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1.6 Beta 4 on SDC

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1.6 Beta 4 on SDC

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change log:

The biggest change in this beta is the optimzation work done on the ships.  You should notice improved framerates and improved loading times (the optimizations also accelerated the creation of ship thumbnails).  We had a save game where the framerate droped to 4 fps when we scrolled over sectors with ships, and with these changes it's now up to 28-34 fps.  Major kudos to Jesse (aka CodeCritter) for all the work that he put into this!  For those of you who like a little more  technical details, Jesse implemented a batching system for the ships, optimized the meshes for speed, and optimized the storage of the scene nodes.  If you want to check out your framerate, CTRL+F toggles the framerate counter on/off.

+ NEW: Added Starbase module to repair the starbase with Tech Requirement Advanced Hulls.  Will only show up if the starbase is missing HP, and can be 'installed' multiple times.  This module should not count towards the total modules.

+ CHANGE:  In the Ship Designer, when using auto-place to place a component, the component will use the current scale and rotation settings

+ TWEAK: You are no longer permitted to change your capital to another world, and bonuses for the capital city have been increased.

+ FIX:  Flushes resource manager’s resources when game exits
+ FIX: Fixed crash in invasion ground units
+ FIX: Fixed crash if memory does not allocate in ResourceGraphic
+ FIX: Fixed crash in ship design code if hardpoint data failed to load
+ FIX: Fixed bug where minimaps were not refreshing immediately when you started a new game
+ FIX: Added code to handle if you or your trading partner are in debt to fix flakiness with the money popup in the TradeWnd. 
+ FIX: Fixed bug in the function that calculates the morale of a colony to fix a longtime bug where your morale could permanently drop to 1%
+ FIX: Made it so that ships on the Governor minimap should show up larger when they are affected by the switch.  Also made starbases not show up on this minimap to reduce clutter.
+ FIX: Fixed typo in XML files that caused land and background textures in Invasion window to be black

UPDATE 5/21/07:  I am linking to a test build meant to address the memory issues, slowdown, and graphical glitches in this beta.  Please backup your existing GC2DarkAvatar.exe and Lib3D.dll files before extracting this zip file into your GalCiv2\DarkAvatar folder.  When making reports from this point forward, please be sure to state which version you are using.

UPDATE 5/22/07: I updated the link with a new test build that fixes the Governor screen lockup and makes the minimap stars bigger on Large and Gigantic galaxies so that they are more visible.

http://sd.stardock.com/carielf/da_1_6_b5_test2.zip



 

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Reply #151 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
It might help if those of you getting the graphical glitch check the AMD website for updates; if downloading an update from AMD corrects it, we can just add that to the readme and knowledgebase.


No recent updates over at AMD as far as I could tell. I went there this morning to see if there was anything (at least for my processor which is an AMD Athlon 64 3800 single core ) but all there really is are downloads for linux versions and dual core processor updates, but again, these seemed a little 'old' and look pretty much the same as what I remember from some months ago. Again, there are a couple of new ones with regards to Linux systems, but this doesn't apply to me or probably the majority of other users. Hope this helps 'a little bit' there Cari... if you find anything out please be sure to let us know.
Reply #152 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
If the first test build was supposed to address the ship and starbase model corruption, the second test build didn't. Tried that out and still got model corruption.

I haven't tried going any further because it really ruins the experience if I can't design any ships from the start (I think I spend more time in the ship editor than I do playing the game, lol).
Elemental: Reforged
Reply #153 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I have tested Beta 5 on two different computer systems.

1: An AMD 3800 64 dual processor, 1 meg memory with an nvidia 6000 series, shared memory video card. The latest drivers from AMD and Nvidia were loaded.
2: An intel 4, 3.2 Ghz, 1meg memory with a Radion 9250 video card. The latest drivers were loaded. It should be noted that this video card is not directx 9 compatible.

