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[0.806][[Bug/Graphics]Snowy Graphics

July 13, 2010 8:23:33 AM from Elemental ForumsElemental Forums

I have played various stages of this beta and eventually I end up getting corrupted graphics.  The screen gets all snowy looking and it is near impossible to see what is going on.  I can scroll out to the cloth map and it is fine but when I scroll back in it is all snowy again.

Also, it seems when I am loading it up right after the splash screen it is a big blob of green and the music is really messed up.

I am at work so I cannot give a screenshot but if needed, I can post one later.

My machine is a XP box with the latest MS updates and my video card is a Nvidia 7950 GT (I think) with the latest drivers (well, I downloaded them 2 weeks ago).  I believe I have 4 gigs of ram on my machine.

Is this a known issue? 

Thx

jonpfl

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Reply #1 July 13, 2010 10:26:27 AM
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If you're having graphic issues, we need your debug.err and screenshots. Descriptions don't really do it.

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Reply #2 July 13, 2010 10:50:35 AM
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is it green or red 'snow'?  

If that's the case, your graphics card is overheating try lowering the frame rate throttle in the game settings  or lowering the textures/shadows etc.  

The Nvidia series 7xxx 8xxx 9xxx were all notorious for overheating after a few months.  ( I went through 9 cards from different makes and models (no overclocking) in about 4 years. ) 

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Reply #3 July 13, 2010 11:32:44 AM
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Quoting drakkheim,
reply 2
is it green or red 'snow'?  

If that's the case, your graphics card is overheating try lowering the frame rate throttle in the game settings  or lowering the textures/shadows etc.  

The Nvidia series 7xxx 8xxx 9xxx were all notorious for overheating after a few months.  ( I went through 9 cards from different makes and models (no overclocking) in about 4 years. ) 

It is red or green snow but rather cloudy.  I guess snow was a bad way to describe it since I know that an overheating video card will show a "snow" like texture.

It happens at a specific time but can't remember until I go home and mess around with the game.  I thought I remember it happening when I start researching a spell and when I go back to the main screen, it is cloudy.  I will grab a screenshot the next time it happens.

The other thing is that when the game gets past the splash screen, it is a bright green blob and the sound seems like it is coming from an 80s video game (just some beeps).  I will grab a shot of that as well when I get home.

Thx

jonpfl

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Reply #4 July 13, 2010 7:44:18 PM
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The other thing is that when the game gets past the splash screen, it is a bright green blob and the sound seems like it is coming from an 80s video game (just some beeps)

That's probably the intentional "homage" to the original MoM.

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Reply #5 July 16, 2010 12:59:38 PM
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The other thing is that when the game gets past the splash screen, it is a bright green blob and the sound seems like it is coming from an 80s video game (just some beeps). I will grab a shot of that as well when I get home.

The beta intro video is a parody of MULE.

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