1 Topic by Curblugeon (edited by Curblugeon 2014-05-12 11:49:32)

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Having an issue with Nividia Surround. or the windowed modes?

I run the game at 5800x1080 and it worked fine up until recently. I was forced out of surround and into a normal resolution. perp being set in the larger 5800 refuses to run -

The issue is: that when I relaunch perpetuum says it has a dx-10 error and wont launch. Safe mode doesnt help.
I am forced to uninstall and re download the game. (my guess due to the resolution change or something)

Of course when I restart the game it is in normal 1920x180 and then go to Surround. But it just happened again.
I lost surround forgot and launched perp - bang dx-10 error.

The only thing that changed was the resolution. from multi screen to single and back again.
Has someone encountered this? is there a work around because 2 in one week really sucks.

edit update - Well the reinstall didnt work same error but safe mode
edit again issues with the windowed screen to full. I can hear it but see nothing.
I have to restart the computer and go through the surround process again.

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Perpetuum will never say DX10 error, because it uses DX9.

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3 Reply by Curblugeon (edited by Curblugeon 2014-05-12 15:53:14)

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ok but it is whatever the message is and it tells you to go into safe mode.

DX error or whatever.

Just because in my frustration I am not 100% sure - the issue still stands. or that I somehow have it that DX=DX 10.

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I have no experience with running it in NVIDIA Surround; in theory that should be up to the driver entirely. If you get the "safe mode" warning it means that we're unable to create a DX device and the previous settings don't work for some reason.

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5 Reply by Curblugeon (edited by Curblugeon 2014-05-12 16:04:50)

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Right that is the resolution scaling issue I take it or is it the full screen.

The issue happens when I go from a 5800 down to 3x1920. but leave the resolution in game at 5800.

when I relaunch the game I get the error and sometimes the icon shows and sound but nothing graphically.

Now after I restart the computer launch the game still in 1920 it will launch in but in windowed mode.

It just seems the issue is from when I dont change the resolution in game down to 1920 while playing at 5800 the game has an issue relaunching at any resolution.

I will keep an eye on it and update you but it is just frustrating having to spend 20 mins+ just to launch the game.

I do appreciate the response greatly.

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Are you running in fullscreen or windowed?

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7 Reply by Curblugeon (edited by Curblugeon 2014-05-12 17:54:21)

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I am running it full screen


most other games resort to a low level resolution when above happens-game reloads @1620/720 type thing. this one displays the error message. and when I fix everything it comes back as windowed until I make it full screen.

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I'll put some debug stuff in the next client to find out what's wrong; until then your best bet is probably to run it in a window.

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ok thanks appreciate it.

10 Reply by Curblugeon (edited by Curblugeon 2014-05-13 10:42:02)

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Ok even in window mode

when I reload the game it shows on the task bar, I hear it but cant play it and have to redo it all again.

when I click on it nothing. anyway more info for you.

I got it so that I dont have to spend 15 mins each time before launching the client. I set it to launch maximized and it seemed to work. I hope.

normal and minimized =0 couldnt see anything.

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Something funny/freaky.

all the bots animations stopped and they float instead of walking. There is only 1 colour of a bot - yellow and only 2 types 1)assault and 2)larger mech

must admit doing an op and everyone looks the same and in pve the same every bot the same and they float along freaky when I run as normal animation.

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You turned on "low detail robots" in the options.

13 Reply by Curblugeon (edited by Curblugeon 2014-05-14 23:04:48)

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did it reset somehow? when the client crashed a few times - because I always have it set to high.

Is that a default setting?
Anyway thanks for the info - freaky to play that way.

Thanks for that quick answer and fixed up - must have checked it when I was increasing the size of the window by mistake then.

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No, it's off by default.

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There should be some information about the error in Perpetuum.log now when it fails.

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Ok great.
I think I am ok now that when it launches it launches it windowed mode small always, not in full screen like before. If it happens again I will post it for you.

Thank you for helping me with this.