I'm having a problem with very slow performance and graphics issues that basically makes it impossible to play Elemental.
I haven't had time to try the betas out much until now, so I don't know for sure whether this would have always happened on my system with previous versions.
The issues with blurry 3d models mentioned below seem similar to this post:
https://forums.elementalgame.com/379927
Symptoms:
1. Varying problems with 3d models
Examples:
A: When selecting which sovereign to use when setting up a new game, sometimes their 3d model is blurry (with smooth movement), and sometimes completely blank.
B: When I get to the 'Customize Your Faction' screen, sometimes the 3d model looks ok/clear (with smooth movement), and sometimes it is blurry (also with smooth movement).
2. When at the 'Creating World' screen, sometimes the game seems to hang indefinitely.
3. When the game starts, none of the map graphics show up -- it's just an empty white-ish void (the UI controls display normally). Mousing over where something would be on the map will still show their information card.
4. Really, really slow performance (less than 2 fps) after the world is created. Slow performance persists even if I go back to the Main Menu.
Examples:
A. If I click somewhere and move the cursor quickly away, after the 'frame' updates the cursor jumps back to where I clicked it.
B. Using the UI for anything is very slow to respond.
C. If I open the main Unit Details window for my sovereign (which has the moving 3d model), I can see it is very slow/choppy.
5. When I go into the 'Troop Roster' part of 'Design Units', the part of the window where the 3d model is supposed to be shown is blank except for the list icons for the stuff the unit has. If I click on another unit type (i.e. go from Peasant to Pioneer), sometimes the 3d model will show up again, but is blurry and has choppy frame rate.
See links below for screenshots, debug.err, and dxdiag output:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6040897/elemental_problem/debug.err
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6040897/elemental_problem/DxDiag.txt
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6040897/elemental_problem/blank_3d_model.PNG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6040897/elemental_problem/blurry_3d_model_1.PNG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6040897/elemental_problem/blurry_3d_model_2.PNG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6040897/elemental_problem/blurry_sovereign_infocard.PNG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6040897/elemental_problem/missing_map_graphics.PNG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6040897/elemental_problem/missing_unit_design_model.PNG
