White lines in graphics / smear on resources

Atwork · Nov 2, 2012

I have the same glitch.

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System Information
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Time of this report: 11/2/2012, 16:58:58
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.100216-1514)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
System Model: MS-7100
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 1081MB used, 2348MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

The_J · Nov 2, 2012

The "display" tab of the DxDiag report would also be necessary

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Atwork · Nov 2, 2012

Thanks!

Spoiler :

The_J · Nov 2, 2012

Well, that theoretically doesn't look too bad.
The graphics drivers are already from this year, so I would in most cases not suspect that they cause it, but since we saw that the Intel drivers from September don't work, but from October they do, I'd also here strongly suggest that you update them.
This should be the latest driver for you.

Atwork · Nov 2, 2012

I'll give it a try and let you know.

But, besides the graphics glitch, this patch is great! I've only been able to get a couple of hours of playing time in, but it seems like a lot of work was put in to the combat movements of the AI. I returned to a game that I was already playing (immortal level) Am I wrong, but they seem to be doing a great job of advancing their line without exposing their ranged units?

truenarnian · Nov 2, 2012

The_J said:
Update your graphics drivers please. They are 2 years old, which is in the computer area a real eternity. This should be the correct driver for you.

You've been lucky. The game was not really meant to work on your computer.
And it seems they made some changes, which broke your luck :/.

You might want to try if the latest drivers for your graphics card (this one) makes a difference, but there's no guarantee.

The_J, I really appreciate you helping me out with this, but I'm not sure which one you want me to install. The first or the second (was the first directed at someone else?)

When I tried to do it through Intel before, Intel's auto-thingy told me that my graphics drivers were custom from the manufacturer and that they didn't recommend I use the Intel drivers.

Atwork · Nov 2, 2012

Well, that theoretically doesn't look too bad.
The graphics drivers are already from this year, so I would in most cases not suspect that they cause it, but since we saw that the Intel drivers from September don't work, but from October they do, I'd also here strongly suggest that you update them.
This should be the latest driver for you.

I downloaded the latest drivers and fired up the game. Unfortunately the gray streaks are still there. I'll start a new game to see if the problem might be related to the mods I'm running. Any other ideas I should try?

flynnie789 · Nov 2, 2012

Hey all,
long time lurker, first time poster. I wish we could start on better accords. I eagerly downloaded the patch, and found that all the bonus resource tiles stretched into lines. Another poster seemed to elude to that- I have all my settings as low as theyll go, and I have never had problems before. Any suggestions?
And sorry if this should be posted or merged somewhere else
Cheers

The_J · Nov 2, 2012

If the settings are already all set to low, then no, sadly no idea :sad:

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truenarnian said:
The_J, I really appreciate you helping me out with this, but I'm not sure which one you want me to install. The first or the second (was the first directed at someone else?)

The second. The first was directed at siddoruk.

truenarnian said:
When I tried to do it through Intel before, Intel's auto-thingy told me that my graphics drivers were custom from the manufacturer and that they didn't recommend I use the Intel drivers.

Ignore that. They are in general certainly right, but we probably cannot fix this in another way.

The_J · Nov 2, 2012

flynnie789 said:
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Moderator Action: Threads merged.

Please update your graphics card driver, in case you have not done that yet.

Suralle · Nov 2, 2012

Wow! Updated the graphics driver after downloading the ZIP version that you all were talking about from Intel.

Totally fixed the "laser line" effects I was seeing. Trust me, it works on this Dell Inspiron.

Thank you all for your links and suggestions.

Warmest Regards,
Suralle

PS: Follow the installation read me file to a T, the update of the driver must be totally done the correct way or all you get is the report that your old driver is the up to date.

DutchJob · Nov 3, 2012

dshirk said:
Are you still seeing the "smeared" cow and dear after the driver update?

No, everything works like a charm or better then before.

Kudos! :goodjob:

siddoruk · Nov 3, 2012

The_J,
Thanks for your help. I installed the driver you suggested in post 40 and my problem (see post 39) still remains. I have generated a new dxdiag file:

Battle Rattle · Nov 3, 2012

ronjba said:
Am I the only one who reinstalling the video driver hasn't helped (other than the guy DutchJob quoted)?

No, you are are not the only one. I updated my driver and the problem with the lines emanating across the map from animal resources still exists under DirectX 10/11. When I run it under DirectX 9, the lines do not appear.

The_J · Nov 3, 2012

Suralle said:
Wow! Updated the graphics driver after downloading the ZIP version that you all were talking about from Intel.

Totally fixed the "laser line" effects I was seeing. Trust me, it works on this Dell Inspiron.

Great to hear

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siddoruk said:
The_J,
Thanks for your help. I installed the driver you suggested in post 40 and my problem (see post 39) still remains. I have generated a new dxdiag file:

mmhh...are you running the game under DX9 or 10/11?

Battle Rattle said:
No, you are are not the only one. I updated my driver and the problem with the lines emanating across the map from animal resources still exists under DirectX 10/11. When I run it under DirectX 9, the lines do not appear.

Depending on your exact computer setup, your machine might not even support DX10/11. -> could you please also attach your DxDiag file?

siddoruk · Nov 3, 2012

I am running under DX9.

The_J · Nov 3, 2012

Have you yet tried to play under DX10/11? Because we've seen multiple reports that problems don't occure in this mode.

siddoruk · Nov 3, 2012

OK. I will try this and let you know.

Battle Rattle · Nov 3, 2012

The_J said:
Great to hear .

mmhh...are you running the game under DX9 or 10/11?

Depending on your exact computer setup, your machine might not even support DX10/11. -> could you please also attach your DxDiag file?

Here is the DxDiag file requested (see attached).

The_J · Nov 3, 2012

Your machine can only run DX10, and the game is not really optimized for that. Has this really been playable for you under DX10 before? Because I would think that this graphics chip is way to weak for that.

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