Hi, Carotio
For your information, I have a 9600 XT built by ATI with 128 MB of RAM using Catalyst drivers version 6.2. My CPU is an Athlon xp 3200 running at 400Mhz and I have 1 GB of RAM working at the same speed.
As you can see, it is not gaming rig according to the latest standards, but it is reliable and I am happy with it.
None of these components were overclocked but maybe the graphic card got some heat anyway and produced the artifacts. I took some pictures of this phenomenon, unluckily, I was using NYGM 2.0 at that moment, but the screens looked the same.
I could host them in Photobucket but I do not remember how to make them appear in a post.
Regarding the hidden console controls, JC Wolf previously did some interesting work combining slide out dials, shorcut menu bar and repositioned console command that completely dissappeared and only showed up on demand using the mouse cursor.
This mod was intended to work with JonZ´s high resolution recognition manual. I remember that when you released your first Add on for GW 1.0, somebody told you that trid to use the mod I mentioned to you with your work but had problems with the shorcut menu bar. I do not remember if the thread was post in subsim or in SH3 forums.
Anyway, the JC Wolf mod thread number is 51051 and can be viewed ( I think) under the sticky thread titled "List of modifs./mod tools/ mod tips (updated 14/04/2006)
If you could hide complety the controls, the inmersion factor could be greatly enhanced!!
Thanks for your message and enjoy the summer!!