Black screen on startup?

[Arclight]

Err... as far as I know the newer (512mb) cards are actually faster, but that's beside the point. Only reason I mentioned the card is because you say you have AF disabled, which is a shame since you have the horsepower to use it and it can improve quality (on distant textures) quite noticably.

Do you see any signs of stress (flashing lights) in the CR or CT when cruising at those depths? It's a sure sign the pressure hull is under stress and will start to buckle sooner or later.

[Lexandro]

Originally Posted by Arclight

Err... as far as I know the newer (512mb) cards are actually faster, but that's beside the point. Only reason I mentioned the card is because you say you have AF disabled, which is a shame since you have the horsepower to use it and it can improve quality (on distant textures) quite noticably.

Do you see any signs of stress (flashing lights) in the CR or CT when cruising at those depths? It's a sure sign the pressure hull is under stress and will start to buckle sooner or later.

Correct. The 8800GT/GTS with the 512mb of memory are faster than the 320mb models. They are the same graphics chip, but the newer 512mb models are shrunk down in size and have more shaders. IIRC The 320mb model has 96 shaders, and the 512 model has 112 shaders.

Anisotropic Filtering (AF) should not cause the game to black screen, regardless of setting. Neither should Anti-Ailiasing (AA) settings affect the working of the game. Both settings should be usable and with that card, you should be able to do 16xAF and at least 4xAA without any trouble.

I would suggest you do a full system check up, including registry clean, disc defrag, temp file clean out. Then I would also do a "clean" driver install to ensure correct function of the drivers. Simply installing new Nvidia drivers on top of existing graphics drivers will cause corruption and errors in games, and can also lead to the non-function of 3d applications.

Clean driver install method;
Remove current graphics drivers via add/remove programs
Boot windows in to "safe mode" (press f8 on windows boot)
Run DRIVER CLEANER PRO and set it to remove Nvidia graphics drivers
Re-boot to windows, and install latest graphics drivers

*Note* Driver Cleaner Pro is a utility program you can download, simply google it. And graphics drivers should be downloaded direct from the nvidia site and you should ensure they are the correct versions for your operating system (XP/Vista~32/64bit os).

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Niels

i was very far south of Kobe, Japan. No minefield there in the middle of the ocean.
Deep enough, it DID happened with the time compression on 8x.
It was not the buttom ofcourse, and i dont think it was a minefield either.
DD's ? Destroyer Depthcharges? No, the destroyer was at least 1300 away and didn't crossed my path.

At 8X time compression that 1,300 yards can be closed in the blink of an eye.

Im guessing either a DC got you our you may have accidently hit the C key :p