Can't get into the game.
By
LordSunburst,
Posted on: 2010-04-29 07:32 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
I17 has graphical updates which require fairly recent video card drivers. What video card and driver version are you using?
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Originally Posted by Tex
I17 has graphical updates which require fairly recent video card drivers. What video card and driver version are you using?
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Radeon 9200 series
ati2dvag.dll
is this what you are asking about?
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I don't want to sound harsh, but that's a really old card. The R200 technology was introduced in late 2001, and while the 9200 was technically the second redesign and came out in mid 2003, both of those redesigns were primarily about reducing cost, and actually reduced capability in several areas. |
Originally Posted by LordSunburst
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Radeon 9200 series ati2dvag.dll is this what you are asking about? |
Your card hasn't been supported by ATI for more than three years it looks like; the most recent Catalyst drivers that apply appear to be 6.11, from late 2006. If you're running an even earlier version, try upgrading to those and starting the game in Safe Mode; if you're already on those and Safe Mode doesn't even start, you'll need to file a support request but I'd not be optimistic.
We'll try and help, but in round numbers, the minimum card Positron recommended five months ago to run Ultra Mode is more than thirty times faster than your card. (Radeon 9200, about 1,000 MT / sec; GeForce 9800 GT, about 33,600 MT / sec; and in several ways more powerful than the numbers reflect.)
If you do need a new card, you are likely limited by both an old bus and an old power supply.
The 9200 came in AGP x8 and PCI versions, try and figure out which you have. AGP comes in several versions, and you need to figure out what sort / version your motherboard actually supports. PCI is in general worse from a technical standpoint, but somewhat more standard, and there are some more recent cards made for it.
You will probably also need to figure out what the output of your power supply is; this is supposed to be on a sticker somewhere on it. Newer power supplies should have the (more detailed and important) +12v rating in Amps, but older ones may have just an overall rating in Watts.
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To be clear, the new Ultra Mode graphics features are not required to play the game. But, enhancements were made to the graphics engine to improve performance for lower-end hardware. These enhancements may need newer drivers to address problems which may exist in older drivers.
Oh don't I know this is an old card LOL. Old PC, old card. LMAO
question is, how much better do I need to just run the game without lag, or issues like this. I can't afford a new pc, so I have to figure out a way to get this dino to wrok out. LOL
any help you can give on that end would be cool.
I have been trying since yesterday to get into the game, I chose my toon, and it goes to load the Zig, gets halfway then I get this disconnect messege asking me to let it know what I was doing before the game dropped.
I've run all my maintance programs, and everything to fix this prob. I did nto have this issue the day before. Played just find, even in Granville where my machine tends to have the most lag issues. Now I can't even get into the game.
What's up?