Q274647: CFS2: Large Areas of Terrain Are Displayed Without Textures

Article: Q274647
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbimu
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play Microsoft Combat Simulator 2, large areas of terrain may be
displayed without textures.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if both of the following conditions are true:

- A Voodoo 3 video adapter is installed in the computer.

- You enable detail texturing in Combat Flight Simulator 2.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, obtain and install the latest video driver for your video
adapter.

To download the latest video driver for the Voodoo 3 video adapter, visit the
following 3Dfx Web site:

  http://www.3dfxgamer.com

To work around this issue, disable detail texturing in Combat Flight Simulator 2.
To do this:

1. Start Combat Flight Simulator 2.

2. On the startup screen, click Settings.

3. Under Display, click Advanced Settings.

4. Click Image Quality.

5. Click to clear the "Detail texturing" check box.

6. Click OK, and then click OK again.

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Additional query words: 1.00 msgame combatfs cfs2 details textured ground missing

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim2 kbCombatFlightSimSearch
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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