Strange Graphics problem.
By
Aggelakis,
Posted on: 2010-08-02 08:13 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
Either your drivers need updating or you have a heat issue. Those would be my top two guesses.
Make a man a fire and keep him warm for the day, SET a man on fire and keep him warm for the rest of his life.
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That looks like a missing or miss named texture file bug. I would try uninstalling and reinstalling.
I think a heat issue would be more systemic and not limited just to textures. You would be seeing huge slowdowns.
Before doing an uninstall and reinstall, try clicking the Verify All Files button on the first Updater screen.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
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Looks like a driver issue. Also the problem you would be seeing with overheating would more likely be the infinite planes issue where certain pieces of geometry like sections of wall or sidewalk or even costumes extend all the way to the edge of the screen in an expanding or contracting plane.
Post the results of the CoHHelper program here and we'll be able to see what video card you have and what drivers.
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That looks exactly what I had when my card was overheating, prior to 'nukular' meltdown. Random textures would go all psychedelic and crazy, but it wouldn't necessarily be the whole screen or every texture, and otherwise the game looked and functioned normally.
SpeedFan can access the temperature of various components of your computer.
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Hmm so its either my drivers or my card could be a bout to fry. well I will run some of the tests suggested here whenI get home from work tonight. Thank you all for the speedy responses.
Coh Helper
---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---
DxDiag gathered at August 2, 2010 22:32 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.100216-1514)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
System Model: PCV-RS101(UC)
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.0
Central Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.00GHz
Memory: 760MB
.Net Memory Report: 239MB out of 759MB available
Page File: 1366MB (490MB currently in use)
Windows directory location: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DirectX Diag version: 5.03.2600.5512 (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: 6.14.0010.4342
Driver Date: 6/21/2005 5:04:48 PM
Driver Language: English
Sound Device Description: Realtek AC97 Audio
Driver File: ALCXWDM.SYS
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.4060
Driver Date: 10/30/2002 2:24:40 PM
WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: KIRIN
Motherboard Version: REV 1.xx
BIOS Manufacturer: Award Software, Inc.
BIOS Name: Award Modular BIOS v6.0
BIOS Version: ASUS - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20021230000000.000000+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: 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: Yes
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: 0.751
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: 0.900
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: 539280 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1800.201006040036.8T
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files\City of Heroes
Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found
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So THATs what the "Triangles" as I call them, of broken geometry are from LOL |
Originally Posted by Mandu
Looks like a driver issue. Also the problem you would be seeing with overheating would more likely be the infinite planes issue where certain pieces of geometry like sections of wall or sidewalk or even costumes extend all the way to the edge of the screen in an expanding or contracting plane.
Post the results of the CoHHelper program here and we'll be able to see what video card you have and what drivers. |
. I've only wondered for like a year 
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Ok Wolf. The problem is that your drivers are 5 years old. The problem is also that you only have an intel video solution rather than an actual video card but the reason for the graphics crazy quilt is the old drivers.
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Wierd every time i go to update those drivers it says it cant find any new ones. Any suggestions?
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Unfortunately (unless I am mistaken, and very well may be), the 6.14.10.4020 drivers appear to be the most recent.|
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Wierd every time i go to update those drivers it says it cant find any new ones. Any suggestions?
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If that is the case you have 2 options:
1) Find a driver that may be compatible, but not necessarily created by the manufacturer. (I have heard of this being done, but have never had any first hand experience with it).
2) Purchase a new video card for your current machine. Given the age of your machine you may be able to find some cheap cards that perform reasonably well, and substantially better than built in graphics.
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well it is not a overheating issues cos i have the same problem and my graphic card has water cooling but i have been told it is a OpenGL problem with ATI cards
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Since you are getting the same problem as the OP and he DOESN'T have an ATI card, that is evidently not the entirety of the problem.|
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well it is not a overheating issues cos i have the same problem and my graphic card has water cooling but i have been told it is a OpenGL problem with ATI cards
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What drivers are you using for your ATI Card? Which ATI card do you have? What Operating System are you running (Including Service Packs and whether it is a 32-bit version or a 64-bit version)? Those would be more telling of where the problem actually lies.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
Processor: Intel Core i7 920
Memory: Dominator 6144MB
Hard Drive: Western Digital Velociraptor 300Gb x2
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5870
Monitor: v7
Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Speakers/Headphones: jvc / technics
Keyboard: Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: razer naga
Mouse Surface: Icemat 2nd Edition
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58
Computer Case: Coolermaster HAF 932 Case water cooled
i was told to use the 10.2 drivers by a ncsoft tech
For the last month I have been getting really weird graphical problems like these
I have no clue whats going on. I hit Verify All Files before every play session. Shouldnt that catch things like this?
Any and all help would be appreciated.