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Thank You, that makes sense. :)

Yoda this seems to have helped me. Im still not sure if im getting the full show with all the goodies, but it seems to have made a big difference. I made this change in the .cfg, along with some changes in my CCC, and the combination of the two seems to be getting results. Wish I would have tried it sooner lol, but I usually hesitate to go in and start meddling with stuff like that. THANK YOU!!!! Still though im not sure if its displaying correctly, ive been obsessing over it for too long now, and I cant be sure of what im seeing anymore. lol. heres a screenie of how it looks now. It looks better, but im still not sure if completely right.........???

I have the same dilemma lol. Not sure what to do with that first set of changes, low, med, high, all of em? ??? thanks.

Thanks Wags. If theres any further information I can provide just let me know. I posted some screens and my dxdiag report over in the FC 2.0 bugs thread.

I didnt use driver sweeper, but I did completely remove the drivers and the ccc, rebooted, installed, rebooted etc. I checked all the file versions of the drivers as well in the device manager to make sure each driver was installed properly. I repeated this process several times, trying 10.3, 10.3 preview, 10.2, and 9.12 drivers. The problem persisted regardless of the driver version. Changing drviers did not help at all unfortunately. :( Sometimes removing and reinstalling those ATI drivers can be a pain though, Your right about that. Ill keep driversweeper in mind for the future, though I am sure that all drivers uninstalled, and installed properly last night when I was testing them. I was up till like 2 in the morning trying to work it out. But in the end I just had to give up. Its just driving me crazy lol. It would give me great peace of mind, if I saw an official ED response stating that they are aware of the problem, and are working to resolve it. Ive seen that stated in other threads regarding other bugs. I realize there may be some perceived hostility regarding the title, and opening statements of this thread, but I hope it wont prevent the ED staff from responding. I just posted my problems here as I assumed it was the appropriate place.......... Not to mention, one of my hands is injured quite severely, and believe it or not, it takes a pretty tremendous amount of effort just to type. So I figured id just post my issues in this thread seeing as how they seem to be similar if not the same. Though the OP seems to have resolved his issues by reinstalling FC 2.0, that did not work for me. Thanks for trying to help Mastiff, hopefully Well get an official solution From ED soon.

Heres my dxdiag info. Also I have a busted hand, so please excuse any grammar or weirdness in my statements. Typing is very difficult right now for me. DxDiag.txt

Not Sure if its been posted in this thread or officially acknowledged yet, but theres some major graphics issues for some of us. tried a bunch of different drivers last night too, and it made no difference. core 2 duo 3.0 ghz hd 4870 2gig ram win7 32 Tried three different installs within 24 hours of purchase. tried a bunch of different drivers last night too, and it made no difference. I went all the way back to 9.12 driver from September of 09 I believe. It did not make a difference. As you can see the overcast marine layer (clouds) cause the water to bug out. And my land textures are not being displayed properly either.

I just uninstalled and reinstalled yet again. my third install within 24 hours of purchase. Still not working properly. @mastiff, yeah I tried putting it in its own directory, but it makes no difference. Ill check back with you guys in the morning, I know its Easter weekend though. Everybody eat lots of food with your family. :) Just dont forget about me. lol.

ok i have updated new drivers, that did not solve the issue. I uninstalled, and reinstalled. That did not solve the issue. Please Help ED. I do have a screenshot. Look at the mountains................. Please Help ED......:helpsmilie:

this is the same issue im having, it worked fine yesterday, today its all flat and washed out looking. No idea why it would have changed. im using 4870 too.

thanks for the suggestions guys, but thats not the problem. I tried high settings and the issue is still there. it just has certain areas that have that flat looking washed out texture less look. I tried taking screenshots, but they arent saved in my screenshots folder. I have another graphical issue that appears to be related to overcast weather conditions and water as well. maybe ill try a different driver later. Im really enjoying the new campaign though, i just hope i can get this resolved somehow.

im experiencing this problem now too. I havent modified or changed anything. wasnt doing this yesterday......... today it is. core 2 duo 3.0 ghz hd4870 2 gigs ram textures= med scenery= med, Visibility= normal Hope we get a solution for this.

Ok All better now lol. Was going a bit crazy earlier, and I apologize if I got a little hostile in my post. lol. Was a combo of nicotine fit, and working out some kinks with the trackir. Anyway, Im having some fun now. Im getting to really appreciate some of the changes. Im glad I upgraded, the game is awesome. Thanks.

thanks for the responses guys, I finally got it downloaded and installed. Wish I could say all was well............... I cant get trackir to work, my brain is about ready to explode............ other than that, I read that sounds were fixed in 2.0, but I dont hear much of anything.......... Anyway id like to get me trackir online to start with.... its updated, its all up to date........ It looks like the game has recognized it somehow in the options, but I dont know what the heck im supposed to do to enable it to actually function in the game. Ive searched the docs for anything on trackir and I got zilcho........... As someone that spent over two years working QA for major media publishers, I find this quite alarming. If you ask me its equally important to make sure the game is to a certain level of user friendliness, I mean authenticity is important in a game like this, but the most basic functions need to be rigorously tested as well. Im not trying to be a beeeotch, but, I am frustrated.

I have all the commands printed out for the 1.12 version. I have my stick all mapped for 1.12 in my saitek sst profiler. Im waiting for my FC 2.0 download to take its sweet time downloading. Im wondering if im going to have to reprogram my whole stick? Have the commands changed? I have my stick set up for U.S. aircraft so thats what im most concerned with. Im hoping I can just install it and fly. Not to mention Im out of ink from printing out the DCS and lock on 1.1 command lists and charts. any insight on the matter is appreciated.

