1914 Shells of Fury graphics bug

Dornil · 04-03-15, 07:43 AM

I know that this game is old and neglected, but I still decided to give it a try.
Yet the daylight looks pitch-black to me for some reason. See attached screenshot. It is 11.15 in the morning there.
Did anyone encountered the same glitch? Is there a solution?

Hitman · 04-05-15, 04:43 AM

That is likely a graphic bug, probably something to do with the game being old and the new graphic card controllers not working well with it. Nvidia is notorious for causing trouble with older games, are you using an Nvidia card by chance?

Hinrich Schwab · 04-05-15, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Dornil

I know that this game is old and neglected, but I still decided to give it a try.
Yet the daylight looks pitch-black to me for some reason. See attached screenshot. It is 11.15 in the morning there.
Did anyone encountered the same glitch? Is there a solution?

That looks like the old U-Boot Kurs West Weather bug. Do you have that mod intalled by any chance?

Dornil · 04-06-15, 01:16 AM

Yes, I do have Kurs West installed. Should I remove it completely, or is it possible to make some corrections?
I have ATI videocard.

Hinrich Schwab · 04-06-15, 05:57 PM

The issue is in the weather.txt file. U-Boot Kurs West alters this file to allow for new weather effects. The problem is that the extensions for these files do not match what is in the directories. Anything with the .DDS extension must be changed back to the .TGA extension. Since the modded game cannot find these renamed texture files, all you get is a blank screen.

Dornil · 04-07-15, 02:06 AM

Thank you very much, this did solve the problem

Hinrich Schwab · 04-07-15, 11:19 AM

04-05-15, 04:43 AM	#2
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	That is likely a graphic bug, probably something to do with the game being old and the new graphic card controllers not working well with it. Nvidia is notorious for causing trouble with older games, are you using an Nvidia card by chance? __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

04-06-15, 01:16 AM	#4
Dornil Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 8 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Yes, I do have Kurs West installed. Should I remove it completely, or is it possible to make some corrections? I have ATI videocard.

04-06-15, 05:57 PM	#5
Hinrich Schwab Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 908 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	The issue is in the weather.txt file. U-Boot Kurs West alters this file to allow for new weather effects. The problem is that the extensions for these files do not match what is in the directories. Anything with the .DDS extension must be changed back to the .TGA extension. Since the modded game cannot find these renamed texture files, all you get is a blank screen.

04-07-15, 02:06 AM	#6
Dornil Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 8 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Thank you very much, this did solve the problem

04-07-15, 11:19 AM	#7
Hinrich Schwab Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 908 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0