Introduction
This guide explains how to troubleshoot pink cars and corrupted textures at EGLL after an Microsoft Flight Simulator sim update. The steps below focus on the most common causes, including scenery conflicts, outdated graphics drivers, cache issues, and photogrammetry settings.
Issue description
After a sim update, some users may see pink cars, missing textures, or other visual corruption around EGLL. This can happen when scenery data, rolling cache, graphics drivers, or photogrammetry settings are no longer aligned with the updated simulator files.
Signs
- Pink or magenta vehicles near EGLL
- Corrupted, missing, or incorrect textures in the airport area
- Visual issues appearing after an MSFS update
- The problem improves temporarily after changing scenery or cache settings
Basic troubleshooting steps
Try the following checklist before escalating the issue.
- Reinstall the UK scenery and city updates used by EGLL.
- Update your NVIDIA graphics drivers to the latest available version.
- Delete the rolling cache information in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
- Toggle photogrammetry off, then on again, and test the airport.
- Restart Microsoft Flight Simulator after each change and recheck EGLL.
Advanced troubleshooting steps
Step 1: Reinstall the affected scenery and city updates
If the issue began after a sim update, reinstall the UK scenery and city updates that affect the EGLL area. This helps refresh any files that may have become mismatched during the update process.
Step 2: Update your graphics drivers
Install the latest NVIDIA graphics drivers for your system. Outdated drivers can cause texture rendering issues after simulator updates.
Step 3: Clear rolling cache data
Delete the rolling cache information in Microsoft Flight Simulator, then restart the simulator. Corrupted cache data can cause scenery to display incorrectly.
Step 4: Toggle photogrammetry
Turn photogrammetry off, load into the sim, then turn it back on and test EGLL again. This can help refresh streamed scenery data.
Diagnostic tools and resources
If the issue continues, collect a debug console log with messages unchecked and share it with the developers. This helps identify whether the problem is caused by scenery files, simulator data, or another conflict.
Contact support
If the steps above do not resolve the issue, contact support and include the following information:
- A description of the visual issue at EGLL
- Whether the issue started after a specific MSFS sim update
- Your graphics card model and driver version
- A debug console log with messages unchecked
- Any troubleshooting steps you have already tried
Additional resources
For further help, refer to the latest EGLL product documentation and Microsoft Flight Simulator support resources.
Conclusion
Pink cars and corrupted textures after a sim update are usually caused by scenery, cache, driver, or photogrammetry issues. Working through the steps above should resolve most cases. If not, send a debug console log with messages unchecked so the developers can investigate further.