Visual bugs since update the other day+

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

I can't see that I should have turned anything off but who knows.

Here are the problems that I see

1. I don't get the level "up/skill point gained" sound/animation anymore.

2. Don't get the "quest completed" sound/animation anymore. (I can hear the sound for others though!!!)

3. The "DP/Morale" thing in the Effects Monitor acts as if it's added (plays the animation) each time a condition/enhancement is added and when xp is gained.

All my graphics settings are on max as they always have been.

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

Hmm...My settings arent even max and stuff has been fine for me, I was even running the "Securing Echovald Forest" quest yesterday, so I had a few oportunities to see the skill point gained sign.

Cant say about the DP sound though.

Acillios

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

The level/up skill point gained animation still plays with me.

But what I've noticed is that the sound when you call a target is gone, anyone else noticed this?

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

Quote:
Originally Posted by Former Ruling
Hmm...My settings arent even max and stuff
I didn't actually think that was important either it was just in case someone would think it was because of the gfx settings.

LiamR

LiamR

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Prefer Unlight Beer [PuB]

The green '!' dosent appear above quest 'enders' anymore. For me.

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

That problem I don't have...

weird stuff

Eldin

Eldin

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

America. How about you, commie?

Fellows of Mythgar [FOM]

R/Mo

Things have been fine for me. However, a couple of times when using Sprint, the red trail of energy didn't appear.

Crotalus

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Enchancements are not showing up on the char. Depending on the enchant there is usually a ring around the char that has an enchant.

Also my client crashed a few time today. I just got done updating my video drivers so i am going to see if that worked.

*edit* updating my driver fixed the enchant problem.

logan90

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

I havnt noticed any of those visual bugs but i have noticed this one:

Long rectangle shadows appear but theres nothing of that shape to make it. I also noticed the minos shadow shape change during the part of the attack animation where they lean forward and hit you. I havnt noticed this on any other creatures yet. Its possible this bug has been there for ages though and i just never knew.. I only recently got a computer capable of running the game at max settings with a good FPS(40-60).

Rathcail

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by LiamR
The green '!' dosent appear above quest 'enders' anymore. For me.
Yeh, I do have this also (no green '!' for quest starters either) and the ones the OP mentioned. Though it's only occasionally when they show up for me.

Linksys

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

I notice my ignore list isn't working properly because someone on it is messaging me now. Anyone else get this? I posted this in the Technician's Corner forum.

Also, often when I use a running skill or spirit with my ranger, I don't see the magical effects around my character. Sometimes, but often they aren't displayed.

logan90

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Linksys
I notice my ignore list isn't working properly because someone on it is messaging me now. Anyone else get this? I posted this in the Technician's Corner forum.

Also, often when I use a running skill or spirit with my ranger, I don't see the magical effects around my character. Sometimes, but often they aren't displayed.
I noticed that running skill bug once. The effect didnt appear.. Restarting the game seemed to fix it though and i havnt seen it since.

Elena

Elena

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Belgium

ive noticed sometimes the effects of skills used dont show and dont make sound

Aesop_Meiji

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Dundee

Celtic Wild Hunt [Celt]

W/

I've noticed this:


..Hope the attatchment is there

Linksys

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aesop_Meiji
I've noticed this:


..Hope the attatchment is there
Wow! What is this, Everquest now? Triple digit levels? Not sure how high it goes in that other game actually, but it's pretty high. That gave me a laugh I needed, thanks.

Relambrien

Relambrien

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Delaware, USA

Error Seven Operators [Call]

W/

Here are some bugs I've been experiencing:

When moving, skill animations often don't show. Sometimes happens when standing still as well.

Various sound effects are non-existent. Most notably some skill "charging" sounds, while the skill is casting, as well as some enemy pop-up sounds. I died because of a Dying Nightmare in UW (as a monk while duo-ing) because I didn't hear it pop up.

Various attack sound effects, as well as the walking sound sometimes, are no longer there.

Oh, and I've also been experiencing the DP/Morale thing, but here's what happens for me. Whenever I gain experience (haven't tested if I gain 0 exp from an enemy), the Morale effect performs the "apply" animation, where it grows and shrinks quickly. This is probably related to the DP effect being reapplied when it is lessened due to experience gain.

Gwmaster

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Canada/Quebec

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by majoho
I can't see that I should have turned anything off but who knows.

Here are the problems that I see

1. I don't get the level "up/skill point gained" animation anymore.

2. Don't get the "quest completed" animation or sound anymore. (I can hear the sound for others though!!!)

3. The "DP/Morale" thing in the Effects Monitor acts as if it's added (plays the animation) each time a condition/enhancement is added.

I haven't noticed anyone else mentioning it so I assume it's not a general problem, does anyone have an idea how to fix it?

All my graphics settings are on max as they always have been.
yes it must be a bug..cuz i got the same problem and my graphics are set to max everywere 4x AA and all the other things.
edit: oh and wen i cast a spell for the first time in a mission/explorable it doesnt show the animation but it does show the second time i cast it.

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

yep, got all that....no sounds, no exclamation points, no auras, but I do get the dp/morale thingy every time something dies....even when I have a +2...and we kill a non-boss, it increases like its doing something, and its not. I dont get the skill point thing---only the green words : 'you gained a skill point' like it no longer matters......
the 255 has been going on for sometime now....over a month. so that was not this update.
makes it harder to play when you dont hear whats going on.

