Hl2 Graphical Bugs

SidSid Corwid of the Free Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12903Members, Constellation
<div class="IPBDescription">Is this just me?</div> Is this just me... but when I turn on my Flashlight in a dark tunnel with my pistol out, I see little green 'specs' all over the Pistol texture.

It also seems to have a bit too much 'shine' to it. Anybody else agree? (I've also noticed a sort of 'gloss' on metal canisters and whatnot in-game. Anybody else?)

And is anybody else getting a green Aura around light sources..? (Looking down a long tunnel at the other end, which is bright, almost casts a 'green' aura/shadow on the wall inside the tunnel).

And one last thing... My textures look... blurred. Any way to really fix this? (Most noticeable on the pistol).

Radeon 9800 128mb + Catalyst 4.10 (Upgrading as I type this... will post and see if anything is changed).

AA: Off
Antistropic Filtering: Trillinier (Yeah I know I spelt that wrong).

I hope I didn't spoil anything. I know the mods are a bit touchy on the subject.

Thanks for your time,
-Sid
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    I noticed the same on the pistol myself - it's not just you.

    My laptop:
    3.2 Ghz P4
    1 gig 400Mhz RAM
    Mobility Radeon 9700 (128Mb)
    Using Omega Drivers based on 4.10betas. I'll also check and see if I can upgrade those.
  • DaedalusDaedalus Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15152Members
    The pistol has glow in the dark sights AFAIK. Thats why there are green dots on it. As for the shine, I think it's much better than in Doom 3 where it was horribly overused. I can't say I've noticed any problems with the lights. Oh and my textures look very sharp and sexy on my Ti4600 so I'd have a tweak of your drivers and settings to make sure you're getting the full experience.
  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    These aren't the glow in the dark sights - I'll see if I have a screen of the problem.
  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    The textures look like HL1 actually... if I stand DIRECTLY infront of a wall.... but anything else, just fantastic.

    Only playin on 800x600 and everything toned down.
  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited November 2004
    This isn't the best picture of the problem, but it's the best I have:
    <img src='http://xs3.xs.to/pics/04474/d1_town_010097.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
  • Chaos_LlamaChaos_Llama Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28124Members
    I have a GeForce 4 Ti 4200 with the latest drivers. Is this enough to run the game; even on the lowest settings?
  • DaedalusDaedalus Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15152Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Chaos Llama+Nov 17 2004, 07:09 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Chaos Llama @ Nov 17 2004, 07:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I have a GeForce 4 Ti 4200 with the latest drivers. Is this enough to run the game; even on the lowest settings? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It depends on other things too, not just your video card. I have a 2500+ / 1gig RAM / Ti4600 and it runs with everything on High at around 50fps.

    About the graphical bugs, you have the latest graphics drivers and version of Direct X, and your graphics card isn't overheating?
  • HibameHibame Join Date: 2003-11-16 Member: 22974Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Dragon_Mech+Nov 17 2004, 07:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dragon_Mech @ Nov 17 2004, 07:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This isn't the best picture of the problem, but it's the best I have:
    [pictar] <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    looks like some one went a bit overboard with the gold paint to me =P
  • SidSid Corwid of the Free Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12903Members, Constellation
    This is what mine looks like. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • AlcapwnAlcapwn &quot;War is the science of destruction&quot; - John Abbot Join Date: 2003-06-21 Member: 17590Members
    this is why im waiting to get a new vid card for half-life2...
  • SidSid Corwid of the Free Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12903Members, Constellation
    edited November 2004
    This is the only picture I could find that showed the 'Gloss' effect I was talking about. (Shown slightly on the front of the headcrab... yeah, I know it's not very noticeable... but still).

    ..I'll see if I can get a better picture. Everything just looks a tad too shiney for some reason.

    The gloss effect looks exactly like the 'Electrified crowbar' from Sven Co-op. It is more noticeable on Explosive canisters and other objects..

