I'm having the same exact problem. For me it's done it rarely until this last patch now it seems to be in a lot of areas.

I have the same issue, only with those cloud types of textures.

Nvidia GTX 460 SLI in DX9 mode.

Having this issue to the extreme level, sector space looks like a rave on acid or something. At the moment, the game is not playable for me

Same problem as the others. Running an XFX Radeon HD 6870 and AMD Phenom II 955 (quad core).

Same here! GT430 and Nvidia drivers 285.58 - mad flickery textures on some space backgrounds.... only really noticed it in the patch that just hit on 14th Feb, seemed OK before.

Sooo... just wondering if there will ever be a fix for this problem, or if I have to say goodbye to STO again since it is unplayable for me now?

I too would like an ETA on when this bug will be fixed. It is very annoying.

I'm having this same problem, but now it is also on the ground that I am having it. I can't even go to ESD without it happening!

Okay all you AMD/ATI Radeon users:

Step 1) Download AMD Catalyst 12.1 (DO NOT INSTALL IT YET!!)

Step 2)Completely REMOVE/UNINSTALL ALL COMPONENTS of the Catalyst you currently have installed. (DO NOT MANUALLY RESTART YET IF IT GIVES YOU THE OPTION)

Step 3)Run Disk cleanup (MAKE SURE TO CHECK TEMP FILES AND INTERNET FILES)

Step 4) restart computer (IF USING A COMPUTER MONITOR SKIP TO STEP 6)

Step 5) If you're using a TV don't freak out that it's not scaled to the whole screen that'll come later

Step 6) manually check that ATI/AMD folder is completed deleted (SHOULD BE C:\PROGRAMS FILES\AMD (OR ATI TECHNOLOGIES) -OR- C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AMD (OR ATI TECHNOLOGIES) IF NOT THEN DELETE IT YOURSELF AND RERUN DISK CLEAN UP AND EMPTY RECYCLE BIN

Step 7) Install Catalyst 12.1

Step 8) DISABLE automatic updates for catalyst software.

Step 9) (IF USING A TV FOR A MONITOR) change over-scaling until it correctly displays on your TV

Step 10) Check Catalyst settings to make sure they are on the highest possible quality settings.

Hopefully this will solve the problem for most if not all of you. I have learned with all the years I've used ATI/AMD that when it comes to drivers and software they can be their own worse enemies. 1 little change in a driver or the catalyst software can cause problems in even 1 program while the rest remain unaffected or can screw everything up. ALSO, CHECK THE AMD WEBSITE FOR HOTFIX/DRIVER UPDATES FOR THE HDMI AUDIO DRIVERS FOR YOUR SPECIFIC GRAPHICS CARD. The audio drivers and still running through the graphics card assuming you don't have a separate audio card. This can also cause graphical issues on certain programs/games because the audio/graphics drives can sometimes conflict on certain cards.

I hope this helps some of you.

just adding that I too have been having intermittent black flickering space textures for the last 2 weeks since I rejoined STO. Looks a lot like the z-fighting you hear about in other games (multilayered textures that when viewed from certain distance/angles, lower layers momentarily are shown above the layer that *should* be above them) although it may not *be* z-fighting, and just looks like it.