Hi, everyone.
I've been having a problem getting the game to work immediately after loading takes place. After character creation and entering the game world for the first time, I noticed that the screen was completely black (although the cursor changed and music played). After exiting the program, I noticed that graphical elements such as the start menu rendered slower. I restarted with the stubborn intent to try again, and the issue with GUI elements was naturally fixed. I tried to run the game once again, this time with the game loading properly, albeit with several of out-of-place multicolored squares scattered across the screen, and I was able to see the first frame of the game. All of a sudden, my computer restarted, spending extra time at the manufacturer logo and the little blinking line. The screen seemed to go black for a while before the "Welcome" screen popped up, and I instinctively shut down as soon as I could. After waiting a while and turning my computer on again, I can report nothing unusual, but I'm unsure how to resolve my issue with PlaneShift. Any replies are greatly appreciated.
My system specs:
Windows: Windows XP5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2
Memory (RAM): 1016 MB
CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.80GHz
CPU Speed: 2712.9 MHz
Sound card: Realtek AC97 Audio
Display Adapters: RADEON 9200 | RADEON 9200
Screen Resolution: 1024 X 768 - 32 bit
BIOS Info: ATAT COMPATIBLE 032504 IntelR 30302e32
Motherboard: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD Gamila/Giovani/Neon series
Graphics card: ATI Radeon 9200 (uses 128MB of 200MHz DDR SDRAM) - Secondary | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD
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I mistakedly assumed that ATI's drivers were on its own website, rather than that of its owner, AMD (which is why my drivers were not up-to-date in the first place). After a bit of searching, I've realized this and installed the new drivers. The game is working perfectly now; thanks for the help!