Menu/Loading Bar Issue
By
Back_Blast,
Posted on: 2010-05-12 04:30 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
To quote myself from another thread:
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Originally Posted by Back_Blast
Ah, Intel graphics. I17 has been a bear for folks with those. Couple things you can try. Run the game in safe mode and see if the issue vanishes. If it does, up your graphics slowly, noting whether the problem returns until you find acceptable settings where the problem is gone. To enable safe mode, in the updater when you get to the TOS screen but before clicking Accept, select the Safe Mode check box. This will force the game to run at minimum graphics.
You can also try the -useTexEnvCombine switch and see if that helps. 1. Right click on your CoH shortcut 2. Click on Properties 3. Click on Shortcut tab at top 4. Go to Target window which should show: "C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes\CohUpdater.exe" 5. After the last " press space once 6. Enter the following code exactly: -useTexEnvCombine 7. Click on Compatibility tab and make sure the Run as Administrator checkbox is selected 8. Click Apply and then Ok |
It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged imagination.
Thank you for your response!
Sadly, I have tried both now, to no avail..
So difficult to adjust to figuring out where you're going without map indicators! Been gone too long, I suppose. 
Hm. Have you tried fiddling with the color and transparency settings of your UI? Maybe it's just the screenshot but they look very transparent (or at least the bits that do show up). Perhaps a bit of twiddling there would make things show up properly. A bit of a left field idea but it just occurred to me.
It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged imagination.
You're right, I do like it to be pretty transparent!
But, as you can see.. I don't think that's what's causing it either. =/
Edit: Curious, as it seems to be only PARTS of the UI that are wonky. The borders, obviously, as I can't even change the opacity on those, they seem to be pretty much unaffected by moving around the given opacity slider. Or, yanno. Lack of a slider.
Hm. Yes. That does pose a problem. Ok, have you tried running the game in safe mode? That should force everything to minimum graphics and maybe will reset the opacity slider too. Not certain about that bit but, maybe?
Or, peering at the screenshot, there is that 'Set to Defaults' button there that might do something helpful.
It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged imagination.
Safe Mode was the very first stop, no dice there.
And the defaults set it up with recommended graphics.. so it's both sluggish, and missing pieces.
Thank you for all your suggestions, but it seems like I'll just have to live with it!
Well you could try contacting Support. They might have a fix. You may not be the only one out there with this issue and it's certainly a bug that should be looked into.
It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged imagination.
I have actually the same problem and even after updating my graphics driver still no fix. It's very frustrating because its a guessing game to scroll down on anything.
Hello! I recently reactivated, and installed/patched, quite excited to get back to my lovely Controller. Everything seemed to be going smoothly, until I noticed a minor oddity at the login screen. The input boxes are, for lack of a better word, broken. The corners are just not present, and this persisted as I went through adjusting my graphics options.
It appears as though I have the top, bottom, and sides of all menu boxes in-game, but no corners, and anything with a slider bar, or loading bar is simply missing. When I pulled up the costume selector, those boxes were also black.
This doesn't render the game unplayable, by any means, but it is rather irritating to navigate. As I have not found any other reports of a similar issue, outside of the standard "Intel integrated graphics have lots of problems" complaint, I figured I'd give it a shot, and see if there was anything I could do to rectify this.
I have tried uninstalling my OEM drivers, and replacing them with the updated ones for my chipset from the Intel website, but it did not appear to change anything.
Included below are my CoH Helper data, and a screenshot for a visual reference. Thank you in advance for any suggestions!
---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---
DxDiag gathered at May 12, 2010 07:18 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100218-0019)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Inspiron 1545
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A07
Central Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4200 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 4058MB
.Net Memory Report: 2538MB out of 4057MB available
Page File: 6477MB (1824MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD3200BEVT-75ZCT2) 110557MB out of 290204MB (38%) free
E Drive: (WDC WD3200BEVT-75ZCT2) 5859MB out of 14999MB (39%) free
F Drive: (TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L633B) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 7.00.6002.18107 (64-bit version)
Display Notes: No problems found.
Sound Notes: No problems found.
No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer / Chip: Intel Corporation / Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Video Memory: 1759 MB
Driver Version: 8.15.0010.2104
Driver Date: 3/31/2010 3:47:00 PM
Driver Language: English
Sound Device Description: Speakers / Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Driver File: stwrt64.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.6162.0003
Driver Date: 4/1/2009 3:00:28 AM
Sound Device Description: Independent (R.T.C.) Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Driver File: stwrt64.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.6162.0003
Driver Date: 4/1/2009 3:00:28 AM
WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: 0G848F
Motherboard Version:
BIOS Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
BIOS Name: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A07
BIOS Version: DELL - 27d9050d
BIOS Release: 20090513000000.000000+000
Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1280x720
3D Resolution: 1280x720 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: No
Physics Quality: None
Maximum Particles: 100
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No
Anti-aliasing: Off
Anisotropic Filtering: None
Texture LOD Bias: Crisp
Water Effects: None
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: No
Shader Detail: Unknown (4)
World Texture Level: Low
Character Texture Level: Medium
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.500
Entity Detail Level: 0.300
Shadows Enabled: No
Shadow Mode: Disabled
Shadow Map Shader: Unknown (0)
Environmental Reflections: Disabled
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: Off
Occlusion Strength: Off
Blur: Bilateral
Ambient Resolution: Performance
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: Yes
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes
Audio Mode: Compatiblity
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 0.000
Music Sound Volume: 0.000
Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.000
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1800.201003300904.15T4r
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes
Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found