Garbled green & red screen when using 1.4b patch ?

Paul Riley · 03-02-10, 09:34 AM

I am almost ready to launch my first career after a while away from the game,and I just got the 1.4b patch from filefront.I launched the game but appear to have got a garbled green and red screen with blocky graphics on the intro screen (with the ship movie).I havent updated to GWX3 just yet,I wanted to fire the initial stock game up then proceed to apply all the neccessary mods etc I have waiting after I got the stock game up and running.
I am unsure as to whether this is linked to my graphics drivers (doubt it as all other games are fine) or I have a bad copy of the patch.
I suspect the patch is bad,so could someone provide me with a good link to the correct patch? (UK,DVD version)

*I seem to recall seeing this a LONG time ago with the stock game,is this a recognized bug?*

Thanks.

Paul Riley · 03-02-10, 12:55 PM

After some thinking I seem to now suspect that it may in fact be linked to SP2 in XP.After the initial movie when loading SH3 has played the GWX loading screens appear normal,and the game also plays normally.I think I remember a similar problem affecting Legacy Of Kain Defiance,where the intro screen would look garbled but the game would play fine.Removing SP2 would eliminate the problem.
Does anyone have any experience of SP2 causing any anomalies (however small) in their games?

Thanks.

sharkbit · 03-02-10, 01:13 PM

Are you sure your game wasn't already patched to 1.4?

Usually though, if you're already patched to 1.4, it won't let you even try and re-patch.

Another possibility-corrupted file from Filefront?
If you're not already patched to 1.4, try getting the patch directly from ubi's website.

That's the best I can come up with now.

Welcome back!

sharkbit · 03-02-10, 01:15 PM

Oh yeah,
I run XP with SP3.
Ive never had problems with SP2or SP3.

Paul Riley · 03-02-10, 01:47 PM

Thanks sharkbit

For the record,I just reinstalled the game and loaded it straight from stock and the corruption on the intro movie is still there,so at least I have ruled out SOME possibilities.Its not major and the game appears to run perfectly.At some point this week just to satiate my curiosity I will format my hard drive and leave the default XP files without upgrading to SP2,as I do think it is linked to SP2.
I also tonight installed the latest Catalyst drivers vers 10.2

Well,all seems to be good other than that,and I cant wait to get back out on the ocean in my new career,straight into August 1942,I believe this is the month my last game ended about 5 or 6mths ago!This is proof that you cant keep a good *sea* dog down

Paul Riley · 03-02-10, 02:03 PM

Sharkbit,

As you mention you never have had any problems with either SP2 OR SP3 this brings into play the possibility of a conflict between either my graphics card,SP2 or Catalyst driver,or a combination of all 3.Finding the culprit is going to be easier now because the last time I was playing SH3 I was using default XP Home Edition and not SP2 and this glitch was not there.

My card is an aging Radeon X800 Pro (old I know

,but its still a good performer in most games up to about 2007 or 2008) I have ample memory (2GB) and use a page file of 4GB,even though most of that is not needed.

Can I just ask what card YOU have ?

Sailor Steve · 03-02-10, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharkbit

If you're not already patched to 1.4, try getting the patch directly from ubi's website.

Or get it right here at Subsim Downloads.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...do=file&id=158

Be warned though - this version has all the patches. You don't need them all, just the last one.

Paul Riley · 03-03-10, 05:01 AM

Thanks for the support guys

Jimbuna · 03-03-10, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Thanks for the support guys

SINK EM ALL!!

03-02-10, 09:34 AM	#1
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Garbled green & red screen when using 1.4b patch ? I am almost ready to launch my first career after a while away from the game,and I just got the 1.4b patch from filefront.I launched the game but appear to have got a garbled green and red screen with blocky graphics on the intro screen (with the ship movie).I havent updated to GWX3 just yet,I wanted to fire the initial stock game up then proceed to apply all the neccessary mods etc I have waiting after I got the stock game up and running. I am unsure as to whether this is linked to my graphics drivers (doubt it as all other games are fine) or I have a bad copy of the patch. I suspect the patch is bad,so could someone provide me with a good link to the correct patch? (UK,DVD version) I seem to recall seeing this a LONG time ago with the stock game,is this a recognized bug? Thanks. __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

03-02-10, 12:55 PM	#2
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Could SP2 in Win XP be the culprit? After some thinking I seem to now suspect that it may in fact be linked to SP2 in XP.After the initial movie when loading SH3 has played the GWX loading screens appear normal,and the game also plays normally.I think I remember a similar problem affecting Legacy Of Kain Defiance,where the intro screen would look garbled but the game would play fine.Removing SP2 would eliminate the problem. Does anyone have any experience of SP2 causing any anomalies (however small) in their games? Thanks. __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

03-02-10, 01:13 PM	#3
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Are you sure your game wasn't already patched to 1.4? Usually though, if you're already patched to 1.4, it won't let you even try and re-patch. Another possibility-corrupted file from Filefront? If you're not already patched to 1.4, try getting the patch directly from ubi's website. That's the best I can come up with now. Welcome back! __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

03-02-10, 01:15 PM	#4
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Oh yeah, I run XP with SP3. Ive never had problems with SP2or SP3. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

03-02-10, 01:47 PM	#5
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Thanks sharkbit For the record,I just reinstalled the game and loaded it straight from stock and the corruption on the intro movie is still there,so at least I have ruled out SOME possibilities.Its not major and the game appears to run perfectly.At some point this week just to satiate my curiosity I will format my hard drive and leave the default XP files without upgrading to SP2,as I do think it is linked to SP2. I also tonight installed the latest Catalyst drivers vers 10.2 Well,all seems to be good other than that,and I cant wait to get back out on the ocean in my new career,straight into August 1942,I believe this is the month my last game ended about 5 or 6mths ago!This is proof that you cant keep a good sea dog down __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

03-02-10, 02:03 PM	#6
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Sharkbit, As you mention you never have had any problems with either SP2 OR SP3 this brings into play the possibility of a conflict between either my graphics card,SP2 or Catalyst driver,or a combination of all 3.Finding the culprit is going to be easier now because the last time I was playing SH3 I was using default XP Home Edition and not SP2 and this glitch was not there. My card is an aging Radeon X800 Pro (old I know ,but its still a good performer in most games up to about 2007 or 2008) I have ample memory (2GB) and use a page file of 4GB,even though most of that is not needed. Can I just ask what card YOU have ? __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

03-03-10, 05:01 AM	#8
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the support guys __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes