The interesting part of this mess is that in the release notes with the latest driver (a couple weeks ago) many other games have had issues that have been fixed for the most part. Many are reported as "non-NVidia" issues - perhaps we fall into that category


There are ways around it in gameplay ... all depends on your camera angles and view. If it starts to bug me too much, I'll just swap the card out - simply isn't worth the headaches involved, even though I like the card

 

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Ashake - for "normal" screen resolutions... (under 1650 i think) simply maximizing or raising the main chat window a line or 3 tends to be enough to push it off the screen. For people playing AC on really big screens this isn't much help.

I don't care who has to take the PR nightmare and fall on the sword to say ok its my fault, I just want to see this fixed.
Nvidia is up to the x Series and this bugs been around since Series 8 rollout... one would have hoped that someone would have taken the time and located this error... oh wait I did... and I play on Series 6 cards...


Hey Fyrie are you lurking?
I was poking at registry keys you can add/modify in DirectX and its exceeded my google search powers to investigate.
Do you know or have a contact who knows DirectX?

http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/1126/
"Open the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Direct3D\Drivers] key and change the value of SoftwareOnly to "1" to use software emulation or "0" to disable it. "

I can't figure out what software emulation we are talking about here...
If it let DirectX ignore the card features and do it itself this would be usefuls... of course if it doesn't nuke Decal at the same time its even more useful. We are in that dangerous ground where I only kinda understand, but I can't crash test gerbil myself to see if it does something good or just another red herring.

If anyone has some insite into DirectX feel free to speak up...

wubbie

 

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Sorry, I don't know anyone who programs against DX. That registry setting should be easy enough for someone to test. It does seem a little vague tho to what it does doesn't it?

good enough reason for me to upgrade

 

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Fyrie - i typed this amazing post the other day and somehow the board ate it
it was my standard witty reply and something ironic about not being able to find documentation, just 20 webpages with the exact same vague post...

So is there anyone with a bugged card and the understanding to use regedit?
Need a crash test Gerbil...

 

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I could, but it wouldn't be until next week.

 

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That woudl be awesome Endy..

Its a short test
turning on the switch in the registry and turning it off.

It would be nice to find a more elegant solution to this problem until someone actually fixes the broken product

 

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I cant find the Direct3d part...............


DtB

 

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Tried it, it failed. AC won't even start without hardware acceleration, it's a requirement since ToD.

Thorfinn_Sigurdssen - so it does something to shutdown hardware acceleration... okies... Thank You for trying and repoting.

well we now know what it does at least...
I wonder how many other options are buried in the DirectX Codex of secrets...

Of course I think this might never work because I'm not sure if Decal requires Hardware TnL to work its voodoo.

*slams head into the desk*

wubbie - windmills... i joust them...

 

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