Graphical problems after the last patch.

Chapon · Nov 1, 2012

There seems to be a graphical issue it takes too long to load textures and I see gray fields when scrolling/jumping around map. I have never had this issue prior the patch. This together with the constant redownloading of mods made me stop playing. Thanks Firaxis for screwing my game...

Chapon · Nov 1, 2012

Hmm, nobody has the same issue? Maximal zoom is totaly useless as it constatly loads textures. Why it can not just load them to the memory? I have a GT560Ti 1GB RAM.

Chapon · Nov 1, 2012

Hello, just if anyone is interested I have the beforementioned graphical glitches and texture problem so here is my DXDIAG.

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The_J · Nov 1, 2012

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Have you already tried to lower the settings?
Would be good to see if that makes a difference. Yes, your computer should be able to handle the game, but this would still be good to know for the further problem solving attempts.

Chapon · Nov 1, 2012

The_J said:
Moderator Action: Post moved.

Have you already tried to lower the settings?
Would be good to see if that makes a difference. Yes, your computer should be able to handle the game, but this would still be good to know for the further problem solving attempts.

Well, I have not. It does the same under DX9. The game has run perfectly for over a year, only now, when a patch messes with the renderer, it is unplayable.

Furiey · Nov 1, 2012

I too see the grey textures that have to be redrawn every turn. Up until now I've been playing with no problem at max setting (apart from not being able to see oil on water), it's just with this patch I've noticed the grey each turn.

Roblord · Nov 1, 2012

Same problem as others in this thread...it is constantly geying out and coming back as you scroll...my dxdiag is attached

Petek · Nov 1, 2012

Same problem here as the others: Grey tiles briefly display when scrolling or jumping around the map. This never happened to me before. This effect happens only the first time you visit an area. After that, the map renders instantly. This happens with games started both pre- and post-patch. I usually play with all video settings on high. Changed all settings to low and still saw the same effect. Updated video drivers and verified integrity of game cache; no help.

This change definitely started after applying the patch. Although the effect is noticeable, it doesn't bother me that much because the delay in rendering the map is short. DXDIAG (first portion only) is attached:

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Furiey · Nov 1, 2012

My PC could be a clone of Petek's

The_J · Nov 1, 2012

Moderator Action: The post by wrciii has been moved to here.

Chapon · Nov 2, 2012

Good to know I am not the only one. And it seems it affects both nVidia and ATi users. The question now is, how, when and if Firaxis will fix this.

Tabarnak · Nov 2, 2012

I have same problems than op.

HiRezAudio · Nov 2, 2012

I get this constantly.
(Tried to add the DXDIAGS file, but cannot as apparently it is not allowed because I added it on a different post)

The_J · Nov 2, 2012

Moderator Action: 2 posts have been moved to other threads, 1 here, another one here.

flamefalcon · Nov 2, 2012

After the patch, any image that moves is streched to the center of the screen. Here is my Dxdiag

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Hercules90 · Nov 2, 2012

I also have graphic problems and grey areas and strange graphics radiating out of resources, whether things like cows or stone.

Happened late yesterday. Effects SP game.

Also weird with MP on GMR.

dshirk · Nov 2, 2012

Unfortunately, that's the game settings, not your dxdiag. Go to your START menu in Windows, and type "DXDIAG" in the search line. When the tool pops up, click "Save all information". That's the file we need. Thanks!

flamefalcon said:
After the patch, any image that moves is streched to the center of the screen. Here is my Dxdiag

Spoiler :

[LeaderheadSettings]

; Leader quality bracket
LeaderQuality = 2

; Enables leaderhead shadowing
EnableShadows = 1

; Allows use of SM4.1 codepath (if supported)
AllowSM41 = 1

; Allows use of SM5.0 codepath (if supported)
AllowSM50 = 1

; Resolution used for cube shadow map. Please use a power of two.
CubeShadowResolution = 1024

; Reference aspect ratio for which leader content is authored (should default to 16/9).
TargetAspect = 1.777778

; Controls formatting for displays not matching target aspect. (0 => maintain widescreen FOV. 1 => No letterbox)
AspectAdjust = 0.000000

