[project1dev] Re: vista
- From: eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:35:08 -0400
the common thread seems to be mobile computers having the issue, but im not
sure correlation = causation in this case... itd be really weird because we
all have drastically different systems, like i have the problem but i am on
a netbook with no dedicated graphics card and windows xp... well if it is
mobile gpu i think itd be crazy and i do have a hard time believing it is
just a coincidence considering the problem only seems to be on
laptops/netbooks... hrm i guess i dunno :(
On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ok well i deleted the directx files on my laptop from in the game directory
> and installed the latest directx and ran the game and it still had the
> lighting problems so that wasn't it :P
>
> On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Well I just noticed something. I have it set up where the game comes with
>> a couple of directx dll's that reside in the same directory as the exe
>>
>> im thinkin that might be a bad idea cause those dll files might not be the
>> right ones for every OS
>>
>> gonna investigate that route a lil
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Chris Riccobono <crysalim@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> Our laptop gets those light probs as well, just so you know. It does
>>> sound like a mobile gpu thing, we just gotta figure out what.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Joshua Myers<joshjkm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> > Hey Alan what is the video card model in your laptop?
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> so i got a laptop from woot.com wooo and it has vista on it and i
>>> have the
>>> >> same problem with lighting in cavemap that josh reported on windows 7.
>>> >>
>>> >> eric's netbook has the same issue but his desktop doesnt (like my
>>> desktop
>>> >> doesnt).
>>> >>
>>> >> so shrug, maybe the version of directx im using on my computer is old
>>> or
>>> >> somethin.
>>> >>
>>> >> but it's crazy, this laptop was like 600$ and i get way better FPS
>>> than i
>>> >> do on my desktop, the cavemap w/o vsync runs at like 80fps and in full
>>> >> screen w/o vsync 110 fps.
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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