NoCLuE Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 i tried cat 3.7 and 3.8 drivers and now i have the latest omega driver, but the game keeps crashing. I tried to switch fastwrite off in smartgart, but it automatically turns back to 4x. dunno how to turn fastwrite off in bios though. ( dfi ns-80 mobo)also i noticed an enormous increase of my sys temp. (sometimes 10 C!) is this normal? should i go back to cat 3.6 driver?.... or just try other settings (if so which). TnX.. NoCLuE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 The next patch will be out today or tomorrow (thanks Chris). I suggest you stick with the newest drivers (3.8), and wait for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 I have just upgraded from a GeForce 4 MX440 to a Radeon 9600 (using Catalyst 3.8) and am now having problems running UFO:AM. I have patched the game to V1.2 but this has still not helped. Is a further patch being released or is this a problem with the Radeon driver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
systems Posted October 22, 2003 Report Share Posted October 22, 2003 Don't use the 3.8 driver - it causes slowdowns in the world map. Stick with 3.7. You turn off AGP fast writes in your BIOS - hunt for it in there NoCLuE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted October 25, 2003 Report Share Posted October 25, 2003 OK I've reverted to Catalyst 3.7 (as 3.8 was also causing probs with Empires), but I still get random lock-ups when running UFO:AM. Any other advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
systems Posted October 27, 2003 Report Share Posted October 27, 2003 What are your settings in your OpenGL Catalyst driver tab? Which options did you enable in the UFO Configuration utility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted October 27, 2003 Report Share Posted October 27, 2003 OpenGL is set at the default 'balanced' setting - AA: Application preference, Max Res: 1600 x 1200, Aniso Filtering and Method: Application preference, Texture & Mipmap: High quality, Wait for Vert Sync: Default Off and TRUFORM: always Off. UFO:AM is set up with shadows, 32 bit colours and 'Use vertex programs' ticked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Problem solved maybe? After having a problem running C&C Generals I hunted the boards and after MUCH searching found out that there is a problem with the hardware cursor on ATI Radeon 9600s (and may be some others). The solution was to switch it off by going to the display properties settings/advanced/troubleshoot and changing the 'Hardware Acceleration' setting from Full to one notch left of Full. This disables the hardware cursor and bitmap accelerations. The downside is that the cursor now flickers. Chuffed with the result I tried running UFO:AM and suddenly it all worked albeit with a flickery cursor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Thanks for the heads up Frenchie! Have fun playing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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