untextured AI

[vipgroup]

Forgive me if this has been asked before, I have seldom been on the site (last time was February 2009!) and need to ask this directly instead of going through years of posts

In FSX, many AI aircraft appear to be without textures until you get close to them. Is there a way for a layman to modify the point at which textures pop into view? I know it will impact frame rates, but to my eye, the textures come in too late in many aircraft. For example, I can sit on the main runway at RAF Valley, and looking towards dispersal points, every Hawk is pure white.

I appreciate your input and help.

Kenneth

[Joecoastie]

Ken;

Nope. From what I understand that's the way is with FSX.

Joe

[vipgroup]

Hi Joe,

Thanks for the reply. I wondered if it might be an FSX thing too, but I am not using DX10, and I notice that different aircraft models have their textures "pop in" or "pop out" at different distances from my viewpoint. For example, a Sea King will still have textures at a distance where a Hawk will not. This is why I wonder if it is something in the mdl, maybe an LOD setting that can be adjusted. Once again I appreciate your input, not saying it is correct or incorrect, after all if I knew that, I would not need to ask anyone!

Regards,
Kenneth

[Firebird]

I am not an FSXer so please forgive me if this is inaccurate.
I believe that the problem is that in FSX the distances that the LODs change are different. If you are using an mdl compiled for FS9 you will have this issue, whereas if it is an mdl compiled for FSX it will either not be an issue or a vastly reduced one.
I don't believe it can be fixed outside of the compilation time.

I guess somebody will slap me if I am wrong.