Graphical issues
kombine
Join Date: 2012-10-30 Member: 164671Members
I'd like to start by apologizing, as I don't know if this is the right area, but I'm pretty desperate. I installed NS2 (yay!), and upon joining a server, most models minus the backdrop of the map are either completely seethrough :Read invisible:, or completely black. I can see the letters for each team, and certain lights, and even a water fall on one of the maps ready rooms, however everything else including player models are completely missing.
I've attempted to verify file integrity, which came out 100% fine.
I've changed all manner of settings, and resolutions to no avail.
I have an ATI 4870, with a 3.2 dualcore hyperthreaded, with 4 gigs of ram. So I don't believe I'm unable to play this game, and my gfx card is up to date, so im unsure what the problem is.
Suggestions please? I've waited a long time like a lot of people have, and I just want to play D:
I've attempted to verify file integrity, which came out 100% fine.
I've changed all manner of settings, and resolutions to no avail.
I have an ATI 4870, with a 3.2 dualcore hyperthreaded, with 4 gigs of ram. So I don't believe I'm unable to play this game, and my gfx card is up to date, so im unsure what the problem is.
Suggestions please? I've waited a long time like a lot of people have, and I just want to play D:
Comments
NS2 doesn't use OpenGL, right guys?
Hard to say for both, but statistically speaking, probably.
Your log file from your last game session is in %AppData\Roaming\Natural Selection 2 as log.txt.
I also had a problem where pressing "esc" makes me crash.
Edit: This*
Error: Couldn't load 'ui/unitstatus_alien.dds' (invalid format)
Error: Couldn't open file ''
Error: Couldn't load 'ui/black_screen_borders.dds' (invalid format)
Chat Team 2 - Himself: hallo.
Chat Team 2 - Himself: wtf
Chat Team 2 - Himself: ogod
Error: Couldn't load 'ui/alien_commander_textures.dds' (invalid format)
Error: Couldn't load 'ui/alien_commander_tabs.dds' (invalid format)
Error: Couldn't load 'ui/health_circle.dds' (invalid format)
Error: Couldn't load 'ui/health_circle_alien.dds' (invalid format)
Main Menu Initialized at Version: 227
Error: Couldn't load 'ui/menu/logo.dds' (invalid format)
Error: Sound 'common/menu_loop' couldn't be loaded (Not enough memory or resources. )
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And here is the errors in the console it gave me exactly
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I wouldn't look around, and it would go from 50 fps to 17 randomly, then shoot back up. I looked in console and found quite a few errors, and was wondering if someone could tell me why they're there and if I can fix them somehow.
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I wouldn't look around, and it would go from 50 fps to 17 randomly, then shoot back up. I looked in console and found quite a few errors, and was wondering if someone could tell me why they're there and if I can fix them somehow.
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The ambient sound errors are normal and should not affect your fps. I have not seen those particle errors before though so they're probably related to build 1.0 - whether they are the cause of the fps drops i'm not sure.
However, if you're getting fps drops/spikes, one good diagnostic is net_stats in console ~. Check to make sure the server tickrate is stable (30 ticks), and check to make sure that fps drops arn't happening because of choke going above 0%. If these are fine, i think its more probably a bug and theres nothing you can really do except bug report it and wait for a patch :(.
The aa bug is old old (when ns2 was still in early beta over a year ago), and it looks like it's still around :p.
As the game goes on it stops all together, and i saw a good question, why is physx trying to run on my ATI Card?