Halo Pc Problem

nightdragonnightdragon Join Date: 2003-01-05 Member: 11848Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">cant find the solution anywhere...</div> Ok I recently bought Halo for the PC, thought it was going to be great. I went to create a new profile and when I did many of the options were missing in alot of the menus. I have version 1.02 and it has still not fixed it, I cannot change:
Specular
Shadows
Decals
Environmental Music
Hardware something or other
and a few other options are inaccessible, I have a P4 2.53Ghz 512Megs of RAM and Nvidia MX440 GFX, these specs are way above the expected but I still cannot change anything.

ND

Here is one screenie:
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  • uranium_235uranium_235 Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9478Banned
    Your card doesn't support them.
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    Yeah its generally not a good outlook for Halo performance wise when it blots out option. U235 summed it up. No support. Cant fix it without a newer card either.
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  • nightdragonnightdragon Join Date: 2003-01-05 Member: 11848Members, Constellation
    Argh, minimum is a 32mb GFX card and I have a 64meg wth is going on <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

    ND
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  • uranium_235uranium_235 Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9478Banned
    Megerbities has really nothing to do with card performance. Simply put: The MX hardware itself just doesn't support those items. You're SOL :/

    Sorry.
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  • SkinnYSkinnY Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7500Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--nightdragon+Oct 29 2003, 05:13 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (nightdragon @ Oct 29 2003, 05:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Argh, minimum is a 32mb GFX card and I have a 64meg wth is going on <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

    ND <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    well... you can play the game right ? minimum is what you must have to play the game with everything off/low and in 640*480....

    sry to tell you mate, but you need a new gfx-card :/
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  • nightdragonnightdragon Join Date: 2003-01-05 Member: 11848Members, Constellation
    Ok got the game running quite nicely, updated my drivers but no scepular or shadow *got decals yey*. Running at 1024x768. Although still no help with the environmental sounds. Hehe, all the pitch dark areas are bright with no specular. Yey getting new GFX for xmas so hopefully itll work ok then, I hope i have an AGP :S

    ND
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  • RPG_JssmfulhudRPG_Jssmfulhud Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4006Members
    Er... How old is your computer then? And better check if your motherboard has an AGP slot, <i>before</i> you buy a graphics card... <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • nightdragonnightdragon Join Date: 2003-01-05 Member: 11848Members, Constellation
    How do I check and its not old at all, maybe half a year TOPS

    ND
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    edited October 2003
    Welcome to the world of MX series Nvidia cards.

    [EDIT] I have a Nvidia GeForce 4 MX, and I can at least change Decals. [/EDIT]
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  • RPG_JssmfulhudRPG_Jssmfulhud Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4006Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--nightdragon+Oct 30 2003, 02:01 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (nightdragon @ Oct 30 2003, 02:01 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> How do I check and its not old at all, maybe half a year TOPS

    ND <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Open your computer's case and check the PCI slots (you most likely don't have any ISA ones <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> ). There should be a smaller brown one (AGP) there.

    And if your computer is half a year old, it surely has an AGP slot... But check anyway.
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  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    If it's greyed, then your card doesn't support it. Simple as that.

    as to getting it to run well on 1024x768...

    I hate you...oh so very much. Mine runs...barely...@ 640x480
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  • DaedalusDaedalus Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15152Members
    You need a card that supports Shaders. Unortunately the GF4 MX isn't one of them. You'll need a GF4 Ti if you want those options. It does make the game look purty but even with my Ti4800/2500+, my speed drops to around 16fps in battle.
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  • UnderDOGUnderDOG Join Date: 2003-04-05 Member: 15221Members
    lucky, for some reason, all i get is the title screen, i can hear the starting movies for the companies play, then the intro movie play, then the OOOOO OOOO OOOOO menu music play, but i only see the default halo background, the menu or the move or the game itself never show up.
    <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Athalon 2100+, 512Megs DDR, and a Nvidia TI4600
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    Eww 16? your video card is better but my CPU is better (2700+) and I get 30fps minimum singleplayer. (combat)
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  • DaedalusDaedalus Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15152Members
    What res and texture quality are you running though? 16 is the minimum for combat. It's usually about 25 in battle and 40-50 when I'm wandering around.
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  • spinviperspinviper Join Date: 2003-05-08 Member: 16151Members
    Rolfmao. I have a Radeon 7500 and I can use all those options. My fps is 45-60 with V sync
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  • nightdragonnightdragon Join Date: 2003-01-05 Member: 11848Members, Constellation
    edited October 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--spinviper+Oct 30 2003, 12:09 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (spinviper @ Oct 30 2003, 12:09 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Rolfmao. I have a Radeon 7500 and I can use all those options. My fps is 45-60 with V sync <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I hate you.... <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo-->

    ND

    P.S. And as for the AGP, yes I have one, thank god. It has my current GFX card in it at the moment, wooopppee cant wait for xmas now <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    This is why I carefully looked after the "TI" when I bought my computer. I consider MX cards to be a waste of money.
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  • R_A_CR_A_C Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16273Members
    Hey spinviper, I got a 7500 also, I get good fps with a hi resolution. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif'><!--endemo--> I have the same three things greyed out as other people but everything else works great.
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  • JefeJefe Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15734Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--R A C+Oct 30 2003, 12:20 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (R A C @ Oct 30 2003, 12:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hey spinviper, I got a 7500 also, I get good fps with a hi resolution. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif'><!--endemo--> I have the same three things greyed out as other people but everything else works great. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    maybe you should update your drivers?
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  • uranium_235uranium_235 Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9478Banned
    Man I only notice a FPS hit when I'm surrounded by 800,000 flood. Otherwise it runs flawless


    AMD 2800 XP

    1024 Mb 2700 DDR

    GF4 TI 4600

    Meh.
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  • DaedalusDaedalus Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15152Members
    For all the people complaining about greyed out video options: It's not a software problem. Your hardware just doesn't support the options. You need a GF4 Ti and higher or possibly a GF3 Ti. These cards support Pixel Shaders and Vertex Shaders which are used to make the sexy effects.
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