Bit of a strange thing going on, and I’m not sure if there’s anything I can do to fix it.
After a bit of googling I only see people asking for ways to turn weather effects off, but I need them to be turned on.
Every time rain is happening, I do actually hear the sound of it raining, but I don’t see it happening. My graphic settings are all on Good/Ultra, so it shouldn’t be that either.
Anyone knows what might cause the weather visual effects to not appear?
I’ve also had this issue since the pre-patch went live. Skies are cloudy, the sound of rain is there, but no actual rain. Using the same hardware and settings as before the pre-patch when everything worked fine.
My graphics card is Geforce GTX 750 Ti with latest drivers installed. Would appreciate any help.
Hey there. I understand that you’re quite busy these days, but could we please get a reply? I really don’t want to miss rain effects in Shadowlands zones (if there are any).
I’d like to add that I have the same problem. Even tho I’ve tried to reinstall the game and use different console commands, with no luck.
Has anyone found a solution for this yet? I’d really want to be able to experience the weather effects with Shadowlands releasing tomorrow.
Nope. I made a ticket on the issue, but doubt it will be looked at any time soon considering the expansion launch and stuff.
Edit: actually got a reply to my ticket. They said that my video card is now below the minimum system requirements and that might be the cause. I have my doubts though since one of the still supported old video cards is very similar to what I have.
That makes no sense at all.
I run with a Geforce GTX 980 which is still above the minimum requirements, so that can’t be the cause.
I’ve been able to pinpoint what exactly was causing this in my case. In-game, under Game Menu - System - Advanced, I had Graphics API - DirectX 11 Legacy selected. Changing that to simply DirectX 11 fixed the issue. Try that, maybe it will help you as well.
Unfortunately, I still have to use DirectX 11 Legacy since DirectX 11 is causing me some other graphical issues 
Thanks for the tip! This has worked for me as well!
At least as long as I don’t go to Zangarmarsh in Outland, because all the wooden buildings are invisible there with this setting.
Talk about weird!