Results:

The AMD exibited graphics aborations. They seemed to eminate from the fill function of the rendering process since the did not appear on some modules until they were fitted to the hull. The aborations were not always at the same point from game to game. When the aboration did not cause a large spike, if you zoomed into the component you could see that the component was not fully filled in with color. The error may be cause by a 3D mathematical floating point error. But may also be cause by a memory leak or overwrite. The latter would be my best guess. Let me add that the AMD PC has far superior graphics quality than the intel PC. There is barely any wait between turns, and the ships just zoom accross the screen. A big improvement over the original Dark Avatar.

The intel PC did not exibit any graphic issues what so ever. But it was slowed down to one frame per second when zoomed in enough to display the ship details. This was not the case with the original Dark avatar. Since I recently purchased the AMD PC, I had played many games on the intel PC.


Hope this has been helpfull to the devs.

On an other note, You may be well advised to select a beta test group that you can rely on, then keep the emails of the tests offline to avoid upsetting those who do not understand the Beta test process. Furthermore, making the whole world your beta test department is much less productive then managing a small statisticlaly and technically significant beta test group. The public display of your tecnical failures tend to reduce your customer's confidence in your enginering capabilities and the perceived quality of your product.
Reply #154 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
frame rates was my only real beef about this game, i am now beefless.
great job on improving the game.
Reply #155 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
frame rates was my only real beef about this game, i am now beefless.
great job on improving the game.



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Those who are old enough to remember it need hear no more . . .


Reply #156 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
It might help if those of you getting the graphical glitch check the AMD website for updates; if downloading an update from AMD corrects it, we can just add that to the readme and knowledgebase.


I checked the AMD site for new drivers earlier today before my post, and the newest drivers that they offer for the AMD Athlon 64 X2 are the ones that I already have installed. This is the first machine that I have ever had that was not an Intel system, and this is perhaps a reason to go back to an Intel based system in the future.

Also - the AMD drivers I am talking about date back to summer of 2006, so it doesn't look like AMD will be making new drivers anytime soon.
Reply #157 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

By the way, nVidia does not seem to be releasing any new drivers for the GeForce 7 series.


Well they already have a beta driver for the 7 series... I downloaded just today, but haven't installed it yet. Goes from 93.71 to 94. something. So, there is still support for the 7 series. Check out Nvidia's website and let me know if I'm wrong about this, but it's definitely worth checking out... it's a balloon ad for the beta, in the downloads area but not listed in the actual downloads.


The 94.24 driver is the latest, but it is still fairly old, which is what I was referring to.
Reply #158 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I got the crazy graphics thing too.

ATI Radeon 1950 agp



Debug Message: Version v1.6 beta 4 Dark Avatar last updated on: Thu May 17 16:44:56 2007
Debug Message: Checking DX Version.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 5/21/2007, 01:03:00
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: YOUR-F2163E3BE1
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Compaq Presario 061
System Model: PL317AA-ABA GX5050 NA480
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.4GHz
Physical Memory: 1536MB RAM
Page File: 623MB used, 2808MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: Radeon X1950 Pro
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor AGP (0x7280)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_7280&SUBSYS_28701545&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6666
Driver Date: 2/2/2007 16:03:43
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes

Display device 2:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY2
Card Name: Radeon X1950 Pro Secondary
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor AGP (0x72A0)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_72A0&SUBSYS_28711545&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6666
Driver Date: 2/2/2007 16:03:43
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes



Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [9400]
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_20051102&REV_05
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Provider: Creative
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0443
Driver Date: 2/6/2004 20:37:04
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0



