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Flickering Screen in Demo!
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 4:54 pm
by podz99
Hi,
I've just downloaded and installed the latest Demo version of the game (looks great btw). Only I have a slight problem which makes it almost unplayable... The problem being that the screen display "flickers".. not at a high rate.. maybe every few seconds or so. It does this on all the screens, including the loading screens. I've tried different resolutions, but that made no difference. I also tried changing to software rendering, but the game just crashes when i do that.
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem, or if there is a known issue and a fix?
My setup is: Pentium 4 650 processor, 2gig Ram, ATI x600 graphics card.
Thanks for any help!
Podz
RE: Flickering Screen in Demo!
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:41 am
by unfunf
Hello, I too have this problem. My screen flickers very rapidly.
I have 2x6800 ultras in sli. I hit 11k 3dmark05 and I take very good care of this pc, both hardware wise and software wise. This game seems interesting so I want to tryout the demo, but this problem needs some fixing. I will search for an answer myself, but I hope a mod can help out here.
RE: Flickering Screen in Demo!
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:44 pm
by AncientAngel
hay guys go into your starshatter folder and post the errlog.txt it should give us all the needed info that might be causing the issue.
RE: Flickering Screen in Demo!
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:30 pm
by unfunf
Here you go Ancient:
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+====================================================================+
| STARSHATTER 3.9.4 19 Jan 2006, 1:49:43 AM |
+====================================================================+
| |
| Windows XP 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2 |
| |
| Registered Owner: Registered, |
| |
| CPUs Detected: 1 CPU Level: 15.7.10 CPU Speed: 2682 |
| x86 Family 15 Model 7 Stepping 10 |
| AuthenticAMD |
| |
| 2048 MB RAM 3940 MB Max Swap 3511 MB Avail Swap |
| |
| DirectX 7 installed. |
| DDRAW 5.03.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) |
| D3DIM 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148) |
| DINPUT 5.03.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) |
| DPLAY 5.00.2134.1 |
| DSOUND 5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) |
| DMUSIC 5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) |
| |
| |
| NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Series GPU |
| |
+====================================================================+
Initializing Game
Request 1280x1024x32 mode
Request DirectX 7 Hardware Rendering mode
Request Primary 3D card
Gamma Level = 128
Initializing instance...
Window created.
Instance initialized.
Initializing game...
********************************
* Direct 3D version 7 *
********************************
SoundCardD3D Primary Buffer Format:
bits: 16
chls: 2
rate: 22050
Created video object.
VideoDX7 Fullscreen: Using double buffered video memory surface
VideoDX7: Found attached surface.
DDSCAPS_3DDEVICE
DDSCAPS_BACKBUFFER
DDSCAPS_COMPLEX
DDSCAPS_FLIP
DDSCAPS_LOCALVIDMEM
DDSCAPS_VIDEOMEMORY
Preparing to enumerate Z Buffers...
driver_index = 1
GUID: 84e63de0-46aa-11cf-816f-0000c020156e
VD3D_ZBufferEnum:
VD3D_ZBufferEnum:
VD3D_ZBufferEnum:
Creating Z Buffer (1280 x 1024)
VideoDX7: Created Z Buffer (depth = 32)
Supported Texture Formats:
1) 15-bit True color RGB 555
2) 16-bit True color RGBA 5551
3) 16-bit True color RGBA 4444
4) 16-bit True color RGB 565
5) 24-bit True color RGB 888
6) 32-bit True color RGBA 8888 <== SOLID <== TRANSPARENT <== TRANSLUCENT <== INDEXED
7) 16-bit True color RGB 880
8) 16-bit True color RGB 556
9) 24-bit True color RGB 888
10) 0-bit True color RGB 000
11) 0-bit True color RGB 000
12) 0-bit True color RGB 000
13) 0-bit True color RGB 000
14) 0-bit True color RGB 000
VideoDX7: Checking for gamma support. ddcaps.dwCaps2 = 606afe7c
GAMMA SUPPORTED
Created screen object.
Palette loaded.
Established requested video parameters.
Loading Ranks and Medals
Remapping: 'KEY_CONTROL_MODEL' => =1(1) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_JOY_SELECT' => =1(1) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_JOY_RUDDER' => =0(0) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_JOY_THROTTLE' => =1(1) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_JOY_SENSE' => =1(1) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_JOY_DEAD_ZONE' => =500(500) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_MOUSE_SELECT' => =1(1) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_MOUSE_SENSE' => =10(10) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_MOUSE_ACTIVE' => =192(192) (0) (0)
Mapping: 'KEY_MOUSE_INVERT' => =0(0) (0) (0)
Loaded key.cfg
Starshatter::InitGame() create joystick
Joystick: initialized DI7 pdi = 0016ae5c
Joystick: preparing to enumerate devices
EnumJoystick 1: 'Logitech Extreme 3D Pro USB'
guid: {6e7b3120-757d-11da-800144455354}
Loading System Designs 'sys.def'
Loading Weapon Designs 'wep.def'
+====================================================================+
| RUN |
+====================================================================+
Loading ship design catalog: Ships/catalog.def
Loading Galaxy: Galaxy.def
Loading StarSystem: Janus/Janus.def
Loading StarSystem: Solus/Solus.def
Loading StarSystem: Renser/Renser.def
Loading StarSystem: Ostara/Ostara.def
Order of Battle Loaded (Terellian Alliance).
