[resolved][1.02 bug] Transparency problems after update

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I recently updated the game from 1.00 to 1.02 (skipped the 1.01 update), and since the update I have several transparency problems in the UI.

This means that some menus and windows are hard to read for lack of background (load game, city build selection, after combat report ...) and some others informations are missing: health bars are black, in the tech tree the completed techs are still displayed with the same color as the uncompleted ones, etc ...

I have searched if someone had the same problem, and found one user on Steam reporting the exact same symptoms http://steamcommunity.com/app/216390/discussions/0/864950106305453296/?l=french , but no answer yet to his post.

 

I have already tried the following without success:

- updated my video card drivers (ATI Radeon HD 5770, I downloaded the latest version from AMD website)

- disabled antialiasing

- tried several fixed resolutions (even in windowed mode)

 

Please note that the game worked perfectly before the patch, both with the 1.00 version and all betas before it.

 

The only thing I haven't tried yet is reinstalling the game, but I'm open to suggestions if someone has an idea before I come to that.

 

Thanks in advance for any answer.

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Delete everything in this folder C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Elemental - Fallen Enchantress\screens and try starting the game again.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

Thank you very much for your answer HeavenFall

I deleted those files like you suggested but still get the same problems.

However looking at the debug.err logfile, I found some rows that suggest that the problem could indeed come from those files or something linked to them so you might be on the correct path.

 

Full debug.err at http://pastebin.com/ccK1h5wN

 

Here's an exemple of those messages:

DebugMessage:  Error parsing file C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Elemental - Fallen Enchantress\screens\CampaignWnd.dxscreen. Object of type (null) with OBJID Load_Campaign_Hedder_Back3 has wrong size before parsing scripts 950 x 0

DebugMessage:  Error parsing file C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Elemental - Fallen Enchantress\screens\CampaignWnd.dxscreen. Object with OBJID Load_Campaign_Hedder_Back3 has wrong size after parsing scripts 950 x 0
DebugMessage:  Error parsing file C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Elemental - Fallen Enchantress\screens\CampaignWnd.dxscreen. Object of type (null) with OBJID Load_Campaign_Hedder_Back2 has wrong size before parsing scripts 950 x 0
DebugMessage:  Error parsing file C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Elemental - Fallen Enchantress\screens\CampaignWnd.dxscreen. Object with OBJID Load_Campaign_Hedder_Back2 has wrong size after parsing scripts 950 x 0
DebugMessage:  Error parsing file C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Elemental - Fallen Enchantress\screens\CampaignWnd.dxscreen. Object of type (null) with OBJID Load_Campaign_Hedder_Back4 has wrong size before parsing scripts 0 x 610
DebugMessage:  Error parsing file C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Elemental - Fallen Enchantress\screens\CampaignWnd.dxscreen. Object with OBJID Load_Campaign_Hedder_Back4 has wrong size after parsing scripts 0 x 610
End of quote

 

Any idea about the meaning of those messages ?

 

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Ok it works now after I've done the following

1- Uninstalled the game
2- cleaned all remaining files from the game (from my profile and ProgramData)
3- fresh install 1.00
4- patch to 1.01
5- patch to 1.02

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

Congrats!  Enjoy!