Debug Message: *********END dxdiag info.*********
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Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_4_SAMPLES
Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1280 x 768
Debug Message: Running fullscreen.
Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): Radeon X1950 Pro
Debug Message: D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
Debug Message: Refresh rate: 60
Debug Message: Bit Depth: 32 bit.
Debug Message: *********Checking D3DDevice Caps***********************
Debug Message: A full-color cursor is supported in hardware at high resolution modes.
Debug Message: RGB in format 6:6:6, Masks reported as ff0000:ff00:ff
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: GalCiv2 is activated.
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 369e99
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: initailizing bink
Debug Message: No files found matching mask Movies\techs\*.bik
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Administrator\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Gfx\Movies\*.bik
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Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Administrator\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Music\*.mp3
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Administrator\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Event Music\*.mp3
Debug Message: Create setup screens.
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Set mouse.
Debug Message: Set update timer.
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=0
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding FullscreenBink
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Killing ship styles:
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Administrator\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\ShipStyles\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask ./Data/\FleetFormations\*.fleet
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Debug Message: Reading Star Names
Debug Message: Reading Star Names... Done
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Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=1
Debug Message: GalaxyWnd: Cannot find OBJID Scenaro_MoreDetails_FText
Debug Message: GalaxyWnd: Cannot find OBJID Scenaro_Details_FormattedText
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\Mods\High-Resolution Graphics Mod\Data\CustomMaps\*.gc2map
Debug Message: No files found matching mask ./Data/English/Scenarios/*.GC2Scenario
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\Mods\High-Resolution Graphics Mod\Data\Scenarios\*.gc2scenario
Debug Message: CustomPersonalityWnd: Cannot find OBJID Personality_Special_Title
Debug Message: CustomPersonalityWnd: Cannot find OBJID Personality_Special_Disctiption_Spinner_Back
Debug Message: CustomPersonalityWnd: Cannot find OBJID Personality_Special_Disctiption_Title
*DEBUG ERROR: ***CustomShipStyleWnd: Unknown edit field ShipList_List_Entry type: CustomListEntry ***
*DEBUG ERROR: ***CustomShipStyleWnd: Unknown edit field ShipList_Avalible_List_Entry type: CustomListEntry ***
Debug Message: WARNING: GetShipStylePrefix called for civ and civ has no ship style
Debug Message: LoadHardpointsFromPrefsFile failed to load ship config file: ./Data/ShipCfg/\(null)_ColonyShip.shipcfg
Debug Message: Creating Galaxy
Debug Message: Killing threads.
Debug Message: Kiling civs.
Debug Message: Killing ships.
Debug Message: Killing rallypoints.
Debug Message: Killing misc objects.
Debug Message: Killing stars.
Debug Message: Killing anomalies.
Debug Message: Killing asteroid fields.
Debug Message: Killing asteroid field mining bases.
Debug Message: Killing space resources.
Debug Message: Killing colonies and planets.
Debug Message: killing scenario.
Debug Message: Clearing Turn Event Log
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Star Frequency: 3 Max Num Stars: 36
Debug Message: Planet Frequency: 4 Max Num Planets: 144
Debug Message: Galaxy Size Set: 4 x 4
Debug Message: Creating Random Map
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Stars
Debug Message: Star Density: Tight Clusters.
Debug Message: Number of Unplaced Stars: 11.
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Planets
Debug Message: Total planets placed: 65
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Anomalies
Debug Message: Num Anomalies: 13
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Resources
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Debug Message: TitleWnd: Quit Button.
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Debug Message: WM_CLOSE message received.
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Debug Message: Aborting hidden planet surface initialization.
Debug Message: Hidden planet surface init thread dead.
Debug Message: Killing Galaxy
Debug Message: Killing threads.
Debug Message: Kiling civs.
Debug Message: Killing ships.
Debug Message: Killing rallypoints.
Debug Message: Killing misc objects.
Debug Message: Killing stars.
Debug Message: Killing anomalies.
Debug Message: Killing asteroid fields.
Debug Message: Killing asteroid field mining bases.
Debug Message: Killing space resources.
Debug Message: Killing colonies and planets.
Debug Message: killing scenario.
Debug Message: Clearing Turn Event Log
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Killing ship styles:
Debug Message: Killing Galaxy: Completed
Debug Message: Shutting down sound system.
Debug Message: Clearing sound and music handles.
Debug Message: GameUninitialize end
Debug Message: Device not cleared. 160 counts left.
Debug Message: D3D not cleared. 1 counts left.
Debug Message: Destroying Window.
Debug Message: Main Shell terminating normally
Reply #159 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
on the constructer issue

if you still want a saved game

you will need to let me

1 know where to find the saved game

2 how to send it to you
Reply #160 from GalCiv2 Forums Top


By the way, nVidia does not seem to be releasing any new drivers for the GeForce 7 series.


