textures don't work...

[Hagar]

You must believe what you believe. I'm only trying to help. A friend of mine has just confirmed that the video card you're using couldn't handle FS2002 properly, let alone FSX. It's not fully DX9 compliant.

[Scudrunners]

Well I never noticed any problem running FS2002 or FS9 with it. To my knowledge, the card wasn't even designed and built until well after 2002 release. I could be wrong.

I mean how can you look at the pictures (worth a 1000 words) taken on the same computer, same video card, same processor, same memory and still say that the programs are identical and I have a problem with my video card? If I was in the program, flying along, generating all the scenery etc, I can maybe see the difference. But I am not. I am only in the aircraft selection screen. The screens between the demo version and the deluxe version are almost the same. The only difference that I see is the "multiplayer" tab. Why would that one slight difference in the image create havoc on my video card. Especially if the programs are the same. No Way Jose!!!!!

After reading a lot of the post around here, I am beginning  to see that if there is a problem that no one has an answer to, it is the video card. Quick and simple way out.

[Hagar]

I have no reason to defend M$ & I'm not afraid to say what I think. I've criticised M$ many times in the past & will no doubt do so again. I agree there are faults with FSX but this is not one of them. I also disagree with the way FSX has been marketed with very unrealistic minimum system specs. This has been covered quite enough already & there's no point in continually repeating it.

In this case I think you're wrong. You're the one making 2 + 2 = 5. I've explained that there IS a difference between the FSX demo you have & the one I'm using but you obviously don't believe me.

[loomex]

I have an idea. If it works it will or might answer the question. I'll post back in a bit.

[Scudrunners]

Oh I believe you. No doubt that is a difference.

What do you think I would get if I downloaded and installed it. You have already shown me that the textures work in it and I have already shown you that the textures work in my demo and not in the deluxe version.

I feel that I am missing your point here somehow. I totally fail to see how trying still another version will prove anything other than what I have already said. I am convinced that the  texture problem lays in the program and not in the video card for the reasons I have already stated.

Oh by the way, here are a couple of screenshots from 2002 and my sorry video card. Bet you can't do any better. LOL

[Hagar]

Oh I believe you. No doubt that is a difference.

What do you think I would get if I downloaded and installed it. You have already shown me that the textures work in it and I have already shown you that the textures work in my demo and not in the deluxe version.

I feel that I am missing your point here somehow.

Right. My point is that the Connie you have problems with works in the latest FSX Demo on my system. It's already been confirmed in this thread by one of the FSX beta testers that this is the same as the full version of FSX. You won't achieve anything by installing the Demo. If you hang on for a few minutes I've asked someone with FSX Deluxe to downoad that Connie & try it. Let's see what happens.

[Scudrunners]

Well I am going to call it quits for tonight. I will be back tomorrow to see if anyone has posted pics of the textures working in the deluxe version.

good night Hagar and all.

[Daube]

Skidmark, I just had a stupid idea about what is happening.

Your card has few video memory.
The demo loads less textures than the full version.
So the full version needs more video memory.

Could you try to increase your AGP aperture Size in your BIOS to allow your video cards to use more system memory (2 Gb you said) for storing the textures ? There could be an effect, if you're lucky.

To N4gix, you said the game and demo exes are the same, but are you sure that all the graphic features of the full version are included in the demo as well ? I was also thinking that one of the new functionnalities of the full version was preventing the video card to work properly...

[Hagar]

To N4gix, you said the game and demo exes are the same, but are you sure that all the graphic features of the full version are included in the demo as well ? I was also thinking that one of the new functionnalities of the full version was preventing the video card to work properly...

Daube. Please appreciate that there are two different versions of the Demo. The one I'm using is the latest version that N4gix confirmed is no different from the full version of FSX.

[loomex]

I closed every program down to run FSX this time. It did not help get my texures on some planes. just for fun here is what my system was working at:

[Woodlouse2002]

[quote]Oh I believe you. No doubt that is a difference.

What do you think I would get if I downloaded and installed it. You have already shown me that the textures work in it and I have already shown you that the textures work in my demo and not in the deluxe version.

I feel that I am missing your point here somehow. I totally fail to see how trying still another version will prove anything other than what I have already said. I am convinced that the

[Scudrunners]

As I said before, if I am in the game, I can maybe see the difference but when in the aircraft selection screen, I find it hard to believe that the full version taxes your computer any more than the demo version. The only thing taxing your system is that little picture of a rotating aircraft. No scenery being generated or anything else.

Good night..

[Daube]

Daube. Please appreciate that there are two different versions of the Demo. The one I'm using is the latest version that N4gix confirmed is no different from the full version of FSX.

Yes I knew that, and this is why I was asking this question, just to be sure.

Skidmark, sorry, it was just an idea. To me, it seems that your prog doesn't want or cannot load the textures, so the first hint would be to play around with everything in your system that is linked to textures loading, including FSX.cfg tweaks, video card driver settings, video card BIOS settings etc...

[Hagar]

I'm not criticising anyone's video card or system. Simply trying to get to the bottom of this. I have little knowledge of hardware or how to fix the problem but it seems to me that this particular video card is not fully compatible with DX 9.0c which is a requirement for running FSX. From what skidmark says the sim itself runs very well so if some FS9 addons don't display properly then that's just hard luck. IMHO

[Stormtropper]

Bam...you loose...

Connie in FSX Delux

Loading screen (all my FS9 planes show up as black boxes...so not much here, however, if anyone know the fix...nudge, nudge )


Connie in game, at 2 x 4 Ranch


And in Hawaii


...and sorry Hagar and Woody for being so damn slow with these shots