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Venusy · 08/11/2008, 10:58 am

I'm having more than a few problems with the map, collectibles, and awesomeness rankings pages: click for screenshot (one example). Also, when I click on something on the map, often it will randomly move to somewhere else (I'm not holding the button down, and the location where it lands is normally nowhere near where my mouse has been).

*Tester Scott* · 08/11/2008, 11:00 am

Have you tried updating your DirectX and video card drivers?

*Seg* · 08/11/2008, 11:01 am

What Scott said, but here's the link to DirectX.

Venusy · 08/11/2008, 11:45 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tester Scott

Have you tried updating your DirectX and video card drivers?

Should have known it would be something obvious like that

. Thanks!

Venusy · 08/12/2008, 03:59 pm

OK, after a bit of experimentation, the two things in the original post were seemingly not a DirectX issue or a graphics card issue, but a full screen issue (in windowed mode, I've had neither of those problems).

But I'm getting some more graphical oddities (spoilers of varying degrees):
Sometimes when I use the Snappy, the result ends up looking like this:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...0802_43_45.png
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...0800_30_32.png

And I'm occasionally getting the eyeless wonder-bug, along with bad billboarding on the flames, although a restart fixed these:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...0800_34_48.png

Any ideas? DirectX is fully up to date, and my graphics card drivers are also up to date...

*Seg* · 08/13/2008, 10:36 am

What's the make/model of graphics card?

Venusy · 08/13/2008, 11:14 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seg

What's the make/model of graphics card?

NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache. Which is probably incredibly out of date, given that it came with the PC...

*Seg* · 08/13/2008, 11:34 am

I'm thinking it may have to do with TurboCache, epically with Snappy. Sadly you can't really disable it.

Is the missing eyes thing happening only after you run Snappy?

Venusy · 08/13/2008, 12:22 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seg

Is the missing eyes thing happening only after you run Snappy?

I'm not sure, as while the Snappy problem has happened quite a few times, the eyes problem has only happened once or twice. I seem to remember using the Snappy before it happened the first time though...

If it is a problem with TurboCache and the Snappy, then I'll stick to the Vista Snipping Tool for screenshots until I can upgrade to a better graphics card (which I wouldn't have thought would be too long, even the cheapest cards should be better than this one by now).

*Seg* · 08/13/2008, 02:39 pm

TurboCache takes the worst aspects of an intergraded cards by 'borrowing' memory from the RAM. Yes, there's on-board V-RAM for the card, but the environment can become unstable when you start borrowing from regualr RAM.

What seems to be happening is when the card starts to kick into TubroCache, things go crazy-go-nuts. That's my theory anyway.

08/11/2008, 10:58 am	#1
Venusy Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nottinghamshire, England Posts: 13	Homestar Ruiner - Problem with map, collectibles, and awesomeness ranking page I'm having more than a few problems with the map, collectibles, and awesomeness rankings pages: click for screenshot (one example). Also, when I click on something on the map, often it will randomly move to somewhere else (I'm not holding the button down, and the location where it lands is normally nowhere near where my mouse has been).

08/11/2008, 11:00 am	#2
Tester Scott Mayonnaise Afficionado Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Rafael, CA Posts: 595	Have you tried updating your DirectX and video card drivers? __________________ "No man can be a pure specialist, without being in a strict sense, an idiot." - George Bernard Shaw "Remember, every time a April Fools joke is played, a point-n-click adventure game concept is killed." -Ron Gilbert

08/11/2008, 11:01 am	#3
Seg Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Rafael, CA Posts: 383	What Scott said, but here's the link to DirectX. __________________ Seg Special Projects Producer Telltale Games (Formerly a Content Programmer, 2010-2011) (Formerly the Build & Distribution Engineer, 2007-2010)

08/13/2008, 10:36 am	#6
Seg Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Rafael, CA Posts: 383	What's the make/model of graphics card? __________________ Seg Special Projects Producer Telltale Games (Formerly a Content Programmer, 2010-2011) (Formerly the Build & Distribution Engineer, 2007-2010)

08/13/2008, 11:34 am	#8
Seg Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Rafael, CA Posts: 383	I'm thinking it may have to do with TurboCache, epically with Snappy. Sadly you can't really disable it. Is the missing eyes thing happening only after you run Snappy? __________________ Seg Special Projects Producer Telltale Games (Formerly a Content Programmer, 2010-2011) (Formerly the Build & Distribution Engineer, 2007-2010)

08/12/2008, 03:59 pm	#5
Venusy Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nottinghamshire, England Posts: 13	OK, after a bit of experimentation, the two things in the original post were seemingly not a DirectX issue or a graphics card issue, but a full screen issue (in windowed mode, I've had neither of those problems). But I'm getting some more graphical oddities (spoilers of varying degrees): Sometimes when I use the Snappy, the result ends up looking like this: http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...0802_43_45.png http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...0800_30_32.png And I'm occasionally getting the eyeless wonder-bug, along with bad billboarding on the flames, although a restart fixed these: http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...0800_34_48.png Any ideas? DirectX is fully up to date, and my graphics card drivers are also up to date...

08/13/2008, 02:39 pm	#10
Seg Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Rafael, CA Posts: 383	TurboCache takes the worst aspects of an intergraded cards by 'borrowing' memory from the RAM. Yes, there's on-board V-RAM for the card, but the environment can become unstable when you start borrowing from regualr RAM. What seems to be happening is when the card starts to kick into TubroCache, things go crazy-go-nuts. That's my theory anyway. __________________ Seg Special Projects Producer Telltale Games (Formerly a Content Programmer, 2010-2011) (Formerly the Build & Distribution Engineer, 2007-2010)

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