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Gwilym
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Does anybody know of a way to prevent the screen tearing in this game?
I braved it for my first game, but now I'm wanting to replay it to re-learn about the characters, and it is very distracting to me!
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corran
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| Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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What is "screen tearing?"
I had a lot of problems myself with the game lagging and freezing a lot (and taking down the whole computer with it). I just beat it last night and would like to play again (didn't save the girl this time) but I don't know if I want to reboot my computer 10 times a day again! |
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k-wix
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:22 am Post subject: |
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Thats very strange as i didn't have any problems playing the game? .. ran smooth as silk.
and i must repeat corran, what exactly is the problem gwilym?
Oh - if your not running it in a window, i'd do that.
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KM
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:26 am Post subject: |
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| What's the refresh rate on your monitor set at? Another thiung you can try is setting the priority higher, it sits at normal usually but if you have WinXP you could set it to above normal or high priority, you know how to do that right? If not just ask. |
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Gwilym
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 5:26 am Post subject: |
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I'll try this windowed mode, and see what happens.
Basically, I just get the classic VSYNC-OFF look. It runs smoothly, but the top and bottom of the screen don't update at the exact same time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_tearing
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KM
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:03 am Post subject: |
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| My stuff didn't work? T_T |
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Gwilym
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:17 am Post subject: |
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Well, the other stuff definitely doesn't work, but I just realised I hadn't tried the priority thing. I really don't think that is the issue, though.
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KM
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:20 am Post subject: |
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| Well the tearing is because the screen doesn't refresh as fast as the action is going or on time with the game, you are running something better than an 8mb ATI right? if it's running slow a priority fix would cure it, like my vids.music, it'd like skip all the time and jitter but when I set the priority high it stops, just a suggestion. |
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Gwilym
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:19 am Post subject: |
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I have a GeForce 6600GT; it runs stuff like Half-Life 2 and Far Cry awesomely, so that's not the problem.
Well, actually, it COULD be the problem. It generates frames faster than my monitor can handle them, even at maximum refresh rate. Of course, my maximum refresh rate at my regular resolution is quite low. Let's see what happens if I set my desktop to a lower resolution.
NOPE!
Hmmmmm. It's really not that bad, but like... the graphics are so nice and clean otherwise, so it nags at me. HORJ
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vaAUGHhn
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:25 am Post subject: |
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I think you can reduce the rate at which the GeForce is refreshing what it sends, too? Not sure, but I think that's somewhere in the card's settings panel (like, the system-tray-esque one).
though that may not even help. I assume you have up-to-date drivers and directx and stuff?
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Gwilym
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 9:19 am Post subject: |
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Yes, of course, though I've never heard of this GeForce limiting what
I shall investigax
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corran
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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I will try some of this stuff and see if it fixes it.
I, however, do have the cheapest video card ever. I don't play games on my computer except for emulators occasionally. Besides, I spent all my money on soundcard/interface :D. |
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tumult
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| Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:09 am Post subject: |
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why, it's quite easy! first you simply open the preferences from the in-game menu:
and then you check the.. oh
haha you're stuck with a pc |
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Gwilym
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| Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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What a load of old horse :(
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k-wix
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:47 am Post subject: |
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Heres a few things that could work
1.) Try adjusting your refresh rate, i have mine set to 75 Hertz. try that. 60 is the most common.
2.) Make sure your color quality is set to 'Highest' via your Video card options. (Highest is 32 bit)
3.) In DouConfig, try changing from 32 to bit to 24 bit.
4.) In your Nvidia options menu (taskbar) try changing your Image Settings to 'High Performance'
5.) Right click desktop -> Screen config -> Advanced -> Troubleshoot -> Slide your Hardware Acceleration bar to None then play.
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