Order of Battle Loaded (Dantari Separatists).
Order of Battle Loaded (Marakan Hegemony).
Order of Battle Loaded (Independent System of Solus).
Loading Form Set 'MenuDlg'
Loading Form Set 'CmpSelectDlg'
Loading Form Set 'MsnSelectDlg'
Loading Form Set 'ModDlg'
Loading Form Set 'ModInfoDlg'
Loading Form Set 'MsnEditDlg'
Loading Form Set 'MsnElemDlg'
Loading Form Set 'MsnEventDlg'
Loading Form Set 'MsnEditNavDlg'
Loading Form Set 'NetClientDlg'
Loading Form Set 'NetAddrDlg'
Loading Form Set 'NetPassDlg'
Loading Form Set 'NetLobbyDlg'
Loading Form Set 'NetServerDlg'
Loading Form Set 'NetUnitDlg'
Loading Form Set 'AudDlg'
Loading Form Set 'VidDlg'
Loading Form Set 'OptDlg'
Loading Form Set 'CtlDlg'
Loading Form Set 'KeyDlg'
Loading Form Set 'JoyDlg'
Loading Form Set 'FirstTimeDlg'
Loading Form Set 'PlayerDlg'
Loading Form Set 'AwardDlg'
Loading Form Set 'ConfirmDlg'
Loading Form Set 'ExitDlg'
MusicDirector::SetMode() old: NONE new: MENU
Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Music/Menu/MainTitle.ogg'
Bitstream is 2 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 9109123 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717
MusicDirector::SetMode() old: MENU new: CREDITS
Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Music/Credits/Credits-1.ogg'
Bitstream is 2 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 5637184 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717
Exit Confirmed.
MusicDirector::SetMode() old: CREDITS new: NONE
>>> Starshatter::SetGameMode(7) (EXIT_MODE)
Shutting Down (Returning to Windows)...
Stardate: 1137653391.0
Bitmap Cache Footprint: 15755 KB
*** Game::Exit()
+====================================================================+
Begin Shutdown...
MusicDirector::SetMode() old: NONE new: SHUTDOWN
Campaign::Close() - destroying all campaigns
Destroying Galaxy Galaxy
Destroying Star System Janus
Destroying Star System Solus
Destroying Star System Renser
Destroying Star System Ostara
UNDEPLOYING MODS
VideoDX7: shutdown
SoundCardD3D: shutdown
Performance Data:
-----------------
Time: 46508 msec
Frames: 0
Polys Rendered: 0
Verts Rendered: 0
Buffers Used: 0
Render Calls: 0
Clocks: 0
Pixels: 0
Performance Statistics:
-----------------------
Frames/Second: 0.000000
Polys/Frame: -1.#IND00
Polys/Second: 0.000000
Verts/Second: 0.000000
Polys/Call: -1.#IND00
+====================================================================+
END OF LINE.
I see no problems in the errlog, but maybe I am missing something.
RE: Flickering Screen in Demo!
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:51 pm
by HarryM
You are running DX7? Maybe time to update your DirectX, current version is 9.
RE: Flickering Screen in Demo!
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:55 pm
by unfunf
No no no... I run DX9.0c, august. The highest DX the demo (v3.9.4 or whatever) supports is DX7.
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RE: Flickering Screen in Demo!
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:05 pm
by HarryM
Ah, I saw DX7 in the log. Maybe that's why the demo flickers then? The full game on my GF6800GT with DX90c runs fine, no flickering.
RE: Flickering Screen in Demo!
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:49 am
by unfunf
It's very likely a problem with the demo graphical engine conflicting with something on my computer; however, I do not think it has to do with DirectX. I tried both software renderer and Direct3D7, and both give the same flicfker. The problem is probably non-existent with the newer graphical engine. However, I want to try the demo before going out and buying the game, as I have little idea of how this game plays. Therein lies my problem
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RE: Flickering Screen in Demo!
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:35 pm
by AncientAngel
I remember seeing issues with flickering before with the demo. I can't remember if it was a conflict with an anti-virus. I will try to do some searching on
www.starshatter.com 's forums and see if there was a fix. It was some sort of werid conflict between Dx7 and another program.
RE: Flickering Screen in Demo!
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:44 pm
by AncientAngel
click this out.
http://www.starshatter.com/downloads.htm
Seems there maybe issues with ATI Cat 4.2 Drivers. Try whats mentioned on the above link and it might fix the issue.
RE: Flickering Screen in Demo!
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:00 pm
by unfunf
As I said, I use an NVIDIA 6800 ultra SLI setup. Not a radeon. Furthermore, that fix is for a totally different bug, and it didn't work anyway
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RE: Flickering Screen in Demo!
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:27 am
by SF
Out of curiousity, have you tried changing the refresh rate of your monitor to different settings yet? If so, did the flickering rate change, get better, or get worse?