Unknown Graphic Error In C&C3

[SgtRicko]

A really odd issue has popped up in my game. It seems that the terrain grahpics will begin to warp radically and block my vision out with all kinds of weird distortions before causing my game to crash: furthermore, this problem has only popped up more frequently in the last three days, just around the time I tried to download the patch for the game (I stopped early when I realized that the download would take over several hours thanks to my internet connection.) But now, it's near impossible to play the game without it crashing or beginning to distort after 15 minutes of play, especially in the skirmish modes. Funny thing is though, it seems to occur more rapidly on the smaller maps...:rockbrow:

I have no clue as to whats causing this problem. Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated, guys.

[M2M]

A really odd issue has popped up in my game. It seems that the terrain grahpics will begin to warp radically and block my vision out with all kinds of weird distortions before causing my game to crash: furthermore, this problem has only popped up more frequently in the last three days, just around the time I tried to download the patch for the game (I stopped early when I realized that the download would take over several hours thanks to my internet connection.) But now, it's near impossible to play the game without it crashing or beginning to distort after 15 minutes of play, especially in the skirmish modes. Funny thing is though, it seems to occur more rapidly on the smaller maps...:rockbrow:

I have no clue as to whats causing this problem. Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated, guys.

I've got one for you too, if I kill an enemy baracks (enemy nod baracks), in skirmish, sometimes there are a lot of numbers visible floating upwards and disappearing, just like those chinese hackers in generals. The numbers are always red and will stop appearing after 20 seconds... quite odd

residual effects from previous games?

[SgtRicko]

I've got one for you too, if I kill an enemy baracks (enemy nod baracks), in skirmish, sometimes there are a lot of numbers visible floating upwards and disappearing, just like those chinese hackers in generals. The numbers are always red and will stop appearing after 20 seconds... quite odd

residual effects from previous games?

I have absolutely NO idea what happened there, bud...

Actually kinda sounds a bit cool though!:D

[Soviet779]

M2M i think thats the hackers from generals souls rising up to heaven... maybe... i have no idea lol :P

SgtRicko, does it do this with other games? The graphics card may be artifacting. Try this http://freestone-group.com/video-card-stability-test.htm

It detects artifacting, if it isnt artifacting thats great because it means your card aint dying and its somthing to do with the game or a setting somwhere or a driver, which is less expensive to fix.

[M2M]

M2M i think thats the hackers from generals souls rising up to heaven... maybe... i have no idea lol :P

SgtRicko, does it do this with other games? The graphics card may be artifacting. Try this http://freestone-group.com/video-card-stability-test.htm

It detects artifacting, if it isnt artifacting thats great because it means your card aint dying and its somthing to do with the game or a setting somwhere or a driver, which is less expensive to fix.


no really, I'll try to make a screeny of it next time I encounter it

[jamesminilogo]

SgtRicko, does it do this with other games? The graphics card may be artifacting. Try this http://freestone-group.com/video-card-stability-test.htm

It detects artifacting, if it isnt artifacting thats great because it means your card aint dying and its somthing to do with the game or a setting somwhere or a driver, which is less expensive to fix.


thats what i was thinking. If it isnt artifacting try new drivers or the latest patch (if you havent already got it)

[SilentScoper]

I've got one for you too, if I kill an enemy baracks (enemy nod baracks), in skirmish, sometimes there are a lot of numbers visible floating upwards and disappearing, just like those chinese hackers in generals. The numbers are always red and will stop appearing after 20 seconds... quite odd

residual effects from previous games?

I've seen this too !

Though I have no idea what caused it apart from destroying the building.

But it is completely different to the distortion that the OP's talking about.

I've had that to, and just put it down to my GC being older seeing as it's a Radeon 9800 Pro 256. ( ps. the latest CCC 7.3 drivers are crap with C&C3 )

[zgtrman97]

Ahem.. those numbers are there because the AI is attempting to sell the building right before total destruction.If you watch closely..the first number is a postive value. You can do it to...but you don't see the numbers floating up..the selling and destruction animation are the same from what I have seen.