I'm having the same issues still.

Also noticed the flicker sometimes in sector space, Namely the T'Bran sector..The texture of the "edge" of the sector map seem to flicker.

But I'm also having issues with planets in some systems.. They are filled with stars..
All of these happend after the recent patch.

Picture: http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/t...1-10_00001.jpg

I'm having the exact same planet issue. Depending on the distance they look transparent, and if you get closer only then they popup in a weird manner.

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/1...2010820372.jpg

Also started after 05.01 patch. Not sure if these two are connected, but I was too lazy to start another thread ;>

The Alpha Trianguli sector block is showing some odd blue flickering as well.

Same here too with the texture flicking and transparent planets.
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/7...2011200001.jpg

Nothing's changed with newest patch. Just sayin'.

Same deal here. With the graphics update I tried out the directx 11 setting since I've got a GTX570, there was flickering and constant crashes to black screens or desktop due to the graphics drivers failing. I switched it back to directx 9 and the nebula flickering has remained since. The game looked fine before the update and is an unsightly mess after. Nice upgrade Cryptic.

Submitting bug reports don't seem to help either..

Having flickering green flashes in nebula/background during defend sector blocks from borg invasion. Radeon 4870.

Same for me.

So I get a answer from Cryptic for my bug report. They write I should try starting the game on safe mode and try it with the standard graphics. If there is no problem I should raise the graphic step by step to see where the problem is. So I do what they say start the game on "safe mode" and yeah it worked. I can play DX9 and DX11 now without any bugs in the graphics. no flickering no missing textures. Only thing thats funny is I play on the same settings as in normal mode so I dont get what the problem is but as long there is no Problems in safe mode it works for me. Perhaps this can help some off you too.