Oolite 1.77 gfx problem [Solved]
Moderators: winston, another_commander, Getafix
-
Cody
- Sharp Shooter Spam Assassin
- Posts: 16081
- Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:31 pm
- Location: The Lizard's Claw
- Contact:
Oolite 1.77 gfx problem [Solved]
Erm... is anything different from r5603, as regards gfx? While trunk moves the traces across the scanner smoothly, the deployment build does not. It appears to have recreated a problem that I had with nVidia drivers a while back, which was cured by switching to Win 7 (with an older gfx driver) from Win XP. Trunk r5603 still displays the scanner traces nicely - 1.77 does not. The FPS remains the same (~75), Griffs ships etc display properly, game-play seems fine - apart from the scanner traces! Any ideas?
Last edited by Cody on Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
-
another_commander
- Quite Grand Sub-Admiral
- Posts: 6634
- Joined: Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:54 am
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
I cannot reproduce this here. The scanner traces move exactly the same (smoothly) for both deployment and test release builds. This is with an Intel HD card.
And, to answer the question, no it does not seem that we've had any graphics changes since 5603. The last changes in that area were just before that revision.
And, to answer the question, no it does not seem that we've had any graphics changes since 5603. The last changes in that area were just before that revision.
-
Cody
- Sharp Shooter Spam Assassin
- Posts: 16081
- Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:31 pm
- Location: The Lizard's Claw
- Contact:
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
Guess I'll have to stick with r5603 - to an immersion-player such as myself, jerky scanner traces are a complete no-no!
I'm reluctant to update the gfx driver now, in case it ruins r5603 for me too - but I have little choice, it seems! Bah!!
I'm reluctant to update the gfx driver now, in case it ruins r5603 for me too - but I have little choice, it seems! Bah!!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
-
another_commander
- Quite Grand Sub-Admiral
- Posts: 6634
- Joined: Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:54 am
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
Try going to Test Release configuration for 1.77 and see if that helps. The patch program is available at Berlios.
-
Diziet Sma
- ---- E L I T E ----
- Posts: 6311
- Joined: Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:20 pm
- Location: Aboard the Pitviper S.E. "Blackwidow"
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
No difference seen with nVidia drivers under Linux.
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied
-
Cody
- Sharp Shooter Spam Assassin
- Posts: 16081
- Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:31 pm
- Location: The Lizard's Claw
- Contact:
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
Nope... that didn't work, I'm afraid. Horribly jerky traces again... but r5603 has no problems.another_commander wrote:Try going to Test Release configuration for 1.77 and see if that helps.
It is a very curious problem... the guys at EVGA blame the nVidia drivers, but I suppose an update is my only choice now. <sobs quietly>
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
-
Diziet Sma
- ---- E L I T E ----
- Posts: 6311
- Joined: Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:20 pm
- Location: Aboard the Pitviper S.E. "Blackwidow"
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
Just a thought.. are you using 1.76 or 1.77 OXPs with the new release, EV? Is it possible that something there is causing the trouble?
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied
-
Cody
- Sharp Shooter Spam Assassin
- Posts: 16081
- Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:31 pm
- Location: The Lizard's Claw
- Contact:
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
I'm using an identical set of OXPs in both builds. Even if I switch 1.77 to strict mode, the jerkiness is still there. Bugger!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
No prob here as well - with a GeForce Go 7950 GTX.
-
Tricky
- ---- E L I T E ----
- Posts: 821
- Joined: Sun May 13, 2012 11:12 pm
- Location: Bradford, UK. (Anarchic)
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
I see no problem either with a GeForce 8600M GS.
-
Cody
- Sharp Shooter Spam Assassin
- Posts: 16081
- Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:31 pm
- Location: The Lizard's Claw
- Contact:
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
Aye... it's specific to my machine/GTX550Ti, it seems!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
Wild guess - since it's the only change between 5603 and 5612 that gets even close to graphics handling - what happens if you replace the
SDL_mixer.dll in your 1.77 installation with the one from your working nightly build? (I hope: nothing, since anything else would be a bit strange)![[EliteWiki]](/images/elitewikismall.png){kind=small}
New Cargoes-
Cody
- Sharp Shooter Spam Assassin
- Posts: 16081
- Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:31 pm
- Location: The Lizard's Claw
- Contact:
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
Heh... already tried that one, cim (courtesy of a_c). Nope, no difference... still jerky (as is r5608)!cim wrote:... what happens if you replace theSDL_mixer.dllin your 1.77 installation with the one from your working nightly build? (I hope: nothing, since anything else would be a bit strange)
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
-
Cody
- Sharp Shooter Spam Assassin
- Posts: 16081
- Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:31 pm
- Location: The Lizard's Claw
- Contact:
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
I think it's fixed... last October's gfx driver (306.97) seems to have cured the problems. More testing needed, but it looks good... thanks to all!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
-
Diziet Sma
- ---- E L I T E ----
- Posts: 6311
- Joined: Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:20 pm
- Location: Aboard the Pitviper S.E. "Blackwidow"
Re: Oolite 1.77 gfx problem
That's good news indeed.. I was kinda worried for you, mate.. had visions of you tearing out whatever hair you still have.. 
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied