Game Blacks out when starting ch1 [solved-ish]

[lorenz03tx]

Game Blacks out when starting ch1 [solved-ish]

I got the latest patch, I have 2GB of ram and 1 HD. a 9800 pro ATI vid card.The prolog works fine and runs smoothly. Then after leo's funeral, when it loads the cut scene with the woman and child running from the dog, none of hte modles have color they are all black objects against the ngiht sky... needless to say I can't see anything and it is hard to see what is going down.But then when the cut scene is over most of the objects get filled in and the game is playable (but horribly weird looking), until I talk to someone. The whole bottom section that shows the dialog options is blacked out so I can't see what I'm clicking on. I randomly click until the dialog ends, and hit escape until im in the main menu.. but it is also balcked out. I have to alt tab and kill the game.It doesn't matter how many times I start a new game or what saved game I load it happens every time I hit ch1.

 

[mobidoy]

Looks to me like a video drivers issue... look at this post http://www.thewitcher.com/forum/index.php?topic=6163.0 and follow the procedure to remove / install your video drivers....

 

[lorenz03tx]

Alright, I'll do the extreme vid card make over, but if it was vid driver issues seems like it would happen in the prolog as well not just in ch1.I'll let you know if it fixes anything.

 

[mobidoy]

If it doesnt work, Create a Dxdiag log and a report save as HTML using this tool System Information for WindowsExplain your problem and put your nickPut all that in an email and send it to the adress in my signature !

 

[lorenz03tx]

I un-installed the witcher, and my vid card drivers and ran the regclean prog in safe mode, then installed it all back. I also followed the steps in the window fix section (setup the pagefile). It does run a few fps faster it seems, however the same problem still persist that when I hit chapter 1lots of objects stop getting drawn. However the dialog choices now show so I'm able to continue and get to point and save. If I then exit (can't just reload must exit) the game and reload it will be fine for a bit.Seems I have 30 min or about 4 or 5 load screens worth of play before it happens again. It gets progressively slower in that 30 min as well, so it seems like there is a object leek and after a while my system can't keep up. My system is on the low end for this game, but is above the minimum sys req. I have everything on the lowest settings.I'll attach the diagnose files to an e-mail and send it off when I get off work tonight. Other than http://www.thewitcher.com/forum/index.php?topic=6345.0 any other ideas to speed it up? is there a clear cache cmd I could do to force throwing out everything and reload it?

 

[mobidoy]

I will be able to help you much more when i will get those files... With those... i can find things that would have been overlooked.

 

[lorenz03tx]

K e-mail sent. Thanks for taking the time to look at it.

 

[kristoffer]

Im having the exact same problem! the strange thing was that i could run the game perfect when i was running catalyst 7.9. Then i tried to install the new catalyst 7.12 and after that i had that strange thing that after maybe 5 min some textures just goes black. some people dont have any textures on them and the inventory is blacked out. And then i know that the next thing i do will make the game to just stop or ctd. I have tried to use the catalyst 7.9 again and the same problem is there. I have tried do i clean installation of the drivers with reg clean and such and i have tried maybe 10-15 different grafic drivers all have the same problem now. Its just very strange! I have tried to reinstall the game with no luch installed direct x again with no luck. It seems that i dont have any options left now, so if someone could help me i would be luck, because i really want to play this great game!My computer isentium 43GhzATI 9800 grafic card1GB ramI would love to know the reply here on what i can do to make it work!

 

[lorenz03tx]

It seems a bit depressing that we have the exact same vid card. However it you say it use to work with an older install of the drivers.. so did you try windows roll back?

 

[kristoffer]

I couldnt roll back, i dint have an option to do it that far. Have you got any reply from the tech support yet?

 

[lorenz03tx]

The official support says it will take 7 to 10 bus days to get back to me.and Mobidoy just got my diag files, so I'm doing a bit of waiting and playing 30 min at a time right now.

 

[mobidoy]

I have not received your files... yet, well i dont think i did... If i havn't replied to you yet is because i havn't received them...

 

[kristoffer]

Well you are lucky that can play for 30 min my textures goes black after maybe 5 min everytime, so i cant play anything. I just find it very strange that i could run the game perfect without a singel ctd almost to the end of chap 2, i dont know if the problem came because i changed grafic drivers or because i did some mission that the game dint like. I just think the game should work when i rolled back to the old drivers, but the problem was still there. Its just very strange, it must be something with the game engine, but i dont know thou.I can send you my Dxdiag log file also to you Mobidoy

 

[lorenz03tx]

I did get a reply from you of:

2 things, raise you paging file to 4095 as Min and Max !! And look inside your computer, look for dust on fans and heatsink !

I raised the minimum on the page file to 4095 as well, and used a can of air to blow out my ocmputer. However it didn't seem to do much. I ordered a new vid card from newegg a X1650PRO 512M AGP, I think tha tis the best AGP vid card I can possibly get and should be a sig upgrade from my 9800 pro. I'll let you know if it magicly solves all of my issues.

 

[mobidoy]

It should.... Lucky you lol !!

 

[username_2067007]

See the amended subject line:"Re: Another Noob gets suckered by big numbers ! "An X1650 is a 128 Bit card. The memory system bandwidth limits it to 128 MBs at the usual core clock speeds for 128 Bit cards, so it can effectively use 256 MBs by swapping texture blocks. It cannot use 512 MBs, so all that happens is added heat in the system, wasted electrical power, and extra cost beyond what the proper 256 MB card's price is. I cannot agree that any card with a Marketing Lie of that nature attached to it is ever "best" for anything. Now, I must offer a mitigating option, and it is this, if the 512 MB card was priced lower than any other X1650 card being sold on a particular day, it isn't as much of a sucker's loser item, when you are in a hurry and simply can't wait until the right card is back in stock, but I think you should know that the card producer's Marketing Wonks were TRYING to screw you with that unused VRAM.

 

[lorenz03tx]

So, with the new vid card, despite the signficanty better stats I'm not really seeing any improvment in FPS, however It now draws all the mdoels and the game looks great. So, I'm thinking the minimum system req are just BS, and you simply need 512mb on the vid to load the textures even on the lowest settings.anyway, if you got a 9800 pro, upgrade your vid card or take "The Witcher" back to the store, cuss it won't run on your system.

 

[shammyshamrock]

So, I'm thinking the minimum system req are just BS, and you simply need 512mb on the vid to load the textures even on the lowest settings.

Nonsense.