Well they already have a beta driver for the 7 series... I downloaded just today, but haven't installed it yet. Goes from 93.71 to 94. something. So, there is still support for the 7 series. Check out Nvidia's website and let me know if I'm wrong about this, but it's definitely worth checking out... it's a balloon ad for the beta, in the downloads area but not listed in the actual downloads.


The 94.24 driver is the latest, but it is still fairly old, which is what I was referring to.


You guys need to pay more attention to the download section of guru3d.com. The last driver version I used on my XP install a week ago was 97.73, and there are many more recent versions since that point.
Reply #161 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
By the way, here's my most recent debug.err. Don't know how this really helps, but whatever:

Debug Message: Version v1.6 beta 5 Dark Avatar test 2 last updated on: Mon May 21 16:54:03 2007
Debug Message: Checking DX Version.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 5/22/2007, 13:40:31
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Machine Name: PYRION-A64
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+, ~2.0GHz
Physical Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 1507MB used, 3533MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 7950 GT
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0295&SUBSYS_34331458&REV_A1
Display Memory: 512 MB
Current Display Mode: 1600 x 1200 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution:
Driver Name: nvd3dum,nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2umx.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.5818
Driver Date: 4/12/2007 17:07:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes



Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: Speakers (Realtek AC'97 Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0059&SUBSYS_F648270F&REV_A2
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: ALCWDM64.SYS
Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5890
Driver Date: 7/26/2005 17:08:32
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 1
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0



Debug Message: *********END dxdiag info.*********
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Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE
Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1600 x 1200
Debug Message: Running fullscreen.
Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
Debug Message: D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
Debug Message: Refresh rate: 75
Debug Message: Bit Depth: 32 bit.
Debug Message: *********Checking D3DDevice Caps***********************
Debug Message: A full-color cursor is supported in hardware at high resolution modes.
Debug Message: RGB in format 6:6:6, Masks reported as ff0000:ff00:ff
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: GalCiv2 is activated.
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 369e99
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: initailizing bink
Debug Message: No files found matching mask Movies\techs\*.bik
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Debug Message: No string tables in F:\GalCiv2\Mods\Default/Data/*.str
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Debug Message: Create setup screens.
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Set mouse.
Debug Message: Set update timer.
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Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Killing ship styles:
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Reply #162 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Ran 1.6 beta5 test 2 for a couple hours with a 7800GTX and intel chip. Working very nicely.

Would still love to see something on the Civilization Manager screen, on the Colonies tab that would state what type the planet is (e.g. HeavyGravity, Toxic, Aquatic, etc.) and at what state it is at (0%, 50% or 100% production). Even if you just threw in the same icon as in the main planet screen and allowed us to hover over it to get a tooltip, that would be great. Would make it much easier for seeing what to research next, rather than going through every planet.
Reply #163 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Well ironically we've got a solution but not an ideal solution.

If we update to the new DirectX SDK MS released, the problem is solved.

However, the new SDK doesn't support Windows 2000, ME, or 98.

Is ANYONE here running on Win2K, ME, or 98?

Reply #164 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
So Frogboy simply updating to the new Direct SDK MS will fix all the recent probs with Beta 4?

If that's the case I think that is more than an ideal solution. Because based on all the debug.err files posted I think a majority of the gamers play via XP & Vista.   
Reply #165 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Is ANYONE here running on Win2K, ME, or 98?


I haven't seen any debugs recently with anything but XP and Vista myself, but I know there are a handful of people out there hanging on to 98.
Reply #166 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
You guys need to pay more attention to the download section of guru3d.com. The last driver version I used on my XP install a week ago was 97.73, and there are many more recent versions since that point.


