sins entrenchment

graphic distortion

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well playing the add on beta for sins i expernce graphic distortion or crouption. the only way to fix it is to restart the whole computer. only happend since i got the beta. any ideas? happens about every 10 min of play time on game. i can save and reload with no problems sept lag is horrendes in game.

edit=== also have current drivers for vid card if more info need let me know also let me knwo if i need to move post

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Does reducing texture quality settings help?

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

What sort of corruption are you getting? Also your system specs could be helpful.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

i dont know how to explain the corruption but even after i exit game it persites.ystem Information

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Time of this report: 2/18/2009, 13:14:27

       Machine name: E0B7739F59E4425

   Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)

           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard

       System Model: Pavilion dv8000 (EE298AV)         

               BIOS: Ver 1.00PARTTBL

          Processor: AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-44,  MMX,  3DNow, ~2.4GHz

             Memory: 1022MB RAM

          Page File: 610MB used, 1848MB available

        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

A Radeon 200M and only 128MB of VRAM there... You don't exactly have a hardcore video system there. Make sure your resolution isnt over 800x600. Turn off anti-aliasing.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Entrenchment requires more processing power than original Sins, so as Annatar and burnout suggested, try playing with lower settings. Try playing with lowest possible settings, and see if it lasts longer than 10 minutes.

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

Yeah, the 10-minute thing prompted my suggestion.  Entrenchment is known to have some memory issues (even 2.5 isn't done on optimizing it) and most of the crashes, etc that result because of those issues are around 10 minutes in. ;)

Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top

Yep, that was the issue then. As I said, the dev team still hasn't finished optimizing the expansion, but their goal is make sure it keeps the same system specs. So in beta 3 it's likely to get even better, and perhaps more for the final release.