Vista Graphics Problem

U570 · 09-25-11, 10:16 PM

Hi all, i am new here, but I have played Silent Hunter 3 before and it worked perfectly. After a while I un-installed it, and recently tried to put it back on. I came across this graphics problem where the water is either bright blue or black, and everything else has strange pixelation. Can anyone help??

Fish In The Water · 09-26-11, 12:38 AM

First up, welcome aboard!

As for the graphics issue, have you changed any hardware or drivers since the previous install? Also, is the issue SH3 specific or is it affecting other apps as well?

Depending on the answers, I'd probably start by opening up your video control panel and adjusting the anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering settings.

Normally you want the highest state possible, but in a case like this where you're having issues, it's best to turn them down to a maximum of about 4x.

I'd give that a try and see if it makes any difference. Good luck!

U570 · 09-26-11, 03:22 AM

The only changes to hardware since I un-installed SH3 is I updated was the Nvidia driver. This only happens to Silent Hunter, and I have already tried turning down anti-aliasing.

Fish In The Water · 09-26-11, 03:53 AM

In that case there's probably two ways to proceed. You could either roll back the driver, (and see if the graphics return to normal), or try disabling any active mods to see if it's a conflict issue. If neither of these are the culprit then you may be looking at a corrupt install.

U570 · 09-26-11, 04:02 AM

I haven't even gotten to put mods on, just trying to get it working, so taking off mods won't be an issue, so I'll rollback the driver

gt_magnus · 09-26-11, 11:01 AM

First of all, welcome aboard!

Quote:

The only changes to hardware since I un-installed SH3 is I updated was the Nvidia driver.

A Nvidia card you say? Just if you didn't know, Nvidia cards do have some SH3 related bugs. What type is it (Your Nvidia card)?

U570 · 09-26-11, 08:54 PM

And if anyone is wondering what the problem looks like

yubba · 09-26-11, 09:21 PM

holy mother of christ, that's bad, I don't think sh3 can run at dx 11

U570 · 09-26-11, 09:36 PM

That only happens when I go to the bridge, or anything that shows the water or exterior model

U570 · 09-26-11, 11:18 PM

so, any suggestions? If not, I'll try my luck on installing onto a laptop.

Fish In The Water · 09-27-11, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by yubba

holy mother of christ, that's bad, I don't think sh3 can run at dx 11

Those shots are pretty alarming to say the least. And I think you're right, DX11 is likely too much for the old gal...

Paulie76 · 09-27-11, 01:01 AM

I'm running windows 7 with dx11. As far as I remember I didn't change any settings to make SH3 run lower than that...and I don't have that graphics problem.

Honesty, I'm stumped except to say that it's unexplainable vista glitches like this that are the reason that Vista was blessedly short lived.

To me it almost looks as though one part of the scene is maxing out the video card (probably the water if it only does this externally), forcing the entire scene to de-res to try to keep running. Happens often in FSX when the settings are too high as well. My guess would be either corrupted water or simply the computer just can't handle the water texture.

U570 · 09-27-11, 01:11 AM

So far, I'm trying to roll-back Dx 11 to 9.0c, which should help, but what I've found on through google searches, it cannot be done. My question is, would rolling back down to DirectX 10 be enough???

09-25-11, 10:16 PM	#1
U570 Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 867 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Vista Graphics Problem Hi all, i am new here, but I have played Silent Hunter 3 before and it worked perfectly. After a while I un-installed it, and recently tried to put it back on. I came across this graphics problem where the water is either bright blue or black, and everything else has strange pixelation. Can anyone help??

09-26-11, 12:38 AM	#2
Fish In The Water Prince of the Sea SUBSIM Welcome Committee Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Watching over U-253 Posts: 3,527 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 2	First up, welcome aboard! As for the graphics issue, have you changed any hardware or drivers since the previous install? Also, is the issue SH3 specific or is it affecting other apps as well? Depending on the answers, I'd probably start by opening up your video control panel and adjusting the anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering settings. Normally you want the highest state possible, but in a case like this where you're having issues, it's best to turn them down to a maximum of about 4x. I'd give that a try and see if it makes any difference. Good luck! __________________ "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people are so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell.

09-26-11, 03:53 AM	#4
Fish In The Water Prince of the Sea SUBSIM Welcome Committee Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Watching over U-253 Posts: 3,527 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 2	In that case there's probably two ways to proceed. You could either roll back the driver, (and see if the graphics return to normal), or try disabling any active mods to see if it's a conflict issue. If neither of these are the culprit then you may be looking at a corrupt install. __________________ "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people are so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell.

09-26-11, 08:54 PM	#7
U570 Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 867 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	And if anyone is wondering what the problem looks like __________________ "Submariners are a bunch of intelligent misfits that somehow seem to get along, understand each other and work well together"- Anon

09-26-11, 09:36 PM	#9
U570 Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 867 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	That only happens when I go to the bridge, or anything that shows the water or exterior model __________________ "Submariners are a bunch of intelligent misfits that somehow seem to get along, understand each other and work well together"- Anon

09-26-11, 03:22 AM	#3
U570 Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 867 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	The only changes to hardware since I un-installed SH3 is I updated was the Nvidia driver. This only happens to Silent Hunter, and I have already tried turning down anti-aliasing.

09-26-11, 04:02 AM	#5
U570 Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 867 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	I haven't even gotten to put mods on, just trying to get it working, so taking off mods won't be an issue, so I'll rollback the driver

09-26-11, 09:21 PM	#8
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	holy mother of christ, that's bad, I don't think sh3 can run at dx 11

09-26-11, 11:18 PM	#10
U570 Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 867 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	so, any suggestions? If not, I'll try my luck on installing onto a laptop. __________________ "Submariners are a bunch of intelligent misfits that somehow seem to get along, understand each other and work well together"- Anon

09-27-11, 01:01 AM	#12
Paulie76 Seaman Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 35 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I'm running windows 7 with dx11. As far as I remember I didn't change any settings to make SH3 run lower than that...and I don't have that graphics problem. Honesty, I'm stumped except to say that it's unexplainable vista glitches like this that are the reason that Vista was blessedly short lived. To me it almost looks as though one part of the scene is maxing out the video card (probably the water if it only does this externally), forcing the entire scene to de-res to try to keep running. Happens often in FSX when the settings are too high as well. My guess would be either corrupted water or simply the computer just can't handle the water texture.

09-27-11, 01:11 AM	#13
U570 Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 867 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	So far, I'm trying to roll-back Dx 11 to 9.0c, which should help, but what I've found on through google searches, it cannot be done. My question is, would rolling back down to DirectX 10 be enough??? __________________ "Submariners are a bunch of intelligent misfits that somehow seem to get along, understand each other and work well together"- Anon