textures don't work...

[Scudrunners]

same card. Same drivers. the only difference is the speed of the processor and the amount of memory which in no way should effect the textures. Only difference is the software.

This is my opinion.

Microsoft built into the demo version the ability to accept FS9 aircraft (or most of them). I think they figured it would help sales if people found that could just copy airplanes over. It would make FSX look like a better deal if you catch my drift.

Now in the full version, they didn't put that ability. Didn't need to.  The product was already sold. Why waste the time and effort. By the time people find out that they could not transfer aircraft over from FS9 to FSX, Microsoft already had their money.

Now that is just my opinion and opinions are like A------s, everybody has one. Until someone comes up with a better way to explain why textures work in the demo but not in the Deluxe verion, I'll stick with it. It makes more sense to me than anything else.

[Hagar]

same card. Same drivers. the only difference is the speed of the processor and the amount of memory which in no way should effect the textures. Only difference is the software.

Ah well, that was my best shot. If you're right about the FSX Demo being different from the full release version I'm wasting everyone's time including my own.

I'm sure you're wrong about the FS9 addons though. You only have to check out the Screenshots forum to see how many FS9 aircraft look better in FSX than they ever did in FS9. I'm hoping someone with FSX proper will see this & try that Connie to confirm it one way or the other.

[Scudrunners]

Hey Hagar, How do you get your picture below you name there. (the Extra 300)

[Fr. Bill]

There is precisely ZERO difference between latest FSX Demo and the RTM Gold version aside from the geographical area of coverage.

Both releases' "core .exe and .dll files" came from the same daily build files.

Your lack of textures on your first machine is most likely due to insufficient memory.

[Hagar]

Hey Hagar, How do you get your picture below you name there. (the Extra 300)

Well at least I should be able to help with that. First you need a suitable image in JPEG (.jpg) format. It must comply with the forum limits of no more than 100 pixels wide & less than 10 kb file size. Then upload it to the server from the Upload Images link at the top of the forum. http://www.simviation.com/yabbupload.html

When that's done you will need to update your Profile with a link to the image. This might not be so easy as people have been having problems updating their profiles for some time. We should be getting a brand new forum soon so you might like to hang on for that.

[Scudrunners]

I think you need to go back and look at the specs of what I was running. the machine with textures has 512 megs. the machine without textures 2 gigs.

Here is another model which has no textures on the 2 gig machine and textures on the 512 meg machine.



What you are saying is not logical. Besides that, I am not even in the game. I am only on the start screen where you select the aircraft and I am out of memory with 2 gigs? I don't think so.

[Hagar]

There is precisely ZERO difference between latest FSX Demo and the RTM Gold version aside from the geographical area of coverage.

Both releases' "core .exe and .dll files" came from the same daily build files.

Thanks for confirming that.

[Scudrunners]

thanks for the info Hagar.  I have not been able to update my profile lately. I'll hang on.

[loomex]

I asked the same question because I had the same problem, but very few responded to my question (hmmm). I also have an G4mx4000 and no textures on some planes. I tried the latest drivers with no help, and have rolled back my drivers with no change. I am guessing that it might have something to do with the card it self.

[Scudrunners]

What if it is the program and not the video card? Look at the figures. 2+2=4. I don't care how much microsoft says it equals 5. If the textures work in one program and not in the other with the same video card, how can you say that it is the video card and not the program?

[Hagar]

What if it is the program and not the video card? Look at the figures. 2+2=4. I don't care how much microsoft says it equals 5. If the textures work in one program and not in the other with the same video card, how can you say that it is the video card and not the program?

Sorry but I can't agree with your logic. I could find you far more than 2 people who have no texture problems at all with addon aircraft in FSX.  If you get the same result with both programs on the same machine that might be a fair test. The way I see it the graphics card is the obvious common factor here.

I mentioned earlier about two versions of the Demo. The original version IS different to the full FSX as the aircraft from the first one are incompatible with the later one. It would be interesting to know which Demo you have installed. Click Help/About on the menu bar.

[Scudrunners]

Ok just to be fair with everyone, I went and reloaded the demo version on the same computer as the deluxe version. So now I am looking at two different programs on the same computer, same video card, same processor, same memory. Here are the results:

First image: demo version


next image: Deluxe version


Next image: demo version


Next image: deluxe version


Now would you agree that everything is equal accept the programs. As you can see the demo version has the textures and the deluxe version does not.

I rest my case.....

[Scudrunners]

Oops I forgot to answer you question about the versions. The demo version I have is version 10, build 60808.00

[Hagar]

Oops I forgot to answer you question about the versions. The demo version I have is version 10, build 60808.00

I think that confirms my suspicion. The latest FSX Demo which I have installed is Version 10.00 build 60905.0. You can download it here if you still doubt what I'm saying. http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorx/downloads.html

[Scudrunners]

I don't think I need another version to prove that it is not my video card. I have already done that. The video card is not the obvious factor. The program is. Look at the pictures.

If there are people out there who can see these textures in the deluxe version, obviously the program on the CD that I bought is slightly different from theirs. I wish someone would try these aircraft in the deluxe version and send pictures to prove me wrong.

I know that some people will never accept it but some day they have to learn that Microsoft is not heaven and Bill Gates does not walk on water.