Graphics issues.

DeusImpius

I just bought and installed NS2 yesterday, and I've been experiencing some big graphics issues that I haven't seen anyone else talking about. I can connect to or create games just fine, and I have no problems with the ready room, but once I join a team I start getting major glitches.

Apparently, if I look in the direction of too many objects (players, turrets, Comm chair, alien towers, etc) my graphics turn into a crazy one-point perspective mess. If I'm running around a map by myself, everything looks fine, but as soon as objects come into my field of vision, the graphics wig out. In first-person view, as a marine, this also happens whenever I equip my pistol or knife.

As a Comm, this also happens as soon as I try to place an Armory. I can place multiple turrets or Extractors, but as soon as I click on the Armory icon and scroll my mouse over the map, my graphics turn into a jumble. If I place the Armory down and scroll my camera away, the graphics return to normal as soon as the Armory is out of my field of vision.

I'm running a GeForce GTX 460 SE. These problems happen in any resolution setting (my standard is 1920x1080) and in any detail level.

Thaldarin

Getsatisfaction

Press F1 ingame.

It's not hard.

KuBaN

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Clearly he just got here and hasn't been briefed.

You can submit reports at <a href="http://getsatisfaction.com/unknownworlds/" target="_blank">GetSatisfaction</a> for (hopefully) more quicker results. Alternatively, you can press F1 in game.

crae

Some screenshots may help to clarify. 'wig out', 'turn into a jumble', 'major glitches' and 'crazy one-point perspective mess' are pretty ambiguous terms.

Stele007

You should probably upload some screenshots when you submit the report too.

DeusImpius

Thaldarin: Save the snide remarks for WoW forums.

KuBaN: I've pressed F1 and nothing has happened. I'll check out GetSatisfaction, thanks.

crae: I said it wouldn't let me take screenshots, but If you know what a one-point perspective is, you have an idea of what I'm talking about. The screen turns into a big pattern of blue and grey 2D and 3D triangles with the cross-hair being the vanishing point.

DeusImpius

Tweaked some stuff and managed to get a SS of the problem.

<img src="http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f129/DeusImpius/NS2graphics1.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

crae

Wow, that looks like....a crazy one-point perspective mess. The only thought that come to mind is changing your graphics card settings to default/off/minimum/application preference.

crae

One other point you may or may not be aware of is the ~ key (below esc, above tab, left of the 1 key) open a console screen which displays a whole bunch of game related happenings and allows you to change various settings. There are also some log files here:

C:\Documents and Settings\[user name]\Application Data\Natural Selection 2

Some of the more useful console commands are:

r_shadows false
r_flash false
r_stats
net_stats
cheats 1 (but only id you start your own local server)
thirdperson 1
r_wireframe
skulk_view false (to stop the camera tilt when climbing on walls)

false or 0 turns things off, true or 1 turns them on

Obraxis

Things to try:


1) Download the very latest Graphics card drivers...even beta ones.

2) Get a can of air, and spray into the GFX card's vents. It could be overheating.

3) If this happens in other games like TF2, your GFX card's RAM is faulty and u have a dud.

4) If it does not happen in other games, GetSatisfaction with log file.

5) ?????

6) Profit.

Ironsoul

The setting graphics card settings to use application settings is a first try. I had a problem where things wouldn't render properly(the armor on power nodes, infestation, most lights). I would also get see through walls and weird glowing, allowing natural selection 2 to control the graphics card settings fixed that.

overheating would more likely cause lots of funky coloured triangles(I know, I used to have a gcard without a fan that overheated), and then weird colours and artifacts even after you exit a game.

mobetta

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doooo no reporting bugs on the forums dont u get it? I hate this community so much.

gamester_5

I highly doubt it is graphics card, it is the build. In this latest build I have had mass artifacting very similar to this, especially when looking at any type of new build like a armory, or a turret or on the alien side a whip or crag.

For the most part I just see it on just the new items that are placed to be built.