Base mousing graphical glitch

[davidjruss]

Attached is a screen save of graphical glitches I sometimes find after mousing over bases - the terrain under the pop-up base box seems to be picked up and on occasion shows up again when mousing over the next base. I am running WITP-AE in full screen mode. Left clicking on the screen clears the glitch.

DavidR

[JamesM]

I have just encountered the same thing.  I hope rebooting my computer will fix it.

Nope, a reboot and several game restarts did not help.

DxDiag file is attached.

[jhdeerslayer]

I have this too. I didn't notice until applying Hotfix.

[davidjruss]

For further information :-

I re-installed the original WITP AE without the 1.080 hotfix added and there does not appear to be the graphical glitches as shown in my original post.

DavidR

[Erik Rutins]

If you're running with the hotfix, try adding the -dd_hw command line switch and let me know if that makes any difference.

[davidjruss]

Erik,

Just tried to add -dd_hw to the Quck Start command line for the 1.080 version and on trying to start the game using the Quick Start I get an error message saying "error - can't create color surface " then the game CTD.

DavidR

[JamesM]

Erik adding the command line switch -dd_hw stops the game from loading.  I get the following error message:
"Error: Can't create color surface"

I use the dual and deepColor command line switches.  I have turned them off and I get the same error message.

[jhdeerslayer]

What is interesting is my XP PC at home (Nvidia 9800 gtx+ w/ latest driver) does this and my Vista PC (integrated graphics) at work does not. I have not tried the -dd_hw thing based on Jamesm problems.

[Erik Rutins]

Guys, can you please try the -dd_def switch as well?

Also, please try setting the WITP AE process priority to High (right click on the AE process in your Task Manager - ctrl-alt-del - and set priority to High there) and let me know if that changes anything.

[davidjruss]

Erik,

First impressions are that the -dd_def switch has cured the problem.

I have tried both with high Priority and normal Priority and both appear to correct the problem. I assume the dd switch has something to do with direct draw.

Will try this switch in conjunction with the others i use and will revert if there are any problems.

Many thanks for the switch suggestion.

No doubt the others will advise on their systems in due course

DavidR

[jhdeerslayer]

I will try as soon as I can and advise. You guys really have a great game here by the way Erik.

[JamesM]

Erik,

Thank you the -dd_def switch fixed it and it looks as it also further speeded up loading times.  

[jhdeerslayer]

Fixed the graphic thing for me too.

[DarkestHour]

Graphic glitch is still present though less frequent and corrected by scrolling after applying -dd_def -dd_hw, dropping -dual.  Everything is NOW very fast: screen loads, map scrolling with F6 on (I have hexes off and use F6 when I need to see hex distances/ info). Scrolling in this mode was usually too slow so I turned it off when scrolling - this is now fast.  I manually set affinity to cpu 0 and priority to high.
 

[DarkestHour]

Woops. This did fix the graphics problem for me. I was using 'autorun.exe' not 'War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe', hence my continued graphics problems.

[davidjruss]

Erik,

Re the graphics problem and your suggestion to use command line switch dd_def to cure the problem ( see 1st post )

I am using the new Public Beta update with the following switches -SingleCpuOrders -cpu2 -multiaudio -altFont -deepColor -fd -dd_sw.

Using these switches I am having a recurrence of the graphics glitches as per the sample below. I have had to remove the -dd_sw switch and replace it with the dd_def switch.

DavidR

[cdcool]

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

Guys, can you please try the -dd_def switch as well?

Also, please try setting the WITP AE process priority to High (right click on the AE process in your Task Manager - ctrl-alt-del - and set priority to High there) and let me know if that changes anything.

Just started ahving problems since i went to full screen. The task mnager high priortity fixes the problem..do i have to do this everytime I start the game?

[USSAmerica]

cdcool, if that works for you, using the -cpu1 or -cpu2 switch to direct AE to run exclusively on one processor should help.

[cdcool]

ORIGINAL: USS America

cdcool, if that works for you, using the -cpu1 or -cpu2 switch to direct AE to run exclusively on one processor should help.

Well, I reduced the mouse scrolling delay to "2" and that fixed the problem without any of the switches.