Why no self shadows when in 1st person view? : V

» Thu May 17, 2012 1:16 pm

I just noticed, when I'm in 1st person view my character cast no shadows, but everything else does. When I go to 3rd person then my character casts shadows.

I have shadow quality set to Ultra. My question is, is there some kind of problem with my system or is this by design?

My system:

Windows 7 64bit
GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
8GB RAM
1TB HD
Beta nVidia drivers for Skyrim (285.79)

» Fri May 18, 2012 1:36 am

Because there is no body. You're a floating camera with two arms.
svcks eh? Welcome to Bethesda's games where rain falls through objects and where you have no body.

» Fri May 18, 2012 12:59 am

Yeah, Shadows are basically a overlayed picture put on top of the base graphics that are derived from the base picture, if your body is clipped[not present] in the base picture it won't cast a shadow in the shadow overlay.

» Thu May 17, 2012 10:49 pm

Also, because you dont see your legs it would be weird if you see a shadow there.

» Thu May 17, 2012 2:34 pm

Because there is no body. You're a floating camera with two arms.
svcks eh? Welcome to Bethesda's games where rain falls through objects and where you have no body.

lol

» Thu May 17, 2012 8:13 pm

Could you see your legs in halo 1 for xbox? I think you could. Come on Bethesda! Give me legs and shadows for those legs! Love your games, but come on! :liplick:

» Thu May 17, 2012 1:52 pm

A Bethesda game where you can see your legs in first person view?! :rofl: