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Support => Technical Help: IN GAME bugs (after loading world) => Topic started by: Coneitic on January 05, 2007, 06:16:00 pm

Title: Freaking out!!!
Post by: Coneitic on January 05, 2007, 06:16:00 pm
ok, im seriously goin to freak out this happened to me before but i fixed it somehhow, prolly using crystal way  :D

Doesnt really matter where i am, if i turn and look around sometimes, well frequently, my screen freezes, goes to black and doesnt recover. i have to manually shut the tower off and restart it, when it comes on it says "your system recovered from a serious error" seeing as how i shut my comp off i cant really get a message from planeshift.

so far today it happened somehwere down some stairs in the arena, behind harns, and in the tavern. i have to bug the same game master, sorry caarrie, with an alt to get my charactor moved to the DR. then i turn around and that same thin happens to my alt. its extremely annoying seeing as how i have dial up and have to restart the comp, dial up msn, sign on, wait about 5 minutes, then it happens again!

everythign was fine till this morning, i reformated my computer and saved the client to a disk, takes me about 3 days to download the client if i didnt. i do everything, set up the comp, comp is running fresh like a newborn, and this starts... any suggestions? im about to just massively post everywhere on the forums to waste time instead of playing =)
Title: Re: Freaking out!!!
Post by: ThomPhoenix on January 05, 2007, 06:49:51 pm
-Systems specs
-Driver version
etc.

Handy tools to use:
-Start-->Execute-->dxdiag
Look at system/video/screen and post the info.

Also try to test your memory, you can do that by writing a program like memtest86++ onto a USB-stick and plug it in before reboot.
Title: Re: Freaking out!!!
Post by: Coneitic on January 05, 2007, 07:04:12 pm
System:

System Compaq Presario 061

Processor: amd sempron 2800+, mmx, 3dNow, ~2.0ghz

Memory: 704 mb

Display: Device

Name: VIA/S3G Unichrome IGP

Total Memory: 64.0 MB

Display mode 1024x768 (32 bit) (85Hz)

Monitor: Compaq Fs7555 17 in. CRT Monitor

Display: Drivers

Main Driver: vtdisp.dll

Verson: 6.14.0010.0132 (English)

Date 5/5/2004 23:28:44

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Mini VDD: vtmini.sys

VDD: N/A [my comp has a vd?]

DDI version: 9


i hope this helps.... i notice my driver date is almost 3 years old, but before.... i didn thave this problem. any suggestions? if its the update any idea where to go for the update... but i really dont think its the update

edit.... i dont have a usb stick

im a construction worker... my computer is my last thing i put money into


Title: Re: Freaking out!!!
Post by: ThomPhoenix on January 05, 2007, 07:17:06 pm
Check here (http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2) how to get the latest drivers for your integrated videocard.
The website is completely screwed up for me though so it's possible they're having technical difficulties too ;)
Title: Re: Freaking out!!!
Post by: Coneitic on January 05, 2007, 07:21:50 pm
thanks man i'll try to figure this out, maybe a warning should be on the website

*warning, only people with good knowledge of computers should play this game, for only they can figure out the problems of this game*

[just kidding... and i added good knowledge of computers from geek]

*edit* ummm i guess it is screwed up, theres no way to download a driver.. is there another way to update this?

*edit*

thom, thanks for all your help, since i've been playing you've been the most professional, most helpful person i've met on this forums....

turns out i was running in 1024x768 and i guess my monitor and graphics card couldnt handle it, i switched to 800,600 and it runs just fine.... easy fix, kinda makes me feel dumb

thanks anyways man
Title: Re: Freaking out!!!
Post by: ThomPhoenix on January 05, 2007, 11:03:36 pm
I was actually going to ask about your settings but then I read you did a clean install so I figured everything was at default.
The irony :P