; Resolution of skin scattering buffers. Please use a power of two.
SkinResolution = 1024

; Skin quality level (0=no subsurf,1=cheap subsurf,or 2=expensive subsurf).
SkinQuality = 1

; Enables depth of field
EnableDOF = 1

; Enables bloom/glow effects
EnableBloom = 1

; Enables post-process distortion (heat haze, etc)
EnableDistortion = 1

; Allows leaderhead MSAA, on DX11. If this is enabled, the game will use an FP16 swap chain (slight perf. penalty). Note that you may not get AA. Some DX10 HW does not have FP16AA support.
AllowLeaderAA = 0

; Enables soft fire shadows in leaderhead scenes. Only supported in the SM4.1 codepath.
EnableSoftShadows = 0

; Maximum number of scenes to keep in memory. If there are more than this many, then they will be swapped in and out on demand
MaxResidentScenes = -1

; Reduction of leader texture size (0=full size, 1=half size, 2=quarter size)
LeaderTextureReduction = 1

; How much of leader textures to stream in after entering leader scene (0..6)
LeaderTextureBackgroundLoad = 2

; Whether or not to use static screenshots of leaders (this is the default for min-spec machines)
UseScreenShots = 0

; Set to 1 to force the legacy compression path. 'UseOldTextureDecompress' has been retired. Use this key...
ForceOldGPUDecompress = 0

; Whether or not the GPU will be used to decompress some textures. Requires SM5.0 or higher support.
UseGPUDecompress = 0

[GraphicsDetailSettings]

HDStrategicView = 0

OverlayLevel = 0

ShadowLevel = 1

ReflectionLevel = 0

TextureQuality = 0

FOWLevel = 2

TerrainDetailLevel = 1

TerrainTessLevel = 0

TerrainShadowQuality = 0

TerrainWaterQuality = 0

; Terrain Page in Rate
TerrainPageinSpeedStill = 1

; Terrain Page in Rate
TerrainPageinSpeedMoving = 0

; Use more advanced GPU features which can cause some drivers to crash
TerrainUseAdvancedGPU = 0

; Screen width of screenshot (0 is default width)
ScreenShotWidth = 0

; Screen height of screenshot (0 is default height)
ScreenShotHeight = 0

NumberContinents = 2

; Init whole terrain before loading game
BlockOnLoad = 0

; Terrain Page in Rate
Terrain64Chunks = 2048

; Terrain Page in Rate
Terrain128Chunks = 256

; Terrain Page in Rate
Terrain256Chunks = 128

; Terrain Page in Rate
Terrain512Chunks = 64

; Enable bicubic terrain patches
BicubicTerrainTessellation = 0

; Target edge length of triangles in patches
BicubicTerrainTessTriSize = 4

; Default level of patch subdivision
BicubicTerrainTessSubdiv = 2

; Allow cheaper shadow blur for DX11.
AllowCheapDX11ShadowBlur = 1

[UserSettings]

MSAASamples = 1

WaitForVSync = 1

FullScreen = 1

FSResID = 2

WindowResX = 1360

WindowResY = 768

; Min convergence depth for in-game Stereo rendering (zoomed in) (does not affect leaders).
StereoConvergenceMin = 230.000000

; Max Convergence depth for in-game Stereo rendering (zoomed out) (does not affect leaders).
StereoConvergenceMax = 1150.000000

; Offset to pull the stereo cursor off the terrain
StereoCursorOffset = -25.000000

; Constant Rebasing (DX11.1)
Enable Constant Rebasing = 0

dshirk · Nov 2, 2012

Hercules90 said:
I also have graphic problems and grey areas and strange graphics radiating out of resources, whether things like cows or stone.

Happened late yesterday. Effects SP game.

Also weird with MP on GMR.

DXDIAG please. It sometimes allows us to pinpoint problems quickly.

Hercules90 · Nov 2, 2012

dshirk said:
DXDIAG please. It sometimes allows us to pinpoint problems quickly.

I would if I knew where the DXDIAG is to be found.

Edit: I am googling for this.

nokmirt · Nov 2, 2012

Does having no shrines count? :lol:

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