Messed up charts and GUI (again T_T)

[XenonSurf]

Originally Posted by VikingSail

Hello XenonSurf, thanks for your quick reply. A few hours later I'm still struggling with this problem.

Can you explain to me where exactly do to set the scaling options to fullscreen with GPU?

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I came across this post you posted a while ago: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...45&postcount=9

Unfortunately I'm using a laptop with nvidia graphics card. I don't have the full options in a desktop nvidia control panel. What else can I do?

Hi VickingSail,
If you have an NVidia card (or else), then right-click on your desktop: you should see 'NVidia Control Panel' with a green icon in the pop-up text, or a setup program for your grafics card.
If you don't , you must then go in the grafic settings via the Start > System Control > Hardware & Sound, where a program for your grafic card should be located as an icon. This is present on any computer system AFAIK.
You can set there the resolution, the 3D settings, the video settings etc. and also scaling options.

The scaling options are usually 'Centered' 'Aspect Ratio' and 'Fullscreen'. The default setting is 'Aspect Ratio done by Display' which is good for 99% of launched programs or games. For SH5 it has been reported to give better results when changing it from 'Display' to 'GPU' , adn also from 'Aspect Ratio' to 'Fullscreen' , which means your card will scale the grafics if necessary. (Same for SH3 btw).

Unfortunately, this is only a possible solution for your problem, but for what I read elsewhere this is mainly the cause, also Windows Creators can interfere badly with SH5.

Also permit me to say that a laptop with a non-dedicated grafics card may just not deliver enough RAM for running smoothly SH5. Also TWoS has additional requirements...

I hope this gives you something to start your troubleshooting, also google on the net for 'grafic artefacts', 'distorted grafics' etc. you may find some useful articles or forum replies.

Good luck,

[VikingSail]

Originally Posted by XenonSurf

Hi VickingSail,
If you have an NVidia card (or else), then right-click on your desktop: you should see 'NVidia Control Panel' with a green icon in the pop-up text, or a setup program for your grafics card.
If you don't , you must then go in the grafic settings via the Start > System Control > Hardware & Sound, where a program for your grafic card should be located as an icon. This is present on any computer system AFAIK.
You can set there the resolution, the 3D settings, the video settings etc. and also scaling options.

The scaling options are usually 'Centered' 'Aspect Ratio' and 'Fullscreen'. The default setting is 'Aspect Ratio done by Display' which is good for 99% of launched programs or games. For SH5 it has been reported to give better results when changing it from 'Display' to 'GPU' , adn also from 'Aspect Ratio' to 'Fullscreen' , which means your card will scale the grafics if necessary. (Same for SH3 btw).

Unfortunately, this is only a possible solution for your problem, but for what I read elsewhere this is mainly the cause, also Windows Creators can interfere badly with SH5.

Also permit me to say that a laptop with a non-dedicated grafics card may just not deliver enough RAM for running smoothly SH5. Also TWoS has additional requirements...

I hope this gives you something to start your troubleshooting, also google on the net for 'grafic artefacts', 'distorted grafics' etc. you may find some useful articles or forum replies.

Good luck,

Thank you. After hours of digging around I think I'm going to the right direction.
Let me explain my situation: I have a laptop with an Optimus system (2 graphics card: an Intel integrated one that comes with the CPU and a nVidia dedicated one). In this case, the scaling doesn't show up in the nVidia control panel - it is dictated by the Intel graphics and the nVidia one will just act the same as what you set in the Intel Graphics Setting.

The settings in the Intel Graphics is a bit different - they are not one to one as you listed in the nVidia CP ( 'Centered' 'Aspect Ratio' and 'Fullscreen'). I think I need to test them out one by one and see which one actually works - assuming that this IS indeed the reason why I was having this: https://imgur.com/a/Fws0X

[XenonSurf]

@VickingSail,

When you go to your Documents\SH5 folder, open main.cfg and look under [video]. You should see something like that (my settings).

[VIDEO]
AntialiasingLevel=0; 0=none, 1=non-maskable, 2=2x, 4=4x, ...
;Resolution=1024,768,60,22; commented so, at first, it starts with the desktop resolution (on release version)
;FullScreen=Yes
Synchronized=Yes
FullScreen=No
Resolution=1920,1080,60,22

It's possible that the game goes with your Intel Grafics and not with your dedicated card, unfortunately there is nothing in the setting files that says which card the game uses. I would try to switch off the Intel Grafics so the game must use your dedicated card. Just an idea.
Go in the Game Options and set again your grafics to max. to rewrite them correctly if they differ from above, especially the resolution. From my settings I just see that I'm not playing in fullscreen but in windowed mode filling all the screen. I didn't know that, this could make a sensible difference in the rendering.

