GL issues! Please Help
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Posted on: 2010-01-19 15:58 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
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Originally Posted by Hawkman94
Whenever I try and run CoX, i get error messages saying my graphics driver does not support Gl compression or texturing. What do I do? I have a Dell Dimension 2300.
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Can you give CoH Helper a run and post the information it gives you back here?
Clicking on the linked image above will take you off the City of Heroes site. However, the guides will be linked back here.
It keeps terminating when I run it
Alright ---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.1.1.8---
DxDiag gathered at January 19, 2010 18:56 (-05:00)
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.090804-1412)
System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
System Model: Dimension 2300
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Central Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.80GHz
Memory: 254MB
.Net Memory Report: 127MB out of 254MB available
Page File: 451MB (172MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD600BB-75CAA0) 42366MB out of 57184MB (74%) free
D Drive: (HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8400B) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DirectX Diag version: 5.03.2600.2180 (32-bit version)
Display Notes: No problems found.
Sound Notes: No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Video Device Name: Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Manufacturer / Chip: Intel Corporation / Intel(R) 82845G Graphics Controller
Video Memory: 64.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4544
Driver Date: 5/25/2006 8:43:46 AM
Driver Language: English
Sound Device Description: Modem #0 Line Playback (emulated)
Driver File:
Driver Version:
Driver Date: 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM
WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: MiTAC International Corp.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: Dimension 2300
Motherboard Version:
BIOS Manufacturer: Mitac Corp
BIOS Name: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Version: IntelR - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20020826000000.000000+000
Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 800x600
3D Resolution: 800x600 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes
Physics Quality: Medium
Maximum Particles: 5000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No
Anti-aliasing: None
Anisotropic Filtering: None
Texture LOD Bias: Crisp
Water Effects: High Quality
Bloom: 1.000 (turned on)
Depth of Field Enabled: Yes
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: Unknown (3)
World Texture Level: Medium
Character Texture Level: High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.510
Entity Detail Level: 0.510
Shadows Enabled: Yes
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: No
Suppression of Extra Player FX Enabled: No
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes
Audio Mode: Performance
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 1.000
Music Sound Volume: 0.600
Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.600
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1600.20091102.9T4
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files\City of Heroes
Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found
In all likelihood your computer can't run the game. The Intel integrated graphics is a 845GL which I'm sure isn't on the list of supported graphics. Plus your system only has PCI card slots, not PCIe, and no AGP slot.
Edit: No looking at your CoHHelper report, you don't have enough main memory either, even if you had a supported video card/chip.
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well i ran can you run it tests and it passed.
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What was the source of that test? I assume a web site... do you have a link?
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well i ran can you run it tests and it passed.
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From NCSoft:
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These common cards are not compatible with City of Heroes:
82845G Graphics Controller (Intel 845 Chipset Family) |
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Video Device Name: Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Manufacturer / Chip: Intel Corporation / Intel(R) 82845G Graphics Controller |
If you have the money to spend on a new computer, I'm sure myself, Father Xmas and other people will be more than willing to help you.
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What can I run with my current set up? And any suggestions on a gods yet. Affordable pc/ maybe a laptop?
It doesn't matter what some third party website says, your system is below the Minimum System Requirements for the game. I wouldn't want to attempt to run it on a system that just meets Minimum either, and the Recommended system isn't that much better.
From the Support Site:
For Windows PCs:
Minimum System Requirements for City of Heroes:
- Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP
- Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon™ 800 MHz
- 512 MB RAM
- CD-ROM Drive *
- 4 GB Available HDD Space
- NVIDIA® GeForce 2 Series, ATI™ Radeon® 8500 or Intel® i865G Series Video Card
- 16-bit Sound Card
- 56k modem
- DirectX® 9.0c
- Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
- Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD® Athlon XP 2000+
- 1 GB RAM
- 16X CD-ROM Drive *
- 4 GB Available HDD Space
- NVIDIA GeForce 6200
- 16-bit Sound Card
- Broadband Internet Connection DirectX 9.0c
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Wander back up to FatherXmas's post. Look in his signature. You'll see a list for a $600 PC build. MaximumPC this month also has a $645 (think it is) PC build. If you don't feel like building it yourself, use them as a guide for shopping for manufactured PCs. Avoid integrated graphics like the plague.
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Originally Posted by Hawkman94
What can I run with my current set up? And any suggestions on a gods yet. Affordable pc/ maybe a laptop?
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Originally Posted by Hawkman94
What can I run with my current set up? And any suggestions on a gods yet. Affordable pc/ maybe a laptop?
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Okay, others have already given you the bad news.
But, they've also given you what you need to get a system that'll run this game. Father XMas' sig has links for what kind of hardware will be good for running the game in various price ranges.
Processor-wise, just about ANYTHING you buy nowadays is going to be overkill for just plain running the game.
The grahics card is the main thing, and system memory is secondary.
If you're NOT into building your own system, take a look at something like this:
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Mega_Special_II/
This base system is nothing super-special, but it'll DEFINITELY run CoH on some fairly high settings. It has what is currently THE best "bang for the buck" in video cards as the default choice.
Note: The default system setup DOES NOT COME WITH AN OPERATING SYSTEM. Windows Home Premium will run you an extra $104. But, for about $800 (shipped, plus tax) it'll be on your doorstep in 2 weeks (rush jobs pay more), and it'll play pretty much anything reasonably.
While I own and play on both a laptop and a desktop setup, I do't really recommend a laptop for a main gaming system. The laptop just isn't going to be in the same performance class unless you spend 2-3x as much as you would on an equivalent desktop system.
Dell would want you do go to their Alienware line of computers to get a decent card (their regular desktops cap out at Radeon 4350's and GeForce 240's). While that'd run...it'd suck. And it'd still be inferior to the CyberPower system.
Clicking on the linked image above will take you off the City of Heroes site. However, the guides will be linked back here.
Whenever I try and run CoX, i get error messages saying my graphics driver does not support Gl compression or texturing. What do I do? I have a Dell Dimension 2300.