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TheBosnian · Swabbie Posts: 75 **1109 Gold** -

Whenever im in a sword fight/governers office/ tavern/ etc. At least one of the characters looks like chrome or something, maybe it's a problem with intel video cards, but i have tried every graphics level but it hasn't changed.
If someone can tell me how to take a screenshot i can show you how it looks.
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Wolfwood · Boatswain Posts: 2527 **33917 Gold** -

When you get something like that appearing again, hit the print screen button (upper right corner of the keyboard).

Go to a paint program (Paint shop pro or any other one) and select "edit" - "paste" and you'll have your screenshot there.

Save in an appropriate format (jpg).

Upload to a server and attach the link to your next message to the forums.

InchWorm · Powder Monkey Posts: 11 **2 Gold** -

I am having the same issue on my Dell with a INTEL 82845G. Here are my screenshots of the issue:

Sen-Dog · Powder Monkey Posts: 39 **459 Gold** -

Wow, thats positively creepy, they look undead!

KingWilly · Rigger Posts: 1351 **9821 Gold** -

I think there were other having the same problem in another thread.

But I think it looks great...The Terminator of the seas...Arrr, hasta la vista..
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Wolfwood · Boatswain Posts: 2527 **33917 Gold** -

The Return of the Mummy... Twisted Evil

Yeah, I think this problem has been discussed before... The solution was to fiddle with the video settings, but if that is not working for you, I don't know what would... Sad

The game doesn't actually crash because of this, does it?

Aegis · Powder Monkey Posts: 9 **256 Gold** -

I, and others, have been talking about this issue in the post entitled "Crash at Startup." However, I believe our problem stems from the fact that we are forced to use a third party utility called "3danalyzer" simply to keep the game from crashing. Basically we load the game through the front end of this utility and it emulates the hardware texture and lighting of a graphics card. The outcome is missing and/or metallic textures on a number of the game's characters. I'm curious as to whether or not they both stem from the games ability to display TnL however...

Ruffin · Powder Monkey Posts: 25 **451 Gold** -

I get exactly the same thing, just installed on a spanking new Dell. No 3rd party software. And it's crashing once I leave the first town. Fun, huh? I knew I should have waited for the first patch before I bought it.

BlueDEvil · Seaman Posts: 206 **818 Gold** -

The game didn't crash. I have everything to minimum. There is really nothing else to do, but get a better video card. Minor problem for me.

Ruffin · Powder Monkey Posts: 25 **451 Gold** -

Well, now I'm crashing as soon as I start. Just noticed that Dutch "emmissary" in the beginning of the game looks T2-ish liquid. That's on top of me looking like the Mummy. That's with all my video settings on low. Can't even figure out what the graphics card is on the new machine.... Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2 is what it says, but what is that?

TheBosnian · Swabbie Posts: 75 **1109 Gold** -

I think its the problem that intel intergrated cards dont have t&l support, or just really suck.
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InchWorm · Powder Monkey Posts: 11 **2 Gold** -

Ruffin · Powder Monkey Posts: 25 **451 Gold** -

GForce 5500... two trips to Best Buy in under two hours (apparently I only have PCI ports. Who knew?). So that's around $750 spent for this silly game so far. New card, game itself, new PC to play it on... just don't tell my wife.

But the graphics work beautifully now. The rats are perfectly rendered as they digitally skitter around my shackled ankles. I used to be good at this game way back when.... Rolling Eyes

Microwavegerbil · Seaman Posts: 220 **3502 Gold** -

Ruffin, you got the same shaft from Dell that I did. Seeing as that AGP is standard on practically EVERY modern motherboard you'd logically assume that your Dell Dimension 3000 (I'm assuming) would come with one as well. I was way more shocked than you sound Evil or Very Mad

but I had to return that puppy because no AGP just won't work for most of my games.

Ruffin · Powder Monkey Posts: 25 **451 Gold** -

Yep, a Dimension 3000. Up til now I haven't needed anything more than the old 700 processor I had, no video card either. All I ever play is Civ (I, II, III, PTW, and Conquests) with an occasional foray into Colonization. (See a trend there?) So I never needed it before. I have the hand/eye coordination of a brick, so first-person-shooters and their ilk are pretty much out. If Pirates is this hardware intensive I'd probably have needed a video card for Civ4 whenever it comes out... so it's a good investment on my part. Anyhow - problem solved. For anyone who looks like the Mummy and crashes every five minutes - get a new video card.