MrToilet Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I just installed Empire at War, but when I start the game, the opening "Lucasarts" and "Petroglyph" movies have artifacts all over, and when I get to the menu screen, the text and movie are all blocky and corrupted. I have my video card overclocked, I turned the speed back to normal, still artifacted. My video card is a AGP 6800 OC, and it runs perfectly on all the rest of my games (Half Life 2, Doom 3, Quake 4, etc.) I ran 3dMark to stress the card and it ran perfectly. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarthMaulUK Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Get yourself the latest drivers for your card AND install the direct x9c that is on the CD with EaW - reboot and all will be fine DMUK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrToilet Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 I tried reinstalling DirectX, and I have the Forceware 84.21 WHQL drivers installed, still artifacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarthMaulUK Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Try a full re-install of the game but make sure that any anti virus software is turned off - including zone alarm (for example). You might need to post yr dxdiag so we can have a look DMUK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrToilet Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 Okay, I was able to get into the game and change the resolution to match my monitor, everything worked- that is, until I got the NV4_disp BSOD. Grr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrToilet Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 Argh. Now the game won't start, and I get an error message "Unable to reset Direct3D Device." How do I fix this? I just want to play the game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarthMaulUK Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I think you will need to totally remove your graphic card drivers and install free new ones from the nvida site. Forceware drivers are a fussy thing. Sometimes you have to do a clean install for them DMUK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draja Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I am having the same problems as the original poster. I also hang and stutter on the logo screens along with artifacts. The main screen is big blocky textures and artifacts. I have a Nvidia 6800 XT I have tried the 8198 and 8421 drivers using clean install. Can't load up game menu screen even running it in game safe mode. Thanks in advance for your replies. ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 5/25/2006, 02:00:36 Machine name: AMD643200 Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: NVIDIA System Model: AWRDACPI BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz Memory: 1024MB RAM Page File: 194MB used, 2265MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ DirectX Files Tab: No problems found. Display Tab 1: No problems found. DirectDraw test results: All tests were successful. Direct3D 7 test results: All tests were successful. Direct3D 8 test results: All tests were successful. Direct3D 9 test results: All tests were successful. Sound Tab 1: The file ALCXWDM.SYS is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer. Music Tab: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. Network Tab: No problems found. --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: GeForce 6800 XT DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0048&SUBSYS_81E41043&REV_A1 Display Memory: 128.0 MB Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: ViewSonic E90-4 Monitor Max Res: 1792,1344 Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8421 (English) DDI Version: 9 (or higher) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 3/9/2006 15:29:00, 3968512 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: n/a VDD: n/a Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys Mini VDD Date: 3/9/2006 15:29:00, 3650368 bytes Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4308-11CF-1653-EEA100C2CB35} Vendor ID: 0x10DE Device ID: 0x0048 SubSys ID: 0x81E41043 Revision ID: 0x00A1 Revision ID: 0x00A1 Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D Deinterlace Caps: {212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch Registry: OK DDraw Status: Enabled D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Enabled DDraw Test Result: All tests were successful. D3D7 Test Result: All tests were successful. D3D8 Test Result: All tests were successful. D3D9 Test Result: All tests were successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draja Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I seem to have fixed it, I took the vsync and flipped it from app control to on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 I have a similar issue. I managed to get past he BSOD using the vsync (thanks draja), so i only in-game artifact now. Not too big of a deal except that I crash hard when I exit the game. Monitors won't restore the desktop, and I always have to restart the machine. I'm running 2 7900GT in SLI 2gb Ram X2 4200+ Thanks is advance for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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