    Oh, and notice the bluriness on the pistol. (Cannot see the 3 black lines on the slide clearly).

    P.S. ATi Catalyst 4.11 does not fix this problem. I did, however, notice a very small improvement in FPS. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    HL2 settings:

    Everything on high (Maxed out)
    Low-ish Brightness. (2.3)
    No AA
    2xFAA
    1024x768

    Radeon 9800 128mb with 4.11 Drivers
  • ThiefThief Ownage Join Date: 2003-08-09 Member: 19214Members, Constellation
    I get this wierd 'speckling' bug too, mainly when entering a lighted area from a pitch black area

    Hmm I guess u got a pic already of it but hey, might as well show what i get

    <img src='http://iog.branzone.com/storage/Thief/d2_coast_090004.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    This is on a
    AMD Athlon64 3400+
    RADON 9600XT 256MB (Omega 2.5.58)
    1GB PC3200 DDR


    this is making me think this is a texturing error everyone gets?
  • SidSid Corwid of the Free Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12903Members, Constellation
    And these are the weird 'Auras' or 'Halos' I was talking about. I see them all the time in the normal HL engine, too.
  • SidSid Corwid of the Free Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12903Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Daedalus+Nov 17 2004, 06:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Daedalus @ Nov 17 2004, 06:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> your graphics card isn't overheating? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No, and I'm sure of that.

    I know this is know help at all... but it's such a relief to know that I'm not the only one <i>suffering</i> from these mighty graphical bugs. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Exageration is intended. (Slightly).
  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    First of all
    Glossy headcrab: Supposed to be like that

    Shadowing on wall=What im guessing is that it's like 256 colors on some of those walls, causing the shading to be broken

    Gun: seems like a material error, perhaps re-download source materials.gcf?
  • SidSid Corwid of the Free Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12903Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Xyth+Nov 17 2004, 07:40 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Xyth @ Nov 17 2004, 07:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> First of all
    Glossy headcrab: Supposed to be like that <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yes - but not *just* the glossy headcrab. Other objects (like that small cylindrical explosives canisters I keep talking about) seem to be 'over glossed'... as if they're using the same effect like "Glow [Colour]" from those Admin mods and stuff. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    Do you mean the barrels, or the ones you find everywhere in ravenholm, the small ones?

    Because Im pretty sure the small ones are supposed to be shiny to, they are made of metal..
  • SidSid Corwid of the Free Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12903Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Xyth+Nov 17 2004, 07:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Xyth @ Nov 17 2004, 07:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Do you mean the barrels, or the ones you find everywhere in ravenholm, the small ones?

    Because Im pretty sure the small ones are supposed to be shiny to, they are made of metal.. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Those ones, yeah.

    Well... for some reason they just look a bit too shiney. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    (I was trying to be vague with my descriptions because I did not want to potentially spoil anything for anyone).
  • CerebrusCerebrus Join Date: 2004-11-17 Member: 32840Members
    uh ok guys, you need to stop and think, i'll give you an example of my own comp,

    Vid Card: Geforce4 MX 440, <b><u>64MB</u></b>

    Resolution: 1280x1024(LCD)

    Other Graphics Options:
    All on highest except Filtering (no anti-aliasing, only bilinear filering)
    textures on medium

    now i get average 30-40 fps,
    i don't get this green pistol dot thing,

    all my graphics look 100% fine,
    i haven't found any bugs except in CS:S and in that case it is the mappers fault and not my hardware.
  • Chaos_LlamaChaos_Llama Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28124Members
    My system specs are as follows:

    AMD Athlon XP 2700+ (2.17 Ghz)
    1 GB Ram
    GeForce 4 Ti 4200
    Sound Blaster Life Platinum

    So is this good enough for HL2? Or am i *BEEP*'ed
  • ChronoChrono Local flyboy Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18989Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Chaos Llama+Nov 17 2004, 10:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Chaos Llama @ Nov 17 2004, 10:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> My system specs are as follows:

