My Screen Looks 'messed Up'
MonsieurEvil
Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
<div class="IPBDescription">Crosshairs, menus, colors, and more</div> Here are some common video issues and 'resolutions' (heh heh, punny):
<b>Crosshairs have black squares; Pop-up Menu mashed up in one corner of screen</b> - You are running HL in software video mode. Switch it over to OpenGL via the ingame video config menu. You can also use Direct3D but it's not going to run very well or look as good.
<b>Green Text in OpenGL</b> - You are using 2 monitors. This is not fully supported by the OpenGL API, and will cause weird issues in NS (and in other non-HL games). Disable one monitor when playing NS to avoid this.
<b>Lockups/freezes/Blue Screen of Death when starting/exiting games</b> - You have an out-of-date or incompatible video driver. Update to the latest fropm your vendor or using the main reference drivers. <a href='http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html' target='_blank'>ATI Drivers</a> and<a href='http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp' target='_blank'>Nvidia Drivers</a> homepages.
<b>Gamma/Contrast/'Wash-out'/'White-out' issues when joining NS games</b> - You have turned up the contrast and/or brightness on your monitor way too high (often using a 3rd-party utility to help an aging monitor). Ignoring the fact that you are taking years off the life of your equipment due to mishandling, you will have a washing-out effect as NS boosts the gamma for a more interesting visual experience. Use the 'tune gamma' program installed with NS (in Start | Programs | Natural Selection | 'Tune gamma...') to correctly set your gamma for NS (and all other games').
And when in doubt, make sure you have the latest drivers. Check your vendor, check google, check everywhere.
<b>Crosshairs have black squares; Pop-up Menu mashed up in one corner of screen</b> - You are running HL in software video mode. Switch it over to OpenGL via the ingame video config menu. You can also use Direct3D but it's not going to run very well or look as good.
<b>Green Text in OpenGL</b> - You are using 2 monitors. This is not fully supported by the OpenGL API, and will cause weird issues in NS (and in other non-HL games). Disable one monitor when playing NS to avoid this.
<b>Lockups/freezes/Blue Screen of Death when starting/exiting games</b> - You have an out-of-date or incompatible video driver. Update to the latest fropm your vendor or using the main reference drivers. <a href='http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html' target='_blank'>ATI Drivers</a> and<a href='http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp' target='_blank'>Nvidia Drivers</a> homepages.
<b>Gamma/Contrast/'Wash-out'/'White-out' issues when joining NS games</b> - You have turned up the contrast and/or brightness on your monitor way too high (often using a 3rd-party utility to help an aging monitor). Ignoring the fact that you are taking years off the life of your equipment due to mishandling, you will have a washing-out effect as NS boosts the gamma for a more interesting visual experience. Use the 'tune gamma' program installed with NS (in Start | Programs | Natural Selection | 'Tune gamma...') to correctly set your gamma for NS (and all other games').
And when in doubt, make sure you have the latest drivers. Check your vendor, check google, check everywhere.
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