KOTOR 2 graphical glitches

[luc500]

Title says all. I'm experiencing a couple of odd graphical glitches during my playthrough of TSL. Here's an expamle of one of many graphical gltiches that purge my game. other issues are that when using force speed my screen is all messed up. I'm running an ATI Radeon HD 3850 AGP with the 9,7 drivers.

[Q]

Hi.

 

Have you tried the Dantooine lag fix?

• First, figure out where the .ini is installed. Default is "C:\Program Files\Lucasarts\swkotor(2)\swkotor(2).ini". If its not in that location, then your going to have to do some searching around on the hard drive a bit.
  
• When you find it, just double-click on the file to open it in Notepad.
  
• Scroll down the file until you find the Graphics Options
  
• Under the last line ("last line" as in the last line of the list of entries under "Graphics Options", NOT the last line of "swkotor(2).ini), add "Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1", without the quotes.
  
• Goto File, then Save.

It's pretty much a necessity with DX10 GPUs and drivers. Please give it a try.

[luc500]

No luck i still have the graphic glitches. I guess i have to live with it.

[Darth333]

Whether or not your machine meets the requirements, posting your specs (by the gfx card it looks like the game requirements are more than met but newer hardware and software can cause other issues) and game options - the report below will indicate which game options are turned on/off - may help:

 

* Bring up the launcher menu for Kotor 1 or 2.

* Click on "Configure".

* Click the "Scan Hardware" button on the lower center of the window.

* Click "Yes" to continue.

* Click "Details" to view your system specs.

* Click "Save Report" and save the file to your desktop.

* Whenever you post your problem, open the file you just saved and copy and paste the contents to your post.

[luc500]

Here are my sytem specs:

 

GameExists=1

GameVersion=v2.10.427

GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\

 

[OS]

Name=WinXP

Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 3

Service Pack=Service Pack 3

Status=Pass

 

[swapFiles]

C:\pagefile.sys=2732

 

[CPU]

CPUCount=1

CPUSpeed=2002

CPUFamily=15

CPUModel=4

CPUStepping=8

CPUVendor=AMD

CPUName=AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3000+

Status=Pass

 

[Memory]

RAM=2048

Status=Pass

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=121.13GB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=D:\

Drives=_NEC DVD_RW ND-2500A,_NEC DVD_RW ND-2500A

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series

Video Memory=1024

Desktop Resolution=1680x1050x32 @ 60Hz

DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=2.1.8787

OpenGL Vendor=ATI Technologies Inc.

OpenGL Renderer=ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series

ATI Driver=6.14.10.6973

Vid Card Status=Warning

Vid Card Driver Status=Pass

GL Status=Pass

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio

Status=Pass

 

 

;Game Options from swkotor2.ini

 

[Display Options]

FullScreen=1

Disable Movies=0

Disable Intro Movies=0

Sort Modules=1

Width=640

Height=480

BitsPerPixels=32

RefreshRate=60

 

[sound Options]

Music Volume=85

Voiceover Volume=85

Sound Effects Volume=85

Movie Volume=85

Number 3D Voices=30

Number 2D Voices=64

2D3D Bias=1.50

EAX=2

Sound Init=0

Disable Sound=0

Force Software=0

 

[Graphics Options]

Grass=1

Shadows=1

EnableHardwareMouse=1

FullScreen=1

AllowSoftShadows=1

RefreshRate=60

Width=1280

Height=960

Emitters=1

Anisotropy=16

Frame Buffer=1

Soft Shadows=1

Brightness=57

V-Sync=1

Texture Quality=2

Anti Aliasing=8

Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1

 

[Game Options]

UnlockedPlanetSongs=13

Enable Tooltips=1

Keyboard Camera Deceleration=2000.000000

Keyboard Camera Acceleration=500.000000

Keyboard Camera DPS=200.000000

TextureVariation=86

BodyVariation=9

AppearanceType=168

PCGender=0

GameCompleted=0

CurSithLord=2

Hide InGame GUI=0

Use Small Fonts=0

Hide Unequippable=0

Tutorial Popups=0

Subtitles=1

Mini Map=1

Floating Numbers=1

Status Summary=1

Enable Mouse Teleporting To Buttons=1

Mouse Sensitivity=44

Difficulty Level=1

Auto Level Up NPCs=0

Mouse Look=0

AutoSave=1

EnableScreenShot=0

Reverse Mouse Buttons=0

Reverse Ingame YAxis=0

Reverse Minigame YAxis=0

Combat Movement=1

TooltipDelay Sec=1

Disable Movies=0

 

[config]

firstrun=0

 

[Autopause Options]

End Of Combat Round=0

Mine Sighted=0

Enemy Sighted=0

Party Killed=0

Action Menu=0

New Target Selected=0

 

[Movies Shown]

Movie10=1

Movie 9=1

Movie 8=1

Movie 7=1

Movie 6=1

Movie 5=1

Movie 4=129

Movie 3=1

Movie 2=1

Movie 1=7

Movie 0=1

[Q]

I have an nVidia card, so I can't duplicate your problem. It seems that the KotOR games have traditionally had problems with ATI cards.