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(842952) - Describes a video problem in Combat Flight Simulator: Battle for Europe. The aircraft and the scenery have no features or texture. The ground and the sky are blue, and the aircrafts are all white.

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Article ID: 842952 - Last Review: September 29, 2011 - Revision: 3.0

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

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  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=331562/ ) Combat Flight Simulator 3: Known graphics issues
263039  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=263039/ ) Games: How to troubleshoot display issues

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