Great - However, why doesn't nVidia's own website provide the most recent drivers for their own products? Secondly, how is your "average" computer user (who tries to be diligent about driver updates, but has better things to do in life) supposed to know about places like guru3d? (These are rhetorical questions - sort of a "why, oh why" - not a criticism of Pyrion.)

BTW Pyrion - Did you experience the "spike" graphical glitches? If so, did the nVidia driver update help?

Is ANYONE here running on Win2K, ME, or 98?


Not I - And I would be pleased if you did upgrade to the new SDK - "Spikes" Bedamned!

And if I haven't mentioned it recently - Stardock is great!

Reply #167 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Forgot to add onto my previous reply...

Frogboy should we continue to use Test build #2 CariElf had put out today? Or use the originial Beta 4 version now available on SDC? Just curious!!!   
Reply #168 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
However, why doesn't nVidia's own website provide the most recent drivers for their own products?


Answer - I just downloaded the 97.73 driver from guru3d...although it is an official nVidia driver - it is not intended to support my GPU. The drivers at guru3d are modded drivers, so that they can run GPUs other than originally intended. Call me an overly cautious old fart, but I am not running the risk of using a modded driver. Just a caveat for others...
Reply #169 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
evil's tinkering continues: startup experiments, terran ships, zoomed in:

3 ships = 3.7fps
2 ships (miner, colony) = 4.5fps
2 ships (miner, survey) = 5.3fps
2 ships (survey, colony) = 7.1fps
1 ship (survey) = 16.0fps
1 ship (colony) = 10.4fps
1 ship (miner) = 7.0fps
no ships = 20.1 - 30.1fps

fyi
Reply #170 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Well ironically we've got a solution but not an ideal solution.


If we update to the new DirectX SDK MS released, the problem is solved.


However, the new SDK doesn't support Windows 2000, ME, or 98.


Is ANYONE here running on Win2K, ME, or 98?



Forgive me if I'm pushing it, but does "the problem" include both the graphical issues some people are getting and the performance issues others (like myself) have?

I'm running XP, by the way.
Reply #171 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I might be doing something wrong here but I just downloaded the latest DirectX SDK MS ver 9.18.944 (APR 07) 4/19/2007 and ran it with the beta version currently on SDC and still I see the graphical issues...

I then proceeded to install CariElf's Test build #2 and again still see the graphical flaws.

So Frogboy if I'm not downloading the current SDK that you mentioned, please go ahead and post a link to direct myself and maybe others as well to where we can find it?

- Thanks

P.S. Braddock8 reinforces my previous question... Is this an "overall fix" to the problems with Beta 4 or a "specific fix"?
Reply #172 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
NavyBert, Frogboy was talking about an update needs to be done on their side. We'll have to wait for another patch to get the benefits of it
Reply #173 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
NavyBert, Frogboy was talking about an update needs to be done on their side. We'll have to wait for another patch to get the benefits of it
OOPS thanks Braddock8, I'll just standby for more updates I guess.   
Reply #174 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
The rally point manager lock-up is fixed with beta5-test 2 for me. FPS and everything else I've tested doing great. I'm now getting invisible ships attacking me sometimes. I didn't start a new game when updating from beta4 to beta5-2. Should I start a new one with each release? I'll send in the save & debug.
Reply #175 from Stardock Forums Top
There's probably a lot more people that have AMD processors using XP than there are people who have Windows 2000, total... (or 95/98/ME) and I rather doubt anyone running an OS released 10 years ago is going to be making game purchases. For 50 bucks they could likely buy a machine with Windows XP on it.

I've experienced the memory leaks preventing saving, and the spike/poly problems, but the game runs very smoothly otherwise using Beta 4. I've updated to beta 5 but haven't had a chance to try it out yet, though I fully expect the polys to still be odd, hopefully I can save my games without crashing. The out of memory error is very strange indeed... I've got 4GB of ram and a very large virtual memory file (though it is managed by Vista, which I don't trust entirely).