Hey EtherealN, its lockon.uk Yeah I assumed it's run by ED, but for whatever reason that site gives me problems any time ive ever tried to use it. I was trying to get the 1.12b patch the other day, and it kept asking for authorization, it wanted a username and password even though I was already signed in, and it would not accept the name and password for its second authorization request. I tried all the USA mirrors, and it would just deny me every time. I had the same problem when I very first got flaming cliffs a couple years ago. Anyway I just checked it again, and apparently its in a good mood today, as it was allowing me access to the patch. I just dont like how fickle the site is. fine one day, not so fine the next.......... I guess maybe they use the same servers for FC 2.0, and they were overloaded......Your guess is as good as mine. I just havent had the best experiences with the site. I guess if its against the law or something to sell it on the DCS site then it wont be available here. I just think its inconvenient. I know I would prefer if ED just had it set up so we could just do one stop shopping for all ED products. Thanks. Ill probably just get it...........

I dont want to buy it from that other lockon site. That site wont even let me download the 1.12b patch when I am signed in........ I dont have any confidence making a purchase through that site. Anyway yea, I do not like the lockon site at all. I already have my DCS purchase here through ED, id rather keep my purchases on one site.........as opposed to scattered about the place. Will FC 2.0 be available to download from this ED site just like DCS is? I really wanted to get it today!!! Im sooo disappointed. Looks like ill be waiting on a disc......... Thanks for any insight on the matter. Hope I dont come across as a jerk, I was just really looking forward to playing it today. Either way I'll live though.

ROFLMAO, thanks for that. Trolololololoooooool, lolololololol, lol lol lol lol lol, lol lol lol, lolololol

Saw this post and had to comment. lol. Yeah Bear is the man lol. The guys got an amazing attitude. They have some contest going right now called "fan vs wild" where you get to go with him on one of his crazy adventures. lol. Any takers? That would be a vacation for the record books for sure lol.

so does it work "out of the box"? Or you have to edit some stuff to make it work?

ok, so that new 6dof looks like its been implemented better than I expected. obviously you get the side to side action now, but It also looked like the z axis was working, which I was under the impression that the Z axis (moving head forward and back for closer look at hud/instruments) would not be changed in FC 2 due to the cockpits not being in 3d or something. I heard head tilt is also in the game, though it was not utilized in that video. Can anyone clarify exactly how the new limited 6dof ACTUALLY works. What works and what does not work exactly?

Hey guys, I dont have the computer skills, modding/programming that many of you are blessed with. I was just wondering if one of you highly skilled individuals would be willing to create, or at least attempt to create a program that would allow individual players the ability to practice aerobatic formation flying with a Ghost/Phantom plane. There is a Phantom/ghost plane mod out, but it requires that you have a second PC to run the ghost/phantom. It seems the mod is quite old, I think it came out before before the 1.12b patch in fact. ( I could be mistaken ) I was just wondering if a newer mod could be made that would allow the user to use a ghost/phantom, and fly along with it using only one PC? If anyone can even look into it, and report back on the matter I would really appreciate it. I know alot of people would really enjoy a mod that could provide this function. I know the old version of the mod wasnt capable of providing the function to be used on one PC, but the author did say that it could be possible in future versions of the game. Thank You.

Great Post!!! Kind of like a picture story book for flight simmers. lol. Great job!

Hi Nemesis, Yeah, ive tried using both the methods you mentioned above. Yeah you can use the mission editor to set some basic waypoints for Ai and fly along with them, but your extremely limited in what you can do with the AI. Just flying along..........maybe make a turn or two........ Not to mention in my experience, the Ai can start to act eradic, if you get too close, theyll break off, theyll change speeds without warning sometimes. The speed change thing could very well be my lack of knowledge/skill within the editor, but ive spent alot of time trying to get something workable, yet that would provide for an interesting flight, and it just isnt really to the level I want it to be. Especially with all the issues the AI itself poses. As far as doing it online with a buddy, that presents its own issues. First off, believe it or not it is extremely difficult to find someone with the necessary skills and mindset to fly with for any duration of time. Timezones also play a huge role in the online option. You end up having to rearrange your whole life just to get to fly for a little while. And thats if you can even find someone with a decent enough ping to fly with in good formation (which is a task in itself). Not to mention it leaves you depending on them, to show up, and not just screw around, which in my experience, they just end up screwing around the whole time anyway. at this point neither of those are a viable option for me. Believe me I have tried to make those options work for the last two years, and I dont have much to show for it, just alot of time invested.......... Im really just desperate for a tool I can use, that will allow me to practice on my own, without having to rely on anyone else. I would have gladly paid for this one single feature itself. the ability to practice aerobatic formation flying. I would have thought that ED would be aware that a great number of newcomers to the game, get interested when seeing things like Vfat, or watching the videos on Youtube of the various virtual aerobatic teams that make the videos. Its disappointing when You get the game, and find out that if you want to do formation, you have to buy a second computer, and a second copy of the game.......... Dont get me wrong, I love the game, but id really like to see this feature implemented. I think alot of people would really enjoy using it. Especially me lol. Thanks for the reply Nemesis.

I know theres a phantom/ghost plane mod for flaming cliffs, but it requires that you have a second PC to run the phantom on. I was just wondering if the new version could only require one PC for the phantom/Ghost and player? Is there any changes to the game that might allow it? I really wish I could do that. Edit: In case theres any confusion about what im talking about, this would be used for practicing formation flying. By Phantom, I mean a ghost plane that you practice flying with.