flickering and crashing UT-menu...

DisTincTive · 7th Jan 2001, 06:25 PM

hi d00ds,
since I replaced my VooDoo3-2000 with a GeForce2-MX I have flickering in the UT menu. That is not so important, but now i crashes very often when i want to minimize the UT-window. The screen gets blurry and i dont see anything then, but the Windows itself doesnt crash. This problem is very annoying, since i have to minimize it often, argh...

System:
P!!!-450
GeForce2-MX
128 MB RAM
UT version 436
Detonators 6.31

any advice??
thanx a lot !!

M0ldM^n · 7th Jan 2001, 08:04 PM

I have the exact same problem. Right now I just don't minmize, I go into the system console(tilde key) and then type "preferences". That menu will minimize UT to a small window. It is a pain to do, but is a workaround until someone can fix us properly.

revenge · 8th Jan 2001, 06:21 PM

Try binding a key to console command "preferences".
You could do it under preferences/Key Aliases smthg like that.

Crager · 8th Jan 2001, 09:46 PM

Is your desktop and ut using the same rendering and size? 16 bit/32 bit? 800 X 600?

M0ldM^n · 8th Jan 2001, 11:38 PM

yeah, both the desktop and UT are 1024X768, 32bit.

Now I'm trying to mess around with open gl to see if it'll work better. Problem with open gl is it creates a very dark screen, no matter what brightness setting I choose in the GUI. There is no flickering now and I can minimize the screen :P
If it's not one thing it's another...

DisTincTive · 9th Jan 2001, 07:27 AM

yep, me too...i run UT in 16bit and my desktio in 16bit too.

eh MoldMan, doesnt it crash when u get UT into a window with the "preferences" command?? if so i could live with that (better than shutdown unreal for using a server remot

)

Crager · 9th Jan 2001, 07:43 AM

Did you try the dll file from here http://unreal.epicgames.com/

It was for v436 posted on Nov 8th.

DisTincTive · 10th Jan 2001, 08:38 AM

Hmm, as i read on some tweaking-sites this is a known problem...so i did what they wrote

i enabled "UseVideoMemoryVB" and the "VSync" in the console-preferences under the Direct3D-settings and since then the flickering stopped and it hasnt crashed when minimizing

(to be sure i've deactivated the "triple buffer" but i dunno wheter this had any effect)

i hope this wasnt only luck, but solves the problem.

7th Jan 2001, 08:04 PM	#2
M0ldM^n Registered User Join Date: Oct. 27th, 2000 Posts: 50	I need the same answer/advice too I have the exact same problem. Right now I just don't minmize, I go into the system console(tilde key) and then type "preferences". That menu will minimize UT to a small window. It is a pain to do, but is a workaround until someone can fix us properly.

8th Jan 2001, 06:21 PM	#3
revenge Registered User Join Date: Aug. 27th, 2000 Location: Turkey/Ankara Posts: 8	Binding Try binding a key to console command "preferences". You could do it under preferences/Key Aliases smthg like that. __________________ Revenge UIN: 44551867 http://ut.sanane.net

8th Jan 2001, 09:46 PM	#4
Crager Ahh...just a player here Join Date: Apr. 30th, 2000 Location: NY Posts: 846	Is your desktop and ut using the same rendering and size? 16 bit/32 bit? 800 X 600? __________________ Win XP Pro SP1 (DX 9.0b) ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe AMD Athlon xp 2400+(333 fsb), SLK-800U,TT SmartFan 2 1GB PC3200 Ram ATI 9800 Pro (Cat 4.3), Creative Audigy 2 WD800JB - 8 mb cache Lite-On CD/RW 48x12x48x, Lite-On DVD 16x Antec TrueBlue480 http://www.teamimmortal.org/index.php

9th Jan 2001, 07:43 AM	#7
Crager Ahh...just a player here Join Date: Apr. 30th, 2000 Location: NY Posts: 846	Did you try the dll file from here http://unreal.epicgames.com/ It was for v436 posted on Nov 8th. __________________ Win XP Pro SP1 (DX 9.0b) ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe AMD Athlon xp 2400+(333 fsb), SLK-800U,TT SmartFan 2 1GB PC3200 Ram ATI 9800 Pro (Cat 4.3), Creative Audigy 2 WD800JB - 8 mb cache Lite-On CD/RW 48x12x48x, Lite-On DVD 16x Antec TrueBlue480 http://www.teamimmortal.org/index.php

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7th Jan 2001, 06:25 PM	#1
DisTincTive Registered User Join Date: Jan. 7th, 2001 Posts: 4	hi d00ds, since I replaced my VooDoo3-2000 with a GeForce2-MX I have flickering in the UT menu. That is not so important, but now i crashes very often when i want to minimize the UT-window. The screen gets blurry and i dont see anything then, but the Windows itself doesnt crash. This problem is very annoying, since i have to minimize it often, argh... System: P!!!-450 GeForce2-MX 128 MB RAM UT version 436 Detonators 6.31 any advice?? thanx a lot !!

8th Jan 2001, 11:38 PM	#5
M0ldM^n Registered User Join Date: Oct. 27th, 2000 Posts: 50	yeah, both the desktop and UT are 1024X768, 32bit. Now I'm trying to mess around with open gl to see if it'll work better. Problem with open gl is it creates a very dark screen, no matter what brightness setting I choose in the GUI. There is no flickering now and I can minimize the screen :P If it's not one thing it's another...

9th Jan 2001, 07:27 AM	#6
DisTincTive Registered User Join Date: Jan. 7th, 2001 Posts: 4	yep, me too...i run UT in 16bit and my desktio in 16bit too. eh MoldMan, doesnt it crash when u get UT into a window with the "preferences" command?? if so i could live with that (better than shutdown unreal for using a server remot )

10th Jan 2001, 08:38 AM	#8
DisTincTive Registered User Join Date: Jan. 7th, 2001 Posts: 4	Hmm, as i read on some tweaking-sites this is a known problem...so i did what they wrote i enabled "UseVideoMemoryVB" and the "VSync" in the console-preferences under the Direct3D-settings and since then the flickering stopped and it hasnt crashed when minimizing (to be sure i've deactivated the "triple buffer" but i dunno wheter this had any effect) i hope this wasnt only luck, but solves the problem.