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Help! Flat Sun Fix Not Working. (New Video Card Woes)

Hi all,

Just wondering if I might get a bit of help.

I had to replace my video card and now I have the flat sun bug. However, the flat sun bugfix for GWX isn't working with my rig.

(My new video card is the Nvidia Geforce 8400GS.)

Can anyone point me to a solution and/or a fresh download location for flat sun fixes?

Any help would be appreciated. The golf-ball sun in my game is really annoying.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...1_222155_0.jpg

P.S. I already tried the GWX flat sun fix download available here at subsim.

The boss of GWX can't get a GWX mod to work??? :o :O:

Sorry Todd, couldn't resist. I'm using an ATI card, so I can't be much help. Don't worry, though. Jim should be along fairly quickly, and of course he has all the answers. :sunny:

first of all, wow, that video card hasnt been made in years. I just replaced my 9600 and even that was outdated by 4 years, yours is at least 5. Id suggest you grab a gtx550 for cheap (about 100$) if you plan on playing anything else, its a good 4 times more powerful at minimum.
secondly, did you get the drivers for it?

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1749540)

The boss of GWX can't get a GWX mod to work??? :o :O:

Does seem kind of ironic... :D

But seriously, this post addresses the issue quite nicely:

http://174.123.69.202/~subsimc/radioroom/showpost.php?p=741450&postcount=1

Good luck! :sunny:

Didnt even know this was a bug! I have an ati card and this is exactly what the sun looks like if i leave AA switched off in the cards control panel. I always just assumed the game needed hardware AA to be on to create the glowy halo effect around the sun.

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1749540)

The boss of GWX can't get a GWX
mod to work???

Sorry Todd, couldn't resist. I'm using an ATI card, so I can't
be much help. Don't worry, though. Jim should be along fairly
quickly, and of course he has all the answers.

No worries, Steve. I wouldn't have been able to resist either. :03:

Quote:

Originally Posted by timmy41 (Post 1749548)

first of all, wow, that video card
hasnt been made in years. I just replaced my 9600 and even
that was outdated by 4 years, yours is at least 5. Id suggest
you grab a gtx550 for cheap (about 100$) if you plan on
playing anything else, its a good 4 times more powerful at
minimum.
secondly, did you get the drivers for it?

Yep, my driver's up to date. (Thought that doesn't always mean you are getting the best performance for SH3 since it is an older game... sometimes an older driver may work better.)

My last card was an Nvidia 7600GTO... so this new card is still an upgrade for me. We got what we could afford, and I am lucky to have a new card at all. I had Major back surgery and it left us quite broke.

Heck, I'm happy to just be able to sit at the computer again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fish In The Water (Post 1749564)

Does seem kind of ironic...

But seriously, this post addresses the issue quite nicely:

http://174.123.69.202/~subsimc/radio...t.php?p=741450
&postcount=1

Good luck!

Thanks mate! Good thread.:up:

Quote:

Originally Posted by flakmonkey (Post 1749571)

Didnt even know this was a bug! I
have an ati card and this is exactly what the sun looks like
if i leave AA switched off in the cards control panel. I
always just assumed the game needed hardware AA to be on to
create the glowy halo effect around the sun.

Your post actually caused me to look at my video card settings again and I actually found the fix rather quickly. (Blind luck for sure at my end.)

The fix for me was as simple as turning off AA gamma correction... und VOILA! All fixed! Hopefully, my little issue will help someone else down the road.

Thanks for the help guys. I really appreciate it! :arrgh!:

WOOHOO! :rock:

And Jim seems to have never seen the thread. 'Sokay, though, we gots lots of experienced peeps here in dese boreds.

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1749912)

WOOHOO! :rock:

And Jim seems to have never seen the thread. 'Sokay, though, we gots lots of experienced peeps here in dese boreds.

JIM! WHERE WERE YA? YA SLACKER!!! :stare::D

Good to see the Kpt back at the helm!:up:

:salute:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1749912)

WOOHOO! :rock:

And Jim seems to have never seen the thread. 'Sokay, though, we gots lots of experienced peeps here in dese boreds.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann (Post 1749918)

JIM! WHERE WERE YA? YA SLACKER!!! :stare::D

Been to work since 2.30 pm GMT and I'm in the office now writing up reports before trying to garab a little kip :oops:

Anyhoo your sorted now so stop the bellyaching :DL

Good to see your on the mend mate :sunny:

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann (Post 1749905)

Thanks for the help guys. I really appreciate it! :arrgh!:

Glad you're sorted, and especially pleased your back is on the mend. All the best for a continued recovery! :sunny:

"On the mend?"

"Back?"

Tell that wife of yours to go a little easier on ya! :O:

Oh...so that ISN'T a golf ball? It's meant to be the sun? I see... :yawn:

Seriously, I didn't know there was a way to fix this. Thanks for posting the link above. I have to go and see how I can set up the NVidia driver in Linux to try and get something other than a golf ball in the sky! :salute: