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David_RRDavid_RR Member Posts: 134
in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
I have been playing vanguard and the first couple of days were great, but recently I have been running into issues with the graphics.  The biggest issue I have is that buildings and landscapes are forming lines on my monitor and I cannot get rid of them.  Should I change the resolution?  Should I update my direct 9.0?  Any thoughts would be a great help.

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  • RedRabRedRab Member UncommonPosts: 280

    Firstly, when asking for advice on graphical anomalies, it is extremely helpful to actually state what graphics card, and other system specs, you are using.

    Some things to try. Make sure your video card drivers have not become corrupt. Download the latest drivers for your card and install them. Remove the old drivers first. Install the latest DirectX. If this does not help try disabling write combining. Right click on your desktop to bring up the display properties, go the 'settings' tab, click the 'advanced' button, select the 'troubleshooting' tab and uncheck 'Enable write combining'. See if this helps. Other things that could cause artifacting like this are an overheating GPU or a lack of adequate power to the card. Make certain the power connector to the card hasn't worked loose. Also make sure the GPU fan is still working correctly. Is your power supply adequate for the card? Do you get these video artifacts in any other games? Are you overclocking your GPU? If so return it to stock speeds and see if that clears things up. If all this doesn't help you may have a faulty card.

    “Hustlers of the world, there is one mark you cannot beat: the mark inside.”
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  • mmcguire2mmcguire2 Member Posts: 310
    First, make sure you report them ingame



    Second, do a /flush on in a while
  • David_RRDavid_RR Member Posts: 134

     

     

    Originally posted by Okamichu

    Another thing that is weird is your inability to spell.



    Well for your information I looked up all the words I used in my post to see if any were  any misspelled words.   My recommendations for you are:

    1.  Buy a new dictionary since the one you are using is in need of an update.

    2.  Stay away from the pipe.  It is messing up what few brain cells you are happening to be using.

    3.  If you cannot answer a post without  flamming someone, do not answer them.

  • David_RRDavid_RR Member Posts: 134
    Originally posted by RedRab


    Firstly, when asking for advice on graphical anomalies, it is extremely helpful to actually state what graphics card, and other system specs, you are using.
    Some things to try. Make sure your video card drivers have not become corrupt. Download the latest drivers for your card and install them. Remove the old drivers first. Install the latest DirectX. If this does not help try disabling write combining. Right click on your desktop to bring up the display properties, go the 'settings' tab, click the 'advanced' button, select the 'troubleshooting' tab and uncheck 'Enable write combining'. See if this helps. Other things that could cause artifacting like this are an overheating GPU or a lack of adequate power to the card. Make certain the power connector to the card hasn't worked loose. Also make sure the GPU fan is still working correctly. Is your power supply adequate for the card? Do you get these video artifacts in any other games? Are you overclocking your GPU? If so return it to stock speeds and see if that clears things up. If all this doesn't help you may have a faulty card.
    I am using a 7300GS with 256 DDR2 ram.  I will take a look and make sure my fan is running and all my drivers are up to date.  Thanks for the suggestions.
  • David_RRDavid_RR Member Posts: 134
    I have a 7600 GS with 256 DDR2 megs of ram.  I am using a 19" WD and I have checked and reinstalled the video drivers, reinstalled direct x 9.0C and have checked the temp on the video card.  The temp is 38 degrees C and the fan is running.  When I run the game in windows mode I do not have these weird graphics, but in full screen  mode I am getting this.  I have tried several other games and I get the same graphics.  I have also tried all of the resolutions that this display will allow and it does not work.  Should I go back to a regular 19" monitor?  Thanks for any advice.
  • ReklawReklaw Member UncommonPosts: 6,495
    Originally posted by David_RR

