Screen Problem

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Naz
Ascalonian Squire
#1
hey for some reason when i play in fullscreen mode theres this line going accross my screen and it flickers and like it makes the front overlay invisible, is there any way to fix that because i cant play in fullscreen mode??
Bgnome
Bgnome
Elite Guru
#2
try different drivers
worthless
worthless
Lion's Arch Merchant
#3
what hardware do you have?
running dx9?
Joysze
Joysze
Frost Gate Guardian
#4
Do you have anything else running and using up processor when you're running it on full screen?

Mine did this line across the middle and the bottom half of the screen shimmered like crazy. Found out it was cos I have Konfabulator running. Once that was off, everything was ok.
March Hare
March Hare
Frost Gate Guardian
#5
Is it just GW or other games as well, if it's happening on all I would guess that there is something else in the background. I know I get it when I get my Windowblinds notice comes up.
Nova
Nova
Lion's Arch Merchant
#6
...How do you play Guild Wars when its not out AND tehres no event happening..... i wish I could do that.
March Hare
March Hare
Frost Gate Guardian
#7
you can still start the log in screen (unless your an alpha I'm not that lucky so I have to stick with login and set up screen)
PhineasToke
PhineasToke
Lion's Arch Merchant
#8
Quote:
Originally Posted by Naz
hey for some reason when i play in fullscreen mode theres this line going accross my screen and it flickers and like it makes the front overlay invisible, is there any way to fix that because i cant play in fullscreen mode??
Naz, we need your operating system, video card/chipset identity, and your CPU speed to better answer your question. There is a minimum requirement listed on the GW site for playing the game that must be met.

Quote:
The final system requirements have not yet been determined, but currently we have set the following as minimum system specifications for those involved in our Guild Wars Alpha Test:

Minimum:

Windows XP/2000/ME/98
800 MHz Pentium III or equivalent
256 MB RAM
ATI Radeon 8500 or GeForce 3 or 4 MX with 32MB of video memory
500 MB hard drive space
Internet connection
DirectX 8.0


Recommended:

Windows XP/2000/ME/98
Pentium III 1GHz or equivalent
512 MB RAM
ATI Radeon 9000 or GeForce 4 Ti Series with 64MB of video memory
500 MB free hard drive space
Internet connection
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Naz
Ascalonian Squire
#9
Windows XP Pro
AMD 64 bit 3500+
512 x 2 RAM (1 GIG)
GeForce FX 5900 XT

well im way over the system requirements and it only happens in this game........
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Blademaster
Academy Page
#10
Not related to this sorry, but, an Nvidia geforce fx 5200 should work fine right? I beleive it will but I didnt notice it on the spec list.
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Loviatar
Underworld Spelunker
#11
it should but wait while i check something

found it

I am using a NVidia GeForce FX video card and am having trouble seeing some terrain features.


There is a known issue with NVidia GeForce FX video cards (GPUs) and driver version 61.77 when the user has changed "Image Settings" to "High performance". Some of the problems include missing terrain. The solution is to change your video settings to "High quality". To do this, follow these instructions: On Windows XP:
Open Display Properties control panel.
Click Settings tab
Click Advanced button
Click GeForce "Version" tab
Select Performance and Quality Settings in left window
In the Global Driver Settings window select Image Settings
Move the slider to the right to "High quality"
The video cards/GPUs that are affected by this problem are:


GeForce FX 5200
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

plus a long list more
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Blademaster
Academy Page
#12
Oddly specific, thanks, no biggie though, should run fine.
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Loviatar
Underworld Spelunker
#13
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blademaster
Oddly specific, thanks, no biggie though, should run fine.
not specific it goes through all fx versions to 5900 but why waste half a page on it
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Blademaster
Academy Page
#14
I mean oddly specific text. I figured id get the usual, "yes, it should work" from everyone. Yet you gave much more detail, Thanks

Blademaster
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Loviatar
Underworld Spelunker
#15
i copied it from the GW home site FAQ