Here's a link to a mod that somewhat improves BF1942 visuals:
http://www.moddb.com/mods/battlefield-high-definition
Here's a blurb about it:
The modification brings the following enhancements to Battlefield 1942:
Drastically increased view distances
Increased the rendering quality of the...
Gohastings is being really sneaky with this current sale. I regularly browse Gohastings several times a week and what they've done is jack up the prices on a majority of the used games (especially the newer releases), so even with the extra 20% off you're paying the same price or in some cases...
You aren't the only one. I consider myself a pretty hardcore PC FPS fan (and completionist whore) but this is just one game where I found it devolved into an absolute chore to play it. I ended up dreading even firing up the game at times so I just stopped playing it altogther.
It should be said...