3.17 patch graphics problems.

[ncjharris]

Hi Guys, hope you can help - had a search but couldn't see anything similar to me.

Have CIV IV and all the add-ons. No Mods installed.
Updated to 3.17. Loaded a new game, which worked well for 40/50 turns.
Then, the whole graphics go weird. The general shapes and colours are there, but the drawing, shading and rendering are all weird.
If I go to globe view (F11), and alt-tab, when I come back its ok for another turn, but then goes wrong again. Sometimes this doesn't work.

Its not linked to any action - scrolling, menus etc - it just happens.

I am running the following;

Windows XP
Intel Pent. 4 3.2Ghz
1GB RAM
RADEON x600

I have checked and am running the latest drivers (6.14.10.6436).

Hoping you can help...............

Oh, it was fine before the patch.

 

[ncjharris]

anyone!?!?

 

[ori]

have you tried disabling anti-aliasing in your graphics driver? also please post you dxdiag results

and after two years its time for a

Welcome to CFC

 

[ncjharris]

Lol, thanks for the welcome!!

I'll try disabling anti-aliasing,

attached the txt output of dxdiag.

 

[ncjharris]

Bump.

 

[ori]

sorry I lost this from sight...
your card should be up to the task. I gather this only happens in civ?

 

[ncjharris]

no probs!

Yes, only Civ and only since installing the new patch.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled the ATI drivers and it was working fine this afternoon, but after an hours play it went again.
I am wondering if its a heat issue, though why would it only start happening now?

 

[ori]

each of the patches changed some behavior in the graphics machine so this could cause differences between patches - you'd need to reinstall and patch to a lower level though to check this.
Another possibility would just be that your card starts getting problems - and civ is surprisingly demanding on the card so an overheating issue is quite possible - is this a pc or a laptop? if a pc you could try running the game with an open pc cover just to see if the problem occurs less...