Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe: The sky and the ground may be featureless blue and the plane may be all white without any texture (842952)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe

SYMPTOMS

When you try to play Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe, the sky and the ground may be featureless blue, and the plane may be all white without any texture.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if you are using an Nvidia GeForce video card that has the fog table emulation feature disabled.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, follow these steps:
  1. Quit Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe.
  2. Right-click the desktop, and then click Properties.
  3. On the Settings tab, click Advanced.
  4. Click the tab that has the name of your Nvidia GeForce video card.
  5. Depending on the version of the video card driver, there are different methods that you can use to enable fog table support. Use the following method that fits your driver:
    • If you see the Additional Properties box, click it. On the Direct3D Settings tab, click to select the Enable fog table emulation check box.
    • If there is a window to the left of the Advanced Properties dialog box, click Direct 3D Settings under Performance & Quality Settings, and then click to select the Enable fog table emulation check box.
  6. Click OK to close the open dialog boxes, and then start Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about other possible resolutions, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

331562 Combat Flight Simulator 3: Known graphics issues

263039 Games: How to troubleshoot display issues

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/28/2004
Keywords:kbprb KB842952 kbAudEndUser
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