Hi all,

I just freshly installed XP SP2 on a new laptop (2.2 ghz dual core, 1gb ram, Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family). I've installed DirectX 9.0c and run the web updater. I installed EECH, the community add ons, the 10.2 patch, the 3D Apache pit, and figured I was ready to go. However, everytime I get into the cockpit, I can only see the terrain up to about 20' away from the cockpit. Everything else is white below the horizon, and then I can see the sky above. This is hard to explain, so hopefully it makes sense to someone or someone has seen it before.

The game is still working on my other laptop (1.4 ghz, 768 MB RAM, GMA 900 graphics chip) with absolutely no issues, so I'm guessing that since this is a fresh install of XP, there is probably some directx component that I'm missing or something, but I'm not sure what it is.

I tried reinstalling, and even went into the game before patching and adding the addons, and the issue was still there.

WOE and IL-2 are running fine for what it's worth.

Any help?

Thanks!

Here a quick....

open eech.ini
set:

texture_colour=1 # Use texture colours directly. [WARNING!] Use only with correct texture packs. (0 = off, 1 = on) (def = 0)
texture_filtering=1 # [EXPERIMENTAL!] texture blending (reacts to anisotropic filter setting) (0 = off, 1 = on) (def = 0)
mipmapping=1 # mipmapped textures (dds files). [WARNING!] Use only with correct texture packs. (0 = off, 1 = on) (def = 0)
dynamic_water=1 # dynamic water textures (0 = off, 1 = on) (def = 0)


read more at http://www.eechcentral.com/ or here in the forum

Thanks. Unfortunately, my .ini is already set to those settings. I looked through EECHcentral and didn't find anything else that looked like it would help.

What else could it be? I just got Free-track working yesterday, and now to not be able to play the game is driving me crazy!!!

Bump

FWIW, the terrain shows up fine in the FLIR. For some reason though, with the "naked eye" from the cockpit or any external views, the horizon seem slimited to about 20'.

Anybody have any other suggestions...?

Have you checked the troubleshooting FAQ?
http://www.eechcentral.com/wiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting

Yeah, I did. Nothing helped. I went through the .ini and tried changing anything that looked like it may be related to graphics terrain, and still couldn't get it to work. I've reinstalled twice now, both times making sure to include 1.4.1C patch, still no luck.

Any other suggestions Arneh?

Have you already tried an older video driver version?

The oldest one I've been able to find so far is from 12/29/07. The newest one is from 2/15/08. Still no luck.

PS - If there's anything else I can do to help anyone help me diagnose the problem and fix it, please let me know (run a dxdiag or something like that...). Having this happen after "upgrading" to a "better" system is driving me crazy!

Thanks.

Is hasn't gone by unnoticed by me, but I'm not the guy that can help you out. Sorry. Sometimes it's just that hardware will not cooperate, how stupid that might sound.