Disappearing UI / GPU Shadows issue

[Felynx]

<p>I seem to be experiencing an odd problem. If I have GPU shadows enabled - no matter the quality - various UI elements will appear and disappear whilst moving or rotating the camera.</p><p>Thisonly seems to occur in certain areas and will not occur if I disable GPU shadows.</p><p>I currently run a i7 970/ Nvidia GTX 570/ 12GB RAM, but this occured on my old box as well.</p><p>Can anyone help eliminate this issue?</p><p>Many thanks.</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p><cite>Felynx wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I seem to be experiencing an odd problem. If I have GPU shadows enabled - no matter the quality - various UI elements will appear and disappear whilst moving or rotating the camera.</p><p>Thisonly seems to occur in certain areas and will not occur if I disable GPU shadows.</p><p>I currently run a i7 970/ Nvidia GTX 570/ 12GB RAM, but this occured on my old box as well.</p><p>Can anyone help eliminate this issue?</p><p>Many thanks.</p></blockquote><p>This happened to me a great deal too until I made the transition to our latest LaunchPad 3.  As best I could tell at the time, it was file corruption based in an install that I had brought from computer to computer.  The LaunchPad 3 install was fresh and the problem went away.</p><p>This might not be the exact situation you are in but let's cover those bases first.</p><p>Make sure you are using our latest LaunchPad for EQII which I've linked below.  If you are using any older patch method, other than our streaming patcher, then I do recommend getting the Full download version and installing a new copy right on top of your existing EQII game folder.  This will avoid having to re-download game files you already have.</p><p><a href="http://launch.soe.com/eq2" target="_blank">[EQII] LaunchPad</a></p><p>Once you are up to date, run through these instructions to clear out any temporary files or configurations that may contribute to issues as well.</p><p><p>You may want to make backups and then delete the following files and folders:</p><p>cache folder</p><p>eq2_recent.ini</p><p>eq2_default.ini</p><p>EverQuest2.exe</p><p>eq2.ini</p><p>As well as the character specific files, these will appear as such:</p><p>Servername_CharacterName_EQ2_uisettings.ini</p><p>Stationname_characters.ini</p><p>To do this, please follow these directions:</p><p>1. First look for your EverQuest II Extended directory. You can find the default directory in (for Windows XP): C:Program FilesSonyEverQuest II (for Windows Vista/7): C:UsersPublicSony Online EntertainmentInstalled GamesEverQuest II</p><p>2. Click on MY COMPUTER and then proceed into local disk C:</p><p>3. Navigate your way to the default directory, or your chosen installation directory.</p><p>4. Next look for any files explained above and delete them. </p><p>5. Afterwards, please start EverQuest II to have these files re-downloaded by the patcher.</p><p>If deleting these files does not resolve your issue, you can restore your backed up files and folders and retain your hotkeys, contact lists, and display settings.</p></p>