The Hand Of Death

The Hand Of Death

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cavalon

The Last Pirates (SaVY)

N/

-No level raise sound or visual

-No distortion, dodge, putrid explosion sound or visual

-No empathy sound

Just a couple of thing I remember

levortex

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands, gelderland

none yet

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aesop_Meiji
I've noticed this:


..Hope the attatchment is there
The hero by HA is also lvl 255 when he appears, but when he comes closer he will be a lower lvl again.

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

I guess we can assume some of these are general problems then, none of them are game breaking but they should be fixed.

tommarrow

tommarrow

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Shyft Machine [MYTH]

E/

The one thing I notice is when I cast a AoE spell there is a delay of 1 or 2 seconds before it appears. Like when casting meteor shower I will see the damage numbers appear above the monsters but I do not see the animation of the meteors appear right away. I have not noticed anything else but I was not paying attention before.

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

I'm in touch with support about this now, I will post if some solution is found.

So far I have been told to turn down sound quality and (obviously) that didn't help at all.

simple minded

simple minded

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

GeorgiA :)

i cant remember...says alot about me

W/Mo

this isnt a bug...but i noticed they changed the sound of you opening a chest

Kyle

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Legends Of Teh Industry [XXX]

just what i noticed from the little i have played since then. Is my ele's meteor shower isnt much of a shower anymore. All i see is the dust coming off of the ground where the meteors are hitting. I dont see the metors or the big smoke trails comming down. Just the dust kicked up on the ground.

DarkEye

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2006

W/N

call targets sound is there

ParanoidDenny

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

EOM

Basically ANET have botched up the update again!

Aki Soyokaze

Aki Soyokaze

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

Vancouver

I've noticed that some of the animations for skills have lagged behind when they're cast and when they start to take effect. Such as when met. shower and firestorm are cast it takes a few seconds for the animation to start but the enemies are already taking dmg. And when the enemies stop taking dmg. the animation still keeps going for a few seconds. I know that the timing of the animation, the damage, and the cast weren't always perfectly timed up. But it seems as if they're off more now that this new update was added.

Plus I'm also getting no green arrows as well as many strange sound effects that've annoyed me to the point where I don't even bother to play the game with any sound anymore.

Hand of Ruin

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2006

On certain terrains shadows are not being rendered properly and appear very broken and scattered...

exiled mat

exiled mat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

The netherlands > friesland > balk

[JAMM] Justified Ancients of Moo Moo

E/Me

the visual bugs i recall on short terms are:
(note that i play with everything on the highest settings)

-No lvl up animation
-A sort of superfog in the UW (way to foggy)
-My ele has become very tired, she has those dark spots under her eyes (i will post a picture later )
-My ele walks much more backwards than normal (if i click on something)

The Silver Star

The Silver Star

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

UK, Scotland

Il Guild Name Il

W/

A bug a guildy of mine always complains of is that his 15k luxon female necromancer armor has no shadow and looks different in HoH, its quite funny, also when you do /rank there is no animation aswell. I sometimes get graphics bugs when i go outside Droknars or enter Ascalon and a few more areas.

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

I've come to the conclusion that PlayNC support are utter useless when it's about actual tech supports.

All I get is silly suggestions that doesn't change anything, sigh.

exiled mat

exiled mat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

The netherlands > friesland > balk

[JAMM] Justified Ancients of Moo Moo

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by majoho
I've come to the conclusion that PlayNC support are utter useless when it's about actual tech supports.

All I get is silly suggestions that doesn't change anything, sigh.
The first response is allways an automated response


---edit: picture added ------

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

Quote:
Originally Posted by exiled mat
The first response is allways an automated response
I know that, I've already been thru the inital back and forth and I'm now talking with support and they just ask about pretty obvious stuff.

I've worked as tech support myself for many years so I know how it is, but they it seems as if they aren't actually reading what I'm writing to them and they just give me cut and paste solutions.

exiled mat

exiled mat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

The netherlands > friesland > balk

[JAMM] Justified Ancients of Moo Moo

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by majoho
I know that, I've already been thru the inital back and forth and I'm now talking with support and they just ask about pretty obvious stuff.

I've worked as tech support myself for many years so I know how it is, but they it seems as if they aren't actually reading what I'm writing to them and they just give me cut and paste solutions.
maybe the've automated the whole service with a randomizer for the awnsers?

Loralai

Loralai

Purveyor of Useless Info

Join Date: Oct 2005

Perpetual Motion Squad [PMS]

Mo/

I'm also experience sound lag and sometimes it's as if I have turned my volume down momentarily and then it fades back in.

Plushie Penguin

Plushie Penguin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

That plushie penguin on a shelf in your bed room

Rt/E

Sometimes the earth spell symbol doesn't show when I'm casting churning earth

Maria The Princess

Maria The Princess

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

my bugs:

1- for ranger, i dont always see runing skill animation (like the glow from escape or dodge)

2- on my monk, even if have 6 enchantments, i dont always see the "cloud" around me

3- my ele sometimes doesnt have the fire around her after casting Fire attunment

4- i dont always see effect of drunk, even if i chogg 5 ales in a row.....


and most of the previously mentioned by other players..........

Xanatas

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

Holland

Ave

All of the above, including with the drunken haze being buggered up. Now i just look like a fool yelling "I Love you man!" at male strangers....

*Hick*UP*

Darkcraft

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

London

R/N

Exiled Mat, as regards your Eles face, I think if you read what updates they done.
You will find they have updated face graphics, maybe thats the reason for the tired looking eyes.
Which reminds me better check mine out too.