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Author Topic: Nvdia 8800 Flicker Bug [Locked]
Chef_Wubbie  2 stars
Posts: 471
Registered: 2002-7-11 05:32:39
OY!
You, yes you... the one with the skyboxen bug....
Head over to the thread on the Turbine forums.

Lothnar has provided a modified dat file altering sky elements.
We need some people with the bug to try this swap to see if it stops it.

Remember to turn off your fixes, and please post results of testing.
If we can squash the bug with texture replacement, this means the possibility of not having to use outside fixes anymore.
It also moves the chances of Turbine doing something way up. Replacing textures pretty easy compared to digging thru code. And if they don't want to, it seems we have the tech to hack the dat files ourselves again.

Go forth and test!

wubbie - so very very geeked that we might have a new path to a solution!

 

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Chef_Wubbie  2 stars
Posts: 471
Registered: 2002-7-11 05:32:39
Like a bad penny, the post that would not die!
MUHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHA

Anyways, I dug this up with good reason.
Sev (you know offical works for Turbine Sev with a logo and everything) has said they think its a timing issue, and will be looking at a way to try to correct it in the code. If they are unable to they will be adding an option to force SW rendering. (for people not keeping score the external program fix the and Virindi fix both trick the game into using SW rendering) This option would mean no more external fixes required. Trying to see if the FPS hit would be as bad, but well Turbine doesn't seem to respond to me... I might be "bothersome" expecting them to fix a bug that has been in game this long. VI will be along shortly to explain how this is just Turbine doing what "we" (big collective royal we) did in the first place, and calling it their fix. (waves at VI and giggles)

The updates, I stay on them.

wubbie

 

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Chef_Wubbie  2 stars
Posts: 471
Registered: 2002-7-11 05:32:39
OY!
You, you with that bugged card... head over to the Turbine Forums...
Sev is actively looking for input from people suffering with the bug to track down where its hiding.
There are a couple things Sev needs bugged people to do to confirm a hypothesis.

The player you help, might be yourself.

wubbie

 

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126th er 140th er 160th er 190ish er 215 er 265ish er 275th Level Tradeskill Main
STOP LAUGHING, I MAKE GIMPED LOOK HAWT!
No really, a Chef who is 275... and I kill stuff too
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Chef_Wubbie  2 stars
Posts: 471
Registered: 2002-7-11 05:32:39
As of this patch the Bug is thought to be GONE.
Please disable any "workarounds" your using and check.

Please report any problems to the thread on the Turbine Offical Forums

wubbie

 

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No really, a Chef who is 275... and I kill stuff too
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