I have Reinstalled F/A-18 and i can't enjoy it fully because the Terrain looks so ugly.The Colors look like they are 8bit format all looks like washed out.Is there a Fix? Texure Replacment maybe?

Btw how i take Screenshoots so i can show you what i mean

My Specs: 3700 Xp 2G Ram 7900GTX WinXP Sp2 Dx9.0c lastest Nvidia Driver

To take screenshots in-game press ALT+s. These are stored in your /FA-18 folder as DUMP000.bmp, DUMP001.bmp, etc. Convert to jpeg and host them online, then copy the image links here.


Are you using stock JF-18 / TSHv1, or are you using TSHv3? TSHv3 had some significant terrain changes. There are improvements beyond this, but first let me know what version of the game you're using.

Thanks Joe for Helping me out! Always a pleasure to hear from you

I use TSH 3.06 whit enchanced texture from TSH pack here are the Sreens









Edit: Btw is there a Fix to get more Visible Range? I Get some Kind of Buble around the Aircraft like in JF-15

I Flew last Night when i have done this Screenshoots and i must say Damm i have missed this game I hope there is a solution for the Ground Issuies

Well, the colors are correct, so I wouldn't use the term "washed-out". However, that terrain is very blurry and there's lots of tile mis-matching. The terrain looks correct in the background of your last screenshot; that's how it should look everywhere.

First thing to try: is your "texture transition" graphics option enabled? Is your terrain detail at its highest setting? Check your game options first in case something isn't right there, because it looks like it might not be.


Next thing: before you installed TSHv3 did you have TSH Objects Packages Part 1 v1.6 and Part 2 v1.42 installed? The new TSHv3 unified landpal format will not work properly at all times unless these objects packages are installed.


Next step: If the objects packages were installed, overwrite your landpal and tile files with those found in your TSHv3.06 full download, TSHv3 to 3.06 patch download, or TSHv3 North Cape Landpals with Lighter Water Color download. In any event there are 39 files each in 2 folders. landpal.pcx and landp01.pcx through landp37.pcx make up 38 of these files. The 39th file is the tile file, either ncape.til or iraq.til. Put the 39 files including ncape.til in your /FA-18/NCape folder, and put the 39 files including iraq.til in your /FA-18/iraq folder.

Are you using the TSHv3 Enhanced North Cape Terrain Textures (TSHv3_Terrain_Textures_v2.0.zip)? If so, you will need to reinstall this and you have just overwritten it.


Let me know if this fixes the problem.

Thank you very much for you Step by Step Help wery usefull for me


I have all done like you said but still no change

I asked Blitz, TSH terrain expert, to have a look at this thread.

Judging by the screen’s you’ve posted I see no anomalies compared to what is present by default in this game. The game does indeed use 8bit color pallet to show ground colors and there is no way to fix/upgrade it to 16bit colors at this time. In addition, due to the limited 32x32 resolution of single terrain texture that covers roughly 0.5x0.5 km not much detail can be squeezed in terrain textures .
As Joe mentioned there are some sharp color transitions noticeable (when flying low) on the places where individual terrain textures meet. While this can be seen in the default ncape textured terrain is even more evident when one uses my enhanced ncape textures due to the fact that I’ve tried to add more detail to the limited 32x32 texture resolution so not all of the group related ground textures have optimal edge transition colored pixels. This “breaking transition” is more evident when flying NOE and vanishes once flying at higher altitudes where the difference between default and enhanced ncape textures is most prominent.
If the said “breaking transition” is to annoying you can always revert back to the default ncape.til as far as the 8bit “washed out” colors there’s nothing that can be done at his time to fix it.

Hmmmm looks like i have to accept this Graphics. But anyways, again thank you wery much Joe and Blitz for helping me an answering my questions! And thank you espacilly for TSH its make look JF-18 muuuuuch better then orginal!!!