Expected:
Rain is seen falling in rainy weather.
Observed:
Rain sound loop plays. Rain ripples are present. No visual rain.
**rain does appear (not animated) while game is paused.
Repro:
no idea
Notes:
-Other weather particles do show up, such as snow (blizzard (others not tested)).
-I noticed a problem after installing Phal's scattercloud rev. V3 where at certain angles the rain would disappear. Later I noticed it was completely gone. I tested and confirmed that phal's mge work is not at fault. I think I changed some other stuff in around the time of noticing but it was mostly sound stuff as far as I can remember. The problem may have been present well before that time going un-noticed. I don't see the rain too often.
-I just re-installed the rain texture (swg's particles from swg's skies)
System info:
Intel core 2 duo
3 GB ram (ddr 2)
Nvidia 8600M GT
-drivers up to date
MGE 3.8.2.178 and scatter+cloud v5
Spoiler
[Game Files]GameFile0=Bloodmoon.esmGameFile1=Morrowind Patch v1.6.4.esmGameFile2=Morrowind.esmGameFile3=Tribunal.esmGameFile4=TR_Data.esmGameFile5=TR_Map1.esmGameFile6=TR_Map2.esmGameFile7=Acrilix's Hi-res Signs.espGameFile8=Adamantium Helm of Tohan Replace.espGameFile9=AOF Potions Recolored Bloodmoon.espGameFile10=AOF Potions Recolored T+B.espGameFile11=AOF Potions Recolored Tribunal.espGameFile12=AOF Potions Recolored.espGameFile13=Better Bodies.espGameFile14=Better Clothes_v1.1.espGameFile15=Better Skulls.ESPGameFile16=Better weaponz (rev2_Daedrik).espGameFile17=Census and Excise Office.espGameFile18=Clean Weapon Sheaths Ultimate.espGameFile19=Divine_domina_part_1.espGameFile20=Divine_domina_part_2.espGameFile21=Divine_domina_part_3_Tribunal.espGameFile22=Divine_domina_part_4.espGameFile23=EBQ_Artifact.espGameFile24=Improved_No_Glow_v1-MW_Trib_Blood.espGameFile25=k_weather (louder sounds).espGameFile26=NoShieldEffect.espGameFile27=Siege at Firemoth.espGameFile28=Sound Enhancements.espGameFile29=Vibrant lights 1.0.espGameFile30=Vurt's AI Trees Replacer.espGameFile31=Vurt's Ashlands Overhaul.espGameFile32=Vurt's Leafy West Gash.ESPGameFile33=Vurt's Solstheim Trees & Bushes Replacer.ESPGameFile34=WA_Signy_Signposts(!)_TR.ESPGameFile35=Weather_AmuletTR.ESPGameFile36=Wilderness Sounds T & B.espGameFile37=ExcellentMagicSounds.esp
Thanks, hopefully its a simple problem...
Oh and if someone could point me to a replacement for the rain mesh I could try replacing that, though I don't see how the old one could have gone bad.