Too Many Decal Surfaces

ChewycheeseChewycheese Join Date: 2004-05-24 Member: 28878Members
in Tech Support
<div class="IPBDescription">error and crash</div> While playing ns for an extended amount of time...the window will suddenly close and an error message saying i have "too many decal surfaces." The hl.exe process will still be running but there is no window I can tab back to. Anyway I can prevent this?


Dell xps2 laptop , gig of ram, nvidia gfx card.
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  • BlueNovemberBlueNovember hax Join Date: 2003-02-28 Member: 14137Members, Constellation
    Never heard of that before.
    Exact graphics card?
    Exact error message?
    Tried re-installing NS?
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  • ChewycheeseChewycheese Join Date: 2004-05-24 Member: 28878Members
    256MB NVidia GeForce Go 6800 Ultra

    THe error message is exactly like the title
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  • BlueNovemberBlueNovember hax Join Date: 2003-02-28 Member: 14137Members, Constellation
    Critical close error, "Too many decal surfaces", Close. ?

    Most odd.

    Does it matter what map you play on? Try playing on a small custom no-texture map. Like a siege or co. Less decals. I don't have a definite solution but I'd recommend a reinstall of NS just to eliminate the possibiltiy of corrupted files.
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  • CaptainHarassmentCaptainHarassment Join Date: 2005-04-18 Member: 48827Members
    Try setting <i>cl_decals</i> to a lower number. Default is 300. The 6800 shouldn't have a problem with decals and such though, unless your computer is bottlenecking it or something.
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  • BulletHeadBulletHead Join Date: 2004-07-22 Member: 30049Members
    it sounds like you set your decal limit to something outrageous and some dork started decal spamming 0o'
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  • ChewycheeseChewycheese Join Date: 2004-05-24 Member: 28878Members
    edited July 2005
    Here is the error. I'll try that decal thing, thx


    edit: just tried cl_decals...not finding it.
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  • CaptainHarassmentCaptainHarassment Join Date: 2005-04-18 Member: 48827Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Chewycheese+Jul 29 2005, 06:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Chewycheese @ Jul 29 2005, 06:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Here is the error. I'll try that decal thing, thx


    edit: just tried cl_decals...not finding it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You're typing <i>cl_decals</i> in the console right? You can also go into Options > Advanced and set the decals to a lower number.
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  • ChewycheeseChewycheese Join Date: 2004-05-24 Member: 28878Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CaptainHarassment+Jul 30 2005, 01:13 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CaptainHarassment @ Jul 30 2005, 01:13 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Chewycheese+Jul 29 2005, 06:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Chewycheese @ Jul 29 2005, 06:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Here is the error.  I'll try that decal thing, thx


    edit: just tried cl_decals...not finding it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You're typing <i>cl_decals</i> in the console right? You can also go into Options > Advanced and set the decals to a lower number. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah thats what i did. For some reason it always sets to 4096 on startup O_O

    I put it around 800 and everything seems to be workin ok. Thanks for the help guys
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