Please refer to the NGX screen shot below:Notice the "black diamond cross-hatching" effect on the VC Captain's panel view when zoomed in at night. Is this normal, or do I have a video card problem? Attempting to troubleshoot some video issues with my NVIDIA GTX 460 card (yeah, it's getting old :(). I adjusted the setting per the recommendations from Ryan's post in the PMDG General Discussion forum. However, I'm still seeing this effect. Can't complain about the frame rates, though. 40+. Thanks!Rich BollWichita, KS

Do you use low res textures?I have a gtx285 and don't have that kind of problem.

Hi, from what I understand this is a side effect of the way the adjustable panel lighting is done and can't be fixed.

I have the same problem with my GTX 460 card. But I do also see those stripes on my VFR Germany (on the photoreal ground) scenery from Aerosoft. It could be a videocard problem...

I checked, yes, I have the same. so I think that it is how it must be.Maybe is the way that pmdg can recreate the various light intensity.

I have the same with my Nvidia GTS450 card

I also got the GTX460 (1GB), and I have the same problem. One of the reasons why I don't like turning the MIP lights up :(Would appreciate if there's any fix or trick to avoid this.

Same problem here. GTX580I also had this problem with the MD-11.

this is caused by several AA filtering options done by Nvidia Inspector.

Thanks everyone!I appreciate your help. Doesn't look like there's a fix for it that doesn't involve $$$$. Rich

Hi, from what I understand this is a side effect of the way the adjustable panel lighting is done and can't be fixed.

Correct!!! Spending money on a new video card wont make any difference since it is due to the panel design and lighting. Open a ticket and Ryan will tell you the same thing.Sean Campbell

There is no fix for this - the way we do the panel lighting has a limited total resolution lower than the actual texture resolution and that's what causes the effect. FSX does not even support true variable/dynamic lighting and this is what we came up with to create the effect. It's either this or else static lighting levels like every other addon out there. Don't go buying video cards or anything, it won't make any difference, it can't.