V4.0.1.2 Text Glitch

Zero Hour · #1 08-29-2005, 07:36 AM

Unusual Glitch, happened twice - no apparant cause. Nicknames also randomly disappeared shortly before and after this happened.

CheeToS2 · #2 08-29-2005, 07:57 AM

Yes, it's a known problem. Stefan tried to fix it in 4.0.1.2, but it didn't work. He mentioned a more complex way to fix it, but we will lose text transparency in the process

. To make it work in the meantime, press F3 and disable bitmap fonts.

Ibonic · #3 08-29-2005, 10:43 PM

(Moved to Graal V4 bug report forum)

Admins · #4 09-02-2005, 08:09 PM

Ok please test if with v4.01 revision 3 the text bug still happens.

napo_p2p · #5 09-03-2005, 04:22 AM

Happened again to me (v4.01 revision 3).

Attached is an example. The top bar is supposed to have text. By the way, the F8 menu is also screwed up when I get this error.

I noticed that in the F2 log, "Initialized Direct3D7" is normally followed with "Initialized DirectDraw".

When this error happens, "Initialized DirectDraw" does not follow "Initialized Direct3D7".

Example:

NPC Code:

Deleted DirectDraw Surfaces

Finalized DirectDraw

Initialized Direct3D7

Initialized DirectDraw

Deleted DirectDraw Surfaces

Finalized DirectDraw

Initialized Direct3D7

Initialized DirectDraw

Deleted DirectDraw Surfaces

Finalized DirectDraw

Initialized Direct3D7

Initialized DirectDraw

GraalScript: Function unfreezeplayer not found in script of 

Loaded minimap from idlemini.png

PM: received from Poodie:unknown

GraalScript: Function unfreezeplayer not found in script of 

Loaded minimap from idlemini.png

File download: nhead10.png (size: 2637) done

Initialized Direct3D7

At the end, should there be an "Initialized DirectDraw"?

napo_p2p · #6 09-05-2005, 01:31 AM

I found that it happens when I close my laptop lid and open it again. I think this is equivalent to turning off a PC moniter and on again.

Benm00t · #7 09-05-2005, 02:06 AM

It happened to me with the rev3 version today. First time ever, but it only happened for a few seconds.

napo_p2p · #8 09-06-2005, 02:27 AM

It's not happening on rev4

Link93 · #9 09-07-2005, 10:29 PM

after i recently download the update the text went back to wat i had when i first started using graal 4

Note:i use 16 bit

CheeToS2 · #10 09-07-2005, 11:54 PM

New new version released (4.016) to specifically try to fix this problem. Please see if it happens again (restart your client first to make sure you have the newest version).

Link93 · #11 09-08-2005, 02:05 AM

I just downloaded the new update and it didnt do anything it looks exactly the same and it just added a new error cuz i used a toy hammer on UN and i smushed myself. The first update was the best one cuz their was no errors on UN it was perfect the text was fine and everything.
Note: i still use 16 bit the highest i can goto is 24bit but i lag on that

CheeToS2 · #12 09-08-2005, 02:12 AM

Ah, it just happened to me in the new version (4.016). First the text became the weird red squares people have seen, then it became the weird characters, and some text was ok but it was flickering.

Link93 · #13 09-08-2005, 02:25 AM

mine is squares in any color on 24 bit and it shows this reblue and green thing when u open the client

Admins · #14 09-08-2005, 02:47 AM

Please report what gfx card you have, and which color resolution and screen resolution you are using. Have you other programs running? When exactly does the error happen, is it possible to reproduce it ?

Link93 · #15 09-08-2005, 03:07 AM

i dont really know wat gfx card i have cuz i dont know how to check it but my color quality resolution thing is 16bit the highest i can go is 24 bit and my screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels or watever

CheeToS2 · #16 09-08-2005, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan

Please report what gfx card you have, and which color resolution and screen resolution you are using. Have you other programs running? When exactly does the error happen, is it possible to reproduce it ?

