Posts by e-freak

  • Pixel flickering

    I will update to that beta - thanks Thrik. It just happens it works atm after I put the DVI Cable out to test it on my dad's lcd and then that one didn't work at all and i put the cable to my own lcd again the artifacts were gone (at least for the moment).

    edit:

    forget it - it's even worse :/

  • Pixel flickering

    As the Orangebox was released yesterday I updated my graphic-card's driver.

    I'm using a GeForce 7800GT 256MB from Club3d and updated the driver before the release to version 164.71 (latest one)

    Yesterday I didn't have any troubles and could play through Portal and Episode 2 without facing any graphicclitches (but maybe just didn't saw them).

    Today I started Portal again and on the 2Dimensional Loadingscreen I saw some Pixels flickering. They had the basecolor of the image but seemed to be way brighter. Then the Backgroundmap appeared other pixels flickered and during the game it seemed that some pixels flickered as well (hard to say because with constant moving you can't spot them so fast if they are just a little brighter or real flickering).

    So I started Episode 2 and the same phenomen showed up. I didn't care so far but then I just started Digital Photo Professional (Canon Tool to work out RAW-Photos) I had those flickering pixels as well again.

    I tried to move the window and those pixels moved along so I don't think it is a problem caused by dead or dying pixels on my LCD (Benq FP91V on DVI)

    I think it has to be the driver who's causing the problem but I wonder why it should do so. The old version ran stable and without any problems and I couldn't find any related topics at google

    I made a Portal Screenshot and looked at it in Photoshop - same effect. So it is defineatly a problem with the graphics card in general not with 3D-Rendering or what ever.

    Made a (fake) animation to show what it does and painted the pixels in the matching color so you can see what it looks like:

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    [Blocked Image: http://www.abload.de/img/screens86.jpg]

  • Team Fortress 2 beta!!!!!

    *Spoiler* Rick_D:

    The Labs in which Portal play (apperature science) were the former competitor to Black Mesa. The Ship you are going to look for in Episode 3 (which you've seen in Episode 2 and from where Mossman sends the message in Episode 1) is the ship of Apperature Science and Elli warns you to destroy the ship because of "a thing" that has such uncontrollable powers that it should not exist... Dr. Kleiner on the other hand wants to use the ship (anyone LotR?)

  • Crysis - Official System Requirements

    I've got 256 MB but it is the minimum - sick if you ask me. That's one of the points I love Steam for:

    http://www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html

    This Data is collected by every Steam-User (volutneer) and is the data valve develops at. Not Intel or NVidia who cry out "Let's get more highend sellings".

    Crysis Minimum: Percentage of Steam Users who are just Minimum or even lower

    Processor - 2.8 GHz or faster (XP) :Around 70% of Steam Users can not play Crysis because of theyr CPUs on a higher setting than Low or not at all.

    Memory - 1.0 GB RAM (XP) : ~70% of Steam Users can not play Crysis because of too less Ram on a higher setting than Low or not at all.

    Video Card -256 MB** : ~30 % have less than 256 MB Vram, ~40% have at least 256 MB Vram (that allows them - I say it again: Minimum Specs)

    Hard Drive - 12GB : Around 80% of the Users have at least 10 or more Gigabyte free. - OK

    So Crytek basically shuts the door for around 70% of the gamers? Assuming that of those left 30% 75% are FPS Gamers who are potential Crysis buyers you have 22,5% of Gamers left as a Targetgroup. I don't know - Izuno may know better - but I assume that of a potential Targetgroup around 10% will buy a game if it sells good. That is 2,25% who would buy this game (but I assume this is still much too high)

  • Soldier of Fortune 3?

    Budget means it is build with less money than a normal title. The publisher decides on taking an older engine, lower standards or whatever so the production is cheaper and the resulting price for the customer is cheaper as well (e.g. 20€). This is often used to give small dev-studios the chance to work on a own title while not having such a big risk or ripping off the last money from an already dead series.

  • Wacom

    Get the cheapest

    Tbh - when starting texturing you should try to get into materials and such first. There's a whole lot to experience without a wacom and you can get the wacom later then you feel you really have the thrill for textures.

    On the wacom itself once more - don't get a plagiat (like medion, pentagram or whatever) but use an original wacom - the plagiats all use battery pens and suck on reaction and detail (as i had to experience myself )

  • [FGD] Team Fortress 2 Beta FGD

    Have you ever seen 3d mike's VIP mod for counter-strike source?

    Do you really think there won't be any chance for a Hunted Mod for TF2 IF! Valve doesn't plant it with a patch?

    When I asked Torsten (Valve) at the GC about the maps he said what is obvious:

    >>Valve has never left a game's maplist untouched after release.

    You can be quite sure there will be new maps with the patches and I could imagine that these will bring multi-team support and/or the hunted.