Game graphic problem

shanghainingshanghaining Join Date: 2011-04-18 Member: 94054Members
edited April 2011 in NS2 General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">something has gone horribly wrong.</div>
Hi guys, About 4-5 months ago I purchased NS, and graphic was fine...I had it on the highest res & quality setting. Up until recently I open the game and all the graphics are messed up. Please take a look at the screen shots below...note that it's not the image is in bad quality, the screen shot actually reflects how my graphic really look like in game. It's super low res almost seem like graphic is running on "software" (back in cs 1.4 days) Also, I'm only running on window mode cuz it won't let me take Screen shot when im in full screen, the ss turns out black when I copy it. Please look at the screen shot at 100%.

System spec:
AMD Phenom x4 3.4ghz
2x Radeon 5770 xFire
8gig ram


<img src="http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9816/nsss2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/3990/nsss1.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />



Thank you
Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome

Comments

  • DeadzoneDeadzone Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17911Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    In the past 4-5 months have you upgraded your graphics card or updated its drivers? Try looking through your Catalyst settings and seeing if you're locked into any options. You should be letting the programs decide your options instead of forcing them. (at least for NS2)
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • shanghainingshanghaining Join Date: 2011-04-18 Member: 94054Members
    i think the game was fine up until the recent patch...maybe it's after i got another gpu for xfire.....i disabled xfire and also uncheck all the CCC aliasing options. i set everything to let the game decide what graphic option to use. still no luck.
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • MurphyIdiotMurphyIdiot NS2 programmer Join Date: 2008-04-17 Member: 64095Members, Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
    Is there anything strange printed out to the log after you exit the game from that main menu?

    C:\Users\Brian\AppData\Roaming\Natural Selection 2\log.txt
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • shanghainingshanghaining Join Date: 2011-04-18 Member: 94054Members
    i will check when i get home. thanks for the replies!
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • shanghainingshanghaining Join Date: 2011-04-18 Member: 94054Members
    Here's what the log file has to say:



    Date: 04/19/11
    Time: 04:04:59
    --------------------------------------------------------------
    Build 172
    Starting Natural Selection 2
    RenderDevice: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series (8.17.10.1065)
    Error: Sound 'materials/door/onos_step' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'materials/electronic/onos_step' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'materials/electronic/footstep_left' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'materials/electronic/footstep_right' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'alien/fade/land' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'alien/onos/land' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'marine/structure/arc/deploy' couldn't be loaded (An invalid parameter was passed to this function. )
    Error: Sound 'materials/door/bash' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'materials/electronic/bash' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'alien/healing_mound_heal' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'alien/skulk/bite_hit_electronic' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'materials/door/spikes_ricochet' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'materials/electronic/spikes_ricochet' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'materials/metal/spikes_ricochet' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'materials/organic/spikes_ricochet' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'materials/rock/spikes_ricochet' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'materials/thin_metal/spikes_ricochet' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'alien/voiceovers/upgrade_complete' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)
    Error: Sound 'alien/voiceovers/research_complete' couldn't be loaded (Event not found)


    ____________________________


    by the looks of it....it doesn't look good, but i don't know how to fix it :(
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • Chris0132Chris0132 Join Date: 2009-07-25 Member: 68262Members
    Actually those look like fairly unimportant missing assets, I think everyone has them, it's like stuff the devs are in the process of making but haven't finished adding yet, they're all things like small effects or textures for small objects or sounds for things that aren't in the game yet, that sort of stuff. Nothing important that I can see.
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • FehaFeha Join Date: 2006-11-16 Member: 58633Members
    That grain effect on your screenshots that you say you see ingame is actually not a bug on your end, it is dust on my screen ;D.

    No but really, I do not see what you are complaining about. Might be cause I run the game set to awful graphics tho.
    Also, you should always run windowed, that way the screen is smaller and you can see other stuff while gaming, and no need to minimize the game to do other stuff.
    The only problem is a bug that happened a few builds ago and was named feature, where the mouse suddenly got locked inside the window, so you have to alt tab and cant just quickly move the mouse out of the screen and do whatever it is you want to do.
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • EnceladusEnceladus Join Date: 2004-01-18 Member: 25442Members
    In your catalyst control center navigate to the 3D Settings

    You should find a slider for "Mipmap Detail Level" there, and according to your screenshots it's set to "Performance". However setting the slider to Performance will make all texture rendered blurry and ugly, so the preferred setting there should always be on the "Quality" side.
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • KuBaNKuBaN Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8979Members, Constellation
    Have you tried changing the graphics settings to something lower, restarting the client, and turning it back up?
    Or changing the setting manually in the options.xml?

    dir: '%ApptData%/Roaming/Natural Selection 2'
    Resolution setting is down towards the bottom.
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • shanghainingshanghaining Join Date: 2011-04-18 Member: 94054Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1841566:date=Apr 19 2011, 07:46 PM:name=Enceladus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Enceladus @ Apr 19 2011, 07:46 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1841566"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->In your catalyst control center navigate to the 3D Settings

    You should find a slider for "Mipmap Detail Level" there, and according to your screenshots it's set to "Performance". However setting the slider to Performance will make all texture rendered blurry and ugly, so the preferred setting there should always be on the "Quality" side.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    THANK YOU! That fixed the problem!!!

    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK!
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • MOOtantMOOtant Join Date: 2010-06-25 Member: 72158Members
    Does Catalyst CC bias texture LOD below what game specifies? I wonder if game can limit texture LOD here for graphics. (I never touched that part of Direct3D directly, only through wrappers)
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • NurEinMenschNurEinMensch Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14056Members, Constellation
    I'd assume the driver (thus the CCC) can do whatever it wants, no matter what a game tells it to do.
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    edited April 2011
    Baleet.
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
Sign In or Register to comment.