I am using an nVidia 6600GT. 32bit, 1024x768 (but graal isn't fullscreen). I usually have mIRC and AIM open, along with Google Talk and some cheesy printer software. I think (not sure) it may start happening when I being to move, but it will continue if I'm not moving. It stops happening in a second or a few seconds, and I can't make it happen again by walking around or anything. I haven't done anything unusual to make it happen to my knowledge.

Admins · #17 09-08-2005, 02:43 PM

Ok v4.01 revision 7 uploaded.
This time it should really help. For testing I have modified Graal so that ALL bitmaps were using alpha layer, to increase the number of textures used (fonts, light effects and some GUI objects are using 3D textures). The effect was that when connecting to Graal Kingdoms, some graphics were messed up for me, especially in the Q menu. After modifiying some options when creating the textures the problem has been fixed. Then I have changed it back to only use 3D textures when needed and uploaded the new version. Please test

TESTRETIS · #18 09-08-2005, 08:21 PM

This is funny, it reminds me of a glitch that sometimes happend with my old windows 95 comp. All the text in every program and windows itself would look like that ><

Benm00t · #19 09-08-2005, 08:42 PM

rev7 has given me the text probably again, but only for the text bar. Text sent was fine. Also, the nicknames of the users disappeared when the problem was happening.

Admins · #20 09-08-2005, 09:28 PM

Text messup and text disappearing are possibly two different problems. The text is sometimes disappearing for you (screenshots) ?

Benm00t · #21 09-08-2005, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan

Text messup and text disappearing are possibly two different problems. The text is sometimes disappearing for you (screenshots) ?

On Shaded Legend, when i log on sometimes the nicknames so not appear. I can't get this to happen on any other server however. It is fixed when i leave the level i'm in. No text messes up.

This other text mess up however (which also happened on SL) only effected the text box for a few seconds, but while the text was messing up, nicknames disappeared again. They happened at exactly the same time, so I would guess that this text messing up and the nicknames disappearing are related.

I can't guess at whether the above two nickname disappearences are related however.

Link93 · #22 09-09-2005, 02:26 AM

OMG this is worse than the last time it looks like me on paint

Admins · #23 09-09-2005, 01:26 PM

That is with the latest version (v4.01 rev7) ?
For getting the gfx card: right-click on your desktop background and go to the last tab.
May be there should be some report-bug button in Graal which sends a screenshot and information about the gfx card to the server.

Link93 · #24 09-10-2005, 01:20 AM

this is wat my graphics card thing is im going by where u told me to look i snap shotted it so u can look for yourself on wat the card is

napo_p2p · #25 09-10-2005, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Link93

this is wat my graphics card thing is im going by where u told me to look i snap shotted it so u can look for yourself on wat the card is

I have a computer with the same card, but Graal 4 loads fine on it.

Maybe make sure you have the latest DirectX drivers?
You can also find updated drivers for your card here:
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scri...D=798&lang=eng

Link93 · #26 09-17-2005, 05:06 PM

It works fine now thank you

Admins · #27 09-17-2005, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Link93

It works fine now thank you

Oh so it was a problem with the gfx driver?
May be we should make a page with the most common problems and also add links to the gfx driver downloads there for the most popular gfx cards

Benm00t · #28 09-17-2005, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan

Oh so it was a problem with the gfx driver?
May be we should make a page with the most common problems and also add links to the gfx driver downloads there for the most popular gfx cards

Could you have the client check to see if the computer has the latest graphics cards in question? If they don't, the client lets them know.

The Valve Steam client does this and it seems quite effective.

Admins · #29 09-17-2005, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benm00t

Could you have the client check to see if the computer has the latest graphics cards in question? If they don't, the client lets them know.

The Valve Steam client does this and it seems quite effective.

The directx version that Graal uses doesn't offer that option yet, but may be I could add some "hack" to temporary use directx9 just for requesting that. I am not sure when that will be done though.