalid texture size(or similar) next to themUnsubscribe those assets (and please let the asset author know!)
Some known broken vehicles are listed in Broken Vehicle Assets. If you find more, please let us know and we'll add to the list!
Was it Fixed?
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