Probs with new video card.. :(

capt vertigo · #1 04-29-2011, 11:22 PM

Can't stand it any longer... I was finally able to play last weekend with shadows turned off... F-bombing awesome!!

So I stopped off at Best Buy and grabbed a brand new card, hoping to fly with shadows this weekend..

It's an Nvidia 560ti..

Brought it home, installed it with latest drivers, annnnd...

I can't play at all, the landscape and cockpit are totally pschychedelic colors...
Sky is fine..
Plane flies without stutters..

Any ideas or similar maladies.. ?

BTW, I love this sim.. It IS gonna rock in about a year..

AirMikey

mazex · #2 04-29-2011, 11:33 PM

Sounds weird... How about clearing the cache? That voodoo doc medicine works in some cases here so it's worth a try...

Delete all files in:

C:\Users\<your user name>\Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\cache

mazex · #3 04-29-2011, 11:35 PM

And while your in that directory - check the conf.ini file so it has this row inside:

Render=D3D10_0

As your 560ti is a Dx10 (11) card and your old card was maybe not?

capt vertigo · #4 04-30-2011, 12:32 AM

Tried cache.. no good

Config ini listed Render=R3D9

So I changed to =R3d10_0

And game doesn't load..

Thanx Mazex, this might be the prob, but 'm not sure what to try next..

Uninstall/reinstall the game..?

bluuuurg

JG14_Jagr · #5 04-30-2011, 12:41 AM

Does everything else run ok (other games I mean?)

capt vertigo · #6 04-30-2011, 12:47 AM

Yeah, IL2 1946 runs like a dream..

Portal runs great..

Rest of the game, ie: menus, music, etc runs fine..

But in an actually mission it flashes crazy colors.. especially water and highlights in cockpit..

Really weird...

danjama · #7 04-30-2011, 12:57 AM

Did you remove the old drivers and install new ones?

Space Communist · #8 04-30-2011, 01:37 AM

That's the same video card I have and it runs great. If emptying the cache didn't work I would try re-installing. Also make sure you have up-to-date drivers (270.61)

Macka · #9 04-30-2011, 02:05 AM

"So I changed to =R3d10_0"

I assume this was just a typo in this thread. If not it should be Render=D3D10_0. I am also using the NV 270 version drivers as mentioned above, with no major probs. Also the 267 drivers had better shadows for me.

*Buzzsaw* · #10 04-30-2011, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by capt vertigo

Can't stand it any longer... I was finally able to play last weekend with shadows turned off... F-bombing awesome!!

So I stopped off at Best Buy and grabbed a brand new card, hoping to fly with shadows this weekend..

It's an Nvidia 560ti..

Brought it home, installed it with latest drivers, annnnd...

I can't play at all, the landscape and cockpit are totally pschychedelic colors...
Sky is fine..
Plane flies without stutters..

Any ideas or similar maladies.. ?

BTW, I love this sim.. It IS gonna rock in about a year..

AirMikey

There are many people who are running your card with no problems, so it is something to do with your install or setup.

Make sure you use one of the driver remove programs to delete your old drivers.

Then install one of the new 270 series drivers.