Driver Issue Background Bug

ManagerJosh · 03-05-2009, 05:26 AM

I decided to bring up a second monitor from my other PC to truly appreciate MA3. But after plugging it in, I noticed I'm having huge background distortions.

I tried screenshoting it, but it didn't work; So you'll have to settle for a video.

http://media.worldsims.org/MVI_1572.zip

System Specs:
P4 3.0C Processor
865PE Chipset
2GB RAM
GeForce 6600GT

Tested with the following driver versions:
Forceware 181.22
Forceware 182.06

Last Tested MA3 Beta 9L: February 28th Release (Downloaded March 5, 2009)

Jim Sachs · 03-05-2009, 08:21 AM

Looks like the old GeForce 6600 bug again. I think that new drivers fixed this, but I'll have to go back through the old posts to find out.

Yodelking · 03-05-2009, 12:26 PM

182.06 are new drivers... but they released 182.08 2 days ago. Might be worth trying out.

ManagerJosh · 03-05-2009, 02:59 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

Looks like the old GeForce 6600 bug again. I think that new drivers fixed this, but I'll have to go back through the old posts to find out.

Well the interesting thing Jim, is that it doesn't happen on a Single Screen Display. It only happens when using dual display.

Jim Sachs · 03-05-2009, 03:16 PM

That's what always happened with that particuler bug. I haven't had a chance to go through the posts yet, but I remember that switching that monitor from 32 to 16-bit usually cured it.

ManagerJosh · 03-07-2009, 04:26 AM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

That's what always happened with that particuler bug. I haven't had a chance to go through the posts yet, but I remember that switching that monitor from 32 to 16-bit usually cured it.

Yup! Same bug. Confirmed that it fixed itself after moving to 16bit.

ManagerJosh · 03-12-2009, 01:15 AM

Just an update. Driver update did not help.

03-05-2009, 05:26 AM	#1
ManagerJosh Registered Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 17	Background Bug I decided to bring up a second monitor from my other PC to truly appreciate MA3. But after plugging it in, I noticed I'm having huge background distortions. I tried screenshoting it, but it didn't work; So you'll have to settle for a video. http://media.worldsims.org/MVI_1572.zip System Specs: P4 3.0C Processor 865PE Chipset 2GB RAM GeForce 6600GT Tested with the following driver versions: Forceware 181.22 Forceware 182.06 Last Tested MA3 Beta 9L: February 28th Release (Downloaded March 5, 2009)

03-05-2009, 08:21 AM	#2
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Looks like the old GeForce 6600 bug again. I think that new drivers fixed this, but I'll have to go back through the old posts to find out. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-05-2009, 12:26 PM	#3
Yodelking yodeler Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Staffanstorp, Sweden Posts: 294	182.06 are new drivers... but they released 182.08 2 days ago. Might be worth trying out. Yodelking - För god att kolsyra!

03-05-2009, 03:16 PM	#5
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	That's what always happened with that particuler bug. I haven't had a chance to go through the posts yet, but I remember that switching that monitor from 32 to 16-bit usually cured it. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-05-2009, 02:59 PM	#4
ManagerJosh Registered Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 17	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: Looks like the old GeForce 6600 bug again. I think that new drivers fixed this, but I'll have to go back through the old posts to find out. Well the interesting thing Jim, is that it doesn't happen on a Single Screen Display. It only happens when using dual display.

03-07-2009, 04:26 AM	#6
ManagerJosh Registered Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 17	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: That's what always happened with that particuler bug. I haven't had a chance to go through the posts yet, but I remember that switching that monitor from 32 to 16-bit usually cured it. Yup! Same bug. Confirmed that it fixed itself after moving to 16bit.

03-12-2009, 01:15 AM	#7
ManagerJosh Registered Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 17	Just an update. Driver update did not help.