[.295] fuzzy pictures

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On my machine the pictures of the sovereign and other pictures (basically each character portrait) are painfully fuzzy.  I don't think that my vidio card is that under powered. (ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT)  Maybe I have one of the graphics settings set wrong?

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Turn off advanced lighting. I have this issue too but I have an nVidia card.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

On earlier betas, some folks had some success with turning off anti-aliasing.  If turning off advanced lighting doesn't help, you might try turning off anti-aliasing.

Elemental: Reforged
Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Had been meaning to create a topic about this myself.  I get images like that frequently.  Hope that's the same blurriness you mean.  I'll try the ideas for fixing.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

Can We get some 'debug.err' files from you guys to get detailed system specs (the data we need is from the DXDiag, towards the top of the file)?

Thanks!

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting BoogieBac, reply 4
Can We get some 'debug.err' files from you guys to get detailed system specs (the data we need is from the DXDiag, towards the top of the file)?

Thanks!
End of BoogieBac's quote

 

DebugMessage:  Version 0.295 last updated on: Thu Mar  4 12:20:30 2010
DebugMessage:  Entering WinMain
DebugMessage:  ******* Starting Game Shell *******
DebugMessage:  *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 3/4/2010, 21:12:17
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: DARKREALM
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090804-1435)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 01/23/07 17:49:22 Ver: 08.00.12
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU          6700  @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs)
Physical Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 719MB used, 7318MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce GTX 260
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05E2&SUBSYS_12573842&REV_A1
Display Memory: 896.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1920 x 1200 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.9107
Driver Date: 9/27/2009 16:12:22
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes
 
Display device 2:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY2
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce GTX 260
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05E2&SUBSYS_12573842&REV_A1
Display Memory: 896.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.9107
Driver Date: 9/27/2009 16:12:22
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes
 


Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SoundMAX HD Audio
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_11D4&DEV_198B&SUBSYS_1043822D&REV_1003
Manufacturer ID: 65535
Product ID: 65535
Driver Name: ADIHdAud.sys
Provider: AnalogDevices
Driver Version: 5.10.0001.6240
Driver Date: 5/18/2007 11:01:00
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

i have been having this issue too. i tried to turn off AA but with no change at all. i then turned AA back on to the max (8x i believe), and unchecked the advanced lighting button which seems to have resolved the blury rendering

 dxdiag below.

 

DebugMessage:  Version 0.295 last updated on: Thu Mar  4 12:20:30 2010
DebugMessage:  Entering WinMain
DebugMessage:  ******* Starting Game Shell *******
DebugMessage:  *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 3/5/2010, 00:07:48
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: X
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.091208-2036)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Dell XPS420                 
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A03
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q6600  @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs)
Physical Memory: 3326MB RAM
Page File: 229MB used, 10934MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 8800 GT
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0611&SUBSYS_053C196E&REV_A2
Display Memory: 512.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: SyncMaster 2253BW/2253LW,SyncMaster Magic CX2253BW(Digital)
Monitor Max Resolution: 1680,1050
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.9562
Driver Date: 11/20/2009 20:34:54
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes
 

Reply #7 from Elemental Forums Top

I'm getting this, too. Sometimes it works fine, but it'll suddenly blur from time to time.

DebugMessage:  Version 0.295 last updated on: Thu Mar  4 12:20:30 2010
DebugMessage:  Entering WinMain
DebugMessage:  ******* Starting Game Shell *******
DebugMessage:  *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 3/5/2010, 21:05:21
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: JAMES
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.091208-2036)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
System Model: P5N-T DELUXE
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E8400  @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Physical Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 698MB used, 3240MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWSX


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce GTX 260
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05E2&SUBSYS_23941682&REV_A1
Display Memory: 896.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.9562
Driver Date: 11/21/2009 02:34:54
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes
 


Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SoundMAX HD Audio
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_11D4&DEV_198B&SUBSYS_10438266&REV_1004
Manufacturer ID: 65535
Product ID: 65535
Driver Name: ADIHdAud.sys
Provider: AnalogDevices
Driver Version: 5.10.0001.6110
Driver Date: 1/16/2007 01:09:06
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
 


DebugMessage:  *********END dxdiag info.*********

Reply #8 from Elemental Forums Top

Haven't played since the update, but here's my last debug.err with my DxDiag in it:

http://pastebin.com/wKwFpaA9

Reply #9 from Elemental Forums Top

My screens look a lot like the one mazuo posted.  Here's my debug.err:

DebugMessage:  Version 0.295 last updated on: Thu Mar  4 12:20:30 2010
DebugMessage:  Entering WinMain
DebugMessage:  ******* Starting Game Shell *******
DebugMessage:  *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 3/4/2010, 17:59:32
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: DADDY
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090804-1435)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.               
System Model: Dell DM051                  
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A07
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Physical Memory: 3070MB RAM
Page File: 727MB used, 3382MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9588)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9588&SUBSYS_33701545&REV_00
Display Memory: 512.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Dell E193FP
Monitor Max Resolution: 1280,1024
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6983
Driver Date: 7/14/2009 18:27:52
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes
 

Reply #10 from Elemental Forums Top

Turning off advanced lighting did fix the problem for me.|-)

Reply #11 from Elemental Forums Top

If you turn Advanced Lighting back on, and delete your prefs.ini file (found in my documents/my games/Elemental) do you still have the problem?

 

Reply #13 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting CodeCritter, reply 11
If you turn Advanced Lighting back on, and delete your prefs.ini file (found in my documents/my games/Elemental) do you still have the problem?

 
End of CodeCritter's quote

I deleted my prefs file, restarted the game and AL was on. Everything did look fine, but I changed my resolution. Restarted and both the unit design page and design unit page were black and blurry. I turned off AL in game and both unit design page and design unit pages had a white haze or white markings.

Restarted the game, both pages had blocky colors. I turned on AL and Unit design page was ok, but the design unit page was black and blurry. Turned off ALL and map turned to black with markings all over. Unit design was ok but design unit was b/b. I started a new game, then canceled and turn on AL.

Restarted the game and the map was ok, but the both those pages were bb. I started a new game, then canceled and turn off AL.

Restated the game, both pages had white haze/markings. Turned off AL in game, unit design page was bb and design unit page was ok.

I can't make sense of it, and now I can't find a setting where I don't have with black blurry units, or units with white haze and marking :\..unless I delete the prefs file, but then my resolution is not right.