[Linux] Alien flashlight/vision not working after 257 + Fade blink graphical glitch

SkvateSkvate Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9892Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver
edited October 2013 in Technical Support
SYSTEM INFORMATION
Running Ubuntu Linux, the Ubuntu 13.04 (raring) release.
GNOME: 3.6.3 (Ubuntu 2013-03-18)
Kernel version: 3.8.0-31-generic (#46-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 10 20:03:44 UTC 2013)
GCC: 4.7 (x86_64-linux-gnu)
Xorg: 1.13.3 (17 April 2013 10:43:13PM) (17 April 2013 10:43:13PM)
Uptime: 0 days 1 h 18 min

CPU INFORMATION
AuthenticAMD, AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 720 Processor
Number of CPUs: 3
CPU clock currently at 3214.414 MHz with 512 KB cache
Numbering: family(16) model(4) stepping(2)
Bogomips: 6428.82
Flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save

MEMORY INFORMATION
Total memory: 7986 MB
Total swap: 0 MB

HARDWARE INFORMATION
MOTHERBOARD
Host bridge
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge
PCI bridge(s)
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
ISA bridge
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 7576
IDE interface
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 7576

GRAPHIC CARD
VGA controller
NVIDIA Corporation GF104 [GeForce GTX 460] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 2321

SOUND CARD
Multimedia controller
NVIDIA Corporation GF104 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 2321

NETWORK
Ethernet controller
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 7576

NVIDIA GRAPHIC CARD INFORMATION
Model name: MSI 460 GTX 768 MB
Card Type: MSI 460 GTX 768 MB
Video RAM: 768 MB
GPU Frequency: 725MHz /1451 MHz
Driver version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 319.49 Tue Aug 13 21:15:53 PDT 2013

OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GTX 460/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 319.49
OpenGL shading language version string: 4.30 NVIDIA via Cg compiler



Like the title says: After 257 i can no longer use the alien vision. I hear the sound of it go on/off, but nothing happens otherwise.
I have updated the drivers from 313 to 319. I have deleted the NS2 folder in .config. I have also checked consistency of gamefiles from steam. None of these helped the problem.

Good news is that FPS seems to have improved slightly with the 319 drivers. I can now get playable framerates at 720p(max 120, low 20-30, avg 50-60).

I also have a problem with the blinkview as fade. One out of 10 times i use blink, i get either a black screen or a partial black screen. This bug occured before 256/257 as well.

All graphics settings in the game are at low or off.

Edit: Also tried reinstalling the game. No change.

No one else gets this glitch?
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Comments

  • SkvateSkvate Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9892Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver
    Heres an example of the blink glitch as a fade.
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  • JCDJCD Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33150Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Disable mods like alien vision and other old mods, since the shader file format has changed.
    What happend to your blink could be mod related too.
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  • SkvateSkvate Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9892Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver
    edited September 2013
    are the mod files located in some other place than .config/Natural Selection 2/ ? I have removed the entire folder, so it could be recreated, but nothing changed. I have also reinstalled the game and deleted all the files i could find. It seems however that some settings are kept, but probably in the steam cloud. Is it possible to reset the files there?

    Edit: Unchecked option for cloud storage(4,6 kb used). Uninstalled game and deleted both NS2 folder in SteamApps/common and in .config. Crossing fingers.

    Edit2: Nope. Still same problem. Still remembers my keybindings and stuff...weird. Maybe it downloads the last settings that was uploaded regardless of the cloud setting.
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  • SkvateSkvate Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9892Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver
    Both these issues have been resolved in 258 :)

    The alien vision thing was solved when i noticed the "minimal alien vision" mod appear, and i could now deactivate this. Did not appear as an option in 257.

    I have tried to recreate the fade blink-vision bug, but have not yet succeeded...which is a good thing :D


    GJ UWE!!!11!
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