AquaX Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Greetings. XWA will only run in software rendering mode. In the preferences, under Video Options, it does not see that I have any 3D hardware. It simply reports "no 3d hardware". My setup: AthlonXP 2400+ Radeon 9800 Pro w/most recent Catalyst drivers. WinXP Pro SP2 and all updates DirectX 9c XWA 2.0.2 I have tried all the compatibility modes (W95, W98, NT4, W2K), with no success. I've reinstalled XWA and DirectX multiple times. It plays fine in software, but it sure is ugly. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brettzies Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I couldn't get mine to say those exact words, so I'm not sure where it says that. The first two options are where you set it. Video Display Driver = Primary Display Driver 3d Hardware = Yes (click this to toggle between yes and no, default is no) Not sure that will help you, but that's how mine is set to get 3d acceleration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaX Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Yeah, that's the part that is greyed out. It says "3d hardware = No" and won't let me change the settings to "Yes" But thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I'm not sure this will help, but try uninstalling XWA, reinstalling it, and run it without the 2.0.2 patch and setting 3D hardware on before installing the patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaX Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 Aha! That method worked. Thanks so much :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_chaffinch Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Thanks for the answer, had the same problem - can I ask if it's possible keep/copy the saved game file before uninstalling pls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Yes...the saved game files have a .plt extension and are located in the main game folder. Just be sure to load the pilot file back from the launcher after you reinstall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_chaffinch Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Thanks Wildstar, I aslo had to set antialiasing to off instead of application-dependent (for others with same prob!) The text is a little bitty now, is that normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 There are a few files found on LucasFiles that deal with that problem. The first one, the "all resolutions" fix, seems to work well. If you're using a newer nVidia card (say, models that came out in the last year), you may also find that the targeting box in the HUD view around the craft you're targeting is not to be found. We are aware of this problem too and are researching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltkermit Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I am having a similar issue, a few days ago I found my X-Wing Alliance Cd and decided to play it. I installed it and played it just fine for a few days then all of the sudden I got a BSOD. The BSOD referenced the video card, I restarted and tried to reload the game but then I got an error that said no 3d hardware found switching to software mode. I have un-installed/re-installed both Xwing and my video drivers and I keep getting the same error. I also reinstalled DX9.0c. I can not install Xwing without the 2.0.2 patch as it is included with my game. I have had no issues up until that BSOD. Any ideas? AMD XP 3200 ATi 9800 Pro (latest drivers as of 4-25-07) XP Pro Sp2 1GB RAM Audigy2 DX9.0c XWA w/2.0.2 English Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisdeFuines Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I have a very similar problem. I can chose the 3D-Hardware, but when the mission-loading-screen appears, the game tells me, that it wasn`t successfull in detecting my 3D - hardware. This is VERY annoying, since it worked before my system new installation. I`v got a ATI Radeon HD 5570 card. Please help me somebody! The hints above don`t work with my system... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisdeFuines Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 PROBLEM SOLVED: I deinstalled my driver and software and installed the same driver, but a software from 2010 (Catalyst), it worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Great, I'll get the word out, Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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