A friend of mine had the same problem. Turns out his outdated geforce video card was why,(his was about 7 yrs old). He picked up a newer card for about $40 and it fixed the translucent problem. Now the planets look like they should..

Since you didn't list your pc specs...I'm guessing that may be why you're having that problem.

I had that problem back when i used a Radeon 9250 card. Upgrading to a Radeon 9600 fixed that right up. (And from there i upgraded to a GeForce 9600 )

The graphical settings may be turned down, but you should listen to the posts above me.

When he says upgrade he means go out and buy a newer card, take out your old one and replace it with the new one. That might be a little too complex for you (no offense) and since that card is so old, you might be better off buying a cheap computer that can play sins. Fact of the matter is, if your PC is really old, then those old parts won't be compatable with new parts

So you have to ether buy a new card and install it or get a new computer. Or deal with the one you have Sorry man

Um I have the same problem but I wasn't having this problem before the newest SINS update! Any other suggestions other than "replace the video card???"

its the card, my dad's laptop has a better card and the planets look awesome on it!, the grey/ barely any detail ship thing was the graphics set to low for me, so theres no need for the thread