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Support => Technical Help: IN GAME bugs (after loading world) => Topic started by: Bubba on August 09, 2008, 07:24:04 am

Title: Graphics "smearing" in Bronze Door Fortress Area
Post by: Bubba on August 09, 2008, 07:24:04 am

I noticed an extreme amount of "smearing" in and around the Bronze Door Fortress. On one occasion it was so bad, the entire screen smeared and the game crashed. I noticed that anything "bright" (such as torches or the water mist) tended to smear most, so I kept my field of vision as low as possible and got out of there ASAP. I managed to grab one screen shot of my head and the forground (which originally showed a brighter foreground) smearing while I was making my escape:

(http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/5328/graphicsglitch1sm4.jpg)

I have not noticed any "smearing" anywhere else in the game. (Though, I have not yet been into the sewers beneath Hydlaa.)

My system specs are in my signature. Also note that I had to disable "Vertex Buffer Object" to run the client.

Thanks,

Bubba

Title: Re: Graphics "smearing" in Bronze Door Fortress Area
Post by: Tuxide on August 09, 2008, 07:27:13 am

That is normal, it's a common performance thing to not repaint the background.

Title: Re: Graphics "smearing" in Bronze Door Fortress Area
Post by: Bubba on August 09, 2008, 07:40:17 am

Normal? Hmm.  ??? The reason I felt it was worth reporting was that I nearly walked off the edge of the path and over a cliff a few times - which would have led to my untimely demise had I not recognized that what appeared to be a solid wall was in fact a smear that was obscuring my vision. Also, it pretty much ruined my view of the beautiful fortress itself: I only caught a few glimpses of it, for as soon as I took a step or two towards it, it would smear so badly I could no longer see anything but a streak of bright color.

So, this is going to be a permanent feature of any visits to the Bronze Doors Fortress area?  :'(

Title: Re: Graphics "smearing" in Bronze Door Fortress Area
Post by: Tuxide on August 09, 2008, 08:07:39 am

You must have adaptive distance turned on or something but like I said this is normal.

Title: Re: Graphics "smearing" in Bronze Door Fortress Area
Post by: Adder on August 09, 2008, 02:31:35 pm

Sounds like http://www.hydlaa.com/flyspray_upgrade/index.php?do=details&task_id=1862 (http://www.hydlaa.com/flyspray_upgrade/index.php?do=details&task_id=1862) which I have reported to the bugs database.