Beta 7 Graphics Issues - Graphics Issues

[Dan Wade]

I have a 1.4GHz Athlon, 256Mb DDR Ram, and a Hercules Prophet 4500 graphics card (64Mb). When I run FMS version 7 I get a large block around the shadow of the aircraft, and if I run in 32bit colour I get large blocks around the trees. I have tried the debug.EXE files on the home page and they appear to make no difference. Can anyone help ?.

[solo]

Try reducing the display colors to "high color (16 bits) " from your control panel in windows.

Just a suggestion ,as I have not had this problem.

Goodluck

[hobbit]

You didnt specify what operating system you are running. Try upgrading your directX to version 8 at www.microsoft.com/directx. On my windows 98 system that fixed the problem.

[dennismiller]

I have a similar machine (duron) and have the dark area around the trees and shadow of plane. I tried the debugs, use 16bit color, loaded directx 8, etc, etc. nothing wrks for me. This started with beta 6 and didn't go away with 7. Also had to go back to 6 because on 7 the G didn't increase the throttle.

(Edited by dennismiller at 12:51 am on Jan. 10, 2002)

[dennismiller]

Throttle fixed as per other forum(set to 0). Graphics still workable but not perfectly clean.

[heliphil50]

[nj95k]

I am also running the 3d Prophet 4500 with the a White Block around my aircrafts shadow. I also get the black around trees. I am running Windows 2000 with all MS updates / Service packs installed. I am running the current version of the display driver as of todays date (just downloaded it to try and rectify the issue). Anybody have any ideas on this? Does someone need a screenshot of this to see what we are talking about? Please let me know if I can help. I love this sim.

Thanks

George