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Some will resort to delete the entire <code>$FG_HOME</code> directory or even reinstall FlightGear. However neither is needed and may cause you to lose any custom preferences you have set up. | Some will resort to delete the entire <code>$FG_HOME</code> directory or even reinstall FlightGear. However neither is needed and may cause you to lose any custom preferences you have set up. | ||
=== My aircraft has grey windows === | |||
The problem of opaque grey/gray windows that cannot be seen through is most often due to a version mismatch between the FlightGear program and the aircraft version. Or it could be due to an windscreen effect that is not compatible with the [[Project Rembrandt|Rembrandt]] or [[ALS]] rendering systems. The technical cause is that the renderer and declared effect for the window are incompatible. Some solutions are: | |||
* If you are a stable FlightGear release, please download the aircraft from the [[FlightGear_hangars#Official_hangars|official FlightGear hangars]] matching the FlightGear version. | |||
* If you are using a cutting-edge [[FlightGear Build Server|nightly builds]] or a [[Building FlightGear|version controlled copy of FlightGear]], or you wish to use a cutting-edge aircraft, please see [[FGAddon#Obtaining aircraft]]. | |||
* If you are using an aircraft from one of the [[FlightGear_hangars#Unofficial_sites|3rd party hangars]], it is best to contact the original aircraft author or the person in charge of the 3rd party hangar. | |||
* If you are using Rembrandt, try turning this rendering system off. Aircraft that use model-default.eff for the windows (at the simple expense of doing nothing) rather than model-transparent, model-combined-transparent.eff or glass.eff (which instruct Rembrandt to not use deferred rendering for the glass) will have grey windows when using Rembrandt. | |||
== The FAQ == | == The FAQ == | ||