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Vaul_Darkhour
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[Bug/Graphics] Blur/Advanced Lighting

June 17, 2010 9:44:10 PM from Elemental ForumsElemental Forums

I still have this problem in v.803 as from v.802.

 

 

after i turn off Advanced Lighting its fine again but i have also noticed that at least one NPC is coming up blurry in their profile pics.

 

 

DirectX Diag - http://pastebin.com/6GEJCFBu

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Vaul_Darkhour
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Reply #1 June 27, 2010 3:12:08 AM
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still present in v.804..

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Reply #2 June 27, 2010 9:32:49 AM
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same for me, it happen's randomly on v.802 and v.803 but since v.804 it's permanent.

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Reply #3 July 1, 2010 10:42:49 PM
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still present in v.805..

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Reply #4 July 2, 2010 5:49:30 AM
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Just joined Beta 3. I'm experiencing the same (thanks for the disable lighting tip ).

 

In my experience the game will start up blurry/non-blurry randomly. However, if I go to desktop and then come back it will always go blurry if it wasn't already. Hope this added detail is of any value.

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Vaul_Darkhour
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Reply #5 July 10, 2010 4:21:59 AM
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still present in v.806

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Reply #6 July 10, 2010 5:49:11 AM
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Yup. Advanced lighting always does that for me too

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Reply #7 July 10, 2010 4:43:12 PM
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Hmm... It didn't shown to me in 806 (but it was in 805), but it still happens - if I encounter new NPC, his icon (in the center of lower panel) always blurry. But it goes away, if I'll recruit it.

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Reply #8 July 10, 2010 5:25:02 PM
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I still get the problem but not as much now as in earlier versions...

The shot above is with Advanced Lighting turned on. Note also how dark it makes things. Sometimes I've had the picture clear but the colour darkened.

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So the answer is supposed to turn off Advanced Lighting. This clears it up in the short term but before long the screen picks up residue until it is almost as unplayable as the blurry screen...

The above image is from the same game with Advanced Lighting turned off. The screen degrades almost randomly if you open the Kingdom screen or any other screen. In one game I could clearly see the white form of a book.

I have also noticed that many of the NPCs have this sort of issue with their avatars at times.

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Reply #9 July 11, 2010 8:42:41 AM
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yep, must be a pretty bad bug to have persisted for so long..

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Reply #10 July 18, 2010 12:45:14 AM
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still occurring in v.9..

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Reply #11 July 18, 2010 2:34:37 AM
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CodeCritter posted a work-around here...

https://forums.elementalgame.com/388125/page/1/#2685300

Basically, rename c:/program files/stardock games/elemental/gfx/fx/fxo/post_bloom.fxo.

Turn advanced lighting off.

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Reply #12 July 18, 2010 9:36:29 AM
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That workaround needs to be stickied until it makes the next update since so many have this problem still.

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Reply #13 July 18, 2010 9:28:33 PM
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Quoting Das123,
reply 11
CodeCritter posted a work-around here...

https://forums.elementalgame.com/388125/page/1/#2685300

Basically, rename c:/program files/stardock games/elemental/gfx/fx/fxo/post_bloom.fxo.

Turn advanced lighting off.

 

Cheers for that it works, but for the graphical artifacts here, not the advanced lighting/blur problem which is still present.

https://forums.elementalgame.com/384754

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Reply #14 July 20, 2010 11:17:10 PM
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Blur/flickering still an issue with 3c .92 build. Still 'fixed' by disabling advanced lighting in the video options.

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Reply #15 July 23, 2010 6:33:29 PM
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Glad I found this post, in build 3, I have had this same exact issue on my nvidia card 4800 series 1 gig. So when I get home tonight I will attempt the round about fix to it. just putting my two cents in that infact the OP's screen shot is just like mine.

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Reply #16 July 23, 2010 11:22:56 PM
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Quoting Das123,
reply 11
CodeCritter posted a work-around here...

https://forums.elementalgame.com/388125/page/1/#2685300

Basically, rename c:/program files/stardock games/elemental/gfx/fx/fxo/post_bloom.fxo.

Turn advanced lighting off.

 

Just a follow up, I indeed did this and it fixed the problem here are some specs for the devs.

 

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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/23/2010, 22:20:57
       Machine name: 
   Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.100216-1514)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
       System Model: GA-MA78GM-S2H
               BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
          Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 8450 Triple-Core Processor,  MMX,  3DNow (3 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
             Memory: 2046MB RAM
          Page File: 615MB used, 3323MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode


Display Devices
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        Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series          
     Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
        Chip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9460)
         DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9460&SUBSYS_05021002&REV_00
   Display Memory: 1024.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1920 x 1200 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
  Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
      Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0010.7093 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)

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Sound Devices
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            Description: Sound Blaster Audigy

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