PlaneShift

Support => Technical Help: Problems BEFORE entering the game => Topic started by: nathan_strength on March 03, 2007, 06:33:47 am

Title: Weird screen: No words
Post by: nathan_strength on March 03, 2007, 06:33:47 am
When I open the PSclient the screen loads, and then the screen looks like this:

http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitledpw0.gif (http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitledpw0.gif)

I dont understand why I cant see any word characters...
Title: Re: Weird screen: No words
Post by: Karyuu on March 03, 2007, 06:37:11 am
Do you have the most recent driver for your video card? :]
Title: Re: Weird screen: No words
Post by: bilbous on March 03, 2007, 06:42:23 am
Looks to me like you don't have the font support you need but that is just a guess.
Title: Re: Weird screen: No words
Post by: neko kyouran on March 03, 2007, 07:38:36 am
Are you running a Savage type video card by chance?
Title: Re: Weird screen: No words
Post by: nathan_strength on March 03, 2007, 03:05:29 pm
to tell you the truth, I dont really know if I have a bad video card or not; I'm not really too familiar with computers ???
Title: Re: Weird screen: No words
Post by: Gharan on March 03, 2007, 03:12:04 pm
If you're running windows xp go to start > run > then put in dxdiag and click ok. The go to to the option display on the top and the specs of your video card will appear. List the name, manufacturer and memory. From what I remember.
Title: Re: Weird screen: No words
Post by: nathan_strength on March 04, 2007, 04:53:22 pm
Alright, well heres what I found:
Name: S3Graphics ProSavageDDR
Manufacturer: S3 Graphics, inc.
Approx. Total Memory: 32.0MB
Title: Re: Weird screen: No words
Post by: Karyuu on March 04, 2007, 04:55:39 pm
That's a problem, unfortunately. First 64MB is the minimum you should have on a card, and second, S3 Savage cards are notoriously bad with OpenGL applications - and therefore not compatible with PlaneShift. You'll have to find an upgrade! :{
Title: Re: Weird screen: No words
Post by: nathan_strength on March 04, 2007, 09:28:32 pm
Does anyone have any suggestions on which one I should buy?
Title: Re: Weird screen: No words
Post by: Elvicat on March 05, 2007, 07:25:44 pm
no sorry... you need to eather know your system OR take the computer to a computer store and ask them what card it can use, tho i have a feeling you'll need a AGP graphics card but don't quote me on that  :whistling:
Title: Re: Weird screen: No words
Post by: emeraldfool on March 06, 2007, 03:20:56 pm
Quote from: Karyuu on March 04, 2007, 04:55:39 pm
That's a problem, unfortunately. First 64MB is the minimum you should have on a card, and second, S3 Savage cards are notoriously bad with OpenGL applications - and therefore not compatible with PlaneShift. You'll have to find an upgrade! :{

Lol.
Name: Intel(R) 82810E Graphics Controller
Approx. Total Memory: 5.5 MB


I never knew how crappy this computer really was :P
Oddly enough, I can run PS on this one, it's just very laggy...