    AMD Athlon XP 2700+ (2.17 Ghz)
    1 GB Ram
    GeForce 4 Ti 4200
    Sound Blaster Life Platinum

    So is this good enough for HL2? Or am i *BEEP*'ed <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    id say you can easily run it on medium settings with about 30 fps

    i got a amd 2100+ 512mb ram and a geforce 4 ti 4600 and i run it on medium with around 35
    your better processor and ram should compensate a bit for the card
  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Chaos Llama+Nov 17 2004, 11:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Chaos Llama @ Nov 17 2004, 11:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> My system specs are as follows:

    AMD Athlon XP 2700+ (2.17 Ghz)
    1 GB Ram
    GeForce 4 Ti 4200
    Sound Blaster Life Platinum

    So is this good enough for HL2? Or am i *BEEP*'ed <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It won't run with every setting at the max, but you should be able to get a good framerate & have it look ok. I would upgrade your vid card if you do want to upgrade anything.
  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Sid+Nov 17 2004, 08:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Sid @ Nov 17 2004, 08:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This is what mine looks like. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's the way it's supposed to look. Its the bumpmapping, it looks really strange in screenshots because the bumpmapped texture isn't animated so it looks overly speckled. It should be animating when you travel through different light sourses and look a like you have a nickle finish on the gun. Keep in mind that normally when you take picture of guns they are extreamly well lit, so you never see things like this. Textured metal does do that in low light.

    Your headcrab looks a little wierd, but it is nearly impossible to analize weather or not bumpmapping is misbehaving from a still, I would need to see it animated to say for sure.

    Try turning AA on at x2 and AF on AF on x4, I found some of the bumpmapping looks kindof iffy when it is rendering trilinear rather than AF.
  • ShoeboxShoebox Join Date: 2004-11-15 Member: 32817Members
    can anyone tell me how good they think hl2 will run on my specs.
    amd 64 3200+
    ati 9600 xt
    768 mb ram
  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited November 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Shoebox+Nov 17 2004, 11:54 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Shoebox @ Nov 17 2004, 11:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> can anyone tell me how good they think hl2 will run on my specs.
    amd 64 3200+
    ati 9600 xt
    768 mb ram <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Medium/high details (most likely high), 1024x768, 2x AA, 8x AF, 50-60 FPS.

    Just a guess, but the game should run like a champ. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Dragon_Mech+Nov 18 2004, 12:56 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dragon_Mech @ Nov 18 2004, 12:56 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Shoebox+Nov 17 2004, 11:54 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Shoebox @ Nov 17 2004, 11:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> can anyone tell me how good they think hl2 will run on my specs.
    amd 64 3200+
    ati 9600 xt
    768 mb ram <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Medium/high details (most likely high), 1024x768, 2x AA, 8x AF, 50-60 FPS.

    Just a guess, but the game should run like a champ. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    At least.

    You should have no problem getting good FPS out of that machine.
  • ShoeboxShoebox Join Date: 2004-11-15 Member: 32817Members
    neat. thats fricken tight yo <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • Har_Har_the_PirateHar_Har_the_Pirate Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19388Members, Constellation
    edited November 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Shoebox+Nov 17 2004, 11:00 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Shoebox @ Nov 17 2004, 11:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> neat. thats fricken tight yo <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    geforce 2 FTW, 800x600 med and low visuals, and it still dont look bad at all

    /edit quoted wrong person, meant to do chaos llama, but as u see you should be able to run it real good
  • InvaznInvazn Join Date: 2004-03-04 Member: 27142Members
    AMD Athlon XP 2600+
    2.07 GHz
    512mb
    Nvidia Fx5200
    Everything is funky and shiny
  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Invazn+Nov 18 2004, 02:03 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Invazn @ Nov 18 2004, 02:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> AMD Athlon XP 2600+
    2.07 GHz
    512mb
    Nvidia Fx5200
    Everything is funky and shiny <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Its because god is punishing you for buying an FX5200. They are dirty satanist cards!
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