    I have a 7600 GS with 256 DDR2 megs of ram.  I am using a 19" WD and I have checked and reinstalled the video drivers, reinstalled direct x 9.0C and have checked the temp on the video card.  The temp is 38 degrees C and the fan is running.  When I run the game in windows mode I do not have these weird graphics, but in full screen  mode I am getting this.  I have tried several other games and I get the same graphics.  I have also tried all of the resolutions that this display will allow and it does not work.  Should I go back to a regular 19" monitor?  Thanks for any advice.
    I had lines and wierd graphics going on on-screen the time i got EN7900GT after running it a few weeks, took it back to the store cause this already happend with games like WOW and only became much worse in time, they "said" the looked into it but couldn't find the reason, send it back to Asus and 24h later got a new one(was told it could take upto 48h the way ASUS seem to handle things, this was about 8months ago) till today working perfect thou am tempted to upgrade but rather wait till everything is more settled as in the new N cards/drivers/Vista and more cookies coming our way to up the system. So i would say if you still have waranty and almost sure you have made a good setup/ all drivers and such seem correct to you go back to the store and let them look into it, some cards just might have a small default on them and can be replaced easely.
  • David_RRDavid_RR Member Posts: 134
    Yes I have sent the card back.  The tech support at XFX is going to test the card and make sure that all is working or if not they will send me a new car.
  • ReklawReklaw Member UncommonPosts: 6,495
    Originally posted by David_RR

    Yes I have sent the card back.  The tech support at XFX is going to test the card and make sure that all is working or if not they will send me a new car.
    Cool, let us know if it worked out, if so give me the adress of that shop, want to trade me card in for a CAR too :) hehe (understood you meant card, just felt to much humor missing on this forum)
  • David_RRDavid_RR Member Posts: 134
    That was good, maybe they should go in the car business since their video cards do not work so well. 
  • FifthredFifthred Member Posts: 367
    most likely if you would of rolled back the driver to about 88.xx it would work. When you have games that have been in production they tend to forget to look at the specs of the latest drivers available and dev's don't update the code to support the latest drive definitions. Personal opinion it is laziness for a game that was in development during the lastest set of drivers to not work with  the drivers.

    I like pie !

  • David_RRDavid_RR Member Posts: 134
    I am new to tweaking video card drivers.  How do you select the other type drivers.  I downloaded the latest drivers but they are card specific.
  • Mars505Mars505 Member Posts: 623
    www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-2k_archive.html



    Try 84.XX  drivers

    who me ?

  • whitedelightwhitedelight Member Posts: 1,544
    I believe that the phrase for such graphics would be "realistically plastic".

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  • David_RRDavid_RR Member Posts: 134
    Well got the news yesterday.  The card was DOA.  Failed the 3D rendering test that FX completed on the card.  They are sending me a credit.  I hope to be back playing VG in a couple of days.
  • alyndalealyndale Member UncommonPosts: 936
    Originally posted by David_RR

    I have been playing vanguard and the first couple of days were great, but recently I have been running into issues with the graphics.  The biggest issue I have is that buildings and landscapes are forming lines on my monitor and I cannot get rid of them.  Should I change the resolution?  Should I update my direct 9.0?  Any thoughts would be a great help.
    Ahem, yes it's why we have to complete numerous and tiresome "tweaks" on our, not good enough 1 year old computers ....   sighs...



    All I want is the truth
    Just gimme some truth
    John Lennon

  • ReklawReklaw Member UncommonPosts: 6,495
    Originally posted by David_RR

    Well got the news yesterday.  The card was DOA.  Failed the 3D rendering test that FX completed on the card.  They are sending me a credit.  I hope to be back playing VG in a couple of days.
    Good to see it kinda worked out for you, hope your new card wil do the job for you.
  • jimmyman99jimmyman99 Member UncommonPosts: 3,221
    Originally posted by Okamichu

    Another thing that is weird is your inability to spell.
    Believe it or not, there is land beyond USA and (gasp) its inhabited! there are other countries out there who speak (surprise!) languages other then English.

    I am the type of player where I like to do everything and anything from time to time.
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor - pre-WW2 genocide.
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  • FrostWyrmFrostWyrm Member Posts: 1,036
    Originally posted by David_RR

    Yes I have sent the card back.  The tech support at XFX is going to test the card and make sure that all is working or if not they will send me a new car.
    I bought an XFX card that had the same problem, only to a much worse degree. Dont get me wrong, they were great about replacing it; didn't give me any problems at all with the exchange, but knowing now that I'm not the only one, I probably wont buy an XFX product again in the future.
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