Combat Flight Simulator: Terrain or Planes Are Displayed Without Textures (274647)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater
  • Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe
This article was previously published under Q274647

SYMPTOMS

When you play Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator, terrain or planes have missing textures.

CAUSE

This behavior may occur if any of the following conditions are true:
  • You enable detail texturing in Combat Flight Simulator 2.
  • Your video driver is corrupted or out of date.
  • A Voodoo 3 video adapter is installed in your computer.
  • A Creative Labs video adapter that uses the Banshee chipset is installed in your computer.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, obtain and install the latest video driver for your video adapter.

Workaround for Combat Flight Simulator 2

To work around this issue, disable detail texturing in Combat Flight Simulator 2. To do this:
  1. Start Combat Flight Simulator 2.
  2. On the startup screen, click Settings.
  3. Under Display, click Advanced Settings.
  4. Click Image Quality.
  5. Click to clear the Detail texturing check box.
  6. Click OK, and then click OK again.

MORE INFORMATION

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The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/21/2005
Keywords:kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbprb KB274647
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