What's Causing This Problem?

[JBnTX]

This used to happen only now and then.
Now it's happening ALL the time.

Computer is a 2yr old Gateway.
Nvidia 8800GTX
Intel QX6700 CPU
4Gb Ram

Thanks.

[Constinator25]

Thats happened to me a couple times. My best guess would be to reload your aircraft. Go to your keyboard assignments (if you havent already mapped this command), find the command that says "reload aircraft", and assign it a key. Next time it happens, press that key an hopefully it will solve the problem. Hope this helps!

[BMG50]

What video drivers are you using??.....Also, you may try reducing your graphics sliders just alittle...Lou

[JBnTX]

Originally Posted by BMG50

What video drivers are you using??.....Also, you may try reducing your graphics sliders just alittle...Lou

I'm using a driver I got from Tweakforce.com (XG177.92) I've used it
for about a year with outstanding results.

Turning down the sliders did not help.
Neither did reloading the aircraft.

This problem has been developing over the last couple of months.
I've noticed a definate drop in clarity of the scenery and a general
overall slowing down of the computer.

Now, it's just messed up all the time?
Could the video card be going bad?

[McFlysky]

Try re-installed the proper drivers and you might have to re-install the aircraft.

[napamule2]

Well, not re-install FSX OR your OS. But you should open the case and pull then reseat your video card. Then do the same (pull, then re-seat) your memory sticks. I bet a nickel that one of them came loose due to moving or ?. Also ck your video cable for tightness.

You might want to waste a can of air, and some damp Q-Tips on the fan blades of your CPU cooler (and video card fan if it has one) while you're at it. Not really blaming that on heat-but it's a possibility. The 'corruption' is electronic, and maybe not some corrupt or bad drivers (but I could be wrong). It is so far off, that it has to be something major (like loose ram sticks). Or your video card is 'going'? (Hope not).
Chuck B
Napamule

[N2056]

Have you done anything lately with texture files?

This is a classic sign of a missing texture. I've seen it many times in the course of working on a project

[Constinator25]

JB- Did you try what I suggested?

[BASys]

Hi Folks

JB -
N2056 identified the primary cause.



It's a stalled render-process
where in this case -
the simobject's animated components
are rendered as dislocated from their intended location.

It's often seen with scenery objects rendered as -
- floating scenery
- autogen sky-pillars
- similarly psychedelically corrupted objects.



Generally initiated by -
- diskseeking for textures, either missing, or wrong file extension, (scenery or aircraft)
- overly-high slider settings for that locale.
- models that use 1/2 textures, & then flip to cover other 1/2.
- missing scenery objects

May occur if you've been -
- switching views
- slewing

It can be session-specific,
caused by the state of memory before firing up FSX.
i.e.
Memory being fragmented due to other apps
run prior to FSX being launched.

Or as napamule identifies
an over-heated videocard.



The issue is often found on FS9 ported aircraft,
but can also occur on FSX native models,
particularly on high-texture load models,
or when the total load in the viewport
exceeds the PC's currently available resources

Any model calling GlobalEnv_*.dds
from the fallback paths
contained in the MS default texture.cfg
will also fail on a diskseek.

For further info,
please see the Bugs section at -
FSDeveloper - Wiki - Texture.cfg (FSX)
and -
FSDeveloper - Wiki - Missing Textures


Identifying missing textures or objects
Add the following to the SCENERY section of your fsx.cfg file:

// Alert missing objects
MissingLibraryAlert=1

// Alert missing textures
ShowMissingTextureAlert=1

You'll now get a dialog prompt identifying any missing textures or objects.



If sufficient resources are available -
Press PAUSE.
Press ESC.
Wait 5 secs.
Press ESC again.

The model will be re-rendered.
Hopefully intact.



If that initially works, then reverts -
- You'll need to reduce your sliders.



HTH
ATB
Paul

[JBnTX]

Thanks BASys,

I installed this in the FSX.cfg and nothing happened. No change?
// Alert missing objects
MissingLibraryAlert=1

// Alert missing textures
ShowMissingTextureAlert=1

I also have scenery not showing up.
FSX is completely unflyable.

I checked all the connections and cleaned what little dust there was out of
the case.

I haven't changed anything or added anything for about 3 months.
All of a sudden I have this problem.