[VikingSail]

reporting back:

My main.cfg file has identical graphics setting as yours. They are exactly the same.

About which graphics card the game uses: I am sure the game is running on my nVidia card. I have already set that in the nVidia control panel.

About the scaling setting: none of the options works. I tried every single one of the 5 options (aspect ratio, fullscreen, display scaling, central display, custom aspect ratio).

I also read this here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=239
which is the same topic and since I already tried every possible setting, i don't think I'm going to the right direction.

Now if I think about it, since this is only an in-game issue (meaning that I don't have this problem when in the main menu, in historical missions, or museum, etc), it seems more likely to be a TWoS problem. Before installing the mod, everything worked fine UI-wise. In the screenshot https://imgur.com/a/Fws0X you can see it is obviously some in-game menus messed up (3 layers of menus in the center of the screen). The upper left corner is completely covered up with a black screen - but the mouse cursor can move above it - so I assume this is not a display issue, but rather an UI issue.

This is where I am right now. I have no idea what to do more in order to fix this. It was 7 hours of my life that will never come back.

[XenonSurf]

Here is my current TWoS install in JSGME for reference (I'm not using all the optional mods):

TWoS 2.0.0
TWoS 2.1.0 Update (not the latest, so this makes it difficult to compare)
TWoS UI cmd_Radio Reports_Auto Target ID
Shooting Range - Single mission (shouldn't matter)
TWoS_ADJUSTED_Stormys DBSM SH5 v.1.3 Basemod (U-Boot voices)
TWoS_ADJUSTED_DBSM SH5 v.1.3 additional crew sounds beta6
TWoS Map Contact Colors (usually I do without)

Create a new campaign with a NEW name, maybe your saves are corrupted ?
If you have the old 2.1.0 try to load this and see if your problem goes away. If yes chances are it's the new 2.1.x that causes the trouble.
Then, what happens if you unload all mods and launch SH5 stock (1.2.0), does the bunker also show distorted? (again use a NEW career name and campaign).

[VikingSail]

Originally Posted by XenonSurf

Here is my current TWoS install in JSGME for reference (I'm not using all the optional mods):

TWoS 2.0.0
TWoS 2.1.0 Update (not the latest, so this makes it difficult to compare)
TWoS UI cmd_Radio Reports_Auto Target ID
Shooting Range - Single mission (shouldn't matter)
TWoS_ADJUSTED_Stormys DBSM SH5 v.1.3 Basemod (U-Boot voices)
TWoS_ADJUSTED_DBSM SH5 v.1.3 additional crew sounds beta6
TWoS Map Contact Colors (usually I do without)

Create a new campaign with a NEW name, maybe your saves are corrupted ?
If you have the old 2.1.0 try to load this and see if your problem goes away. If yes chances are it's the new 2.1.x that causes the trouble.
Then, what happens if you unload all mods and launch SH5 stock (1.2.0), does the bunker also show distorted? (again use a NEW career name and campaign).

I haven't even played SH5 once. I have no saved games.

It doesn't matter which version of TWoS I load. Even with 2.0.0, it still has this problem when started a new campaign.

As I said above, this only happens with TWoS. Stock game runs perfectly with higher FPS even.

And btw it's not "the bunker shows distorted", it's the extra messed UI boxes on top of normal rendered game graphics. The problem is with the UI, not the graphics.

[vdr1981]

Have you tried to check fullscreen option in game settings?

[VikingSail]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Have you tried to check fullscreen option in game settings?

Yes. tried it. still not working.

[XenonSurf]

Originally Posted by VikingSail

I haven't even played SH5 once. I have no saved games.

I think this is the cause. Before installing any mods, also TWoS, you must 1 time start SH5 stock, go in the Options and save, then quit, and ONLY THEN install any mods.

[vdr1981]

Originally Posted by XenonSurf

I think this is the cause. Before installing any mods, also TWoS, you must 1 time start SH5 stock, go in the Options and save, then quit, and ONLY THEN install any mods.

I really don't see why should this be the case but it's worth trying...

Any problems, improvisations or error messages during game/mod/generic patcher installation?