I thought maybe my project was corrupted so i started a new one, made a simple hollow block with default texture, added an "earth" model added a position inside the cube along with the earth, build and run, and i see the earth, but the box is black. I checked "Shaded" and ran, result : black box(no textures)
I checked "Flat" and ran, result : bright texture
I checked "Turbulence" and ran, result : textured the way its supposed to be with "Shaded" on
I checked "None" and ran, result: black box (no textures)
I checked "Sky" and ran, result: blue box (color of blue 255)

why in the hell is it doing this?

Are you funny...
Did you try re-booting?
Or maybe re-installing?

i haven't tried to re-install it yet, i will later when i get home. What do you mean funny?

You might try re-installing the latest Map Compiler, too, available on the "Bugs" page. Sounds like yours might be biffed.

Oh wait, crap, are you using an older version though? I feel like I remember that.

You could download A8 Free and see if the same thing happens.

fixed it, under build options, i deselected "create meshes" and now it works fine.