I have the following system specs:

P IV 1.7Ghz
512 Mb Ram
GeForce2 Mx 400 - Tweaked with Riva
Dx 9.0a
Drivers via Windows Update
Windows XP home edition
Desktop view set at 1024x768x32

This happens (see below) if I set my colours in fs2k2 at 16 in any screen size above 800x600.  It happens with any drivers (And I've tried loads) and with a virgin (ie untweaked install)  It never happens if I set my colours at 32.  Having the colours this high looses me 5FPS in the country and 10fps in an airport environment.

Any comments gratefully recieved.

Will

Hi there,
I have the exact same problem. I found that it was brought on by either switching to 16 bit (for the same reason you are - to gain fps) or it will happen if I am in 32 bit and I turn on anti-aliasing. I have been able to correct the problem in 32 bit by running the anti-aliasing via my graphix card rather than in FS2002. Unfortunately, I still cannot switch to 16 bit because the 'dash board thing' happens. I wish I could be of more assistance but I am still trying to figure this all out myself!
Eric

The color pallete at 16 bit is much more restricted, so it tries to average out the colors as best it can, some colors in the dash must go from grey to pink in the changeover due to some issue.

May I suggest the 29.42 driver for all mx based video cards? I know it's old, but it was the best I ever found for the mx series. Maybe it'll help, maybe not.

I think I remember having this problem once, but it's been so long I forgot how I sorted it.

Anyhow, this is surely a great excuse for a video card upgrade huh?

I actually am about to sell a GF2 MX400 DDR 32mb card, it was the only GF2 card that ever ran fs2002 half decent..................  With RAM on video cards, it ain't the size..... It's the speed!!!!!   that matters.

I have tried the GF4 MX460 64mb DDR, it was very fast until antialiasing around cloud, then it fell down. It was and is the fastest MX card ever made.

Now I have a GF4 TI4200 8X AGP 128mb and my display probs are over for now anyway. ( A TI4200 4x AGP 64mb is almost the same speed by the way, but get a gainward, XFX or other brand that uses fast ram chips)

These cards sell for around US $100 online. And I've seen them advertised at Walmart or similar for about the same price.   8)

try www.pricewatch.com

Good Luck