textures stretch to infinity and lead to complete unplayability


 

Posted

Hi everyone. I have had this issue recently with the game, and I suspect it has to do with my drivers. Im looking for a good recommended nvidia geforce driver for coh. Here is a picture of the problem. Once it shows up in game, more and more textures will do it until the game becomes unplayable. i used to be able to fix it by changing the performance slider and forcing a graphics reload but lately it has been happening sooner after doing that meaning i have to do multiple reloads sometimes less than 5 minutes apart. The most common culprit is a texture off a player or npc player character outfit. But this morning I had a bit of sewer pipe do it too. I don't think it is heat related, since temps on both cards don't exceed 70c (which is normal for mine running a 3d app). It will creep up to 80 in character creation, select, or costume customizing, so i typically don't hang out in those screens.

I know its my computer because I had the same issue with EQ2. There it happened far less often, and all i had to do was make the game windowed and back (alt enter). I really do suspect it is my video drivers, because before I updated them it happened rarely with EQ2. I updated hoping to eliminate the problem, and it fixed it to some extent with eq2 by letting me alt-enter. But city of heroes did not have this problem before i updated it, although i had last played a very long time ago, around christmas of last year.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...0-08-26-15.jpg


here is my dxdiag:

Code:
---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at August 10, 2012 12:26 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120503-2030)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Central Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 4096MB
.Net Memory Report: 2807MB out of 4094MB available
Page File: 6311MB (1875MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD800AAJS-22L7A0 ATA Device) 20218MB out of 76316MB (26%) free
E Drive: (WDC WD800JD-00LSA0 ATA Device) 11492MB out of 76316MB (15%) free
H Drive: (ST3160318AS ATA Device) 127965MB out of 152617MB (83%) free
F Drive: (SONY DVD RW DW-Q120A ATA Device) zero-size drive
G Drive: (DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7601.17514 (64-bit version)

Display Notes: No problems found.
Sound Notes: No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor: 
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce GTX 260
Video Memory: 2668 MB
Driver Version: 8.17.13.142
Driver Date: 5/15/2012 6:48:00 AM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (2- High Definition Audio Device)
Driver File: HdAudio.sys
Driver Version: 6.01.7601.17514
Driver Date: 11/20/2010 6:44:23 AM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: M3N72-D
Motherboard Version: 1.XX
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Name: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Version: Nvidia - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20081104000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1920x1080
3D Resolution: 1920x1080 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes


Physics Quality: None
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No


Anti-aliasing: Off
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: None
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: Unknown (5)


World Texture Level: Low
Character Texture Level: High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.800
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: No
Shadow Mode: Stencil shadows
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: Performance
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 0.600
Music Sound Volume: 0.600

Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.250
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
Current Game Version: ?
Installation Directory: H:\Games\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found
Here is my hijackthis:

Code:
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 12:29:23 PM, on 8/10/2012
Platform: Windows 7 SP1 (WinNT 6.00.3505)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7601.17514)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Update\1.3.21.115\GoogleCrashHandler.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Jennifer\Downloads\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = 
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = 
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Windows\SysWOW64\blank.htm
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName = 
F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=userinit.exe
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe ARM] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Google Update] "C:\Users\Jennifer\AppData\Local\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /c
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DAEMON Tools Lite] "C:\Program Files (x86)\DAEMON Tools Lite\DTLite.exe" -autorun
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.clonewarsadventures.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.freerealms.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.soe.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.sony.com
O16 - DPF: {1E54D648-B804-468d-BC78-4AFFED8E262F} (System Requirements Lab) - http://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownload/srl/3.0.0.4/srl_bin/sysreqlab_nvd.cab
O23 - Service: Adobe Acrobat Update Service (AdobeARMservice) - Adobe Systems Incorporated - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\armsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Adobe Flash Player Update Service (AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc) - Adobe Systems Incorporated - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Alg.exe,-112 (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: AMD External Events Utility - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\atiesrxx.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\efssvc.dll,-100 (EFS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\fxsresm.dll,-118 (Fax) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @keyiso.dll,-100 (KeyIso) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Logitech Bluetooth Service (LBTServ) - Logitech, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\Bluetooth\lbtserv.exe
O23 - Service: @comres.dll,-2797 (MSDTC) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\netlogon.dll,-102 (Netlogon) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Update Service Daemon (nvUpdatusService) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Update Core\daemonu.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\psbase.dll,-300 (ProtectedStorage) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\Locator.exe,-2 (RpcLocator) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\samsrv.dll,-1 (SamSs) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\snmptrap.exe,-3 (SNMPTRAP) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv.exe,-1 (Spooler) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sppsvc.exe,-101 (sppsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Steam Client Service - Valve Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Steam\SteamService.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\ui0detect.exe,-101 (UI0Detect) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\UI0Detect.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vaultsvc.dll,-1003 (VaultSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vds.exe,-100 (vds) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\vssvc.exe,-102 (VSS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Wat\WatUX.exe,-601 (WatAdminSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\Wat\WatAdminSvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\wbengine.exe,-104 (wbengine) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe,-110 (wmiApSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe,-101 (WMPNetworkSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (file missing)

--
End of file - 7022 bytes
my pathping, just in case:

Code:
Tracing route to cityofheroes.com [64.25.35.107]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
  0  Jennifer-PC [MYIPHERE] 
  1  MYROUTERIP
  2  66.177.244.1 
  3  te-9-2-ur01.sebastian.fl.pompano.comcast.net [68.86.161.37] 
  4  te-2-3-ar01.staterd7.fl.pompano.comcast.net [68.86.165.209] 
  5  te-4-7-ar01.stuart.fl.pompano.comcast.net [69.139.181.81] 
  6  te-0-4-0-6-ar03.northdade.fl.pompano.comcast.net [69.139.181.49] 
  7  he-0-8-0-0-cr01.miami.fl.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.93.85] 
  8  xe-10-0-0.edge2.Miami1.Level3.net [63.209.150.97] 
  9  ae-31-51.ebr1.Miami1.Level3.net [4.69.138.91] 
 10  ae-2-2.ebr1.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.140.133] 
 11  ae-81-81.csw3.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.151.149] 
 12  ae-3-80.edge2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.145.139] 
 13  4.59.197.34 
 14  cityofheroes.com [64.25.35.107] 

Computing statistics for 350 seconds...


SchroedingerCat

 

Posted

Well I just played for about 40 minutes and either I got really lucky or this solved the problem. I will check again tomorrow!


SchroedingerCat

 

Posted

The geometry buffers for thhe most part I find cause a lot people's crashes and lagging. And usually the first thing I suggest to turn off to people. Next being the shadow and shader sliders because it takes a while to load those going at a fast pace say super speed.



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Something for ppl to use

 

Posted

This did indeed fix it! I cannot thank the two of you enough.


SchroedingerCat