FarCry Artifacts...

Macabre · 21 Oct 2006 at 16:24

FarCry Issues...

Seem to be getting FarCry artifacts with the water, seems to happen only with this game. I have tried lowering settings etc but it still stays the same, tried updating FarCry as well but same issue.

Massive Attack · 21 Oct 2006 at 16:29

is your gfx OCed?

Macabre · 21 Oct 2006 at 16:39

Massive Attack said:
is your gfx OCed?

No just stock.

Macabre · 21 Oct 2006 at 16:50

its a 7900 GTO512MB. Wtf is wrong with it? I haven't overclocked it or anything :confused:

kmistry · 21 Oct 2006 at 16:50

perhaps there is a patch you could try ? or is the game fully patched?

EDIT: sorry just seen you tried updating but that didn't work, perhaps try a different GFX driver?

Massive Attack · 21 Oct 2006 at 16:51

reinstalled the game?

Macabre · 21 Oct 2006 at 17:19

Massive Attack said:
reinstalled the game?

Just tried that same problem.

Suppose I might have to RMA the card.

Massive Attack · 21 Oct 2006 at 18:15

Macabre said:
Just tried that same problem.

Suppose I might have to RMA the card.

deos seem very weird how no other games are affected, have u got an old card u could try?

fozzybear · 21 Oct 2006 at 19:08

Massive Attack said:
deos seem very weird how no other games are affected, have u got an old card u could try?

He's got a thread elsewhere saying that GRAW crashes whenever he trys to play it.

I'd say your problem is your graphics card.

Massive Attack · 21 Oct 2006 at 19:12

fozzybear said:
He's got a thread elsewhere saying that GRAW crashes whenever he trys to play it.

I'd say your problem is your graphics card.

oh, didnt relise defo RMA m8

Sir Random · 21 Oct 2006 at 20:03

Have you tried using different drivers?

From your Far Cry screenshot it looks to me like the drivers can't interpret the water shader properly, which is different from getting actual artifacts. You could try changing the Render device (Direct3D/OpenGL) in the Far Cry video options, and see if that helps?

Xez · 21 Oct 2006 at 20:11

Which patch have you updated to?

Macabre · 21 Oct 2006 at 23:04

Okay first off I couldn't change the render mode it is greyed out. I can't seem to choose between the other render modes paradice, improved, cold etc it says not supported.

Im not long back, but I've been doing small tests here and there with settings on FarCry for the last 30 mins or so and so far the problem lies within the Water setting. So I maxed out every setting and then lowered the water to low. It displayed none of that from the first pic, it displayed a liquid type of water, meaning like some sort of blue chrome texture, so I moved it to medium and it displayed what it should display, proper water. Can't seem to move it any higher then medium otherwise it does what it does in the first screenshot.

It works, however why can't I put it higher than medium for water without it showing that weird texture from my first post in the water, I don't think its artifacts it looks like some sort of fuzzy glitch or something.

Im running patch 1.3 or something. So the question, why or how can I not get the water above medium setting without it displaying that buggy water?

Cyber-Mav · 21 Oct 2006 at 23:11

hmm, run the 3dm06 deep freeze test a couple of times.

Macabre · 21 Oct 2006 at 23:25

Cyber-Mav said:
hmm, run the 3dm06 deep freeze test a couple of times.

Do you have a link? cheers.

Cyber-Mav · 21 Oct 2006 at 23:26

http://www.futuremark.com/products/3dmark06/

Macabre · 21 Oct 2006 at 23:57

Cyber-Mav said:
http://www.futuremark.com/products/3dmark06/

This will take a while to download, once it is done what am I looking for in the results?

Okay downloaded it.

Macabre · 22 Oct 2006 at 00:35

Dammit now it won't extract, I hit extract to desktop and it comes up a diagnostic message:

the # is 0 and the message is wherver if I try to install it to C: desktop, makes no sense? I've tried extracting to other folders etc but it keeps coming up # 0 with the message of where its to extract thats it? wtf?

The message is displaying where the file was downloaded to (my desktop) and after that it says "is not supported archive"

?

Nutbusta · 22 Oct 2006 at 05:25

Are you running Win XP x64?

If so patch the game with the 64 bit patch (and I'ed recommend the 64bit exclusive content)

Maybe a 64-32bit conflict as Crytek say the 32bit game is untested and unsupported in win64

Just a though

MeatLoaf · 22 Oct 2006 at 08:25

Have you reinstalled DX9.0c? Have you activated SM3 or are you using SM2? And are you using HDR